Chapter 3

Sarah’s POV

"You can't do it." Alex was being stubborn, he went against what I wanted when even he didn't know how to treat me.

I stared at the man in astonishment, seeing him standing in front of me didn't make me forget in the slightest what my pain was like when facing him. His abandonment of me yesterday was the most painful thing I've ever received in my entire life.

"Of course he can do it." Ethan answered the question I was supposed to answer and it made me look up at him.

"I'll do it." Ethan's words made my confidence grow.

He thinks I'll believe his bullshit? Am I that easy for him? Why is Alex treating me this badly? I can't accept it, I don't want to make peace with this situation like he wants, I don't want to apologize to him and obey what he wants, It's enough for me to ignore my pain.

I then looked at him with my eyes trembling before him. "Go Alex, even if you refuse I won't change my mind. I will still file for divorce." My eyes that once looked at him warmly, now looked at him with disappointment.

Alex stayed where he was, staring at me with his jaw and face hardened. I knew he was angry, but what I couldn't understand was why he was angry, when he had no right to be angry with me since he was the one at fault for what happened to us.

"I won't let that happen! You will do as I say, Sarah!" He yelled, yelling at me loudly from where he was.

While Ethan held Alex's chest with his arm to keep it there. "You have no right to control her and lower your voice, I told you she is my patient at the moment." They faced each other and argued.

"I'm still her husband, so uncle get out of my way." Despite saying that, he stayed where he was and didn't take the slightest intimidating step towards Ethan.

Ethan pushed his arm away and caused Alex to spontaneously push backwards away from him. "Didn't you hear her ask for a divorce from you?"

Seeing that Ethan could handle it, I felt much calmer and more comfortable. Ethan's presence made me feel safe.

My eyes didn't move from Ethan on the other end. "We'll see what you can do to deny it and what I can do to get it accepted." My eyes turned to him flatly and coldly. "Now go away, if you're concerned about my situation then go away, seeing you doesn't make me feel better, but on the contrary I'm very disturbed." I no longer had a reason to keep my word or please him now, so I didn't have to try in front of him.

Hearing my words, Alex clenched his hands tightly and then left the place immediately without saying a word.

"Her brain is completely damaged. "I don't know what he was thinking." Ethan turned towards me.

I exhaled heavily, while turning my gaze towards Ethan. "Can you leave me alone?"

He moved his eyelids casually. "I need to take care of you and make sure you're okay-"

"Just for a minute." I cut him off immediately. "I need time to calm myself down without feeling like I'm being watched." His gaze that didn't move from me made me feel like I was wrapped by something so tightly.

Ethan got up from where he was, his eyes swinging to the side, then without saying much he left where he was sitting. When the door closed again after he went out I got up with difficulty from my lying position.

"Aw..." I winced as my body ached when I moved, I was silent for a moment and then moved back to my phone.

I shifted my gaze around and found my phone next to my bed, lying on a small table. Ignoring my pain, I called Lila, my friend from there.

"Lila, can I ask you for a favor to do something?" I unceremoniously asked her.

"What happened, Sarah?" Lila sounded confused.

I sighed softly. "I don't have time to explain right now, but can you do something for me this time?"

"Okay, tell me." She responded quickly, sighing. I could tell she was worried, but refrained from asking too many questions.

I looked towards the door watching for Ethan who might enter suddenly. "Please help me gather evidence of Alex's affair with her former lover."

"Oh, my God. Sarah, what's going on?" Lila's voice raised and sounded urgent.

I held back the pain in my chest when I heard his reaction and tried my best not to cry. "I'll tell you about it later, not now. In the meantime, can you do that first?"

I didn't hear an answer from her for a long time except for a heavy sigh at the other end. "Alright, I'll do that and call you back later."

As soon as the call between us was cut off, I dropped back on the bed slowly, hugging the blanket I was wearing tightly and hiding the tears I didn't want to show anyone, then I unconsciously fell asleep and woke up the next morning with Ethan already in my room as if waiting to wake up from my sleep.

"I'm already feeling a little better," I said to him who just looked at me and opened my window in silence.

As Ethan began to approach, I felt somewhat uncomfortable. Worried that he'd sniff my body odor, considering I'd been in a bad situation even and was covered in sweat a few days ago. "Can I take a shower? My body felt sticky."

Ethan raised his gaze to me. "I can, but can you move by yourself?" he asked with a stiff face.

I tried to get up and move but the moment I did, I immediately regretted my actions and winced in pain. I bit my lips tightly to distract the pain, but I couldn't.

Only when my hand was held by him did I open my eyes and look at Ethan who seemed to be ready to carry me on his side. "What are you doing?" I stared at the cold face.

He helped me move from there. "Help you, of course. You can't shower by yourself so I'll help you." He startled me and instantly stopped in place.

I stared at him in astonishment, had I not heard wrong? "You want to help me take a shower? No. I don't want you to do it." I refused vehemently and tried to break away from him.

But Ethan held my body easily. "Or do you want to keep feeling sticky and want to bother me with that body scent of yours." The flat look on his face left me speechless. "There are no female nurses in this place, so decide quickly."

I didn't want to feel uncomfortable with myself, nor did I want to make him who took care of me tormented with my smell as well because it was embarrassing. I then lowered my gaze to another direction while nodding. "Fine, but cover your eyes and don't look at anything." I raised my gaze to him again.

A small grin appeared on Ethan's face, he nodded his head without saying anything and led me inside the bathroom. He handed me a blindfold, I took it and tied it behind his head after he sat me on the bath tube.

I felt so embarrassed, as he stripped off my clothes by touching my body, every time his hands touched my skin.

"Ethan.. can you touch somewhere else." I squinted with a strange feeling and closed my mouth. I was almost crazy, not daring to look at him after he helped me take a shower and helped me put on my clothes.

The sound of his breathing could be heard which made my temperature rise. "I can't do that, Sarah. Your whole body must be cleaned."

Even though he wasn't looking but both his hands were touching my body, now he was touching my chest which made my heart pound so much.

This made me unable to hold it in until a whimpering sound came out and made my body retreat. I knew it, I felt it... there was something hard at the bottom.

"Ethan, stop. I think I've finished the bath." I want to get out of this situation quickly.

His fingertips touching my cheek, he tucks the hair in the ear with a kindness that is suspicious to me. Did he really not see?

"Sarah, you shut up. I won't bite you." His voice is heavy, his words even more suspicious. He smiled, this really made me lose control. "I'm not a guy who likes to do things blindfolded."

My eyes widened. I couldn't take it anymore, so I spoke in a big voice. "Ethan, already!"

A chuckle sounded. He really is a difficult man to control. But I finally ended up in bed after a shower that felt so intense. He's also a caring man because he always checks on me, treats my wounds and feeds me.

He's different from what I thought.

"Get some rest, I'll check on you again later." Ethan whose clothes were slightly wet from me made me gulp and stare awkwardly in the other direction while nodding my head.

I shook my head as soon as the ring on my phone came in, the call from Lila made my thoughts fade away. "Did you find anything?"

I pressed her with a question.

"I don't have any evidence." He pitched softly. "Yesterday I secretly went over there and set up cctv in your house on the part that shines inside, but Alex found it and got rid of it. There's only footage of him leaving the house and the moment he found the camera installed there before getting rid of it." He sighed, sounding contrite."No problem, we can try again later. Can you send me the video?" I wanted to see it, maybe there was something I could find there.

"Alright I'll send it, just wait a bit. I'll look for the others too, follow her maybe." He disconnected the phone before I could answer, this time he sounded excited.

Not waiting long, I got a notification of a recording that showed Alex with a tie, but something caught my attention. "The tie clip he's wearing, it's not from me. Maybe Emily bought it for her?"