Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband Chapter 1503: From Now On, I Will Love You Well

The entire estate was plunged into a flurry of activity, everyone was busy for Carlotta’s return.

Celeste Linden also noticed that the guards outside her door had been withdrawn; no one was watching over her anymore, presumably because Ethan Barnes had reassigned them to protect Carlotta.

In front of Carlotta, she suddenly felt insignificant.

Celeste Linden felt very happy inside. To her, everything was getting better, and she was also very curious about what kind of person this Carlotta really was?

What kind of person could make the cold-hearted Ethan Barnes love her for so many years?

With this question in mind, Celeste Linden walked out and came to the door of Ethan Barnes’s master bedroom.

Ethan Barnes had brought Carlotta back and directly housed her in his master bedroom. Now the bedroom door was open, and servants were coming and going, along with doctors and nurses.

Carlotta was lying in bed wearing a white dress. She had many injuries and was running a high fever. Ethan Barnes, eyes bloodshot, was gripping the doctor’s collar, "How is Carlotta, what’s really wrong with her?"

"King Hayden, the patient’s injuries appear to be caused by long-term abuse, and now the wounds have become infected, leading to a persistent high fever. No need to be too anxious, King Hayden, I’ll do everything to treat her."

"Then treat her now. I want Carlotta to wake up quickly."

"Yes."

Ethan Barnes turned to his trusted subordinate, "Have you found out who abused Carlotta, who hurt her?"

The trusted subordinate replied, "Master, I’ve already sent people to investigate. Over the years, Miss Carlotta has led a life of displacement, married to a gambler named Wang Er. This Wang Er particularly likes to beat people. Whenever he lost money at the casino, he would beat Miss Carlotta to vent his anger, making her life a living hell."

"When our people went there, Wang Er had already heard the news and fled overnight. We’re hunting him down with all our might, and we should be able to catch him soon."

Ethan Barnes’s handsome face twisted with anger, "Hurry and catch this Wang Er, I want to tear him to pieces."

"Yes!"

At this moment, there was a faint moan, and Carlotta on the bed opened her eyes and awoke from her fever.

Ethan Barnes immediately sat on the bed, holding Carlotta’s hand. Over the years, Carlotta’s life had been very difficult. She did housework and farm work every day, so her hands were full of calluses and very rough.

"Carlotta, you’re awake?"

Carlotta, still a bit disoriented, sat up excitedly and immediately tried to shake Ethan off, "Don’t hit me anymore, please don’t hit me, it hurts, it hurts so much, Wang Er, don’t hit me anymore."

Wang Er had left a heavy psychological shadow on Carlotta. She thought Ethan was Wang Er and resisted like a frightened bird.

Ethan Barnes’s heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife. The girl he had kept hidden in his heart had been tortured to a state that was neither human nor ghostly. He was both furious and heartbroken, "Carlotta, don’t be afraid, look clearly, I’m not Wang Er or anyone else, I’m Ethan Barnes!"

"Ethan? No, how could you be Ethan, you’re lying to me!" Carlotta resisted fiercely, trying to push Ethan away.

Ethan Barnes pulled Carlotta into his arms, "Carlotta, I truly am your Ethan, don’t be afraid, your Ethan is here, I’m sorry, Ethan came too late, it’s Ethan’s fault for not protecting you and letting you suffer so much."

Carlotta was covered in wounds, having suffered inhumane abuse. Just thinking about it made Ethan want Wang Er to vanish into dust. He wished he could take on all this pain and suffering in Carlotta’s place.

Carlotta gradually calmed down. She slowly reached out, trying to touch Ethan’s face, "Ethan? Ethan? Are you really Ethan?"

Ethan Barnes placed her hand on his handsome face, "Carlotta, I truly am your Ethan, touch and see."

Carlotta’s pale, hollow eyes slowly focused, and tears suddenly flowed down her face, "Ethan, you really are my Ethan, Ethan, I finally found you! Over the years, I’ve dreamed of you countless times, but every time I woke up, you disappeared. I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime."

Ethan Barnes held Carlotta’s hand, pressing his handsome face into her palm, "I’m sorry, Carlotta. I thought you were dead. What happened to you all these years?"

Carlotta’s memory drifted back to long ago, "Do you remember many years ago when you were being hunted down, bleeding heavily and on the brink of death, so I hid you in the bushes and ran out alone to divert those chasing you."

Ethan Barnes remembered; how could he not remember? That day, Carlotta used her tiny body to draw away the pursuers. Without her, he would have been dead, and there would be no such person as Ethan Barnes in this world.

In this world, only his mother and Carlotta truly loved him the most. They were the purest and cleanest women in the world, while other women were so filthy.

"I lured those pursuers away, and they cornered me to a cliff. To avoid dishonor, I jumped off the cliff."

"I thought I was dead, but I wasn’t. I survived. I thanked the heavens for giving me a second chance at life, but little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare. I was saved by Wang Er’s family. They imprisoned me and made me Wang Er’s wife."

"Over the years, I’ve been trying to escape, but every time I did, they would catch me and severely beat me, whip me, burn me with hot iron, trying to break my spirit."

"But I refused to give up. As long as my legs weren’t broken, I kept running away. My life was a constant cycle of escaping, getting caught, and being beaten, never-ending."

Recalling this was too painful for Carlotta. She spoke and cried, finally clutching her head in agony.

Ethan Barnes felt his heart tearing in two. He embraced Carlotta once more, gently kissing her hair, "Don’t say anymore, I know it all, Carlotta, that’s all in the past. Now you’re back by my side."

"Those past events are like a nightmare. Let’s not think about them anymore. I’ll start a brand new life with you, and I’ll love, cherish, and protect you, making it up to you in every way possible."

Carlotta reached out her small hands to embrace Ethan’s waist, burying her tearful face in his chest, nodding vigorously, "Mm!"

Outside, Celeste Linden watched with deep emotion. She never expected this Carlotta to have such similar experiences to her own, with such a determined and resilient nature.

It’s just that, unlike Carlotta, her ’Ethan’ was her abuser, who mercilessly broke her legs every time she tried to escape.

Everything in this world is so coincidental that it’s laughable.