Immediately after, she heard the warmest words of the night.
"You can leave everything to me. Just stay behind me and watch."
At the same time, her slender body was quickly embraced by the man's long arms.
Perhaps his body had not fully recovered, but she could clearly feel that his body was still very hot.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
Avery obediently let Ethan hold her and followed his footsteps outside. Watching Ethan embrace Avery, Harrison's heart felt a little weak.
But no matter what, his beloved eldest daughter was indeed touched by Ethan Blackwood today.
Thinking of this, Harrison's heart swelled again. Facing Ethan's approach, he pretended to be calm and said, "Third Young Master, the matter is not resolved yet. You can't leave."
"So many people are watching. If you are dissatisfied with our daughter, and even slept with my daughter Alexis, our Wells family is insignificant and has no right to speak to you."
"The Blackwood's reputation in the capital is well-known. Third Young Master, if you don't take responsibility for this matter tonight, it may not be good for Blackwood's reputation if it spreads out."
Indeed, Ethan's reputation in the capital was too big. If tonight's incident were to be reported in tomorrow's major newspapers, although it would only be a small stone thrown into a calm lake compared to the huge Blackwood family, it would still be detrimental to Ethan's reputation.
Avery was a bit worried, but the man's words from earlier quickly calmed her uneasy heart.
He had said to leave everything to him and that she just needed to watch.
As the crowd murmured, Ethan held the girl tightly by his side.
"You're right. If I don't handle this, it won't look good if it gets out. Not just for me, but for my wife as well." He cast a cold glance at the people outside before walking with Avery and stopping as he brushed shoulders with Harrison.
"So, since you insist that I take responsibility for this, I can't just let it slide."
"Third Young Master, what do you mean?" Harrison's face showed surprise.
Seeing Harrison's guilty expression, Ethan sneered.
"What do I mean? This is about the water I drank at your Lu family's house, so of course I have to investigate whether your family intentionally did something to it for the sake of the struggling Wells family"
After speaking, he instructed Chad outside the door.
"You go and take the cup on the cabinet. There's still some water at the bottom, so call Dr. Fredrick to come and test it at the Blackwood villa."
Chad understood and said, "Yes, Third Young Master."
He went past Harrison and into the bedroom, found the cup on the cabinet ,and carefully picked it up. Then he made the call.
The entire conversation took less than ten seconds.
"Third Young Master, Dr. Fredrick will be here within twenty minutes," Chad reported to Ethan with a serious expression.
While speaking, Chad intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Harrison a few times.
Dr. Fredrick was the most respected physician in New York and also the personal doctor of the Third Master. As long as Dr. Fredrick made a move, he could definitely detect any poison in the cup.
Harrison was so audacious that he wanted to use this to blackmail the Third Master into marrying Alexis, which was simply asking for trouble.
He had no idea how he would die in twenty minutes.
"Twenty minutes?" Ethan raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, "Let's go outside and wait for these twenty minutes."
The man lowered his head and glanced at the obedient girl in his arms.
"Wife, shall we go outside and wait first?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Avery nodded.
Under the protection of Ethan, she walked out of the bedroom safely.
Harrison was so angry that he would have rushed over and beaten her up if it weren't for Ethan.
The guests who were originally watching outside quickly retreated towards the hall when they saw the Third Master coming out.
Those who couldn't retreat quickly enough stuck to the wall and made way for the Third Master to pass.
Twenty minutes later.
Dr. Fredrick arrived at the old mansion of the Wells family.
The banquet table that was originally set up in the spacious hall had already been removed.
The hall had returned to its original state, with an old sofa in the middle.
Ethan sat in the middle of the sofa, holding Avery's hand and forcing her to sit next to him.
None of the guests who came to attend the birthday banquet had left. They stood around the sofa, ten meters away from it, with only a one-meter-wide path between the sofa and the entrance. The rest of the area was filled with people waiting to see the outcome of the commotion.
"Have you brought everything?" Ethan sat on the sofa, his long legs elegantly crossed.
Even though he was sitting, his tall and noble figure was still apparent from his back view.
"Yes, Third Young Master. I have brought everything, and can start the test right away," replied the doctor.
"How long will it take to get the results?"
"It won't take more than ten minutes."
"Good, let's start."
"Yes, Third Young Master."
Carefully, the doctor took out the instruments and containers from the professional packaging bag and placed them on the table in front of the sofa. Then, he took the water cup with a little water left from Chad's hand and extracted the water from the bottom of the cup with the meticulously.
After that, he.began the serious testing.
Generally, this kind of work was highly confidential and would not be easily carried out in front of people. But today was different. Thanks to Third Young Master Blackwood's blessing, the guests present were witnessing the entire process of the test for the first time.
Every second was taken seriously, and everyone held their breath, watching the doctor's every move.
During the process, Ethan closed his eyes slightly. Although Avery was right beside him, she had no idea what he was thinking, let alone what consequences Harrison would face next.
She only knew that this man's body temperature was getting higher and higher, even the big hand holding hers was red and hot.
Avery raised her head and looked at him worriedly, but all she could see was his beautiful jawline.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she couldn't help but ask, "Your body..."
"Don't talk."
Upon hearing the girl's clear voice like spring water, Ethan's throat visibly rolled hard.
But it was just a momentary reaction and he quickly recovered.
He raised his hand and pressed down on the girl's raised head, "Be good, we'll leave when the results come out."
His magnetic voice was low and husky, gentle yet mixed with a hint of desire.