30 Days of Passion and Revenge-Chapter 70: Ethan’s Command
"How come you’re not reading with the light on?" Lily asked in surprise, looking at the not-so-bright bedside lamp. "This will hurt your eyes."
"I’m afraid that if the light is too bright, it will disturb Miss Anderson’s sleep," Nanny said with a smile as she stood up and turned on the lights in the room. "Is Miss Anderson hungry? I’ll cook some porridge for you."
The room suddenly became bright.
"No trouble needed, I’m not hungry now. I can make something to eat when I’m hungry."
She wasn’t disabled, just had a stomach problem, and her previous cold had already recovered. Her body had been no longer precious since nine years ago.
"That’s not okay. If you get hungry, Mr. Blackwood will blame me."
"Nanny, you are an elder. Please don’t use honorifics for me in the future; just call me Lily," Lily said with a smile, sitting up in bed.
Nanny was a middle-aged woman, and whenever she heard her use "Miss Anderson" to address herself respectfully, she felt very uncomfortable.
"That won’t do, at most. I won’t use honorifics anymore," Nanny hurriedly said. "I’ll still cook some porridge for you."
"Okay."
Lily didn’t argue with Nanny anymore. She didn’t know how things were going in the Carter family and hurriedly picked up the remote control to turn on the TV.
Suddenly thinking of the domineering and aggressive figure that was not here, Lily asked towards the kitchen, "Nanny, where is Ethan Blackwood?"
"He went out."
What’s the matter with going out at night? Did he not get satisfied at her place today, and did he go to some actress’s tender place? Then, she would have a leisurely and easy night.
The news of the Carter family is now spreading everywhere. As soon as you turn on the TV, the TV stations are still broadcasting the news of the Carter family. This is not a live broadcast like today, and the screen is repeatedly playing the news that the chairman of the Carter family, Bill Carter, has safely passed the critical period.
Lily’s heart was utterly relieved. In the shot, Alex Carter walked out of the hospital building under the protection of bodyguards, and all the reporters rushed up and threw out one question after another. Under the flash, Alex Carter maintained a modest smile, thoughtfully holding the heavy microphones of the female reporters in front, and announced gently, "Thank you all for your concern. My father has just passed the critical period, and the situation will gradually improve."
"What does Mr. Carter think about the ’EYL’ magazine report about your fiancée’s affair?"
A reporter shouted very loudly.
"I believe in her." Alex Carter looked at the camera and smiled, his words severe but gentle. "We are both responsible for our feelings, so I believe in her. Also, please ask some bad magazines not to maliciously attack my fiancée again; she is just a girl."
Her heart was suddenly pricked by a needle. Alex Carter said, please ask some bad magazines not to maliciously attack his fiancée. Did he know that the person who maliciously attacked his fiancée was none other than her, Lily?
She didn’t deliberately make trouble for Alice. She only knew that she could attack anyone as long as it was for the good of Alex. But to Alex, who knew nothing, she was labeled as "bad."
The reporters immediately continued to ask, "So does Mr. Carter mean to sue ’EYL’ magazine in court?"
"We will reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility," Alex continued to answer the reporters’ questions patiently. But the most important thing now is my father’s health, and I hope various reporters will understand. Go back and rest; you are tired for a day, and it will disturb patients in the hospital."
Alex was modest in every sentence and warm in every word. The program’s news anchor praised Alex with many adjectives. Alex even had his secretary buy snacks and give them to the reporters one by one, and his friendly approach was highly praised.
"Doing very well..." Lily murmured softly. Alex was doing better than she imagined. Alex is the future successor of Carter International; he represents the image of the Carter family. The media has begun to turn against him, and public opinion will soon be reversed. When the magazine of ’Hottopic’ comes out, it will completely resolve the public relations crisis of the Carter family. Ethan Blackwood can no longer suppress Carter Group through public opinion...
Thinking of this, Lily smiled with satisfaction, but the smile was somewhat bitter. She didn’t know why; it was very bitter.
A burst of bright music suddenly sounded in the ward. Lily was stunned and turned the TV to mute. The music was still playing. Evidently, the Nanny in the kitchen also heard it and shouted loudly, "Miss Anderson, Mr. Blackwood asked me to give you a mobile phone. I put it on the bedside table. It should be the phone ringing."
"Oh, okay."
Lily leaned over the edge of the bed and opened the bedside table to see. It was the white female model of the expensive couple’s phone she bought last time. The call display was beating with Ethan Blackwood’s arrogant avatar. The call display is labeled Ethan.
This man... Lily answered the phone and said habitually, "Hello, this is Lily." After saying it, she regretted it. She was scolded by Ethan Blackwood last time for speaking habitually like this. His venomous tongue sometimes made her very depressed.
"Lily, be on the rooftop in ten minutes."
Ethan’s arrogant voice just fell, and the phone hung up. Lily stared at the screen speechlessly. What did he want her to go to the rooftop in the middle of the night? To drink the northwest wind?
The phone’s wallpaper has two photos, one above the other. The upper one is of Ethan cooking for her that day, with him hugging her. The lower one is of Ethan kissing her in the car that day. The two photos are made in a light artistic style; needless to say, they must be the credit of Ethan Blackwood’s secretariat. His secretariat... it is omnipotent.
The phone suddenly vibrated again, still with Ethan Blackwood’s photo on it. What did he call for again? Lily frowned and answered the phone, "Hello..."
"Put on the overcoat in the cabinet!"
With Ethan’s presumptuous roar falling, the phone was hung up again. Lily was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. How could this man always be like this!
"Nanny, Ethan asked me to go to the rooftop."
Lily got out of bed helplessly, walked to the wardrobe, and opened it to look for the so-called overcoat. It was a long, flesh-colored pink coat, very girlish in color but a bit elegant in style. It should be warm when worn.
"Okay, I’ll keep the porridge warm for you to eat when you come back," Nanny said in the kitchen.
"Okay," Lily responded, put on the overcoat, fastened the buttons, and opened the door to go out.
Four bodyguards immediately followed her silently, always keeping a distance of about two meters. This feeling of being followed made her very uncomfortable. She couldn’t feel protected but felt spied on. Even with Nanny, she felt the same. She felt that every move she made would be reported to Ethan.
Ethan would not let her go if she was a bit disobedient. The corner of the corridor was the elevator, and as Lily turned a corner, she saw Alice standing there, still wearing the white dress from the daytime, staring at herself with a complex and angry look. It seemed like she had been waiting here for a long time.
Lily was taken aback, and Alice came towards her directly. She couldn’t let the bodyguards find out that she knew Alice. If Alice had said something, Ethan would not have let her go, nor would he have let go of the Carter family.
Glancing at the bodyguards behind her, Lily urgently devised an idea, suddenly pretending to limp and throwing herself at Alice. Seeing her fall, Alice immediately shrank back, with no intention of helping her.
"If you don’t want the Carter Group to have an accident, you’d better pretend not to know me and refrain from talking nonsense."
Lily spoke in a shallow voice quickly and only stabilized after staggering a few steps. Alice was stunned, looked in the direction of the bodyguards who were coming behind following her gaze, and suddenly understood something. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"You published the news in ’EYL’ magazine, right? What do you want to do?" Alice stood at the corner and deliberately lowered her voice to restrain her emotions. "Don’t tell me that Ethan’s attack on the Carter Group also has something to do with you."
At Beth Samson’s charity auction dinner, she heard Emily Prescott and Natalie Walker conversing. Lily was a person from EYL magazine. This woman with the surname Anderson took random photos and published her scandals!
"Ethan Blackwood doesn’t know my relationship with Alex. If you make a scene here, he will soon know, and then the Carter Group will not only suffer a public relations crisis."
The bodyguards’ steps were getting closer and closer. Lily anxiously finished babbling, and without waiting for Alice to react, she walked past Alice with her hands in her overcoat pockets, pressed the elevator, and waited quietly.
Alice did not catch up. This proves that Alice loves Alex very much; otherwise, how could she have listened to her? The Carter Group is the result of the Carter family’s efforts and is an excellent cause for Alex to hold power in the future. Alice will not destroy it.
Standing in the elevator, Alice was still standing in the same place, looking at her with a highly complex look in her eyes. The moment the elevator slowly closed, Alex’s elegant figure appeared in Lily’s sight.
