The cage was thrown far away, and the small iron hook that had been used to keep the snake inside fell to the ground. The thick snake quickly crawled out of the opening.
When she saw the snake crawling towards her, Avery was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly ran to Ethan and said, "Mr. Blackwood, there's a snake..."
However, when she arrived in front of him and saw his ugly face without the mask, combined with the eerie atmosphere of the basement, she was once again frightened and fell to the ground.
Unfortunately, at this moment, the snake crawled to her side. When the cold snake body touched her hand, Lu Shiqian felt a tingling sensation all over her body, and her face turned even paler.
"Don't come over, go away, go away..."
Not only did the snake not go away, but its long body quickly surrounded her, and the snake head stopped in front of her, with its bright red tongue arrogantly sticking out.
Avery was scared out of her wits. She was already surrounded by the snake's body and dared not move. She looked at the man on the chair for help with helpless eyes.
"Mr. Blackwood ..."
Ethan made shushing a gesture to her: "Shh, don't make a sound." The man stood up from the chair, and his shiny leather shoes stepped towards Lu Shiqian step by step.
He bent down, but the first thing he did was not to care about her, but to reach out and stroke the snake's back. Under his half-human, half-devil face, his delicate lips curved slightly.
"Ash, don't be afraid, she can't hurt you."
"Ash? Is that the name of this snake?"
Seeing that the man in front of her was not concerned about her, but was instead comforting the snake, Avery felt a sense of fear and indescribable disappointment.
In her line of sight, the snake, having received comfort from Ethan , was now spitting out venom even more fiercely, and its head was making a motion as if it was about to pounce on Avery , causing her to break out in a cold sweat.
However, Ethan was still only concerned about the snake: "Be quiet, you're scaring Ash."
Avery could no longer bear it and shouted in disbelief: " Mr. Blackwood!"
This almost roaring shout immediately startled Ash, and in the blink of an eye, Avery saw Ash's long body rapidly rushing towards her, and the snake's head rapidly enlarged in her line of sight.
Bang -
"Ah..."
With a violent blow to the head, Lu Shiqian instantly fainted, losing consciousness.
When she fell to the ground, her forehead accidentally hit the corner of the iron bed, opening up a wound and causing blood to flow out.
Seeing the blood, Ash's aggressiveness became even more intense, swinging its thick snake body and wanting to pounce again.
Seeing this scene, Ethan's originally gloomy expression immediately sank, and he shouted: "Ash, come here!"
At the same time, he immediately reached out and grabbed Ash's tail, pulling it back.
Ash's head quickly turned back, opening its mouth wide and preparing to take a bite out of Ethan's hand, but compared to its speed, Ethan's hand speed was obviously much faster.
He quickly grabbed Ash's head from behind and, with the long snake body still attached, shoved it back into the iron cage and closed it.
"Get back in your cage!"
Turning his gaze back to Avery's pale face, Ethan furrowed his brow tightly and lifted her body from the ground, carrying her quickly out of the basement and driving to the hospital.
Lena received a call from Avery and soon finished her work, heading to the hospital.
She brought a bank card with 500,000 dollars on it, ready to give it to Avery .
But after waiting in the hospital for a long time, Avery still hadn't arrived.
Just as she was trying to hold back her annoyance and leave, she saw Ethan rushing into the hospital with Avery , who was bleeding from her head.
"Ethan, what happened to her?" Seeing the blood on Avery's forehead, Lena immediately suspected that this girl had caused trouble again.
Ethan was in a hurry and didn't answer his aunt's question right away. He took Avery to the doctor's office, where the doctor examined her wound and said that it was deep enough to require immediate stitching.
When she heard that stitches were necessary, Lena furrowed her brow and asked, "Will it leave a scar?"
"It's hard to say. The wound is quite deep, so there's no guarantee that it won't leave a scar," the doctor replied truthfully.
"No, she can't have a scar." Lena's voice was low. "Doctor, no matter what, you can't let her have a scar. If you can't do it, then bring in the best plastic surgeon, and we'll pay whatever it takes."
As a daughter-in-law who takes care of the family, it wouldn't look good if there were scars on her face when she stands on stage in the future.
Therefore, she absolutely cannot have scars, no matter how much money it takes.
She needs the best doctors, and the Blackwood family can afford it!
"Okay, after I finish the injection, I'll call in specialists to come over as soon as possible." The doctor agreed and immediately put on surgical gloves, pushing Avery into the wound cleaning room.
In this capital city, one may not know Lena , but one cannot not know Ethan .
It was said that there was a woman by his side, the only woman who had been able to stay by his side for so long in the past few months. Since it was Ethan's matter, money was not a problem. How could they not do their best? For a long time after the surgery door was closed, Ethan stood outside the door, staring at it intently.
Seeing him like this, Lena didn't ask any more about the reason for Avery's injury. Suddenly, she remembered the bank card in her bag and took it out, handing it to etht.
"That girl asked me to lend her 500,000 dollars before I came. She said her grandmother's heart disease relapsed, and the Wells family wouldn't treat her. When she wakes up, give her the card."
"What did you say?"
As he took the bank card from his aunt's hand, his fingers trembled.
"You mean, Avery borrowed this 500,000 dollars from you to treat her grandmother's illness?"
"Yes, that's what she said. However, I gave her this money with conditions. I told her to earn 500,000 dollars within three months. If she earns it on time, I won't let her pay it back." Lena said, "Why, don't you know about this? Didn't she tell you?"
"Okay, Auntie," said Ethan , taking a deep breath.
Soon, he handed the bank card back to Lena.
"She doesn't need the money, Auntie. My wife's affairs should naturally be handled by me."
Lena didn't refuse and took the bank card. "It's getting late. I'll go back and accompany your grandfather."
Ethan nodded lightly.
"By the way, Ethan ."
Lena turned around, suddenly remembering something. Her expression was mixed with a hint of complexity.
"He has been visiting your grandfather frequently lately, making him very happy. Recently, your grandfather entrusted him with an important international project. If you have time, go back and spend more time with the old man. Otherwise, sooner or later, the family will be in his hands."
Lena didn't directly mention the name of the person she was referring to, but Ethan knew who she was talking about.