Elyana's Point of View "Get dressed. Pick from these I brought you here," Felicity uttered after pulling the suitcase near the bed. "The doctor told me you're not allowed to go home until tomorrow; that's why I went back to the mansion to bring you clothes to wear and things you might need," he added, putting his handbag on the table. I wasn't looking at him. I couldn't stare at him, not because I was scared or mad. It was too awkward for me to be alone with him after he saw me fully naked. Quintin left and went home after a sudden call he received. Felix was already here at that time, and he left me with him. When Felicity arrived, Felix left too. I ate the food he brought me. We had a friendly conversation, and he updated me on the island projects we were working on before. I was happy to hear about the huge progress and that some of the people there have already transferred to the safest houses Pretzel gave them. I was done eating by the time Felicity came, tired and sleepy a
Elyana's POVBefore going home, Felicity bought all the medicines that I needed to drink and apply to my burns. He was giving me instructions while he was driving, but my mind was too occupied to save all the information he was telling me and he only stopped when his phone suddenly rang."Your Mom is calling," he informed me, which made me let out a heavy sigh before taking the phone with him to answer the call.They already knew what happened, and that made me feel bad for making them worry. I failed again by proving that I was no longer a baby and that I could live by myself."H-how are you, my sweetheart? Is your skin still sore?" my Mom asked right after I said hello.I heard Dad's voice from the background. He was saying something, but I couldn't understand what it was."I feel better now. I'm just going to heal my burns at home and go to a dermatologist to help me remove the scars," I replied."Glad to know, princess!" It was Dad who responded.I felt relieved when I heard his vo
Elyana's POVI was sitting in front of my vanity mirror when Felicity returned. He was holding a bottle of antibacterial body wash that he had been talking about and went straight to the bathroom. I heard the water start pouring inside, and after a few minutes, he went out while wiping his hands with a towel."You can take a bath now, girl," he said while walking closer to me. When he got near, he stretched his hand for me to hold, but I didn't take it."I can walk," I uttered coldly as I walked past him.“O-okay," I heard him murmur behind me.I went to the bathroom even though I didn't want to bathe, but after smelling the lavender scent inside, it put my mind at ease. The water was still dripping down the tub, still filling it with water, and there were enough bubbles on top."The soap will help soften the burnt skin and clean your wounds. You don't have to scrub your skin, just dip and stay there for a couple of minutes," he instructed.When I heard what he said, I instantly wanted
Elyana's POVI had to cover my chest while I let Felicity clean my wounds. He was slowly removing the peeled, soft skin using a Q-tip in a downward direction. While he does, my mind doesn't want me to rest with so many thoughts and questions that I was frightened to let out, especially when he was around, but as minutes passed by, I couldn't take it anymore, and curiosity won."Can I ask something?""Go on," he answered without a second thought."D-do you feel awkward right now with what you're doing?" I let out."No," he responded quickly."And how about that time you helped me?""W-what do you mean? The time I pulled out of the tub?""Y-yes." I stammered. "I-I'm just wondering—you saw me fully naked at that time, and now you're helping me clean my wounds without knowing when I'm almost naked," I cleared out.He stopped poking my skin with a Q-tip and answered. "Why, if you were in the same situation, would you still think about what the person was wearing? Would you still think if th
Elyana's POV"Is there something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that, Elyana?" Felicity caught me when I was looking at him intently.We were in the dining area having dinner at that time, and when he asked, I looked away as fast as I could to avoid his gaze. I tried to put my attention on the food on my plate and acted like I didn't hear what he said, but knowing him, there was no escaping.I saw from my periphery how he put his fork down and wiped the corner of his lips with his pinky finger that was slightly raised. I tried to shift my attention to Quintin, who joined us that night for dinner. Although he was busy praising our cook and flirting with the young maids."If you're wondering what those suitcases are for, those are my things. If you want to know why, how, what, and who told me to bring those here... well, your parents did," he explained, raising his left eyebrow.That was the same moment I looked at him. I wanted to ask why, but he continued talking with the answer
Third-Person POVFelicity lied about where he was going; instead of going to his room, he followed Quintin to the living room. Just like Elyana, he got curious about the person calling Quintin, and he listened to his gut feelings that it was something he needed to know.Quintin answered the call, but before pressing accept on the screen, he made sure there was no one around that could see or hear him, and he didn't see Felicity hiding in the corner."What are you doing there?!" An angry man asked the other line right after he heard a tone indicating his call had connected."Where?" Quintin asked coldly. He pretended not to know what he was asking."You're with my wife again, Quintin. What are you doing there in their house?" The man on the line furiously asked."Correction, Wilhem, she's your ex-wife. I think you forgot, but wait—how did you know I'm here? And what do you mean by again?" Quintin frowned as he emphasized every word coming out of his mouth."That's not your business, Gen
Elyana's POV"How was it?" I just got out of the room where the laser treatment was undergone when Felicity sprinted in front of me to ask me this.It had been a week since I burned my skin in the hot tub, and that day was my dermatologist appointment. I was with him after he insisted on coming to make sure I would be safe.Frankly, it has been hard to understand him lately. Ever since he moved to the mansion, he surpassed my mother when it came to taking care of me. He overreacted when I forgot to take my medicines, and if he heard I had planned on going somewhere."It's fine. It didn't hurt," I answered as I walked to the counter to give my payment."Then good!" he uttered, breathing a sigh of relief. With his reaction, he was like a worried parent who took his child to the doctor for the first time.After my appointment with the derma, I had to go to the psychiatric doctor for my second session. Felicity didn't know that I had scheduled a session for counseling that day, and my prob
Elyana's POVI instantly panicked when I didn't see him on the table. I went inside to double-check because all the tables inside were not visible from the outside of the store, but right after I walked in, an angry gay popped up out of nowhere, stunning me."Where have you been?" he asked. It was evident in his eyes how furious he was when he looked at me, making me feel frightened."I-I just looked for a store nearby to buy tissue. They don't have tissue paper inside the restroom here, and I used the restroom of the convenience store." I lied, stammering."Liar," he whispered with a smirk, but enough for somebody that close to hear. "Where have you been?" he asked while maintaining his furious eyes on me.The way he asked that question, it seemed he knew I was lying. The clinic where I went was only across the street, and he made me think that he was the person looking at me when I went out of the door.I was forced to admit where I came from because of the conclusion I created. I wa