Chapter 306 True Friend


    The doctor who pronounced Ethan''s mother dead had said she had died a natural death. But the


    events surrounding her death made Ethan suspect that someone had a hand in it.


    The first person he suspected was Elissa. For fear of getting harmed, he decided to go to Patrick—


    the man who raped his mother. Elissa couldn''t harm Ethan, at least not openly, after he was


    recognized by the Lester family. She badly wanted to get rid of him, but she couldn''t do so without


    arousing suspicion. Even though he had to bear the name of being the bastard son of his father, he


    had a substantial amount of protection. Ethan always wanted to get to the root of his mother''s


    sudden death. This was why he put up with a lot in the Lester household. To avoid alerting his


    enemy, he hid his identity as Brandon Larson and kept a low profile. He had been secretly


    investigating the case for many years.


    As a child, he was forced to suffer Ritchie''s constant bullying in silence. But he couldn''t tolerate him


    anymore now that he had tried to harm J. He could put up with anything, but not an attack on


    his wife.


    "How do you intend to deal with him? I wish we could do something, but he''s the second son of the


    Lester family. We are nobodies. He will crush us before we can act against him," J said


    worriedly as she leaned against his chest.


    Ethan stroked her hair and promised assuredly, "It doesn''t matter who he is. We will find a way." "I


    think it''s best we don''t confront him at all. On my part, I will stay away from any member of your


    family. I will run away if I ever bump into any of them. Ritchie was so horrendous when he got mad.


    He looked like a devil." A cold shiver ran down J''s spine as she recalled Ritchie''s face. The


    handsomeness of his face was still there at that time, but there was no denying the fact that he


    looked like a personification of Satan.


    "Sorry that you had to go through all that. I didn''t see your message on time because I was very


    busy. It won''t happen again. I''ll be quick to save you next time." Ethan stroked her face


    absentmindedly. He was staringnkly with dim eyes. His mind was filled with thoughts at this time.


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    "I trust you." J hugged him tighter and inhaled his scent. This was the only way she could get


    sce and a sense of security now that she was afraid. Ethan was her rock and she felt safe with


    him.


    "Dearie, you have been through a lot today. You look so tired. How about I take you home so you


    can rest?" Ethan didn''t like seeing her in this weary state, so he wanted to take her home.


    J immediately sat up and looked in the direction of the ward. Shaking her head, she refused, "I


    don''t want to leave now. There''s nobody by Laney''s side, so I want to stay. At least, until she wakes


    up."


    "Okay, that''s fine." Ethan kissed her forehead and rested his chin on her head. He decided to


    respect her decision.


    J was indebted to Laney. She thought, ''Laney saved my life again today. The least I can do is to


    stay here until she regains consciousness.''


    After staring at the closed door of Laney''s ward for a while, J buried herself in her husband''s


    warm embrace again.


    A few secondster, Ethan felt wet moisture on his chest. He then heard a very faint sobbing. J


    was crying. "I was so useless today. I could do nothing but watch in horror as those men beat


    Laney. I don''t want to be in such a situation again. Ethan, do you think I should start taking self-


    defense sses? At least, I will be able to throw some punches if anyone attacks me in the future."


    In Ethan''s eyes, J was the smartest woman in the world. But he couldn''t help but think she was


    silly sometimes.


    "You have a busy job, so you won''t have time for defense sses. Don''t beat up yourself over what


    happened today. I''m sure Laney understands why you couldn''t help her. I will pay for her medical


    bills and hire the best caretaker for her. You heard when the doctor said she would be fine, didn''t


    you? So, don''t worry."


    Ethanforted her affectionately. Hiring Laney cost a great sum of money. She was the best


    bodyguard in Seacisco and she had been in many tough fights in her line of work. Ethan knew that


    today''s beating couldn''t bepared to what she had faced in the past, so he was sure she would


    pull through.


    J looked up at him for a while. She then nodded and wiped her tears.


    It wasn''t until the next morning that Laney finally woke up.


    J had stayed by her bedside throughout the night. She was so happy when Laney woke up that


    tears welled up in her eyes. She held Laney''s hand tightly and said excitedly, "Finally! You are


    awake. Oh, Laney! You saved my life again. How can I ever repay you?"


    Laney forced a smile despite the immense pain she was feeling. "Don''t be silly, J. We are


    friends. And friends look out for each other. I''ll always have your back. So, stop talking about


    payment."