Born Into Villain's Family: I Have a 200\% Rebate System

Chapter 619: Ethan

Adam chuckled deeply at her words.

"Sure, but this time, the destination will be your choice."

Mary paused slightly before glancing toward him with a small smile.

"This time, I’ll plan everything."

The moment Adam heard that, his eyes instantly lit up.

After all, before this, he had always been the one arranging everything for her.

However, this time, Mary herself wanted to prepare things for him.

That simple fact delighted him endlessly.

He reached out and gently held her soft hand before kissing the back of it lightly.

"I suddenly feel like recovering faster."

Mary immediately glared at him despite the blush creeping onto her cheeks.

"You already recovered long ago. Stop acting weak."

Adam only smiled shamelessly.

Meanwhile, while the couple remained immersed in their sweet little world, someone else nearby had spotted Mary and become excited instantly.

That person was Ethan.

After getting involved in a gambling fight several days earlier, Ethan had been severely injured.

However, instead of going to the police, he chose to settle the matter privately after receiving compensation money of ten thousand dollars.

To someone like him, that amount already felt enormous.

Still, greed was endless.

Now, he had come to the hospital hoping to exaggerate his injuries further so he could demand even more money later.

As Ethan slowly walked toward the reception counter, his greasy slippers scraping against the floor lazily, his eyes suddenly froze.

Not far away stood Mary.

At that moment, she was handling Adam’s discharge paperwork quietly.

Her elegant figure instantly attracted attention from nearby people.

Ethan stared at her in disbelief.

"Mary...?"

Hearing someone call her name, Mary subconsciously turned around.

The moment her eyes landed on Ethan, she almost failed to recognize him completely.

The man standing before her looked utterly miserable.

His stomach protruded outward beneath his wrinkled shirt, and his greasy beard covered most of his face untidily.

His hair was oily and messy, while exhaustion and indulgence had deeply aged his appearance.

He looked unkempt and sloppy in every possible way.

Instinctively, Mary’s mind compared him to Adam.

Compared to Ethan, Adam looked unbelievably refined and attractive.

Due to years of disciplined workouts and Mary’s constant nagging about his health, Adam had built a toned physique with defined muscles.

Combined with his mature charm and elegant demeanor, he looked almost like the perfect dream husband countless women desired.

The difference between the two men was simply too obvious.

Meanwhile, Ethan quickly rushed toward her before grabbing her wrist excitedly.

"You don’t recognize me? I’m Ethan... your first boyfriend."

The moment he said those words, Mary froze briefly.

She stared at him carefully before finally recognizing traces of the boy she once knew.

Then, almost immediately, her expression turned cold.

"Aren’t you the man who abandoned me the moment you found out I had been raped?"

The moment those words left her mouth, Ethan’s face stiffened awkwardly.

Several nearby nurses glanced toward them curiously before walking away again.

Ethan quickly forced out an awkward laugh.

"You... you’re overthinking things. That happened such a long time ago already. Why keep holding onto the past?"

Mary slowly raised an eyebrow.

"Forget about it?"

Her voice became colder.

"How exactly am I supposed to forget a boyfriend who deliberately abandoned me during the worst moment of my life?"

Her eyes darkened painfully as old memories resurfaced.

"I stayed silent for years after that. Even after I got married to someone I didn’t love, I still carried those scars quietly by myself."

Hearing her words made Ethan fall silent momentarily.

Honestly, seeing Mary now filled him with intense regret.

This woman had aged gracefully beyond imagination.

She looked mature, elegant, and breathtakingly beautiful.

Time had only polished her into someone even more attractive than before.

Standing near her now, Ethan could even smell the faint floral perfume lingering around her, making his heart itch strangely.

For a brief moment, he even had the urge to pull her closer and kiss her.

Unfortunately, reality hit him immediately.

Mary was far beyond his reach now.

Meanwhile, Mary looked at him with visible disgust.

"If you still have even a little shame left, then leave."

With that, she turned around coldly.

However, Ethan quickly stretched out his arm and blocked her path again with a greasy smile.

"I know I wasn’t a good boyfriend before."

He scratched his beard awkwardly.

"I know I made you sad many times, but now I want to fix my mistakes."

His eyes greedily wandered across Mary’s beautiful face.

"How about this? I’ll take you back."

For a second, Mary simply stared at him blankly.

Then, she laughed.

"Who gave you the confidence to think I’d still be waiting for you?"

Mary crossed her arms before looking at him mockingly.

"I’m already married."

Hearing that, Ethan chuckled dismissively.

"You don’t need to lie to me. I already heard that you divorced that rich man."

Mary calmly nodded.

"That’s true. I divorced that rich man."

Before Ethan could become happy, she smiled faintly.

"Then I married another rich man."

The smile on Ethan’s face instantly froze.

Looking at Mary’s elegant appearance, jealousy slowly began filling his heart uncontrollably.

’She’s truly lucky...’

In his mind, he bitterly convinced himself that Mary had only relied on her beauty to marry wealthy men repeatedly.

Meanwhile, Mary no longer wanted to waste time speaking to him.

"Now that your little drama is over, move aside."

She immediately walked away.

However, Ethan unwillingly followed after her stubbornly.

"Wait, Mary! I still have something important to discuss with you!"

Mary felt so disgusted that she almost wanted to slap him directly.

At that exact moment, Adam appeared.

More than ten minutes had already passed since Mary left the hospital room.

Adam had even tried calling her several times, but she never answered because her phone remained inside her handbag.

Eventually, worry got the better of him.

Ignoring the nurse’s protests, he quietly came out to search for her himself.

Who would have thought that the moment he arrived, he would see Ethan standing beside Mary?

The instant Adam recognized him, his entire expression darkened.

His fingers tightened unconsciously.

This man...

This exact man had once shattered Mary emotionally and taken her away from him.

And Adam absolutely refused to allow Ethan to appear in Mary’s life ever again.

A dangerous possessiveness immediately surged inside him.

’What if this bastard tricks her somehow...?’

Even though Adam trusted Mary completely, the mere possibility alone was enough to make his chest tighten unpleasantly.

"Move away from my wife!"

Adam’s furious voice suddenly echoed through the hospital corridor.

The moment Ethan heard the shout, he became so frightened that he instinctively staggered backward.

Looking at Adam’s tall figure towering well above six feet, Ethan suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure crushing down on him.

For a brief moment, Ethan’s entire body trembled slightly from fear.

Meanwhile, Adam quickly stepped in front of Mary protectively, shielding her behind him almost instinctively. His cold gaze locked onto Ethan like a predator staring down prey.

"You’d better step back."

Ethan initially wanted to argue back, but the moment he looked at Adam carefully, he suddenly froze.

His eyes widened slightly. "Wait... you’re Adam, right?"

The moment that question was spoken aloud, Adam subconsciously stiffened.

For some reason, whenever he encountered people from his high school years, he always felt an indescribable inferiority deep inside himself.

It was as though those people knew every ugly, shameful, and darkest secret he had desperately tried to bury for years.

And the thing Adam feared the most... was losing Mary.

Sometimes, he worried that if people from his past revealed certain things carelessly, Mary might look at him differently one day. Even though he tried acting confident outwardly, deep inside, that fear had never truly disappeared.

Meanwhile, Mary immediately sensed the subtle change in Adam’s mood.

Her brows furrowed instantly. ’This bastard Ethan...’

Seeing Adam become uncomfortable because of Ethan made anger rise inside her chest immediately.

Without hesitation, Mary grabbed Adam’s wrist and pulled him slightly behind her instead.

Then she coldly looked toward Ethan. Ethan, however, misunderstood the situation completely and smirked mockingly.

"So you’ve become tall now, huh?"

His tone carried obvious ridicule.

"Back in high school, the four of you used to look so poor and miserable. You were dark-skinned, quiet, and always hiding around like rats."

He laughed disdainfully. "Who would’ve thought you’d actually manage to land Mary? Looks like you enjoy picking up my second-hand goods."

Slap! Before anyone could react, a loud slap suddenly rang throughout the corridor.

Several nearby people gasped in shock. However, the person who slapped Ethan wasn’t Mary.

It was Adam. His eyes had turned terrifyingly cold.

"How dare you call my wife second-hand goods?!"

His voice exploded with fury. "She is my goddess!"

The moment those words left his mouth, the surrounding crowd instantly fell silent.

Even the nurses nearby stared at Adam blankly.

"My God..."

"Did you hear that?"

"He’s so handsome..."

"And he worships his wife like that?"

Several women immediately looked toward Mary with obvious envy.