Chapter 137 Distance

Bella woke up and checked to see that it was three in the afternoon. When did she even sleep? She became so full after that breakfast that she didn't know how she ended up sleeping and on his bed. What if he came back and found her? It would have been so embarrassing. She got up and properly made his bed the way he left it before leaving his room. When she went to the kitchen, she thought it was only fair if she prepared dinner since he prepared breakfast.

She left to buy some groceries and after an hour, she came back and began to prepare. As she was cooking, she remembered how she ran into Drake at the grocery store. She didn't expect that she would ever find him again. He was with a certain woman and she remembered how he told her that he had gotten someone better, blah blah blah. Did he think that she cared? She was startled out of her thoughts when someone turned off the gas," Where are you lost to?"

Ethan who had just come back smelt something burning and he immediately knew that she was in the kitchen. When he walked there, he was surprised to see her there, but her thoughts seemed to be far away. Making swift steps, he switched off the gas before asking where her mind was?

"When did you come back?" she was surprised to see him there. "Not so long ago, I'm surprised you didn't hear me. What is wrong?" he asked. "Nothing. Just thinking about something," she said as she opened the cover to reveal the burnt chicken.

"Care to share?" he asked. She shook her head before saying," Just some childhood memories. What I'm I going to do now?" She was implying the burnt food. "Leave it. You shouldn't cook when your mind is far. You can burn yourself," he was worried about her. "Yes, you're right. I will prepare another one," she said as she emptied it in the bin. "No don't. I will prepare something real quick," he said. "No. You prepared breakfast, you cleaned the house and you went to work while I stayed here the whole day," she rejected the idea. "Okay, you will slice the grocery as I cook. How about that?" he suggested and though she wasn't satisfied, she nodded.

He removed the coat and they quickly started making something. Bella hadn't thought that cooking with him would feel this nice while Ethan was wondering when she was going to confront him since they hadn't talked about the incident.

After that, he went to have a shower and on coming back, she had placed the food on the table. They had their dinner while having a little conversation and after, Bella decided to do the dishes leaving no room for discussion.

With this, he retired to his room. When he laid on his bed, he smelt her scent and he immediately understood that she had slept there. He had planned to keep his distance and behave only for a week and after that, he would attack her and reveal his true intentions. He wanted to first make her feel comfortable around him to make her lower her guard but he didn't know if it would be possible. Her scent on his bed and her close proximity when they were in the kitchen were making things harder for him but he decided to wait. Only a week.

After washing the dishes, Bella was going to her room but she first came to his door wondering if he was sleeping already. She placed her ear on the door to check what he was doing but she heard nothing which meant that he was sleeping. Going to her room, she bathed before sleeping in her bed. She told him to keep his distance which he was doing but instead of being happy, she was sad. She decided to force sleep since she brought this upon herself.

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Away from that, Elena Howells who was in a low class hotel had just spoken to Cynthia Howells and asked for another sum of money which she promised to send. Cynthia was wondering why she wasn't returning back home when she said that she was only going for a vacation. Nonetheless, she decided to send her the money.

Elena couldn't leave Blue City since Graham's men were at the airport waiting for her to show up. She was locked up here just because of that Luna. Yesterday, she had gotten information that the Cullens were organising a party soon and she saw this as an opportunity to sneak in and do whatever she wanted to Luna or even get her son. She knew that if in case that party happens, her face might be seen by the Howells which won't be good. She smiled when she got the message that the money had been deposited onto her account.