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
Third-Person POVFelicity went back to his room and immediately looked for his cellular phone inside his bag. When he found it, he immediately dialed a number, and after a few rings, someone who seemed to have just woken up answered on the other line."Are you busy today?" Felicity asked, he didn’t want to waste more time and wanted to jump into the real purpose of why he called him.“N-no, not today. I’m planning to visit my nephews—but that can wait until the afternoon,” Quintin answered while stretching his body before sitting down on the side of his bed and checking the time on his watch."Oh, great." Felicity sighed. "Elyana is going to the mall today. Now that we finally confirmed Lucas is stalking her, we can't ensure her safety," the matchmaker continued."Don't worry about that, I know people who can help us make sure she will be safe," Quintin assured him."I will leave it to you then. Don't forget to update me. I'll be in my office," Felicity responded, and he ended the call
Elyana's POVOn our way to the mall, I couldn't stop thinking about who was calling Felicity. He seemed bothered while busy with his phone, and when it rang, he suddenly excused himself, leaving me alone at the table.I could feel something was going on—something seemed not right, but I was afraid to dig it up with him because he would surely not like it. Maybe giving him time would help.We got stuck in the traffic. Good thing I was with the most talkative servants we have, and she didn't stop entertaining us with all her silly stories.Daldalita was constantly babbling about so many things on our whole trip, and I took that time to ask their opinions for our Christmas party planning. About the games we could do, food to serve, and the best price for the winnersWhile listening to them brainstorm, I couldn't help but think about Felicity. My best friend is the most talkative and energetic person I know, but that morning, it seemed I was facing a different person.When we arrived at o
Third-Person POV Around three in the morning in London, Lucas felt his cellular phone vibrating. He put it on silent mode before going to sleep and placed it on top of the bedside table next to him.Lucas reached for it with one hand to check why it was vibrating at that hour. There was an unknown number calling, but with the digits that he memorized, he knew who it was by that time.He immediately sat on the side of the bed and walked out of the room to answer the call.He had no idea why he was calling at such an hour. It was something he forbade him to do because Diane would be around and because the vibration would wake her up, had no choice but to answer the call and go outside."Why are you calling this late?" he asked almost in a whisper while walking down the stairs."S-Sorry, boss, I forgot the time difference," Ignacio replied, the man he paid to follow Elyana in the Philippines ever since she flew back to the country.He had truly forgotten, and because he had an importan