The door of the study was closed lightly, but the sound was still clear.

Kylie felt like Ethan was a stranger now, and she was scared of this feeling. Ethan didn't trust nor love her anymore.

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They were going to be the most familiar strangers at the end.

"Let me go," Ethan said. "I won't stop him from leaving." If that was what Kylie wanted, he could satisfy her.

After that, he moved backward, and Kylie lost support.

She had to sit up. "Ethan, I..." She didn't know how to explain it because she just hoped to cure him. If only Stephen in this world could do that, she would do everything to make sure it would happen.

Ethan stood up and walked to the door without giving her a look.

Kylie thought he would leave in anger, but he opened the door wide and said, "Out."

"Let me help you change the dressing," Kylie said and raised her smile.

"Out!" Ethan raised his voice with impatience.

Kylie already touched the medicine box. "It won't occupy you much time." She bent to take out gauze bandages, but the lid was closed when she was about to take the ointment out.

If she hadn't withdrawn her hands fast enough, her hands could have been hurt. "Ethan..."

Ethan wouldn't listen to her and caught her wrist, pulling her to the door.

"The injuries on your back... And you have a lot of explaining to do about your..." Before she could finish, she was shut out of the room.

Kylie stood still outside the door. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't help worrying about him.

Barbara patted her shoulder at this time. "It's fine. I'll talk to him, and you can go have a rest."

"Mom..." Kylie felt aggrieved and threw herself into Barbara's arms.

"I understand you did that for Ethan's good." Barbara comforted Kylie. "He's mad now and lost his temper because he was too jealous. Don't be so upset."

Kylie wiped her eyes. "Mom, please help him treat the injuries on his back."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Barbara nodded. "Kylie, I will not explain to you my children's identity. I haven't had enough courage to do it right now!"

Kylie held her hands, nodded, and then went back to the master bedroom but pressed her ear on the wall to hear the sound from the next room.

Barbara knocked on the door, then directly walked inside. "Ethan, let me have a look at your injuries."

"Mother, I'm fine," Ethan said in a deep voice. He was reluctant to show Barbara his injuries. He realized that his nature to cure his wounds has a connection with Stephen. Since his twin brother's body had deteriorated lately, it affects his inner power, too, as they shared almost the same genes.

"Ethan..." Barbara lowered her voice afterward, and Kylie couldn't hear their talk.

Right at this moment, Kylie's phone rang.

"Kylie?" Stephen asked with concern on the phone. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Kylie went back to sit on the bed. "You've checked his injuries. Are you confident you can cure him?"

"Kylie, what do you have to do?" Stephen sounded a little disappointed. "Ethan doesn't trust you at all. Is it worth it?"

Kylie lay down on the bed with tears flew down from the corners of her eyes, but she still said with determination. "No matter how he treats me, I love him forever. Just tell me whether you can cure him or not."

"Of course, I can. I'll prepare the medicine right away, but don't forget our agreement." Stephen reminded Kylie again.

"Don't kill yourself for love. If you're injured, I'll punish Ethan for it. I can cure him, and I can also kill him!" The call was hung up, but Kylie couldn't calm down for a long time.

I can cure him, and I can also kill him!

Stephen meant it, and Kylie believed he had that ability.

Although Stephen wasn't so strong as Ethan, he was the Ghost Doctor who was most skilled at using modern medicines.

He could easily kill a mortal and immortal without any hints. Ethan might keep a distance away from him, but it wouldn't last.

Besides, if Ethan had to stay alert every moment from now on, his rest life would be greatly affected.

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Kylie fell into a light sleep a while later. She dreamed Ethan's cold eyes. She did her best to chase him up, but he strode away fast. All of a sudden, two cute little boys showed up.

They laughed at Kylie, squatting on the ground.

One of them said, "Stop chasing! Daddy doesn't love us at all."

"Mommy, why don't you find us a new daddy?" another said.

Kylie rubbed one's head. "No, I must chase him up. No one loves us more than your daddy in this world."

"Of course, there is!" Two of them pointed to the back of Kylie with one accord.

Kylie turned around and saw a tall slim figure walking out from the fog. He walked towards her step by step, then reached out his hand to her at a slow pace.

She tried to figure out who this man was but couldn't raise her head.

The man waited for a while, then turned to one of the two little cute boys.

The cute little boy stood up with happiness and ran to hug the man.

"Come back!" Kylie yelled.

The man hugged the cute little boy in his arms, and kissed his cheek, then left with him. Seeing a stranger walking away with her kid, Kylie almost cried. "Come back now!"

At this moment, Kylie opened her eyes and woke up from her dream.

She wiped her eyes, then walked into the bathroom.

Luckily, it was just a dream.

The woman in the mirror had very obvious dark circles and didn't look well either. Kylie finished brushing her teeth and washing her face, but Pupu was still absent.

She searched for it along the way downstairs, and the housekeeper told her Pupu was in a worse condition now.

Pupu's eyes lit up the moment Kylie showed up. Although it didn't have the energy to run to her again, it still shook its tail with excitement.

Kylie whimpered, "Pupu, hang on for a while longer, please. You'll get better."

Pupu shook its tail with great force and covered its head in the crook of Kylie's arm.

"Mrs. Parker, it's a sunny day. Why don't you enjoy the sunshine with Pupu?" The housekeeper handed over Pupu's toy.

"Well, the temperature fell today, and Pupu might catch a cold," Kylie said, rubbing Pupu's furry neck. "We'll go to our room. There is a large bay window, and we can enjoy the sunshine without exposing us to the wind."

"Mrs. Parker, you treat Pupu so well." The housekeeper glanced at Kylie, then lowered his head at once.

He didn't understand why a woman who was so kind to a dog would hurt her loving husband.