The Mysterious Billionaire and His Substitute Bride (Ethan and Janet)
Chapter 794 Trash

"Elizabeth and her aunt have been taken to the hospital. I'd like to check on them. What happened to Jorge? Did you catch him?" Janet asked when she finally stopped crying.

"I'll tell you all about it. For now, let's just get in the car." Brandon put his arm over her shoulder and helped her into the car.

They drove full speed along the dark road and soon arrived at the hospital. Brandon also told Janet everything on their way.

Upon their arrival, Elizabeth and her aunt had been brought in by the doctor and were being examined.

Brandon removed his coat, draped it over Janet's shoulder, and leaned against the bench in the corridor. "It's a pity that Jorge managed to escape. That man... he's nothing but scum. How does your friend even know a guy like that?"

As Janet sat next to Brandon, she replied, "He's Elizabeth's ex-boyfriend. You've actually seen him before."

"Right now, Jorge is a desperado and an outlaw. Your friend is unlucky to have met a guy like that. No offense, but she has bad taste in men. She probably found him atop a pile of trash." Brandon was quite blunt and his words were harsh to hear.

Frowning, Janet replied, "Don't say stuff like that in front of Elizabeth. She's already been through enough! Hearing that kind of talk will only make her feel worse."

Right after she said that, she looked back and saw Elizabeth standing at the door of the doctor's office, seemingly embarrassed.

"That's enough." Janet cleared her throat, tugging on Brandon's shirt and blushing uncontrollably.

Elizabeth probably heard Brandon's snide remark earlier.

Seeing as her friend looked dispirited, Janet stood up and tried to explain, "Please don't take our words to heart. We were just joking around."

"Honestly, it's okay. You're right, anyway." Elizabeth looked down, visibly disheartened. She felt really ashamed of herself. "I'm so sorry for what happened. This is all my fault. None of this would've happened if not for me. I almost put your lives in danger!"

Both Brandon and Janet had helped her a lot.

If it weren't for them, she and her aunt would've been corpses by now.

Now that she had calmed down, Elizabeth realized that she deserved all the bad things that had happened to her.

She shouldn't blame anyone else for all her misfortune.

"Don't say things like that. Jorge is the bad guy here, not you!" Janet countered.

She glanced at Elizabeth's bandaged hands and asked, "What did the doctor say about your hands?"

Biting her lower lip, Elizabeth fell silent. Seconds later, she smiled bitterly while looking at her wounded hands. "The doctor said that the injuries are serious and that I needed to remain in the hospital for a few days for further observation."

She then turned to one of the rooms and said, "Fortunately, my aunt is fine. The doctor said that she'll be fine once she regains consciousness." Tears were welling up in her eyes.

"This is all my fault. Because of my incapacity to see the truth before, all of this happened!" Sniffling and looking down, Elizabeth finally fell silent. Janet wasn't sure what to do now. She turned to Brandon and pouted at him. She thought that he really shouldn't have said those hurtful things. Knowing that he did go too far, Brandon scratched his nose, stood up, and approached Elizabeth.

Thereafter, Janet held Brandon's hand. He looked into her eyes, implying that he knew what she was trying to tell him.

"I really was just joking around. I didn't mean any of it. I'm sorry for being insensitive."

It was rare for him to apologize to anyone, but he had to. Janet was upset with him.

In truth, he didn't care so much about what he had said. The only reason he helped Elizabeth was for Janet's sake. He said those things because he meant them.

But because Elizabeth was his wife's friend, he thought that he should be nicer to her.

"Take care of yourself, Elizabeth. I'll assign my men to protect you and your aunt, so you won't have to worry too much. Jorge won't have the guts to show his ugly mug anywhere near you ever again," Brandor remarked sternly.