Chapter 479: In Big Trouble


    It was dawn of the following morning when Patrick came back home. His face was ghastly pale, as


    though he had aged ten years over the span of one night. His shirt was also creased all over. He


    dragged his tired body to the living room and sank into the sofa. Elissa and Ritchie had been waiting for


    him toe home. They exchanged nces. Ritchie went to the kitchen to fetch a ss of water for his


    father.


    “How’d it go, Dad?” he asked anxiously. Patrick ignored the water. He rubbed his temples and sighed


    heavily.


    “Ethan has found out about our secret force. We’ll have to sacrifice it for the sake of the bigger picture.”


    Hearing this, Ritchie and Elissa looked at each other and all the color drained from their faces. The


    Lester family’s “secret force” was cultivated by Patrick when they first came to Seacisco. It took care of


    the nasty, under-the-table deals in the dark. It had been there for the Lester family for at least two


    decades.


    With a cold, stony expression, Patrick stood up and dered, “From now on, you two have little to no


    power in the Lester family. You’d better behave yourselves from now on!”


    After saying that, Patrick stormed out of the room and mmed the door. Elissa and Ritchie were


    speechless. Elissa sat on the sofa wordlessly, looking dispirited. She was in deep trouble this time. In the


    hospital in Barnes, Ethan had just gotten off the phone. His eyesnded on the TV, which was


    broadcasting news about a gang being sieged by the police.


    “It’s been really dangeroustely. This sort of thing has been happening every day. I heard that the


    cinema copsed because it was blown up by gangsters as well.”


    Holding a basin of warm water, J strode in and fixed her eyes on the TV. Ethan pointed the remote at


    the TV and turned it off. “There’ll always be bad guys,” he saidzily. What he didn’t tell J was that


    he was the one behind the destruction of the Lester family’s secret force, which was a major blow to


    Patrick.


    The Lester family patriarch had failed to salvage what he had built over thest two decades. He was


    weak now. A trace of imperceptible contempt shed in Ethan’s eyes. But it was a pity that he was


    cooped up in the hospital and couldn’t deal with the Lester family himself. His subordinates were doing


    most of the work. If it were up to him, he’d have liked to see the desperate look on Patrick’s face.


    J shrugged and proceeded to put the basin on the bedside table. She dipped a towel in it, wrung out


    the excess water, and then strode over to Ethan to wipe his arms.


    “The doctor said that you can leave the hospital in around two or three days.”


    When Ethan turned to look at J in front of him, the gloom in his eyes instantly disappeared. He


    asked dotingly, “What else did the doctor say?” Before J could reply, a voice came from the door.


    “He said that you should exercise more instead of lying in bed all day long.” With a big grin on his face,


    Garrett strode in.


    “J, he’s lucky he has you here taking care of him.” He put bags of tonics on the table and looked


    Ethan up and down inquisitively.


    “Mr. Larson, it’s only been a few days but it seems you’ve gained weight.” Ethan nced at him fiercely.


    Back when he was in Seacisco, he had been missing J like crazy and had lost a lot of weight.


    Garrett chuckled and shook his head. Suddenly, he looked out the door and shouted, “Are you nning


    on standing there all day, Laney?”


    Hearing this, Laney walked in and shot him a death re. Then she smiled and handed a gift basket to


    J. “I’ve brought some tonics for you. They’re good for your health.”


    Suddenly, J felt as if she had returned to Seacisco, with all her dear friends around her.


    She epted the gift graciously. Ethan and Garrett proceeded to talk about work in the ward, whereas


    J and Laney headed out to buy some food for lunch.


    “So what’re you up to now?” J looked at Laney carefully. She found that her old bodyguard was


    wearing light make-up and lipstick. Laney looked lovely.


    “After everyone found out Ethan’s true identity, I didn’t have to be your bodyguard anymore. Since you


    moved to Barnes, there was no reason for me to stay with the Larson Group. Garrett joke that if I


    remained jobless, no man would want to date me. So he rmended me a job as a trainer,” Laney


    exined.


    The truth was that Garrett had specifically asked her to be the chief coach of Pole Shadow, a secret


    force cultivated by Ethan himself. At least it was safer than being a bodyguard. J smiled and said


    sincerely, “That’s good.”


    The two fell silent for a while. Suddenly, J poked Laney’s arm and teased, “It seems that Garrett


    cares about you a lot. I heard he’s been single for a while now. That’s not like him.”


    “Single? I doubt it. He’s probably just gotten good at hiding it.” Laney shrugged indifferently. It seemed


    Laney didn’t have any special feelings for Garrett. J then decided not to say anything more.


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    Before Ethan was discharged from the hospital, Beal and Johanna came to visit him several times. Their


    attitude towards him had changed a lot. Every time they came, they looked genuinely concerned about


    him.


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    After leaving the hospital, Ethan went straight back to Seacisco. He had been in Barnes for too long, and


    work had piled up in the Larson Group.