Dazzling sunlight streamed in from the window. The ceiling was snow-white and spotless. The smell of disinfectant in the air was strong.

“I think he’s awake!” Ethan heard Johanna’s excited voice.

Then, he heard Beal’s voice. “I’ll call the doctor. When Janet comes back from getting breakfast, I’m sure she’ll be really happy!”

The doctor came minutes later. He took out a small flashlight and checked Ethan’s pupils.

“He’s awake, which means that he’ll be fine. As for when he should be discharged from the hospital, it’ll depend on the wound’s rate of recovery.”

After the doctor left, Johanna immediately approached Ethan’s bedside and asked worriedly, “How are you feeling? Are you in pain? If you feel any discomfort, I’ll call our private doctor to check on you again.”

Ethan couldn’t believe his ears. Did he suffer from a head injury as well? Why did his mother-in-law suddenly care about him?

Before he could say anything, Beal handed him a glass of water. “I bet you’re thirsty. Here’s some water.”

Ethan eyed the glass of water suspiciously, wondering if it was poisoned. It wasn’t impossible that this couple would scheme to get rid of him while Janet wasn’t around…

our beloved daughter. In a way, it’s like you saved the two of us. Now that we’ve finally reunited with Janet,

tell that she was being sincere. It seemed that they were really ready to accept

all an illusion, Ethan had to close his eyes

until

tray of food in her hands, Janet walked in and looked

her eyes lit up and she broke into a huge

Johanna left, Ethan narrowed his eyes suspiciously and mused, “Your parents were so mean

off of the take-out bowl, and the

My mother looked at you under a new light. It was as if you were her own son,” Janet added in a half-joking tone. She scooped up a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and guided it to Ethan’s lips. “You were knocked out for a whole night. The doctor said

accept the spoonful of soup. Then he

you misbehove, she will get ongry ogoin. It wosn’t eosy for you to eorn their

he become serious. “The ceiling of the cinemo wouldn’t just collopse for

conclusive results yet. Mom told me thot it wos newly built, so the ceiling couldn’t hove collopsed unless there wos o mojor construction flow. So it’s oll rother

wos no occident,” Ethon soid in o low voice, on imperceptible ruthlessness floshing

hod coused the roof to collopse, just like how somebody hod

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