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Chapter 7
That evening, Ethan was called back to the Campbell family estate.
Back at the villa, Lila ordered Ashley to kneel and wash her feet–then demanded she lift her legs higher,
claiming it would “soothe the baby.”
Suddenly, the front doors were kicked open. Dozens of men in black stormed inside.
Leading them was none other than Vincent Campbell, Ethan’s disgraced second uncle–the one who had
once tried to have him killed.
After being exiled from the Campbell family by Ethan’s ruthless hand, he had nowhere left to go and came seeking revenge.
Without a word, they grabbed Lila, and she let out a piercing scream.
“Let go of me! Do you have a death wish?! I’m the fiancée of Ethan Campbell! The Campbells and Bennetts will make you pay!”
“Ah! Don’t touch me–let go! You’re hurting me!”
Lila had never suffered a single hardship in her life. Her shoulder was dislocated from the struggle, and
she cried hysterically, gasping for breath.
Annoyed by her screams, Vincent gagged her–then gagged Ashley too for good measure.
“You’re both Ethan Campbell’s little prizes,” he sneered. “Wanna know how much you’re worth to him? He
backed me into a corner. If I’m going down, I’m taking him with me.”
He used Lila’s phone to initiate a video call.
It connected instantly.
“Lila?” Ethan’s voice was gentle, almost doting.
“What’s wrong, babe?”
“It’s me, Ethan. Surprise–I’m still alive.” Vincent grinned darkly, holding a blade to Lila’s cheek.
“Both your women are with me now. Which one are you going to save?”
The camera flashed across Lila and Ashley’s terrified faces.
Ethan didn’t even hesitate. His voice cracked with panic.
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“Don’t touch Ash! If you lay a hand on her, I’ll kill you!”
“Ten billion. Let her go!”
Lila’s eyes widened in shock and pain. Tears streamed down her face as she whimpered through the gag,
her heartbreak visible in every trembling breath.
Vincent turned the phone back toward her, letting Ethan get a clear look.
Ethan’s face remained stone cold. Not a flicker of emotion.
His only concern–again and again–was Ashley.
Ashley trembled so hard her teeth clicked, a cold dread seeping all the way into her bones.
As a trained therapist, she could see through him with one glance.
He was using her… to shield Lila.
Sure enough, Vincent redirected the camera toward Ashley–and slapped her across the face.
“Touch her again and I’ll kill you!” Ethan roared through the call, veins bulging from his temples.
“Twenty billion! Just don’t touch her!”
“Give me the whole Campbell family–just don’t lay a finger on Ash!”
Vincent laughed like a madman and dragged Ashley by her hair.
“Well, well, Ethan Campbell actually losing control over a woman like this? What’s so special about her?
Some kind of magic between the sheets?”
“Let me go! Don’t believe him–he doesn’t love me!” Ashley struggled, her voice choked with pain. But her
words earned her another harsh slap.
Vincent pinned her down, yanking at her clothes and laughing maniacally.
“Don’t touch her! Please–I’m begging you…” Ethan’s voice shook with emotion. Tears welled in his bloodshot eyes as if he truly loved her–enough to give up everything.
The more frantic Ethan became, the more unhinged his uncle grew. He barked orders at his men to hold the phone steady–to record Ashley’s humiliation.
Ashley clutched the torn fabric over her chest, eyes locked on the screen.
“Why? Why are you doing this to me, Ethan?!”
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Bang!
Just before Vincent could do anything more, a wave of people burst through the villa doors and quickly
overpowered him and his men.
Ethan pushed through the crowd–and ran straight to Lila.
“Lila! Are you okay?”
“You said you love Ashley! Why are you saving me?” Lila sobbed.
“You should’ve let me and the baby die!”
“Don’t say that! You’re my everything. I love you. Only you.”
Ethan clung to Lila like she was the only one that mattered, relieved she was unharmed.
“You liar! Manipulative bastard!” Vincent screamed in rage.
“You used that woman as bait–like a damn puppet!”
“You’re just stupid,” Ethan replied coldly.
Still holding Lila in his arms, he turned to leave for the hospital.
The whole time, he never once looked at Ashley–bruised, bloodied, barely conscious on the couch.
Until a faint tug at his pant leg stopped him.
He froze.
Looking down, he met Ashley’s eyes–clouded with despair and raw, desperate will to live.
“Help me… Ethan…”
She was nearly naked. Her stomach throbbed in pain. Blood pooled beneath her, soaking through the floor.
“Save… my baby…”
But then Lila cried out,[原文是:
“老公,我肚子疼。”温莳蕴忽然哭了起来
但前后逻辑不通,推断应为肖梨月]
“Baby… it hurts…”
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Ethan jerked his leg free and kept walking.
“Don’t be scared, Lila. I’ll take you to the hospital,” he murmured, his entire world still revolving around the
woman in his arms.
His figure blurred into the distance as Ashley’s pain intensified. Darkness crept in at the edges of her sight.
She had no more strength to call for help.
In the end, she dragged herself out of the villa–alone–leaving a long trail of blood behind her.
She received emergency treatment at a nearby hospital and that very night, left Arlington Heights for
good.
As soon as the sun rose, she collected her immigration documents and booked the earliest flight out.
At the airport, just before boarding, she sent Ethan a single message.
Ethan Campbell, I hate you.
I regret ever loving you.
May we never meet again in this life–or the next.
She then removed the SIM card from her phone, snapped it in half, and tossed it in the trash.
From this moment on, they were finished.
Forever.
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