Chapter 4

I stayed at the villa Grandpa had lived in for a few days, until my assistant Tom called me again.

“Mr. Ethan, Lily’s here again. She said if she can’t see the chairman today, she’s not leaving no matter what.”

Because I had given the order earlier, Nova Capital Group had treated Lily very well, and on a lot of investment projects, they basically gave her whatever she asked for.

But this time, knowing she was in trouble, Nova Capital suddenly and for no reason halted all investments at this critical moment.

She must have been completely unable to figure it out.

But she had forgotten something too.

Nova Capital was basically a giant in the industry. If I hadn’t agreed to help her raise funds back then, her small company would never have caught the attention of other investors in the field.

The reason she had made it this far was not because Lily was truly sharp in business.

It was more because she was leaning on my powerful backing, which let her rise straight to the top.

Now that the backing was gone, how long could Lily’s so-called smart and capable mind really keep her afloat?

On the other end of the phone, Tom asked in a low voice, “Mr. Reed is out of the country in meetings for the next couple of days and can’t get back anytime soon. Ms. Lily looks like she really plans to stay at the company.”

“There are a lot of coworkers coming and going in the office. If this drags on, I’m afraid it won’t look good.”

I understood what Tom meant.

After all, Lily was my wife. Though those outsiders didn’t know exactly what had happened between us, they still didn’t dare do anything to her.

I glanced at the message bar, empty all the way down.

Since the night I left home, Lily hadn’t called me once.

I curled my lips and said to Tom on the other end, “I’m on my way.”

Over the years, Nova Capital had flourished under Mr. Reed’s management.

And watching my grandfather’s life’s work still hold the top spot in the industry made me genuinely relieved.

But I thought that after today, I would truly start taking over Nova Capital myself.

The drive from home to the company only took a little over ten minutes.

Tom was waiting outside the company to greet me, and as soon as he saw the car arrive, he ran over to open the door.

“Mr. Ethan, inside...”

Seeing the troubled look on his face, I instinctively asked what had happened.

Tom had been with me for quite a while and had seen more than enough of the world. A small scene like this normally wouldn’t be enough to make him look like that.

But this was Nova Capital, and I didn’t believe anyone would be bold enough to cause trouble here.

Yet the moment I reached the floor of the CEO’s office, when I saw the two figures leaning into each other, I suddenly understood why Tom had made that face.

As the only one who knew my sight had already recovered, Tom probably thought I was glowing green right now.

He followed behind me, closed his fist, and cleared his throat into it.

Lily turned around, and when she saw me, surprise flashed across her face before she calmly stood up.

“Ethan, what are you doing here?”

“Can’t I come? Or are you two doing something you’re afraid I’ll see?”

Lily’s face darkened, and just as she was about to speak, Brian yanked her behind him.

“Sorry, Ethan, Lily came here on her own, and I was just worried she might get bullied if she was here by herself.”

“But I don’t mean anything by it. I know you two are married. If you really can’t stand me, I’ll leave. I won’t ever show up in front of you again.”

He said that, but he kept holding Lily’s hand tightly the whole time and never let go.

My gaze followed his movement and landed on the diamond ring on Lily’s finger.

She was still wearing it, which showed just how much she liked it.

Right, just for that ring, Lily had left me, the blind man, alone in the suburbs without caring whether I lived or died, just to rush off and see Brian?

Seeing that I still hadn’t spoken, Brian went on, “I was just thinking that Lily, as a girl, has been running around outside every day trying to earn money for the family. It must be really exhausting. Ethan, you should spend more time with Lily from now on.”

He said it nicely enough, but I didn’t see even a trace of concern on his face.

Before I could say anything, he let out an “oh no.”

“Look at my memory. Ethan, you can’t even see, and you still need someone to take care of you. How could you possibly take care of Lily?”

“You’re already like this, and you’re still running around outside every day, making trouble for Lily. If it were me, I definitely wouldn’t let Lily work this hard, and I definitely wouldn’t go around causing trouble.”