Chapter 123 - I swear to god, I didn't know

Inside the kitchen; Ethan had a frown on his face as he stares at the soup he's preparing heating up on the cooker, while the delicious aroma could be perceived inside the entire kitchen.

It was hard to make Diana sleep. If he raised a hand; she will open her eyes, same as when he moved his leg.

It's like all movement is a loud bang sound to her. She's very sensitive to her surroundings. She only stopped after he woke her up and assured her that she should let her guard down and sleep wholeheartedly if she trusts him.

Diana nodded her head and finally slept with her whole mind and soul in it after she heard those words. She didn't even wake up when he carried her all the way to the room he had prepared and decorated for her.

Not even when he placed her on the bed, removed her hair band, took off her shoes and laid her in a comfortable position.

But Ethan made a mistake of switching on the air conditioning. He had no idea her body couldn't withstand too much cold. His believe was to make her more comfortable and sleep well.

He took a deep sigh. He wondered how the training must have been hard on her. He didn't like all this, but didn't know what to do.

The last time he had video chat with Diana; he could see from her reactions to questions related to training that she seem to want it.

He fully made up his mind after seeing that she really wishes to do it, without any traces of being forced in her response. But he didn't feel so good about it now.

He didn't like the changes, neither did he hated it as it didn't change how he feels about her, but couldn't help worrying about it. He felt like asking her straight up if she still want this, but didn't want to end up messing things up.

He's not sure what to do, as Nathan wouldn't allow her out of the base to be with him except this way. He had told him how he wouldn't mind if Diana insisted on leaving, as far as both of them stay away from each other.

Which means; if Diana wished to risk her life, he wouldn't allow Ethan to foolishly do the same. Diana can make her own choices without him interfering much, but wouldn't allow that from Ethan. He's the only one that's a son figure to their parents.

He knows he's only their child by name, but wouldn't allow Ethan to risk his life and hurt them like he did.

Ethan felt powerless as Nathan can force his decisions on them. He didn't want to act strong headed when he's not even sure what Diana wanted now. He can give it his all and try to stay safe if Diana want to stop walking this path, but didn't even know how to ask and not complicate things.

"Sir!" A middle age woman with a brown curly shoulder-length hair, dressed in a blue knee length gown, with an apron around her body called. She's the cook, but Ethan insisted on preparing the meal himself.

He returned to his senses and quickly pick up the soup spoon and stirred the stew. He looked up at the woman, "Sarah, please check if she's awake." He said to the woman, who bowed slightly and left the kitchen, while Ethan turned off the gas, picked up the tray where plates and cutleries laid and headed towards the dining to set the table.

**Inside Diana's room.

Suddenly, Diana body started shivering. She opened her eyes at once and quickly reached for her wrist, as she could still move, but couldn't find the wristband with the needle case attached to it.

She tried to stand up, but felt like her body is melted into the bed as she couldn't move it, while it kept shaking. With her whole being slowly going into attack; she slowly turned her head sideways as her teeth kept clattering and her head flapping really fast.

Luckily, Ethan had placed it near her pillow on the bed. She reached for it and opened the small container consisting other needles. But due to her hand shaking, everything fell off immediately, she tried to reach for one, but lost control.

Her body slammed back on the bed and started jerking really fast. It's been a long time this happened as she never allowed the cold to penetrated inside her body to this extent before poking herself with the needle.

****back at the dining room.

Ethan was busy filling up the plates with the fried rice, some with white rice, based on Diana's preference and filling the bowls with stew with little soup as he has stuffed the entire thing with chicken and shrimp.

"Sir!" He heard Sarah screamed. His gaze turned sharp as he removed the apron around his body and speed towards Diana's room.

Getting inside; he saw the woman in tears and Diana, who was jerking continuously on the bed. He ran towards her and saw the tiny needles all over her side on the bed.

"She was trying to reach for one of those before…." The woman couldn't complete her sentence before bursting into tears. She had opened the door while Diana was trying to reach for the needle before losing control.

She felt scared and didn't know what to do, as she couldn't just touch Diana, or pick up the needle and injected her with it; which is why she quickly called Ethan.

Ethan heart raced wildly as fear engulfed his entire being. He climbed onto the bed and tried to hold her, but the jerking couldn't let him succeed in that.

The coldness of her skin was like a knife stab to his heart. 'What's going on?' he asked himself inside as his eyes went bloodshot.

He reached for one needle and tried to inject her. The jerking couldn't make him have a vivid view of where to poke her at. He closed his eyes, raised up the needle and poke it at her shoulder area.

Opening his eyes; he saw that her body is miraculously calming down. He pulled out the needle and pulled her up into his arm, took off his t-shirt and held her still cold body closer to his chest and hugged her tightly.

Her body calmed down, but her left leg and both arms still flapped continuously. Diana slowly opened her eyes after a few minutes of being in Ethan's warm embrace and pointed her hand at the direction of the air conditioning.

The woman, who still remain at the spot looked towards where she pointed at, as well as Ethan. Reality dawn on the duo. The woman quickly walked toward the table the remote was placed and switched it off.

The whole room was chilled that it could affect someone who doesn't have a problem with cold, not to talk of someone who does. Ethan thought she will be able to sleep comfortably, he didn't know he will be giving her the opposite.

A drop of tears escaped his eyes as he buried his face in her neck. "I swear to god I didn't know." he groaned out the words with his voice breaking.