Chapter 78: Chapter 78

"You know I’m ruthless in doing things, killing without hesitation, fearing that you might become one of the souls under my hand, so you kept pretending with me."

Ethan Sterling lowered his gaze and indifferently took over Seraphina’s words.

Ethan truly knows himself well.

Seraphina lay by the pool, observing Ethan’s expression, noticing that he didn’t seem angry, and simply admitted: "Yes, you guessed right."

"What is Leo Lynch to you?"

Ethan’s eyes didn’t look at Seraphina but were fixed on the glass of water in his hand.

What does he have to do with Leo Lynch?

"Leo Lynch is Mia Redgrave’s fiancé." Seraphina answered truthfully.

"I said..." Ethan raised his head to look at her, his gaze unfathomable, "What does Leo Lynch mean to you?"

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"He’s nothing to me, met him before." Seraphina soaked in the water, her dress clinging uncomfortably to her body.

"What about Hector Shaw?"

Ethan asked once more.

Ethan indeed knows everything clearly.

"He accidentally wandered into the forbidden area, and I saved his life. He can’t become the leader of the Shaw family without the rescue I provided back then."

Seraphina didn’t know what Ethan was up to, asking all sorts of unrelated questions.

"Does Hector Shaw want you?"

Ethan looked at Seraphina.

Seraphina was dumbfounded.

"Does Hector Shaw like you?" Ethan’s face started to look unpleasant.

The kind of like that a man has for a woman?

"No, he just wants to repay a favor."

Hector Shaw’s mind is only on repaying favors, while her mind is solely on accepting his repayment, with no time to think of anything else.

Seraphina looked at Ethan: "Do you have anything else you want to ask?"

Ethan supported his hand on his long legs, leaning forward to look at Seraphina, with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Should I ask anything else?"

Shouldn’t he ask? As someone coming out of the forbidden area, shouldn’t he want to know if she harbors any intent to kill, who sent her?

As a thorn in many people’s eyes, shouldn’t Ethan be most concerned about these kinds of things, what does Leo and Hector have anything to do with it?

Seraphina stood up from the pool, her wet hair clinging to her cheeks, speaking sincerely: "Young Master Sterling, I’m a person with no identity, staying at Hibiscus Garden merely to find a place to settle first, then to seek revenge, with no intention to harm you."

"Would I be afraid of a woman like you?"

Ethan never holds anyone in high regard.

"Since my disguise has been seen through by Young Master Sterling, I can’t continue to pretend to be foolish to stay." Seraphina looked straight at Ethan, her face serious.

After hearing this, a trace of coldness flashed in Ethan’s eyes: "You want to leave?"

Seraphina didn’t drag things out.

Once her disguise was uncovered, she wanted to flee.

"Young Master Sterling sought my sister’s substitute, now looking , it’s clear I’m no longer resembling, so leaving is only natural."

Seraphina spoke calmly.

From the beginning, Seraphina never considered Hibiscus Garden as her home, so saying it now is a good opportunity to leave.

"Do you have a direction?"

Ethan spoke, leaning back again.

"I will stay in Z Country." Seraphina didn’t fully disclose her whereabouts to Ethan, "Young Master Sterling rescued me from the forbidden area, I have no means to repay, someone like Young Master Sterling can have whatever he desires, giving anything would be redundant, but I am still willing to find the opportunity to repay Young Master Sterling’s kindness."

These words were said flawlessly, leaving Ethan no room to refuse.

Ethan stared at her unwaveringly, chuckling softly: "You’ve come out of the forbidden area, still a black household, nothing at all, how will you repay my kindness?"

Ethan looked down on Seraphina’s promises.

"I will become powerful in the future."

Seraphina’s eyes showed determination.

She has confidence in building her own realm.

"Oh?" Ethan spoke coldly, "But if I make a report call now, you’d soon be captured by the national department, marked again, and thrown back to the forbidden area."

"Young Master Sterling, times change. Although I have nothing now, in the future I might grow strong and even be able to help you greatly. There’s no need to be so absolute, besides sending me back would stain your hands, wouldn’t it?"

Ethan looked at Seraphina, his eyes deep as the sea.

"Yes, I need to leave. If Young Master Sterling still seeks a substitute for my sister, I can find one from the forbidden area for you, as I am very familiar with it and will make sure you are satisfied." Seraphina spoke clearly, each word firm and powerful.

After hearing this, Ethan put down the glass in his hand, stood up from his chair, his voice devoid of any joy: "No hurry, let’s soak in the hot spring first."

Seraphina was somewhat perplexed, what exactly did Ethan mean?

Seraphina looked at Ethan, standing by the window, sunlight enveloping him in a faint gold light, showing no hint of his emotions.

Although his attitude was unclear, in any case, he wouldn’t actually report her.

She’d better take care of her own injuries first.

Seraphina submerged herself completely in the water, leaving only her head exposed.

Truth be told, the hot spring seemed to have some kind of medicine in it, it really was effective, as during their conversation, she no longer felt pain, and interestingly, there was tangible warmth flowing through her body, gradually regaining her strength.

Thirty minutes later, Seraphina felt alive and energetic, no longer wanting to soak.

After soaking, she’d need to wash off the residual medicine on her body, but the shower area was entirely glass, Ethan...

"Once you’re done soaking, come out, if I really had any ideas, could you resist?"

Ethan’s gaze remained on the window, yet he was already aware of what Seraphina was thinking behind him.

Seraphina didn’t want to dwell on those things anymore, she propped herself up, stepped out of the pool, and as she raised her head, she met Ethan’s deep gaze, who was now turned around.

Her white dress was stained with the white medicinal pool water, dripping slowly on the ground, the soaked dress outlined her figure, slender yet sensual, everything in the right place, breathtakingly beautiful.

Ethan stood in place, his gaze deeper, found the collar constricting his breathing, involuntarily tugged at it lightly.

Seraphina did not reach to cover herself but looked at Ethan helplessly: "I thought you said those words meaning you wouldn’t gaze at me."

"Don’t make assumptions."

Ethan’s voice was hoarse, his eyes hungrily roving over Seraphina’s body.

Seraphina turned around, walked straight into the shower room, opened the cupboard beside it, pulled out a pile of towels, and blocked them on the floor-to-ceiling glass, covering tightly.

She waited, and only when she was sure Ethan wouldn’t come in did she turn on the faucet.

She quickly washed off the medicinal water on her body, then put on the robe beside her, wrapping herself tightly before stepping out.

She found that Ethan had already left.

The hot spring poolside no longer had any trace of the man.

Just as Seraphina was about to search for him, she heard a woman’s voice hesitantly speaking from outside the door: "Ethan, the servant said you went to the hot spring? Should I send someone over? Are you hungry? The kitchen has prepared food, are you coming, or should I send someone over?"