Chapter 76: Chapter 76

Ethan Sterling carried Seraphina Redgrave in a princess embrace, walking towards the factory’s ground floor lobby.

The floor was littered with the corpses of men in black.

Ethan’s backup troops had already started cleaning up the aftermath.

Seraphina cried so much her makeup was smudged, continually pleading, "Please, please help me untie the ropes on my hands, I’m begging you..."

Everyone was busy with their work, not a single person glanced at her.

Mia had no choice but to lie on the ground, vigorously rubbing the ropes on her hands, hoping to untie them through friction, but then noticed everyone had stopped what they were doing, standing at attention and respectfully saying, "Young Master Sterling."

"Young Master Sterling!"

Her cries grew louder, struggling to look up, only to see Ethan coming down the stairs holding a woman. That woman’s head was leaning against Ethan’s chest, making it impossible for Mia to see who she was.

But... in the next moment, Mia recognized it as the dress Seraphina had worn today.

Mia trembled all over. Could it be that Ethan wasn’t here to negotiate for her, but for Seraphina?

She must be seeing things out of fear!

"Young Master, Young Master..."

Mia tried to see, but when she got up again, she clumsily tripped over her own dress, falling flat on her face and ended up in a complete mess.

She hurriedly looked up but saw Ethan’s cold back, as he walked farther away with Seraphina, until she could no longer see them.

Mia watched their departing figures, unable to understand why it had turned out .

Clearly, she was the one kidnapped because of Ethan. Ethan was risking himself because of her! How could it be for Seraphina?

Mia stopped struggling, collapsed on the ground, screaming his name sharply, but didn’t even get a backward glance from the man.

Outside, the path was clear.

Seraphina was carried in a princess embrace by Ethan into the luxury car.

Ethan turned and got into the driver’s seat, swiftly shutting the car door, accelerating to the maximum, racing forward.

The air turned silent.

Ethan sat beside Seraphina, and the temperature inside the car dropped because of his foul mood.

Seraphina glanced at Ethan, then turned her head to look at the speeding scenery outside the window.

Ethan, his face stern, gazed at the road ahead, suddenly seeming to recall something, casually pressing a few buttons on his phone. The call connected, and Nathan Ayers’ voice came from the other side.

"Destroy the factory."

"Destroy everything? Young Master, the factory inside and out is full of our people, why destroy it?" Nathan was somewhat confused about his boss’s intentions.

"My rose bled inside; it shouldn’t exist anymore."

Seraphina belonged to him, only he could touch her.

His rose’s lips twitched in embarrassment, awkwardly glancing to the side.

"Understood, Young Master."

Nathan, who had seen it all, accepted without changing expression, considering this a minor matter.

Ethan put down the phone shortly, and a deafening explosion sounded from behind them, black smoke rising slowly in their wake.

Seraphina frowned. This enormous explosion agitated her eardrums, making her uncomfortable. She wanted to cover her ears but was pulled into Ethan’s chest, where one ear heard his clear heartbeat and the other felt his heated palm.

Seraphina’s eardrums immediately felt relieved.

Driving with one arm around Seraphina, Ethan isolated all the sounds outside.

Reluctantly leaning against Ethan’s chest, Seraphina could hear his steady heartbeat and feel his warm body temperature, as if they were meant to be this close.

After a long while, Seraphina climbed off Ethan’s chest, sitting back in her seat, intentionally fastening her seatbelt, preventing Ethan from doing that again.

She straightened her dress, watching the rising smoke in the rearview mirror, half the sky turning red.

Ethan propped one hand on the car window, his eyes on the road, speaking lightly, as if asking if Seraphina liked the roses he gave her.

This was the destruction of a building.

What’s there to like?

Seraphina was speechless, biting her lip, and simply asked her lingering question.

"How did you know I’m a normal person?"

"What do you think?" Ethan changed the subject.

"You’re not too dumb."

Seraphina sighed inwardly. Ethan was indeed both lucky and shrewd. She had been caught during her first escape attempt, seen through immediately.

Seraphina looked into Ethan’s teasing eyes and asked again, "Why didn’t you tell me directly that time?"

"I thought you were interesting like that, wanted to see what other tricks you had."

Tricks? These were desperate measures to save my life.

The luxury car sped along, and before long, security guards formed up, making way ahead.

Seraphina sat in the car, noticing the castle and uniquely designed small villas in the vicinity, resembling an aristocratic castle from medieval Europe.

They drove down the long road, the security guards lining the path with respectful faces.

Rumor had it The Sterling Family estate was vast beyond sight.

This thought suddenly blazed through Seraphina’s mind, realizing this was likely the Sterling Family’s old mansion. Why did Ethan bring her here?

The car drove for a while longer, stopping at the castle entrance, where countless well-trained servants emerged to welcome them.

Seraphina couldn’t help imagining as Ethan opened her car door, releasing her seatbelt with a touch, his warm hand brushing against her exposed skin, then carrying her out in a princess embrace.

In the castle’s master bedroom, Chloe Quinn sat dazedly by the bed.

She wore a traditional qipao, covered with a snow-white mink, appearing both noble and elegant, but she could only stay with this drunk old man.

She was once the renowned mistress of the Sterling Family.

The person on the bed was the former head of the Sterling Family, Ryan Sterling.

After being forced by Ethan to relinquish power, he became utterly unambitious, spending his days with women and drinks, utterly disheartened. Googlᴇ search novel fire.net

Because of her incompetent husband, she had fallen from mistress of the Sterling Family to this state.

Knocking accompanied by quiet calls, soon a maid entered to report, "Young Master Sterling has returned."

Upon hearing, Chloe immediately stood up, "Why are you still standing there? Go and attend to Young Master properly! Go!"

Chloe’s heart skipped, knowing Ethan could not be offended, as she still relied on Ethan for the rest of her life.

Moreover, if things didn’t go well with him, the family might encounter further trouble.

"Young Master has a woman with him."

Chloe was dumbfounded. Didn’t Ethan dislike Ryan bringing women home? Then why now...