Chapter 291: Completely Belongs to You

Ethan lowered his head and saw a pair of unfamiliar woman's hands.

Since those hands didn't belong to Vivian, Ethan had almost no hesitation and directly turned around to hold the woman's neck, forcefully pushing her against the bathroom wall.

However, when he saw the woman's face, Ethan visibly paused.

This woman in front of him actually bore some resemblance to Vivian.

"Who are you?" Ethan's voice was deep as he questioned, "How did you get in?"

The woman had black hair and fair skin, scantily clad. Upon closer inspection, her eyes seemed to be somewhat wandering, as if she was slightly out of her senses.

She didn't answer Ethan's questions. Instead, she once again wrapped her delicate and slender arms around Ethan's body.

"Help me..." The woman pleaded softly, her innocent and wandering eyes filled with desire. "Please, I feel extremely hot and uncomfortable."

Ethan felt extremely disgusted by the touch of this strange woman and immediately pushed her arms away.

This time the woman didn't entangle with Ethan anymore, but she started pulling down the thin silk slip dress on her body.

While doing so, she twisted her body in front of Ethan.

"Please, I really can't bear it. I can do anything for you. Please hold me tight, embrace me, love me."

Looking at this shameless woman who was propositioning him, Ethan felt immense disgust.

Especially looking at her face, which bore some resemblance to Vivian's! And yet she dared to do this kind of thing! It was an insult to Vivian!

"Disgusting!" Ethan didn't want to look at this woman any longer. He instantly twisted her arms behind her back.

Because of this, the woman's face was pressed against the wall, with her back facing Ethan.

"Ah... It hurts... Please let go of me. Quickly let go... Ah..." The woman moaned in pain, begging for mercy.

Her moans were seductive, as she knew her voice could be highly enticing to men. So she tried her best to make herself sound tempting in her pleas.

But everything she believed to be effective didn't work on Ethan.

He grabbed the woman and quickly used a towel to tie her hands, then threw another towel to cover her head.

Now Ethan didn't need to look at her face anymore, and his expression finally softened.

Ethan leaned against the sink and casually grabbed a dry towel.

As he wiped his dripping wet hair, he interrogated the woman, "Tell me, who are you and why are you here?"

The woman on the ground squirmed and said in a seductive voice, "I... I don't know either. I was drugged by someone. I think I should live nearby. Maybe I walked into the wrong door and ended up here."

"I didn't do it on purpose. I beg you. I really feel terrible right now. Who I am doesn't matter, what matters is that I need a man right now, and only you can help me."

"Please, consider it an act of kindness, okay? Sleeping with me won't cost you anything, and I won't ask you for anything. I just need this for one night, just one night."

"I promise I'll leave as soon as I'm better. I absolutely won't pester you, please!"

After hearing what the woman said, Ethan couldn't help but sneer, "Drugged? Does someone who speaks so eloquently and clearly sound like they've been drugged?"

"Do you think every man you encounter becomes unable to walk or think with their brain when they see you? I really hate people who use such despicable means, especially someone like you who has this face!"

Ethan felt very uncomfortable when he thought of the resemblance between this woman and Vivian.

He abruptly stopped drying his hair and threw the towel on the woman's head.

"Spit it out! What is your purpose for pretending to be like this and coming here?"

The woman, who had not received the order to stop the mission, did not tell the truth.

"I have no purpose. What purpose could I possibly have? I really was drugged. I feel terrible. Please save me!"

"Humph." Ethan narrowed his eyes. "Still acting tough, huh? Then let me ask in a different way."

Ethan had already sensed that something was wrong. "Tell me. Did William send you here?"

The woman paused for a moment but gave the same response. "I don't know who you're talking about. Please help me. Just look at me. Look into my eyes. After looking at me, I believe you will change your mind. Are you afraid to look at me?"

"Hah!" Ethan found it extremely amusing. "You're trying to provoke me, huh? You know very well why your employer chose you to come here. Don't think that your face can deceive me."

"Let me tell you. If it weren't for the constraints of law and morality, I would have already torn your face off. I can help you, but it's not my obligation. I will help you call the police."

With that, Ethan turned around and left the bathroom.

...

Meanwhile.

In a house across the street.

Vivian's face darkened.

In the surveillance video, Ethan had already left the bathroom and was about to call the police.

At this point, Vivian looked at William, who remained indifferent, and couldn't help but furrow her brow.

"Is that enough? He has passed your test. Give me back my phone. You don't really intend to let him call the police, do you? I don't want things to turn out like this."

Although William still disliked Ethan, the facts were right in front of him.

He expressionlessly returned the phone to Vivian, saying, "He performed reasonably well. So, according to Grandmother's wishes, you can bring him to the estate to meet Grandfather and Grandmother tomorrow."

Vivian took the phone and glanced at William. "Good, finally it's over."

With that, she immediately dialed Ethan's number.

As the call connected, Vivian said to Ethan right away, "Ethan, it's me. Don't call the police."

When Ethan received a call from Vivian at this moment, he wasn't very surprised.

After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Where are you now?"

Feeling guilty about everything that had happened that day, Vivian answered quickly, "I'm coming to find you right away! Wait for me!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you," Ethan said and then hung up the phone.

Because he heard some noise coming from the bathroom, he had to go and see what was happening.

After putting away her phone, Vivian was about to leave, but William stopped her.

"Vivian," he frowned and stared at her intently, "I just want you to be happy and I hope you understand. Even if we all made a mistake this time, the Astor family will always be your support, forever."

Vivian was a little angry with William, so she didn't even think about saying goodbye to him when she left just now.

But deep down, she understood that it was his standpoint. From his perspective, he had actually done a lot already.

William was a close relative who had watched her grow up. Even if conflicts arose between them, she couldn't bring herself to blame him or neglect him.

"William." Vivian couldn't help but embrace him gently as she looked into his stubborn yet gentle eyes. "My love for you hasn't changed."

William's frown finally softened when he heard this.

He raised his hand and patted Vivian's back gently. "Grandmother and I love you too. Go ahead. Go where you need to go."

"Okay!" Vivian nodded and walked away quickly.

It was pouring outside, and in the dark night, the rain formed a deep gray curtain.

Vivian was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention to her surroundings.

When she reached the door and was about to unlock it, she suddenly noticed a person beside her trembling with cold.

She was startled for a moment and reached out to grab the man's shoulder.

The man winced in pain and quickly shouted, "It's me, Owen! I'm on your side."

The voice did belong to Owen, but it was precisely because it was Owen that Vivian did not immediately let go.

She coldly asked, "Didn't you already leave? Why are you lurking at the door?"

"I'm not lurking. I'm right at the main entrance," Owen explained, "It's just that you didn't see me! Can you let me go first? It hurts a bit!"

Vivian squinted her eyes and released her grip. "I don't understand why you came here, but I don't have time to waste with you right now. Stay here. Don't go anywhere!"

"Here?" Owen rubbed his sore shoulder. "I'm completely soaked. Can't you let me in to warm up?"

"Let you warm up?" Vivian looked at Owen and chuckled, "Do I look like the kind of saint who repays resentment with virtue? Stay outside!"

With that, Vivian went to enter the password.

Owen stared at her profile and said, "I'll listen to you, but you should be able to tell that I didn't come here to cause trouble. I sincerely came to apologize to you."

Because the fingers were wet from the rain, the fingerprint recognition was a bit malfunctioning, so Vivian simply entered the password. Throughout the process, she ignored Owen completely.

But as Owen said, this time he came to sincerely apologize to Vivian. It didn't matter if Vivian ignored him, he would find a way to move her.

Just at this moment, the front door in front of them suddenly opened from the inside.

A disheveled woman walked out from inside and coincidentally crossed paths with Vivian.

As soon as their eyes met, the woman immediately timidly looked away.

Vivian stood at the front entrance without any intention of giving way, so the woman could only walk around from the side dejectedly.

But just as the woman took a few steps away, Vivian suddenly called out to her.

Her voice was cold. "Don't do this kind of thing ever again in the future."

The woman hesitated for a moment. "But I need money."

Vivian frowned, "You have hands and feet. Why can't you find other ways to earn a living?"

The woman smiled bitterly and shook her head. "Ms. Astor, we are not people of the same world, and you won't understand. But don't worry. I promise you that I will never appear in front of you and your man ever again."

Vivian had no intention of wasting more words with the woman. "Take care of yourself."

Owen was stunned on the side.

He looked at Vivian and then at the woman in the rain curtain. He was shocked to his very core.

"You ... look quite alike. So, she just came out dressed like that from inside?"

Owen was confused. According to Ethan, this should be Vivian's residence.

So how could there be another woman living inside? And why was she disheveled when she came out?

And at this moment, there should only be Ethan inside.

What exactly was going on? Owen couldn't help but frown.

"Put away your wandering thoughts. Things are not as you think." Just then, Ethan walked out."

Owen glanced at Ethan's bare upper body, looking even more puzzled.

However, no one paid him any attention now.

Ethan stared at Vivian intently, reached out his hand toward her, and asked her, "Do you still need me to explain it to you?"

"Perhaps I should be the one asking you that." Vivian held Ethan's hands, tightly gripping them. She remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "Welcome to my territory."

Ethan's gaze burned, and upon hearing Vivian's words, he couldn't help but sigh with relief, "I finally get to see you, Vivian."

He reached out and eagerly and gently embraced his beloved woman in his arms.

Vivian closed the door, and the two held each other tightly.

Ethan lowered his head and lightly pecked Vivian's lips, feeling satisfied just by holding her in his arms.

He gently stroked her hair and furrowed his eyebrows slightly, "You're soaked. Go take a shower."

"What about you?" Vivian slipped her hand into Ethan's lower back. "You're soaked as well."

Because of her little action, Ethan's voice became hoarse. "Together."

"Okay." Vivian looked up, reached out, and pinched Ethan's chin. "Let me clean you up properly. Where did that woman touch you just now? Here or there?"

"No." Ethan's voice was husky, his chin against her forehead. "I pushed her away in less than a second. I still belong to you, completely."

"That's good."

After showering together, the two of them lay on the soft big bed.

They had already cleared up many things in the bathroom.

Ethan also realized that the events of today were all tests from William.

At first, Vivian thought Ethan might be angry, but in reality, he was very supportive.

He said that when he has a daughter in the future, his test for his son-in-law would be even harsher than William's.

Vivian thought about it and found that what Ethan said actually made a lot of sense.

"But there's one thing I still don't understand," Ethan asked. "Did you delete all your information from the network in Valarna? Why was it so sudden?"

"This was for my own safety," Vivian explained. "You know I offended some people in Shadow Island. I don't think they would let me off easily."

"Indeed. Even if you didn't do it, I would have done the same," Ethan said, holding Vivian tightly. "Quinton may have already chased after us in Valarna. He wants to seek revenge on you."

"Really?" Vivian furrowed her brow. "Where did you get this information? Can we trust it?"

"It was Owen who brought back the information. He shouldn't be lying this time."

"Owen." Vivian narrowed her eyes. "You're right. I almost forgot. He is still outside our door. I should also meet him..."