"It's all my fault. I'm the one who caused trouble for Mr. Blackwood," Avery, standing behind Dr. Fredrick and looking at the man lying in the bed with an immense sense of guilt. If she hadn't agreed to go to the old house with Sandra tonight, this wouldn't have happened. Ethan wouldn't have been plotted against, and her sister wouldn't have had her reputation ruined. Chad thought that Avery was blaming herself for taking Third Master to the old house and comforted her at the door, "Miss Wells, please don't blame yourself. Harrison, oh, your father, knows how they treated you, and Third Master saw it all. Today's incident wasn't your fault, and Third Master won't blame you. In the end, it was your father's greed."
Upon hearing this, Avery felt a little hollow inside and didn't dare to say that it was her friend who had brought them there. She lowered her head and said nothing. An hour and a half later, when the two bottles of IV had been administered, Dr. Fredrick and his assistant packed up and left. "It's getting late. We'll leave now. If anything happens to Third Master, please call me anytime. By the way, I'm worried that he might feel uncomfortable when he wakes up, so Miss Wells, please remind him to take the medicine I just prescribed three times a day," said Dr. Fredrick. "Okay, Doctor. Thank you for your hard work today. Let me drive you back," said Chad. After seeing Dr. Jin and his assistant out, Avery sat in front of the bed with a chair and gently stroked the back of the man's hand where the needle had been inserted.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Blackwood,I caused trouble for you today. As long as you don't hold the Wells family accountable, you can do whatever you want to my parents," she said.
"Do you want an obedient wife? Now I want to tell you that I can be one. From now on, I will listen to you and be good. I won't argue with you like I did that day and make you angry again."
"You must take good care of yourself. Because... because..."
Because, apart from her sister and grandparents, this man was the fourth person who had been good to her in her life. He was also the only man who had truly protected her. Like what those people outside said, he was not very good-looking, but when they were at the old house, he had spoken up for her and had even invited Dr. Fredrick to prove her innocence. She remembered what he had said at the old house.
"I, Ethan Blackwood, will only have one wife in my life! Now that I have married Avery, she will be my only wife."
She suddenly felt a warm stream flowing through her heart. The feeling of being protected in public was so warm. With his words, it was enough. It didn't matter whether he loved her or not, or whether she had feelings for him or not.
...
Avery stayed by the bed for about half an hour. She lay down by the bed, dozing off, and was about to fall asleep. Suddenly, the bedroom door was pushed open from the outside, and Butler Qin , with a cold face, knocked on the door, "Miss Wells, someone is looking for you. Come downstairs with me."
" Butler Qin , who is looking for me?" Lu Shiqian stood up and looked at him with some confusion. Was it her sister who was worried about her and came to find her, wanting to take her back home or something?
So far, this was the only possibility she could think of.
But Butler Qin's face showed a sinister smile.
"Why don't you go downstairs and see for yourself? As a junior, you can't keep your elders waiting too long, can you?"
Elders? It couldn't be her sister, then who could it be?
Looking at his eerie expression, Avery felt a little uneasy.
She had a feeling that something bad was going to happen next, but since he said that her elder was waiting for her downstairs, as a matter of courtesy, she couldn't refuse.
Following Butler Qin out of the bedroom and down the stairs, when they were close to the living room, they could hear a cold and stern voice coming from the room.
"Hmph, Ethan is becoming more and more independent. He didn't even consult with me about such a big thing as marriage!"
It was the voice of an older woman.
The voice had sharp and powerful lines, and a touch of sarcastic distance.
Just by hearing her voice, Avery could probably imagine how serious and difficult it would be to get along with such a woman.
Sure enough, when she followed Butler Win into the living room and saw the wealthy woman sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed comfortably, she was immediately overwhelmed by the woman's powerful aura.
The wealthy woman was wearing a precious brown printed cocktail dress, and although her skin still looked good, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes were not hard to see, indicating that she was at least fifty years old.
"Hello, my name is Avery Wells ,May I ask what brings you here to find me?" Avery had never met this elder before, but she was very clear that this must be someone from the Blackwood family.
She politely greeted the other party, and her attitude was as cautious as possible.
Despite her carefulness, the lady of high status was taken aback when she saw her, and there was a look of surprise and shock in her eyes, as if she had seen her before. But it was only momentary, and the lady quickly regained her composure and coldly said, "You are not good! You don't even know how to address your elders?"
Avery was at a loss for words and wanted to ask who the lady was from the Blackwood family. But no one had told her, and she didn't know how to address her. At this moment, Butler Qin , who had brought her here, reminded her, "Miss Wells ,this is Miss Lena Blackwood, the famous third miss of the Blackwood family and also Young Master's aunt."
"Oh, so you are my aunt." After this reminder, Avery quickly lowered her head and spoke softly, "Hello, Aunt. I was rude earlier. Please forgive me and don't take offense."
Lena looked at Lushi Qian with displeasure, and the better her attitude, the darker her face became. "Don't call me aunt! You and Hansheng got married without our family's consent. Who are you to me?"
"Aunt, even though Ethan and I got married without your consent, we are legally married," Avery replied politely. "Since you are his aunt, it is only appropriate for me to call you Aunt."
Lena was so angry that her face turned red. "You..."
"Aunt, I'm here,"
Avery said respectfully, looking at the lady of high status in front of her.
"Hmph, you're quite eloquent and look just like that girl from before, even your mouth is the same."
"Auntie, what do you mean?"
Avery felt that her aunt's words had a hidden meaning. Who was this girl she kept referring to?
Lena didn't respond to the matter and glared at Avery with a dark expression.
"Avery, right? I've heard about what happened tonight at your Lu family's house. Ethan finally gained his grandfather's approval after so much effort, but because of your recklessness, all his hard work has gone to waste!"