Ethan glanced at his injured leg. His face showed no sign of being fazed, but in reality, he was gritting his teeth from the pain.
When he rushed over here, he didn't think his actions through. His knee got hurt when it got scratched on the bumpy asphalt road. The rough rocks must've been the ones to injure his leg. And then, his leg was also grazed by the wheel.
Janet felt so sorry for Ethan, and all her attention was now focused on him.
Just seeing her tear-streaked face made Ethan feel bad for her. "You've finally stopped ignoring me," he said.
Janet had been giving him the cold shoulder for days. And when he finally had the chance to talk to her, he felt like there was a lump in his throat.
After wiping her tears away, Janet held him even tighter. "You should just be happy that I'm not giving you the silent treatment anymore."
Ethan pursed his lips, managed to get up, and asked, "Did you sprain your ankle when you fell down from the stairs?"
Having heard the question, Janet finally realized that she had been kneeling on the floor, but she didn't feel a single pang of pain since all her focus was on Ethan.
"We should head back." Ethan helped her up, shot Lila a glance as she stood on the stairway, trembling. "Come with us inside."
She thought it would be insane for her to walk back into the house with them after what she had done. Just now, she was so furious that she wanted to kill Janet. Perhaps this idea had been at the back of her mind for a long time, which compelled her to push Janet.
Now that she had come to her senses, she was so terrified. She caught up to Janet and broke into tears. "Oh, my God! Janet, are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital first? I didn't mean to hurt you."
Janet didn't even bother to look at Lila. She just looked ahead and pretended like she didn't hear the latter.
On the other hand, Ethan shot Lila a cold glance. "Cut the crap! Let's go inside."
Because she was scared of him, she couldn't dare to disobey him. Thus, she eventually followed them into the house, albeit reluctantly.
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