It All Started With Hatred-Chapter 112: Pain behind the joyfulness

Music for the Chapter. Finding Melody_ Gavin Luke

By the time PetaI arrived at the mansion, it was two in the afternoon. Today is Monday so Lana won’t be here. She will be in the hospital now. Making her way inside the mansion. Petal was greeted by the maids.

"Welcome back Miss Petal. Are you staying for lunch?" The maid asked her politely.

Petal nodded her head now and offered the maid a smile.

"Alright. If you are looking for Miss Alice, she is in her room. As for Mr. Ethan, he’s in the study room with a guest." The maid informed her.

Petal nodded her head and went upstairs to check on Alice first before she went and saw Ethan. Knocking on the door. Lily pushed the door open and entered only to be welcomed by the horrifying site of Alice’s room. The Furniture was broken all over the room, The mirror was broken. Everything in the room was thrown on the floor or broken and Alice was sitting in the corner of the room crying.

Petal quickly closed the door and rushed towards her. Kneeling on the floor. She cupped her face.

"I’m fine. Don’t worry." Alice replied in a sad tone.

"Then why are you crying?" Petal asked.

All that and she is fine. Something must have happened.

Alice wiped her tears with her hands and said." I’m just having a bad day, nothing more."

Petal stared at her with a look saying."Just a bad day?" It was hard to believe it.

Holding back her tears. Alice picked up the picture frame beside her and handed it to Petal.

Petal looked at the man in the picture. He seemed to be in his early thirties. But who is that man? She thought as she looked up at him.

"Who is he?" Petal asked to give her the picture back.

Alice looked at the picture smiling." His name is Lorenzo Diego. I met him three years ago. Three years ago I wasn’t the same as I am now." She paused, wiping her tears.

Petal had a feeling that Alice and this man were close. But what happened between them?. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Lorenzo was one of Ethan’s bodyguards. He was my first love and only. I was the one who forced myself on him. At first, he kept Refusing to tell me that he is older than me and there’s an age gap between us. But I never listened to him. I started to sneak into his room at night just to see him. He tried to kick me out many times and eventually gave up because I didn’t stop. For a whole year. He tried to push me away. But finally, I made him fall in love with me. I asked him to keep our relationship hidden until I graduate from university and he agreed. For the next three years, we stayed happy together. He was the man that every girl would dream of, Kind hearted and loving." Alice stopped talking, staring at the picture in her hands.

Petal brought her hand and placed it on Alice’s hand, giving it a light squeeze. From Alice Words, PetaI could tell that something bad had happened to this man called Lorenzo. She only hoped that he didn’t die while doing his duty. She noticed That Alice needs to talk and let these hidden feelings out of her system so she urged her to talk.

"I’m here for you." Petal said to her signaling.

Alice smiled, holding Petal’s hand. She was glad that Petal was with her today. She needed someone to tell the story that no one was aware of.

"Lorenzo loved me like no other. He taught me things about life that a girl in my status will never know or properly experience. I was the crazy reckless one in the relationship but he expected me the way I am. Everything was perfect. He was happy with his job and I was doing well at school until someday I received a call from him. When I picked up the call the first things that I heard were the ambulance’s sound and his heavy breathing. He asked me to listen to him and don’t say anything." Alice paused, closing her eyes tightly recalling the pain of that day, The pain of that last call.

Petal’s eyes watched as she pulled Alice in her arms. She never thought that this girl who was always smiling and full of happiness hid that much pain in her heart. She had covered her feelings well that nobody could notice. But deep inside she was broken beyond repair.

...

Flashback to the past.

"Hello." Alice replied with a smile on her face but soon the smile disappeared when she heard the noises coming from the phone and heavy breathing.

"Lorenzo. What happened? What are these noises?" Alice asked as she walked towards her car. She needed to go to him.

"Alice. My love. I need you to listen to me and don’t say anything until I finish. I love you, I always did. Knowing you was such joy. You were the best thing that happened in my life... " Lorenzo’s words were interpreted by the painful coughing.

Alice’s body started to shake in fear, Her mind slowly started to understand the meaning of the words he was saying?

"Just tell me where you are and I will come to you." Alice bagged him, Her voice shaking in fear.

She didn’t want to lose him.

"There’s no time. I just want you to be the last one I talk to. I love you, Alice. I want to live your life as the happy joyful person that you are. Don’t let anything stop you..." Suddenly Lorenzo’s voice disappeared and she heard other people talking before the call ended.

"The patient has Internal bleeding. His chances of survival are low... " That was the last thing I heard before the call ended.

PEEP... PEEP... PEEP.

"LORENZO. no... no... " Alice called sobbing, holding onto the phone tightly.

End of flashback.

...

Alice sobbed loudly in Petal’s arms. The pain inside her was unbearable. She wanted to die. Maybe this is the only way that she can rest and get rid of the pain. She tried everything. Alice tried to comfort herself with every way she knew but nothing worked and nothing ever will.

Petal let her cry and never stopped her. Her heart ached for Alice. She understood what she was feeling and going through. It’s one of the most painful things to lose the ones you love, The people who are important in your life. She is familiar with feelings herself. It’s been only two weeks since she learned about her mother’s death and the pain is still there. Unbearably and hurtful.

After a good cry. Petal helped Alice to walk towards the bed and lay down. The bed was the only thing that she had left unbroken in the room. Alice had told her that today marks the day he died a year ago.

Petal stayed with her until she fell asleep. Looking at her for the last time, She left the room but didn’t go downstairs immediately. She needed time to gather her thoughts. What Alice told her affected her emotionally. Opening the window in the corridor, She was welcomed with the cold breeze that soothed her mind immediately.

Petal closed her eyes and took a deep breath before she opened them. Today she realized something. Spreading most of the time is the most important thing in life because they could be gone in a blink of an eye and they’re no longer with us.

Closing the window. Petal walked downstairs towards the study room. She wondered if Ethan was finished with his guest. It must be something related to work. She thought to herself. As she was nearing the room, PetaI saw Ethan standing with a blonde woman. They were talking about discussing something. Her steps slowed down not waiting to interrupt them but Ethan saw her and turned to look at her with a warm smile on her face. She suddenly felt an unknown feeling, Like she was jealous.

"Petal. " Ethan called her with a loving tone.

Petal returned his smile with a weak one as she made her way towards him.

The blonde woman watched as the heartless King of the mafia pulled the girl towards him by the waist and even placed a kiss on her forehead. The woman was both surprised and irritated.

"When did you come?" Ethan asked, staring at her. He was over the moon happy to see her.

"Two hours ago." Petal replied signaling.

The woman stood there frozen to the ground. She can’t talk. A mute.

Ethan turned to look at the woman who was still standing there watching them. "The money will be transferred tomorrow to your account."

The woman nodded her head without saying anything but her eyes reflected her feelings.

Petal noticed the cold tone that he spoke to the woman with but she had no time to ask him as he pulled her inside the room closing the door behind him.

The blonde woman’s hands turned into fists as she stormed out of the mansion.