Chapter 300: Pictures Sent by Owen

Sally pointed at the door, her tone resolute.

Vivian looked deeply at Sally but didn't immediately move her feet.

Seeing that Vivian's palm was still bleeding, Ethan immediately loosened his tie and wrapped it around her wound to stop the bleeding.

"Let's go first. Your injury needs to be treated at the hospital."

With that, Ethan didn't wait for Vivian's response and simply wrapped his arm around her shoulder and led her out.

Once they were outside the door, Ethan effortlessly lifted Vivian up in his arms.

Vivian was startled but instinctively wrapped her arms around Ethan's neck. "What are you doing? My injury is on my hand, not my foot."

"I know!" Ethan lowered his head to look at Vivian, his tone firm and even a little angry. "I just wanted to hold you. Can't I? Do you know what you were doing just now?"

"Don't you care about your hand? You should have let her stab me. If I ended up dying because of it, then I would have lost. Do you know that it hurts me more to see you injured?"

"I'm not seriously injured," Vivian said, looking at her hand. "But I didn't expect that Sally and Christopher would have such a relationship. It's understandable that she is sad. But now I don't know how to comfort her."

"It's better not to for now," Ethan said, looking down at Vivian. "We are a couple, and while she may hate me, she might also direct her anger towards you. Let her calm down a bit first. Let's go to the hospital first."

As he spoke, Ethan had already carried Vivian to the car. He stuffed her into the car and was about to start driving.

When Vivian saw that he was going to turn towards the hospital, she immediately stopped him. "There's no need to go to the hospital. The bleeding has already stopped and the wound is not deep. Let's go home and handle it."

Ethan, however, did not agree with Vivian's suggestion. "Why not go to the hospital? Are we more professional than the doctors in handling it ourselves?"

Vivian insisted, "I can take care of a small wound myself, plus we are pressed for time now."

"What are we rushing for?" Ethan couldn't help but turn his head to look at Vivian. "What do you want to do?"

"Don't worry. Just focus on driving," Vivian reminded him as soon as she saw him turn his head.

Ethan frowned, "Then answer me. What exactly do you want to do? Why are we in a hurry?"

"Go back to Valarna!" Vivian said. "We are going back immediately. Sally has probably already rescheduled her flight, so I also want to return as soon as possible. I prefer to personally visit the Sampson family."

"No!" Ethan refused without hesitation. "You can't go back now. Perhaps Quinton has already arrived in Valarna. What if he's searching for you everywhere?"

"He can see us, but we can't see him. It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to defend against a concealed one. He is cunning and ruthless. We might accidentally fall into his trap if we are caught off guard."

"Just stay here for now. Give me some time to track down Quinton's whereabouts, and then you can return. At least we need to understand his actions and know our enemy before making a move."

"As for Sally, you can call her family to explain the situation. After I go back, I will also keep an eye on her whereabouts."

Vivian frowned, "I understand what you're saying, but no one knows when Quinton will come. We don't even know if he's alive or dead. If you still haven't found his whereabouts, am I supposed to stay here indefinitely and not go back? That's not realistic."

"Besides, I'm not the kind of person who runs away and hides when faced with problems. I have things to do, and it's not convenient to stay here all the time."

"But Vivian..." "You don't need to persuade me anymore. Even if I agree today under pressure, I will buy a plane ticket and go back on my own tomorrow. So, it's meaningless."

Ethan was speechless because he knew Vivian was capable of doing just that.

"Fine," he said, still holding on to his own insistence. "I won't persuade you anymore, but you must go to the hospital with me. I have already compromised once, and now it's your turn, right?"

"This... Fine, let's each compromise once."

"Alright." This time Ethan didn't turn around but glanced at Vivian through the rearview mirror. "That makes sense. You should occasionally listen to me."

After returning from the hospital, the two of them went to the manor again because Vivian wanted to bid farewell to Marques and Brianna.

Marques and Brianna knew that Vivian was busy, so they didn't try to keep her for too long and only reminded her to visit them often.

Because they were pressed for time, Vivian didn't stay in the manor for long. They returned to the apartment without even having dinner.

The two of them didn't have much luggage, so they quickly packed up and headed to the airport.

It was only when they sat down in the waiting hall that Vivian realized that she and Ethan had mistakenly taken each other's phones, as their phones looked the same.

If Vivian didn't feel the phone vibrating in her bag and saw it was a message from Owen, she wouldn't have noticed it.

She immediately handed the phone to Ethan. "Owen is looking for you. He said he had already landed. Is he returning to Valarna today?"

Ethan was busy unscrewing a bottle of purified water for Vivian and didn't take the phone.

He nodded and said, "Yes, he told me yesterday. He's taking a flight back today."

Vivian exclaimed, "Oh, he sent you another picture."

"What picture?" Ethan was helping Vivian with the straw, still not taking his phone. As Vivian's hand was injured, it was more convenient for her to drink water with a straw.

Vivian nodded and said, "I can't see it. I need to unlock it."

"Well, then unlock it using your fingerprint."

Vivian tried and indeed unlocked Ethan's phone using her own thumb.

She was somewhat surprised. "When did you record my fingerprint? Why didn't I know about it?"

Ethan brought the straw to Vivian's lips and replied, "Because you were asleep at that time."

"You recorded my fingerprint while I was asleep? How did you come up with this idea?"

"I was afraid that in case of an emergency in the future, you wouldn't be able to unlock my phone. The password is your birthday."

"Well, it's good to save it for a rainy day! Now take out my phone, and I will record yours too."

"Okay." Ethan quickly took out Vivian's phone. Actually, he was waiting for her to say these words.

Once Vivian unlocked the phone, she let Ethan record his fingerprint on his own while she opened the picture Owen had sent over.

"He sent you a few pictures. They were probably just taken at the airport. The first one is a silhouette. I can't see the face. However, the second one is clear."

"It's actually your uncle. Wasn't your uncle supposed to be staying at home quietly during this time? Why did he go to the airport?"

"I see. Did Owen say anything?"

"No, but he sent another picture. Wait a minute…"

As soon as Vivian saw the third picture, she instantly furrowed her brows!