30 Days of Passion and Revenge-Chapter 69: Alex’s Defiance

Alice was lost in thought when Alex Carter released her waist and walked up to Ethan Blackwood. Alex’s gentle face held a faint indifference in his eyes. "Mr. Blackwood, please speak with more respect."

The two young men stood confrontationally, neither tall nor straight-backed. One was arrogant, the other gentle—a stark difference, yet there was no sign of winning or losing in momentum.

"Ha."

Looking at Alex in front of him, Ethan sneered. "Respect? I thought you stopped me to beg for mercy. It turns out that the young master of the Carter family still has some backbone. Very well, I didn’t plan to stop targeting Carter Group either."

Upon hearing Ethan’s words, several directors immediately became anxious. They stepped forward to flatter Ethan and persuade Alex.

"Don’t be offended, Mr. Blackwood; our young master is young and impulsive."

"Mr. Carter, please apologize to Mr. Blackwood quickly. Do you want the Carter Group, your father’s company, destroyed in an instant?"

"The Blackwood family has vast quantities of gold and silver mines; we can never match their power."

"Apologize quickly, Mr. Carter... Backbone can’t be eaten! Apologize now!"

Hearing the clamor of the directors, Ethan mockingly laughed, looking at Alex with contempt. The backbone of the Carter family’s young master? How much does it weigh?

Alex’s expression remained quiet and indifferent, but his hand hanging by his side clenched into a fist, the knuckles turning white, revealing his emotions.

"Remember, Mr. Blackwood," she said, her voice steady despite the tremor in her fingertips as she leveled a pointed gaze at him. "Even the mighty can fall if they push too hard."

Seeing the directors forcing Alex to apologize, Alice couldn’t help but shout in anger. She walked to Alex’s side, looked up at the overbearing Ethan, and questioned, "Carter Group and Blackwood Enterprise have never had any connection. Attacking Carter Group is a losing deal for you. What’s your real purpose?!"

Sharp-tongued. Nowadays, women are particularly eloquent. When Lily was sharp-tongued with Emily, he found it particularly pleasing to the eye. Why is it that when it comes to Alex’s woman in front of him, he finds it... irritating.

"If you want to speak for your man, choose something useful." Ethan looked at Alice with cold ridicule, arrogantly overbearing. "I, Ethan Blackwood, have plenty of money. What I can’t afford to play is only your Carter Group."

... Alice was left speechless, and her face turned pale.

Alex raised his hand to place Alice behind him, looking at Ethan without expression. "Mr. Blackwood, please leave."

Ethan raised his eyebrows. Alex’s indifferent demeanor seemed familiar, but Alex was somewhat unexpected. He didn’t seem like a dandy, neither humble nor arrogant.

Ethan looked at Alice coldly and directed his words towards Alex: "Next time you choose a partner, ensure their family is already in power. It won’t do you any good to marry into a family with only potential influence."

His statement had an underlying message. It was a clear criticism of the arranged marriages between the Carters and Johnsons for political gain. Anyone with common sense could see this.

Alice was seething with anger, her composure slipping away. "What are you trying to say? Do I, Alice Johnson, need my father’s status to attract a man?"

"Isn’t it?" Ethan sneered at her, every word dripping with malice. "A woman like you wouldn’t even fetch a good price in the human trafficking market."

"You..."

"Shut up!" Ethan interrupted her, his brows furrowing in displeasure, and once again coldly reiterated, "My woman is sleeping!"

Alex shielded Alice behind him, looked up indifferently at Ethan, and said lightly, "I wonder how much Mr. Blackwood’s woman is worth in the human trafficking market?"

Ethan was stunned, and then his anger flared. "Alex Carter, dare to say that again!"

The anger was approaching the tipping point. Seeing the situation was not good, several directors hurriedly came out to mediate.

"Alright, there’s no good talk in quarreling, no good talk in quarreling."

"Yes, this is a hospital, don’t disturb others."

"Forget it. Let’s invite Mr. Blackwood to chat with you next time. Mr. Carter, Miss Johnson, let’s go, go."

The directors pushed Alex to leave, fearing the two men would start fighting. Alex naturally took Alice’s hand, their fingers interlocking.

"Alex." Alice looked at Alex with gratitude and affection. That foreign man was her ex-boyfriend, but it was just a polite hug with no particular meaning when they were photographed. Since she met Alex, she has fallen in love with this gentle and clean man as white jade.

This time, the photo was exposed in "EYL" magazine, which surprised her, and she was afraid Alex would be angry. But he never asked about it, and no matter in front of the media or Ethan, he defended her as a defender. Choosing this man is probably the most correct thing she, Alice, has done in her life. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"You will pay a price for what you said today, Alex Carter!" Ethan’s threatening voice echoed from behind them.

Alex’s expression didn’t change, as if he hadn’t heard it, and he continued to walk forward. Several directors looked back with lingering fear. Ethan had already turned away and left with long strides, his tall and straight back particularly cold.

"Mr. Carter, you are pushing Carter Group to the brink of disaster!"

"Yes, your father is still in the hospital. If Carter Group collapses, can he still hold on?"

"Should I reach out to him again and organize a 200-table apology banquet?"

The directors kept chattering, and Alex suddenly stopped and said coldly, "No one is allowed to mention this matter in front of my father; I will resolve everything."

"Yes..."

The directors didn’t dare to disagree. Carter Group is a family business, and the Carter family holds more than half of the shares. What Alex says has absolute weight within Carter Group. After all, they are just small shareholders with few shares.

Alice’s mind is off their topic. Passing by a particular ward, she saw four bodyguards at the door. Alice couldn’t help but pull Alex away quickly. Is it Lily behind that ward door?

She tries her best to prevent the development of the event, and she can’t let Alex find Lily, no matter if Lily has become someone else’s woman. A woman who can make Alex look for her obsessively for nine years is enough to shake Alex’s many things. She will never let Lily meet Alex again.

Lily woke up in the evening after this sleep, feeling much more relaxed. Nanny was sitting in front of her bed, with a small bedside lamp on, flipping through a magazine. Seeing her wake up, she immediately smiled. "Miss Anderson woke up?"

The whole ward was dark, with only the light on the bedside table emitting a dim yellow light.

"Why don’t you turn on the light to read?" Lily looked at the not-very-bright bedside lamp in surprise. "This will hurt your eyes."