Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 619

"Hmph! If the police hadn't called me, do you think I'd want to see him? The maid at his place wasn't answering her phone, so I had no choice but to bring him back here first."

Scarlett Sinclair still loved her son dearly. Stepping forward and seeing him in such a state, she asked in distress, "Ethan, what on earth happened to you?"

"Pretty lady... pretty lady..." Ethan completely ignored his mother, opting to keep pulling on Elena's shirt instead.

He stared at her with a goofy grin.

Since Evelyn was in a foul mood and Ethan couldn't articulate anything, Elena had to explain it herself.

"Mrs. Sinclair, here's what happened. I ran into your son outside today and took him to the police station. I had no idea he was yours. Then Evelyn showed up, and since he wouldn't let go of me, I had to tag along!"

Scarlett said gratefully, "Elena, thank you so much. I didn't even know Ethan had gone missing. But why is he so covered in dirt?"

"It must have been those bratty kids out there. When I found him, a whole group of them were picking on him."

Scarlett's eyes immediately filled with tears.

"It's all my fault. I didn't keep a close enough eye on him. Someone come here, take him to get washed up. Look at this mess, he's absolutely filthy."

He looked no different from a homeless beggar.

Anna came over with some staff, trying to coax Ethan away.

But Ethan stubbornly gripped Elena. "I don't want to leave the pretty lady! I don't want to! Don't leave me, pretty lady. I want her... waaah..."

"Ethan, let's go get you cleaned up first! Elena isn't going anywhere!" Anna promised.

Instead of listening, Ethan threw himself on the floor and started rolling around. "No! No! No! I just want the pretty lady!"

Scarlett looked helpless and turned to Elena pleadingly.

When Ethan was in his teens, he was in a severe car accident. When he woke up, his brain function was severely impaired, leaving him cognitively disabled.

It was a permanent source of heartbreak for Scarlett.

Out of three children, only Evelyn remained perfectly healthy. It truly was a tragedy.

"Elena, you saved Ethan today. I honestly don't know how to thank you!"

"Mrs. Sinclair, you don't need to thank me. I would have done the same for anyone! I just don't quite understand... why did you send Ethan to live somewhere else? Why not keep him here at the Sinclair estate?"

Scarlett let out a heavy sigh.

"I'm sorry, please don't take offense if I'm overstepping!" Elena realized she might have asked something too blunt.

"It's fine, it's not a secret anyway. Ever since Ethan's accident left him like this, I've worried about him constantly. He used to be such a brilliant kid, almost as sharp as Dylan—smart, quick-witted, and reliable. But there was nothing we could do. His brain took massive trauma, leaving him with the mental capacity of a three-year-old."