Chapter 474


    Dazzling sunlight streamed in from the window. The ceiling was snow-white and spotless. The smell of


    disinfectant in the air was strong.


    “I think he’s awake!” Ethan heard Johanna’s excited voice.


    Then, he heard Beal’s voice. “I’ll call the doctor. When Jes back from getting breakfast, I’m


    sure she’ll be really happy!”


    The doctor came minutester. He took out a small shlight and checked Ethan’s pupils.


    “He’s awake, which means that he’ll be fine. As for when he should be discharged from the hospital, it’ll


    depend on the wound’s rate of recovery.”


    After the doctor left, Johanna immediately approached Ethan’s bedside and asked worriedly, “How are


    you feeling? Are you in pain? If you feel any difort, I’ll call our private doctor to check on you


    again.”


    Ethan couldn’t believe his ears. Did he suffer from a head injury as well? Why did his mother-inw


    suddenly care about him?


    Before he could say anything, Beal handed him a ss of water. “I bet you’re thirsty. Here’s some


    water.”


    Ethan eyed the ss of water suspiciously, wondering if it was poisoned. It wasn’t impossible that this


    couple would scheme to get rid of him while J wasn’t around…


    “Beal, you’re scaring him.” Noticing the suspicion on Ethan’s face, Johanna pulled her husband’s hand


    away from Ethan. Then she cleared her throat and said, “Thank you for saving our beloved daughter. In


    a way, it’s like you saved the two of us. Now that we’ve finally reunited with J, we’d be destroyed if


    she was taken away from us.”


    Although Johanna still put on airs, Ethan could tell that she was being sincere. It seemed that they


    were really ready to ept their son-inw.


    Wondering if this was all an illusion, Ethan had to close his eyes and gather his bearings.


    He wouldn’t rx until J came back.


    “Dad, Mom,e and have some breakfast. I’ll take care of…” With a tray of food in her hands, J


    walked in and looked at Ethan first even though she was talking to her parents.


    When she saw that he was awake, her eyes lit up and she broke into a huge grin.


    After Beal and Johanna left, Ethan narrowed his eyes suspiciously and mused, “Your parents were so


    mean to me before. Why are they so kind to me all of a sudden?”


    J peeled the lid off of the take-out bowl, and the delicious aroma of chicken soup wafted in the air.


    “When you were still unconscious, they found out that you had saved me. My mother looked at you


    under a new light. It was as if you were her own son,” J added in a half-joking tone. She scooped


    up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and guided it to Ethan’s lips. “You were knocked out for a whole night.


    The doctor said that you must eat more to replenish your energy.”


    With his deep gaze fixed on J, Ethan’s lips parted slightly to ept the spoonful of soup. Then he


    patted her thigh and said in a low voice, “Totally worth it.”


    J chuckled ond shook her heod helplessly. “You’re hurt, so be coreful. My mother’s right outside. If


    she sees you misbehove, she will get ongry ogoin. It wosn’t eosy for you to eorn their fovor, ond you’ll


    hove to keep eorning it.”


    Ethon coughed ond glonced ot the door to the word nervously. Then, he be serious. “The ceiling


    of the cinemo wouldn’t just collopse for no reoson. Did they releose on officiol stotement regording theContent is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    incident?”


    J continued to feed him, but the light in her eyes dimmed slightly. “The motter’s still under


    investigotion. There’s no conclusive results yet. Mom told me thot it wos newly built, so the ceiling


    couldn’t hove collopsed unless there wos o mojor construction flow. So it’s oll rother suspicious.”


    “It wos no ident,” Ethon soid in o low voice, on imperceptible ruthlessness floshing in his eyes.


    Somebody hod coused the roof to collopse, just like how somebody hod storted the fire downstoirs


    their oportment before.


    The incident wos so serious thot it coused o sensotion. As long os Ethon investigoted it thoroughly, he


    would find out who wos behind this.


    In the following doys, Ethon stoyed in Bornes for his recuperotion. Meonwhile, he tosked Gorrett with


    the investigotion of this motter secretly.


    J chuckled and shook her head helplessly. “You’re hurt, so be careful. My mother’s right outside. If


    she sees you misbehave, she will get angry again. It wasn’t easy for you to earn their favor, and you’ll


    have to keep earning it.”


    Ethan coughed and nced at the door to the ward nervously. Then, he became serious. “The ceiling


    of the cinema wouldn’t just copse for no reason. Did they release an official statement regarding the


    incident?”


    J continued to feed him, but the light in her eyes dimmed slightly. “The matter’s still under


    investigation. There’s no conclusive results yet. Mom told me that it was newly built, so the ceiling


    couldn’t have copsed unless there was a major construction w. So it’s all rather suspicious.”


    “It was no ident,” Ethan said in a low voice, an imperceptible ruthlessness shing in his eyes.


    Somebody had caused the roof to copse, just like how somebody had started the fire downstairs


    their apartment before.


    The incident was so serious that it caused a sensation. As long as Ethan investigated it thoroughly, he


    would find out who was behind this.


    In the following days, Ethan stayed in Barnes for his recuperation. Meanwhile, he tasked Garrett with


    the investigation of this matter secretly.