Chapter 239 He’s fine now... Isnst that what’s important? (1/2)

The next morning…

Lexi woke up next to Ethan Lu. The instant she saw his beautiful side profile, her gaze softened. However, no matter how she was relieved to see him early in the morning, her heart felt heavy.

”Mhmm…” Turning to his side, his hand came to life and instantly wrapped around her, pulling her closer to his warm embrace.

”...morning.” He softly greeted with his eyes still closed. His hand stroked her back as if comforting her.

”Mhmm, goodmorning.” Trying to throw the heavy emotion on the back of her mind, Lexi snuggled in his chest like a clingy kitten. Lexi's unexpected response made Ethan Lu creased his brows as his lids slowly opened; the hands that was rubbing on her back came into a pause.

”How are you feeling?”

”Sleepy—” Just when Lexi subtly smile, memories from last night came rushing inside her head that made her abruptly stop.

In her memory, she woke up last night feeling her dry throat and went to the kitchen to salivate her throat. And then, when she came back… everything seemed vague and the last thing she knew was that she was crying her heart out, a light hand patting her back which she assumed was Ethan Lu before she fell asleep.

”What…” Confused, Lexi could only mutter one word as her head throbbed the more she thought about the reason why she was crying last night.

Suddenly, her world seemed to stop as another piece of information went inside her head. ”Brother Mo,” Lexi lightly pushed Ethan Lu away as her eyes gaped open, her hand balled into a fist on his chest and trembled.

Ethan Lu emotionlessly stared at her shocked expression as she raised her gaze to meet his.

”He is in the hospital.”

”What? What happened to him?” Still confused on how she knew that Morris Liu's life was in critical condition— Lexi didn't dwell on it because what's important was the fact that Morris Liu was dying.

”He was shot.” Blankly giving her the information he received last night, Ethan Lu didn't let her go and only stared at her bewildered front.

”What? How— why?!” Trying to process the shocking words as immediately as she could, Lexi locked eyes with his unreadable pair of eyes. Since it was the news she didn't expect early in the morning, Lexi was quite dumbfounded by the news. Hence, she was rather reckless with her response without considering what would he feel.

”He's fine now… isn't that what's important?” Call him petty for having ridiculous thoughts that almost made him stay awake through the night. However, the possibility that the reason why Lexi bawled her eyes out until she fell asleep last night was because of another man. Moreover, her last murmurs while she was asleep 'don't go…' kept ringing in his head.

Ethan Lu condemned himself many times last night. After all, Morris Liu was his friend that was akin to a brother— no matter what disagreement they had— Morris Liu would forever be his ally. However, right now, his growing jealousy towards the man was slowly uniting and getting stronger.

He knew that she would still be concerned for him, he understood that she would get worried— they had history together even before their tragic ending happened. Still, he was only a human. He could not help but feel displeased as his lover was crying because of another man. Why must she shed a tear for him again?

Ethan Lu's mind was muddled with thoughts that he chose not to speak.

”He's alright…?” Scrutinizing his front, Lexi's heart felt a little relieved. Regardless, she wanted to ascertain the truth to ease her worried heart.

Well, although the shock she had made her undoubtedly worried— Lexi was certain it wasn't the reason why she was crying a river last night. Still, she would think about what happened last night and why does she feel empty? As if she was missing something really important.

”Mhmm… Miraculously, the surgery was a success.” Slightly nodding his head, Ethan Lu didn't have much change in his stoic face, not letting the thoughts inside his mind go out.