It All Started With Hatred-Chapter 142: Skin to skin

Five days went by in a blink of an eye. Most of the days’ Petal spent it in the school practicing for the festival. Only one month left. Though the teacher says that she is doing the greeting. She couldn’t help but feel pressured.

It was seven in the morning. Petal didn’t have to go to school today. Yet she was up early. She’s an early person by nature but this morning the reason for her lack of sleep is anxiety. Why? Well. It’s because of the talk she had with Alice last night in the mansion when she asked her about her relationship with Ethan.

Petal had told Alice about Ethan asking her to spend the weekend alone together and she had told the poor girl that Ethan is planning to have sex with her. While Alice was happy jumping all around the room. Petal sat there terrified. She knew that this would happen between them sooner or later but the problem wasn’t in him but her. It was her lack of self-confidence.

"Are you for real? His Obviously head over heels for you and you’re talking about that." Alice said as she sat beside her.``Listen to me. Leave everything to him and try to relax. It’s a natural process. Just let it take its course." She added explaining to her.

Petal’s face reddened as she glared at Alice. But her words did make her feel a little better.

"Now what you need to do is go shopping for a set of lingerie. Pick the thing that you feel comfortable in. I would love to go with you but I have an important exam tomorrow." Alice said as she handed her the sliced apple piece.

Petal eats the apple thinking while she munching on the apple. Shopping huh. How’s she going to explain this to him now?

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Sipping on her coffee. Petals stared outside the window. Her mind was filled with many questions and the most insisting question was. Can she be like any normal girl? Can a person like her act as if she’s suffering from nothing? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

All of her life she was treated as she was a mistake in this world. A malformed person. But Ethan never treated her like that. He makes her feel that she is worthy of living. Of being loved. Whenever she thinks about that her mind turns fuzzy and her heart starts to race.

Looking at the time. Petal picked up her bag and walked out of the house. Ethan was still asleep. So she thought that it’s the best time for her to go shopping. The bodyguard opened the car door for her and she got inside the car. Three cars lift the place. The car in the middle was the one Petal was in. This was Ethan’s instructions. To never go by herself to any place. She understood his concerns so she never questioned him.

When Ethan woke up. He found a note on a Petal pillow. Saying that she went to buy things that she needed and she will come back quickly. Ethan’s face turned grim. He wanted to wake up with her in his arms. Not with a damn note on her pillow.

Getting up from the bed. He left the room going downstairs. Opening the door he called one of the guards who were standing outside.

"Did Petal go out alone?" Ethan asked, noticing three cars missing.

"No. Sir. Eight of our men went with her. Just like you ordered." The bodyguard replied.

"Good. You and the other take one hour break." Ethan said before he closed the door and went to take his morning shower but he stopped when he passed the kitchen.

The smell of bakery and butter filled the house. Petal had made croissants for breakfast. Picking up one. Ethan took a bite from it and another one and another one unit were finished. It was delicious. Sweet and soft. Just like the ones he sometimes buys from the bakery shop. But it would be even better if she was here feeding him or him feeding her. Or maybe eating her out on the kitchen counter. It would be an erotic sight.

After eating another piece. Ethan went upstairs to take his shower.

An hour later. Petal was back. Luckily for her. She found Ethan speaking on the phone. She quickly went upstairs and put the shopping bag inside the wardrobe not wanting him to see it. After hiding the shopping bag. She came downstairs and he was still on the phone.

Ethan signaled her to come closer and she did. He guided her to sit on his lap while he was talking on the phone. Petal could tell it was something about business. In the last few days, she found out that Wilson’s family has many companies and factories under their names. Issac takes care of the companies while Ethan factories. It’s hard work she noticed and he was doing his best to take everything and spend time with her.

Putting his phone aside after he finished the call. Ethan pecked his lips."I missed you." He said, pressing another kiss on her lips, noticing that she was cold. Her lips were slightly pale from the freezing weather.

Petal smiled at him and told him that she missed him too. She was slowly getting used to all of this.

She was wearing thick clothes yet her body was cold. Ethan took a mental note to take her to a doctor for a full check-up. He was suspecting that she has a certain problem that causes her to be continuously cold.

"Did you buy what you need?" He asked taking her hand in warming it. It was freezing. Her fingers started to turn blue.

Nodding her head. Petal watched as Ethan warmed her hands. The only one who ever did that beside him. Was her mother.

"Your hands are freezing." Ethan said as he gently rubbed them trying to warm them but it didn’t work."You need to pay more attention. Petal." He said as he slipped her hands under his woolen sweater. Giving her skin to skin warming.

Petal blushed but didn’t attempt to remove her hands. His skin was warm against her hands. Even better than a heater. Ethan was a healthy man. Unlike her. The warmth of his body gently pulled her to sleep. Last night she was restless and couldn’t get enough sleep.