Chapter 14: Are You Worried about Me?

　　“Yes. Does your abdomen still hurt?” 　　Holding back his emotions, Winfred sat down by the edge of the bed and carefully held Lainey up and made her back against the head of the bed. Then he brought over the food to feed her. 　　“It’s been better. Well, I can do it myself.” 　　Lainey was a little shy, not used to having him serve her like this. 　　She was injured, but her hands were fine. How could she let him feed her like a little kid? 　　“You’re hurt, so you should rest. Let me feed you.” 　　Lainey couldn’t refuse him anymore, so she obediently accepted his feeding. 　　Because Lainey’s face was injured, she felt pain in her facial muscles when she ate and chewed. Therefore, she didn’t want to eat anymore after taking a few bites and drinking half a bowl of soup. 　　“Well, Blair… Is he going to be okay?” 　　“Don’t worry! He won’t die.” 　　Winfred was confident in the strength of his punches and kicks, which might make Blair suffer a little but wouldn’t kill him. 　　“Will your father blame you for this?” 　　“Maybe not?” 　　Even if Vicente blamed him, Winfred didn’t take it seriously. 　　He had long since stopped needing to worry about the Sloan family now. 　　Lainey let out a sigh of relief, “That’s good.” 　　After thinking for a while, Lainey advised again, “Honey, you’d better get on well with your father in the future. He’s the only one in this family who cares about you.” 　　Upon hearing this, Winfred raised his eyebrows. 　　“Are you worried about me?” 　　“Yes!” Lainey replied naturally, “We are a couple. Who am I going to worry about if I don’t worry about you?” 　　Winfred smiled. 　　Lainey and Winfred stayed overnight at the Sloan Mansion. 　　Early the next morning, there was a loud noise from downstairs that disturbed their sleep. 　　Lainey woke up and opened her eyes, only to see the face of Winfred that was very close. 　　Maybe Lainey had gotten used to his face over the past few days or what, she no longer found his bumpy and uneven face scary. Instead, she felt sorry for him. 　　The left side of his face looked so perfect. What had happened to the right side to disfigured him like that? 　　And this scar was so long. 　　Lainey couldn’t imagine what it felt like when a sharp knife cut on her face. Anyway, it must be very painful. 　　“It must have been very painful when you got cut at that time, right?” 　　Gently stroking the scar on Winfred’s face, Lainey let out a soft sigh. But she soon braced herself up. 　　“But don’t worry, give me some more time, I’ll go and get more jobs. Then I’ll soon earn enough money to let you go for plastic surgery. I’m sure you’ll return to your normal life.” 　　Actually, Winfred had woken up the moment Lainey touched his face. The reason why he didn’t open his eyes was to see what she was going to do. Yet he didn’t expect that she would feel so sorry for him and talk to herself like that. 　　At that moment, Winfred couldn’t help but feel warm in his heart. 　　“Thanks.” 　　Holding Lainey’s hand, Winfred opened his eyes. 　　Being caught on the spot, Lainey was a little shy and embarrassed, blushing. “Have you woken up a long time ago?” 　　“I woke up when you touched my face.” 　　Winfred smiled, and his eyes were deep. 　　Lainey… 　　She was really different. 　　“Then you…” 　　Lainey was embarrassed. 　　He’d woken up a long time ago, so he’d listened to everything she said, hadn’t he? It was too embarrassing. 　　“Huh.” 　　Winfred chuckled in a low voice, holding her hand to his mouth and kissing it. “Does your face still hurt? And what about your abdomen?” 　　Thinking that Blair actually hit her like that, and that she was almost being raped by Blair, Winfred got angry once again uncontrollably. 　　“It doesn’t hurt much anymore, so don’t be mad.” 　　Afraid that Winfred would go to Blair for trouble again, Lainey hurriedly soothed him in a soft voice, just like coaxing a child. 　　The noise downstairs grew louder and louder. Thumping footsteps came up the stairs, stopping in front of their room door in less than two minutes, followed by a jarring pounding on the door. 　　“Who is it?” 　　Lainey was a little scared and subconsciously ducked in Winfred’s arms. 　　“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” 　　Winfred gently patted her back to comfort her. 　　Then they got up quickly. 　　When Winfred opened his door, there was a middle-aged noble lady standing outside full of anger. When she saw them come out, she almost rushed up to Winfred, pointed at his nose and cursed him. 　　“Winfred, you’re really something! How heartless are you? You broke Blair’s bones! He’s your nephew! Are you still a human being?” 　　The noble lady was Blair’s mother, as well as Winfred’s sister-in-law, Ernestine Sloan. 　　Ernestine and Rowdy Sloan didn’t live in the Sloan Mansion. Just like Winfred, they had their own place to live. Last night, when she was informed that Blair had been beaten by Winfred and sent to the hospital, Ernestine hurried over. 　　When Ernestine saw her son being beaten up so miserably, she was heartbroken. Then she heard the doctor say that Blair was kicked and broke two ribs, she was even more shocked and scared. 　　Rowdy and Winfred hadn’t been on good terms, and they were not intimate at all. But in the past, they lived their own lives and there had never been such a big conflict. However, Winfred hit Blair so badly this time. Ernestine could never tolerate it. 　　So Ernestine came to the Sloan Mansion at first light to demand a settlement. 　　“Ernestine,” Winfred looked at Ernestine coldly, “Why don’t you ask Blair why he got beaten?” 　　“What more do I need to ask? Isn’t it just a misunderstanding? How could you beat your family so badly for the sake of a woman? Winfred, are you still not a human being?” 　　As Ernestine cursed, she got more furious at the sight of Lainey behind Winfred, “There are many such bitches outside? How short of women are you?” 　　Lainey had already heard Ernestine’s identity, and was thinking about how to speak for Winfred. As a result, her face immediately turned pale when Ernestine turned it on her. 　　“Ernestine, Lainey is my wife, please respect her!” 　　Hearing Ernestine insulting Lainey, Winfred looked cold. 　　“Your precious son openly lusted after his aunt-in-law in broad daylight. Shouldn’t he be beaten for this wicked deed with such a lack of discipline? Or is this how you teach your child?” 　　“What did you say?” 　　Receiving too much information at once, Ernestine was somewhat unable to understand it. 　　“She is your wife?” 　　When did Winfred get married? How come she didn’t know this news? 　　“Yes!” Winfred held Lainey into his arms, “Lainey is the daughter-in-law personally chosen by Dad. Do you have any opinion?” 　　The daughter-in-law chosen by Vicente? The moment Ernestine raised her head and was about to question, she saw Vicente coming up from downstairs, staring at her with a darkened face. Immediately, she was shocked and afraid!