Chapter 4 Be Good and Stay Put

Yes, Vivian Swain had come back this time to settle the score with her family. However, she had only learned about her grandma's quest to find her grandson in the Benton family a few days ago, so she hadn't conducted a comprehensive investigation on the Bentons. Now that she had conveniently married into the family, she had to make sure she knew her enemies well. Therefore, as soon as she finished her call with her grandma, she immediately dialed another number. "Send me all the data on the Benton family in Amorita, spanning three generations, within an hour. Email it to me. That's all. Bye." She hung up. "Ah, but..." The person on the other end of the line didn't even get to finish his sentence before being hung up on, but all he could do was chuckle helplessly. That woman! Always so swift and decisive, a veritable female boss! Fifty minutes later, Vivian received information about the three generations of the Benton family. Just as she finished reading the information and was closing her laptop, she heard a knock at the door. "Mrs. Benton, it's me, Jean. Can I come in?" Vivian frowned slightly but put on a girlish tone, "It's you, Jean. Come in." When Jean entered with another person, they found Vivian doodling with color pens, her fingers and clothes covered in colorful ink. The drawings were childlike, not even up to kindergarten standard. Feeling that she had played her part sufficiently, Vivian put away the color pens, and pointing curiously at the scholarly man wearing glasses next to Jean, she asked, "Jean, who is this man with glasses?" In fact, she had seen this man in the Benton family's information just a few minutes ago. His name was Brevard Herrera. He was Ethan Benton's good friend and personal doctor. Ever since Ethan became vegetative after his car accident, Brevard had been taking care of him. Jean had mentioned that she was not responsible for the second floor as there was someone specifically in charge. It seemed this 'specific person' must be Brevard, who likely knew the truth that Ethan was not actually vegetative. "This is Dr. Herrera," Jean explained to Vivian, "He is in charge of taking care of our young master. Now that you're sharing a room with him, there are many things you need to be aware of, and Dr. Herrera will guide you. Let him take you upstairs now."” Despite his gentle and handsome appearance, Brevard's eyes were sharp, and Vivian didn't like the way he was scrutinizing her. He seemed skeptical of her act of playing dumb, his gaze behind the glasses always probing. "No, I don't want to go with this man with glasses." Vivian shrank back into a corner, her doe-like eyes filled with fear, "His glasses are scary when he looks at me. I don't want to go with him. Jean, protect me." Jean was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She looked at Brevard as if to say, “I told you, she's a simpleton.” "Mrs. Benton, what do you see here?" In the end, Jean had to pull out a candy to coax Vivian. She found that as long as she was offered something tasty, Vivian would obediently follow instructions, just like a child. Sure enough, Vivian was soon lured by the candy. Seeing this, Jean quickly handed the rest of the candies in her pocket to Brevard, "Be good, Mrs . Benton. Dr. Herrera will give you candy." … Vivian followed Brevard to Ethan's room on the second floor. But Ethan was not in the room. Instead, the sound of running water came from the bathroom, indicating that he was taking a shower. Vivian knew Brevard was observing her, so she kept up her act, deliberately drooling all over while eating the lollipop. For some reason, Brevard suddenly tossed a candy at Vivian's feet. Vivian knew this was a test. She had been eyeing the candy for a while before finally picking it up. It was the first piece. The second piece was thrown towards the TV cabinet. The third piece ended up in the corner of the room. The fourth piece was in the trash bin. Brevard was repeatedly tossing the candies away, and Vivian was dutifully retrieving them each time, even seeming happy about it. It was as if she was being toyed with like a dog! It was a humiliating sight, yet this woman didn't seem to feel any shame at all. Brevard frowned, this woman was either truly simple or an excellent actress! Just as he was about to walk over and question her further, the bathroom door was flung open. "Brevard, enough!" It was Ethan, freshly out of the shower. At that moment, he was only wrapped in a towel, his expression could have been carved from stone,"Don't go too far." "I was just trying to verify something, you know, it's a professional habit," Brevard shrugged. "That doesn”t give you the right to bully people!" Vivian, currently digging in the trash bin for candy, couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that in Ethan's eyes, she had already become a pitiful little simpleton. If that was the case, she didn't mind playing up the image a bit. After finding the candy, she immediately rushed towards Ethan, not caring that he had just come out of the shower, and hugged him tightly. "Mr. Handsome, protect Vivian. This guy with glasses is so mean. He threw away all the candy that Jean gave me. The candy is mine, mine! Mr. Handsome, hit him!" Ethan was barely clothed, wearing only a towel. Now this simpleton was hugging him so tightly and squirming, making him feel very awkward... "Vivian," Ethan stiffened, even his voice unconsciously husky, "let go of me first." "No!" Vivian held on tighter, "The guy with glasses is scaring me." She was not some naive little bunny. A man like Ethan, with his good looks and physique, she would’t mind hugging him. If she had the chance in the future, she wouldn’t mind spending a few nights with him. "Vivian, be a good girl. I promise I'll teach him a lesson. Let go of me, okay?" She just... This was too much! She probably didn't realize how soft her body was, or how beautiful and tempting she was! Vivian felt a change in Ethan's body, but it wasn’t the time for that sort of thing, so she reluctantly let him go. "Okay, but you have to hit him! Beat him to death!" Vivian repeated her demand over and over, finally letting go of Ethan. But no one expected that after her squirming, the towel had become loose. When she was hugging him, she managed to keep the cloth in place, but the moment she let go, the cloth naturally fell off. "Wow!" Vivian squatted down, her face filled with curiosity, "What's this?" Ethan Benton, who had never blushed in his life, suddenly felt his face heating up! Even Doctor Herrera, who had seen countless patients” bodies, was blushing. In this situation, the woman remained cheerful and unfazed. No normal person could do this! No one could pretend to be this clueless!