It All Started With Hatred-Chapter 78: Thank you, Ethan

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A week later.

Petal was in her classroom when she received a text message from Noah.

[At school?] He asked.

"Yeah, But we can talk, How’re they?" Petal texted back.

Today’s class was reviewing the past lessons so there’s nothing important.

[I’m doing good, What about you? I forgot to tell you that I won’t be able to go back for another week, I apologize.] He texted back and replied.

Reading the message, Petal wondered why another week.

[I’m doing fine too, No need to apologize, But why another week?] Petal replied asking.

[More work comes up, I will make it up to you once I go back.] He replied.

[It’s alright, Take care of yourself.] She replied to him.

A minute later, Petal received another text from Noah.

[Take care of yourself too, I love you.]

Reading the message, Petal frowned. He said a word that he shouldn’t say in the text when he didn’t even say it to her. She knew she was being selfish but she didn’t know why she was angry.

Petal put her phone on silent and placed it inside her bag.

...

With Noah.

Noah taped on his phone screen as he waited for Petal to reply nervously.

"I shouldn’t have said it in a text, It seemed unreal." Noah mumbled disappointedly By himself.

"She must be angry." He said, running his fingers through his hair.

...

"Petal, This is professor Mark, A professor in music arts, Professor Mark this is Petal, Our new top student." Mr. Jack, Petal, Teacher introduced her.

"I heard so much about you MIss Petal and I would like to hear something from you today, That if like too, Of course." Professor Mark said, smiling politely at her.

Petal stared at her teacher and then at the professor, not sure what to do, But she thought that it’s no harm if she tried to, She has nothing to lose, After all.

Nodding her head, She stood up and walked towards the musical instrument, and picked up the violin that she always uses in practice.

"You will see, She is very good." The teacher praised Petal in front of professor Mark.

Going back to her seat, Petal placed the violin on her shoulder and started to mentally prepare herself before she started to play a note she remembered.

As Petal started to play on the violin, The teacher and the professor took seats in front of her as they listened to her playing on the violin.

Petal, who was busy concentrating and trying to not make any mistake, Had her eyes closed and so she wasn’t nervous seeing the others staring at her.

Not only the teacher But also the student too stopped what they were doing and listened to her as she played, They all seemed to enjoy it

"She is a natural." Professor Mark said as he clapped his hands.

Petal smiled weekly, Feeling her heart pounding in her chest, She couldn’t believe that she was able to do it.

"You are at this level when you have been here for only four months, I can’t believe that you are refusing to go to the musical arts festival?" The professor asked, confused.

Petal looked at her teacher telling him to reply for her.

"Petal is still thinking about it. We still have three months, So we still have time." The teacher replied.

After a small conversation, The professor left the school, and by the time he left, The classes were over.

Packing her things, Petal picked up her bag and left the classroom.

Tomorrow is the first day she will be driving after she passed her driving test. Petal was tired of waiting for ordered cars to arrive so she thought that it’s best to get her car.

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At the mansion.

Everyone was in the living room when they saw Alice coming down the stairs running.

"Mom, Look at this, Video of Petal playing violin on her school Facebook page." Alice sat beside her mother and showed her the video.

Ethan who was sitting beside his mother and sipping on his coffee, Turned to look at the video.

Lana Turned the volume and started to watch, A smile appeared on her face as she saw the attention that Petal was getting.

Ethan grabbed it tight on the coffee cup that he was drinking, He tried to appear normal but the truth is he was affected, Affected by the way she was playing with the violin.

She looked so beautiful and elegant as she sat there with the violin between her hands, It was as if she was born just to hold it in her hands, Ethan didn’t know what came over him but he suddenly felt a strong feeling of possessions towards her, But as always his face remained expressionless and voided of emotions.

"Oh look, Petal is here." Alice said as she walked towards them but there was something off about her.

Petal didn’t know why she was feeling very tired and stressed and also having a hard time breathing. It was getting worse with every passing second.

Her body started to feel weak and she was hardly keeping herself standing.

"Mom, There’s something wrong with her." Alice rushed towards Petal who stopped walking leaned against the wall.

Petal’s body gave out and she and she started to whimper in pain.

"Petal." Alice calls her in fear as she catches her body before she falls on the ground.

Ethan frowned seeing the sweat thanks was covering her face and the severe nervous convulsions that she was having. Realizing what was wrong with her, He knew that he needed to act fast or she would die.

"Move." Ethan said to Alice.

Alice moved away and everyone watched as he picked her up in his arms and started to walk towards his car.

"Call the hospital and tell the doctor that she has a strychnine poisoning condition." Ethan said to his mother before she placed her in the back seat of the car that Issac had opened.

Sitting in the back seat with her, Ethan closed the door and told his brother to drive fast.

Hearing this, Lana and Alice walked back towards the mansion and called the hospital before they followed Issac and Ethan to the hospital.

Inside the car, Patel had started to sweat heavily and she was barely able to breathe. She was scared and didn’t know what was happening to her. Her body was in so much pain that she was whimpering in pain.

Ethan held her hand and placed fingers on her pulsing point, Her pulse was weak and that was not a good sign.

His hold in her hand tightened trying to tell her that there was something beside her, Ethan removed her hair that stuck to her forehead due to the excessive sweating.

Once they arrived at the hospital, The emergency doctors team was already waiting at the hospital entrance.

Once she was placed on the emergency bed she was rushed inside the hospital.

...

An hour later.

"Who could have done that to her?" Alice asked, still shocked.

"We still don’t know." Issac replied and turned to look at his brother who was on the phone.

By the way, Ethan was talking on the phone, Issac could tell that he didn’t get any information about what happened to Petal.

Come to think about it, This happened after the video was taken when she was in school and because the video had been put online someone had recognized her or someone was watching and following closely every detail they could find, Issac was sure that Ethan already had thought about that.

"Is she alright? Any side effects?" Lana asked, going through Petal’s medical reports.

"No, Fortunately, She just needs to stay in the hospital for a week and she will be fine." The doctor assured Lana.

"Thank you, Doctor David, I will make sure that you get paid for your hard work." Lana said, scratching her hand for him.

"Madame Lana, Please don’t thank me, I’m at your family service at any time." The doctor said before he left.

"She is doing well. Thank you, Ethan. If it wasn’t for your quick response, She wouldn’t be alive now." Lana thanked her son.

"You should go and see her first." Lana said, smiling at him.

If it wasn’t for Ethan’s quick response, Things would have ended badly for Petal.

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Inside the room.

Petal was still unconscious with the breathing machine attached to her face. It is a natural side effect of this kind of poisoning.

Ethan walked closer to the and looked at the unconscious girl, She looked pale as if her soul had been sucked out of her body.

Ethan felt his heartache for her and his blood boil for not finding out who did this to her.

Lifting his hand, He touched the side of her face with the back of his hands. She was weak and defenseless, it will take her a long time to recover considering that she was born with a weak body.