novelraw Chapter 1440: He Seems to Listen to You
Chapter 1440: He Seems to Listen to You
Flora’s legs went limp, it was all over, completely over!
Just then, Warren’s voice came, "It was Flora, it was my sister who told me to do it!"
"My sister has long wanted to use the child to secure her status and step into the Reynolds family as the wife in a wealthy family, but because of Miss angel being a stumbling block, my sister came up with this idea to plan a kidnapping, to get rid of Miss angel directly."
"King Hayden, I’m actually innocent, it’s all my sister’s idea, I just had a moment of lapse, you should arrest my sister quickly and let me go."
Warren had already confessed everything, Dominic, Mr. Reynolds, and Mrs. Reynolds looked at Flora in utter shock; they never expected such a seemingly fragile girl to have orchestrated an earth-shattering conspiracy, turning them all into pawns at her whim.
"Flora, is what they are saying all true?" Dominic stared at Flora with a somber expression.
Flora shook her head, "No, it’s not true, he’s talking nonsense, I haven’t done anything, you shouldn’t just believe one side of the story."
"Flora, oh so now you want to kick your own brother out, huh? It’s not that easy, I recorded all our calls, let me play it for you right now."
As Warren spoke, he played a recording, and Flora’s vicious voice quickly came through, "This plan can’t have any mishaps, I want angel to die quickly, so that no one can stop me from becoming Mrs. Reynolds, and brother, then we’ll fly high and enjoy all the Reynolds family’s money."
Flora’s face turned ashen, she never thought her usually foolish brother would outsmart her.
Celeste Linden looked at Flora, "Flora, now that we have both witnesses and evidence, is there anything else you want to say?"
Flora looked for help toward Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, clutching their sleeves like they were lifelines, "Uncle, Aunt, please save me..."
Mr. Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds pushed Flora away, "You bear the consequences of your own sins; you still have the nerve to ask us for help!"
Flora’s legs gave out, she collapsed directly onto the ground.
"My child... but I still carry your family’s child inside me, don’t you want it anymore?" This was Flora’s only card left, she immediately reached out to touch her belly.
Sure enough, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds showed expressions of reluctance, it was their Reynolds family’s blood, their precious grandson...
Celeste Linden had already anticipated Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds would be unwilling to let go of the child, she calmly withdrew her gaze, "Let’s go back to our room."
She turned and went into her hospital room.
...
In the hospital room.
Ethan Barnes looked at Celeste Linden, "Can you guess what the Reynolds family will do, will they cover for Flora? After all... it seems in their eyes, your life pales in comparison to their grandson’s."
Celeste saw the mockery and sarcasm in Ethan’s eyes, she rolled her eyes at him and then turned away, not intending to respond.
At that moment, he sank onto the bed, his clean and rich masculine scent enveloping her, "Is this how you pick men, didn’t even need me to lift a finger, and your marriage was defeated by a third-rate mistress, Celeste, you really need to get your eyes checked."
He knelt on one knee on the hospital bed, his tall and handsome body pressing from behind, seeming to hug her small frame, Celeste dodged his breath, "Didn’t lift a finger? Your repeated provocation and humiliation against Dominic already broke him, you’re still so despicable, having done everything possible, yet pretending you did nothing."
Ethan wasn’t angry at all, he leaned in and kissed Celeste forcefully, "You know what version of you I love the most? I love you just like this right now."
"Really?" Celeste smirked, "Don’t you love this face the most, love me as your stand-in?"
Ethan stiffened, Celeste had defied him.
Indeed, he only saw Celeste as a shadow, a stand-in, how could he fall for a stand-in?
Ethan changed the topic, "That Flora, she looks pretty annoying, I’ll settle her for you."
"How will you settle it?"
Ethan raised an eyebrow, "No need for you to worry about that."
Celeste quietly mourned for Flora for three seconds in her heart.
Just then, the hospital room door was suddenly pushed open, Dominic appeared at the door.
From Dominic’s perspective, Ethan and Celeste seemed to be intimately snuggled together, whispering who knows what, his sudden intrusion appeared awkward and embarrassing.
Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly, "President Reynolds, knock before entering, don’t you know?"
Dominic, "angel now seems to still be my wife, do I need to knock before entering my wife’s hospital room? On the contrary, you, is it appropriate for you to be alone with my wife?"
Ethan laughed carelessly, "Now you remember she’s your wife, but when you left her at the crematorium with a mistress and a bastard child, why didn’t you say she was your wife?"
Dominic immediately clenched his fist, he was too furious back then, he also counted on the police arriving immediately to save Celeste, little did he know it played right into Ethan’s hands, giving him the opportunity to play hero.
Celeste watched Ethan and Dominic, the two men, in just one minute they had exchanged several rounds, with sharp words and tension brewing.
At the moment, Ethan was clearly holding the upper hand.
Ethan, the kind of man born to be wild, with nothing to fear.
"Dominic, do you have something to discuss with me?" Celeste spoke up, breaking the deadlock.
Dominic nodded, "Yes."
"Alright, let’s chat."
Dominic walked in.
Then both Celeste and Dominic looked toward Ethan, as he was still there and hadn’t left.
Celeste spoke up, "Ethan, can you step out for a moment, we need to discuss something."
Ethan had his hands in his pockets, reluctant to leave, "What are you talking about that I can’t hear, I’ll just listen in here."
Celeste was speechless, "Ethan, please leave, give us some privacy and personal space."
Ethan’s face looked a bit upset, this woman really doesn’t know what’s good for her, being so fierce to him in front of her ex-husband!
But seeing Celeste’s unhappy expression, Ethan didn’t say much, he walked out slowly, "I’ll give you three minutes, speak quickly, I’m waiting outside, don’t try anything funny under my nose!"
Ethan closed the door.
Celeste, "..."
Dominic looked toward Ethan’s disappearing direction, "Outside, there’s talk about how scary and terrifying this Ethan is, of course, I’ve experienced his tactics firsthand, but... he seems to listen to you a lot."