Chapter 20: The Real Angelina

Sophia didn't know that her conversation with the red-robed man had been heard word for word by Ethan.

Ethan paced in the corridor expressionlessly. At that time, he felt a chill on his back, as if someone had suddenly poured a bucket of ice water on him in the hot summer.

I don't know why. I was just talking to that woman, but I felt so tired, more tired than fighting on the battlefield for several days.

Dragging his tired body, Ethan followed the maid to the room arranged for him by the Lawson family.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Angelina sitting quietly in front of the bed, as if waiting for him.

"Dear, you're back!" Angelina jumped up happily when she saw Ethan and went forward to greet Ethan.

At this moment, Ethan suddenly felt relieved.

There is a woman waiting for you. Maybe this woman has a bad reputation, but when she sees you, she doesn't have so many thoughts and greets you with joy from the bottom of her heart.

This feeling is similar to when you are busy outside all day, and just open the door when you get home, you see your wife waiting for you at the door, and she has prepared slippers for you, an indescribable warmth.

"Why are you here?" Ethan's eyes and tone softened a lot.

"Didn't you say you would fight for me and slap those old men in the face?" Angelina smiled like a flower and pulled Ethan's arm: "I'm very happy, so I want to reward you!"

Two sisters born to the same parents, one is shrewd and cold-blooded, and the other is as innocent as a child, and she believes every joke. Ethan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

How could this be?

At that moment, all the details of Ethan's contact with the two sisters flashed through his mind like a slide show.

Suddenly, he seemed to understand everything.

It seems that a family with a genius must be well cared for, but her brothers and sisters are probably a tragedy.

Especially in this aristocratic family where strength is respected and interests are supreme.

A girl with ordinary talent must be neglected next to a genius.

Thinking of this, Ethan suddenly understood Angelina, why she kept looking for strong men.

Maybe what she needed was not sex, but protection and reliance.

She should need a sense of security, the kind of security that tightly protects her in his arms.

There is no ambiguity in this sentence, it means exactly what it says.

The indifference of her family made her extremely insecure, to the point of being pathological, so she went outside to seek security.

Of course, indulgence is definitely wrong, but it can't be blamed on her, she is just a poor person, a vassal of others.

Many people can't understand the impact of a bad family of origin on children.

Children who grow up in such an environment, no matter how good the external conditions are, are powerless deep in their hearts.

Fear, inferiority, sensitivity, glass heart, and lack of confidence will be synonymous with her life.

But Ethan can understand all this, because he lives in such a family.

The original body's memories before the age of eight were all about his younger brother.

When the younger brother fell, the original body was punished and beaten, just because he didn't take good care of his younger brother.

When the younger brother didn't eat, the original body didn't eat either. He was hungry for three days. The reason was that the younger brother didn't eat, how could the older brother have the face to eat?

When the younger brother cried, the original body had to go to comfort him immediately. If he was a little slower, Rand didn't have to do it, and those maids would beat him more fiercely than Rand.

Yes, those maids.

Also, the original body had to give it to the younger brother immediately, and the older brother had to do whatever the younger brother asked him to do.

Once the younger brother's toy fell into the pond, and there were a bunch of adults around, and he insisted that the original body pick it up.

Although the pond was not big, the water was very deep. Fortunately, the original body could swim and barely get the toy.

In order to avoid being beaten, he had to risk going into the water to pick it up.

As a result, after finally getting the toy, the younger brother threw a stone at him on the shore.

The original body was hit on the forehead and fainted at the time, slowly sinking into the water.

After choking on the water, he woke up and was about to float to the surface when he found his feet stuck in the mud.

At that time... it was really desperate.

There were many adults standing by the pond, but they were indifferent. They just watched the original body thrashing in the water until the water surface could no longer stir up waves.

In the end, the old butler who had served the manor for 30 years heard about it and rushed over to fish the body out of the water.

In the original body's memory, there was nothing else except fear, shock, hunger, and flattery.

He couldn't even remember what his mother looked like.

This memory made Ethan miserable. He felt suffocated from time to time in his sleep, and then woke up again and again.

He spent many years looking for the strength deep in his heart.

Then he spent many years rebuilding the outside world, but it still didn't help.

Until one day, he suddenly figured it out.

He shouldn't resist this experience, but accept it, because it was also himself.

He couldn't change the past, nor could he change others.

The only thing he could do was to accept himself, accept the reality, let go of the past, keep working hard, and achieve himself.

Ethan had experienced such a family tragedy, so he could empathize with Angelina.

No wonder a knight dared to give orders to Angelina in front of outsiders.

No wonder Angelina wanted to please even when she was bullied, because she was afraid of losing support.

No wonder an indulgent woman spoke as innocently as a child.

Because she was really just a child, her body had grown up, but her heart had not grown up.

Maybe it stays at a certain moment in childhood, or perhaps it is the moment of endless loss.

Just like the original body, it will always stay at the moment of drowning and despair! "

At that moment, how much I wish someone could lend a hand, but...

After figuring everything out, Ethan tried to squeeze out a smile, and then gave Angelina a tight hug.

Angelina was frightened by this sudden hug and was a little overwhelmed.

"Ethan, why are you so enthusiastic all of a sudden?

Do you need me to serve you?

Ah... let me guess right!

Don't worry! I will make you very comfortable! You also know my reputation, I am very good at this!"

After hearing this, Ethan felt particularly uncomfortable in his heart for some reason.

At that moment, he made a decision.

Ethan released the hug, but his hands still tightly grasped Angelina's shoulders, and his forehead pressed against Angelina's forehead, and said gently:

"Okay! My dear fiancée, you don't need to please anyone, including me.

I hope you will listen carefully to every word I say next, this is very important! "

"What's wrong with you?" Angelina smiled awkwardly, and was even more at a loss, like a frightened deer.

Ethan slowly said: "Don't you want to slap the faces of all those elders who look down on you?

I promise you that I will do what I say!

This time is not a joke. "

Hearing this, Angelina's eyes suddenly turned red, bit her lips tightly, and stared at Ethan in a daze.

Ethan then said: "Who dares to say bad things about you in front of everyone in the future.

No matter who he is, I will twist his head off. Because you are my fiancée and will be my wife in the future.

Humiliating you is equivalent to humiliating me, I have a bad temper.

Anyone who dares to find fault will have to pay the price. "

"Puchi!" Angelina's eyes were red, and she couldn't help laughing suddenly.

"Ethan, are you serious?"

"Of course! We have held a ceremony, and you will be my Ethan's only and legal wife.

I don't want you to please others anymore, nor do I want to care about your past.

Let the past go, live in the present, and look forward to the future, that's what we should do.

I promise you that in the days ahead, no matter what kind of danger you face, or how powerful the enemy is, or any storm, I will stand firmly in front of you and protect you from the wind and rain.

I will twist off the heads of those who dare to bully you!

So, are you willing to go to the North with me? "

"Woo..." Angelina heard this and suddenly lay on Ethan's shoulder and burst into tears.

Ethan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more, just patted Angelina's back gently...