Chapter 38 His Engagement
2:30 PM.
Ethan tried calling Ashley, but her phone was off.
A sense of unease crept over him, and he frowned.
"Mr. Yates, what's up? Has Mrs. Wilson left yet?"
This business trip included Ethan, Ashley, Diannel, and Samantha.
"Her phone's not going through."
Diannel checked the time. "The flight leaves in half an hour, Mr. Yates. Should we head to the airport first? I can have someone try to contact Mrs. Wilson."
Samantha, Ashley's friend and assistant, knew her well.
Panicking, she said, "How could Ashley's phone be off? Did something happen?"
Ethan looked at her, puzzled. "Elisa, do you know my wife?"
Samantha, called Elisa, was momentarily stunned before pretending. "Uh... we've been friends for years. Her phone's always on. It's weird not to reach her."
Hearing this, Ethan's sense of foreboding grew stronger.
He instructed, "You all go to the airport first. Board the plane if it's time. I'll head home."
"Okay, Mr. Yates."
Ethan quickened his pace and rushed back to Maple Grove Estate. He knew Ashley lived there but didn't know which building.
Just as he was about to ask the property management, he overheard someone talking—
"Oh my, a house was broken into, and a girl was drugged. Luckily, a dog found her, and she was taken to the hospital."
Ethan's heart tightened. He showed Ashley's photo and asked, "Excuse me, is this the girl you're talking about?"
"Yes, that's her. I heard a guy named Alex took her to Haven Hospital."
"Thank you!"
Ethan didn't waste any time and rushed to the hospital's emergency room.
On the way, Ethan felt an unprecedented sense of urgency, wishing he could fly there immediately. The idea that her house could be broken into led him to reproach himself for not looking after her more diligently.
Half an hour later.
"Are you the patient's husband? She was drugged, but fortunately, she's fine, and it didn't affect her unborn child. She can be discharged once she wakes up."
"Ah... I..."
Mistaken for Ashley's husband, Alex felt a moment of joy, but learning she was pregnant extinguished his hope.
"I'm her husband."
Ethan walked in, his voice firm and serious.
Alex instinctively turned around, squinting against the bright light. When he saw Ethan's face, surprise and jealousy flashed in his eyes.
"Mr. Yates?"
Ethan gave him a cold glance and then looked at the doctor. "Doctor, when will my wife wake up?"
"She might sleep for a few more hours."
After the doctor left, Ethan looked at Alex and asked, "Do you know me?"
"Who doesn't know you?"
Ethan raised an eyebrow. Ashley didn't know him before.
"Thanks for saving my wife. I'll send you a gift later. You don't need to stay here."
With the real husband present, Alex had no reason to linger.
Alex watched Ethan walk to the bedside, looking at the sleeping woman with tenderness. But when he looked at Ethan, jealousy flashed in his eyes.
Ethan turned to him, noticing the complex emotions in his eyes, and coldly said, "Sir, how long do you plan to stare at my wife?"
His half-squinted eyes revealed a cold light and an unrecognized hostility.
This powerful aura was like that of a king.
For the first time, Alex felt a sense of inferiority.
"Sorry, I just wanted to check on her. I'll leave now."
Seeing him leave, Ethan finally focused on Ashley, unable to help but smirk. "You sure know how to attract attention!"
Fortunately, she was okay. Otherwise... Ethan didn't know why, but he felt inexplicably nervous!
But why did the intruder only drug the owner?
Ethan made a call. "Liam, contact the property management and check if anything valuable was stolen from Mrs. Wilson's house."
Half an hour later, Liam called back. "Mr. Yates, the property management checked Ms. Wilson's house and said nothing was stolen."
That was strange. If the intruder wasn't after money or anything else, what was the motive?
"Liam, have the property management check the surveillance footage for the intruder's information. Also, check the street cameras. I'll be heading to Ferndale later. Let me know if you find anything."
"Okay, Mr. Yates..."
Ethan's interruption made Liam forget to tell him that Mrs. Wilson lived right across from them.
Ethan made another call. "Arrange for a private jet to be ready in half an hour."
Looking at the sleeping woman on the bed, she seemed to be having a sweet dream, her lips slightly curved in a smile.
Ethan felt something stir in his heart, both soft and itchy.
He leaned down and gently kissed her forehead. "Have a good sleep. When you wake up, we'll be in Ferndale."
Coralyn.
Ava received the expedited package and immediately went to a private hospital, handing over a lot of money. "Please, I need the DNA results as soon as possible."
Three hours later.
The doctor handed over a paternity test report.
John and Ashley are confirmed to be father and daughter!
Ava was insanely jealous. She went to the orphanage, and while the director was away, she stole important documents.
She took Ashley's photo from the file and replaced it with her own. Then she immediately took a bus to Aurora, heading straight to the White family.
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