Diana

The duo had no idea when they fall asleep, but woke up at the sound of the door bell ringing.

Diana was the first to open her eyes. Raising her head, she came in contact with Ethan's sleeping face, his hair disheveled, with few strands gracing his forehead.

She ignored the doorbell and stared for a while, not wanting him to wake up, as he didn't sleep all night.

They only slept for 2 hours and it's morning already. His hands were around her waist, which means he will wake up if she tried to stand up.

"Sleep." Ethan said, his eyes opening slowly, locking with hers.

Diana smiled, "you're awake?"

"Hmm." he pressed her head to his chest, "don't mind whoever that was." he added, closing his eyes again, until, "Diana!" Aroma's voice, growling out her name was heard.

Both were startled. Diana sprung up immediately, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.

Ethan's eyes also cleared instantly, 'what the heck?' he wondered how loud she shouted for them to hear her despite the fact that the room has noise resistance.

He watched Diana's expression look like that of a kid that was caught in the wrong. Before he knew it, she sprinted towards the door.

Diana opened the door and saw the enraged Aroma standing outside the door. "Follow me." she said and headed away, while Diana walk after her.

She didn't know what to say and just kept following. Should she say 'thanks for yesterday?' will she even listen to her?

Diana heart kept thudding as she followed after her with her palms getting sweaty.

'Fuck!' she cursed in her head when she came face to face with the door to the training ground Ethan has locked because she kept training till she get swollen hands and legs.

She didn't bother wondering how she knew about it. She knew she might have hacked into the surveillance cameras in the vicinity.

Her brow creased as she began picking the lock and bam! the door went ajar. Immediately they stepped in, the door was slammed shut, leaving the 2 alone.

"You've gone soft hun?" Aroma asked, while Diana shook her head, moving backward with scared expression, while Aroma move closer.

After 30 minutes, Aroma walked out of the room, her enraged expression has relaxed. She now look calm.

Diana was groaning in pain inside the room, laying flat on the floor and covered in perspiration. She breathed heavily as she massaged her left arm that feels like it has been dislocated.

She knew she's going to get punished, but Aroma didn't even wait for them to return to camp. She couldn't wait to get her hands on Jenny.

After a few minutes of laying down, unable to move, Ethan finally stepped in with a darkened expression.

He had thought they went to have a talk, but she took her out to beat her up. "Are you okay?" he asked and walked over to pick her up.

"I'm fine." Diana said in between gritted teeth.

They headed to his room, because Aroma who had stayed up all night could finally sleep after beating Diana up.

Ethan helped her massage her hands and couldn't help but feel worried as Diana's gaze has return to the one she had on when she first arrived here.

After feeling a bit better, Diana laid on the couch, refusing Ethan's request of sleeping on the bed. She set her alarm to the exact time Jenny will close from work and slept off.

Ethan knew he didn't have much to say here. He didn't force her and gave her the space she needs, while he went to thank his workers and informed them that she made it.

They were all happy that Ethan even bother coming to say his thanks.

He helped her take her food to her room, but Diana refused to eat and thanked him before returning back to sleep, same as when it's time for breakfast.

…..

Meanwhile.

Shane has been having a tough time. He's been going back and forth for interrogation. He denied the claims, but the evidence were clear as day, yet he claimed it to be a fraud.

He said someone plan to tarnish his image and faked those files. They tried to trace back to where the files came from, but couldn't detect anything.

The press claimed it was emailed to them by an anonymous user, which couldn't be traced.

He's also busy with his company, working on the deal Hannah got for him, to help get the company back to its feet.

Also preparing to smooth talk Hannah's parent this Friday and let the girl be assured that her money is safe. Even though he's a dog, he won't just bite without a reason and Hannah didn't give him one.

He's also glad that she didn't, as this isn't the time to add another enemy to his list.

The whole thing is making him go naught. There's no Stella to return home to, worsening his mental state. He has gotten accustomed to having her beside him, that it's hard for him to close his eyes at night.

He was always deep in thought, and also thanks to his cold problem, which having sex with her could have done a better job than cloaking himself up with the heavy cover.

His business partners look at him weirdly with his choice of outfit during meeting, but since they were assured by Ethan, they trust him, since they knew his capabilities.

Everything just seems to turn around in a flash, and he couldn't point a finger at how it started. It's just a month and a few days issues, but it felt like a year.

…...

Jenny had just returned from work and was changing her outfit when her phone rang.

She didn't care much about killing Diana, as she's not the first and won't be the last till that corporation went to ruin.

Seeing Diana's name as the caller, her brow creased, as she finished putting on her white blouse and picked the call.

She thought someone managed to link her death to her, but froze when Diana's voice came through, "Hi babe."

Jenny quickly regained herself, wondered if she forgot to dose the water, but she remembered she did. There's no such thing as ghosts, making her wonder if she's dreaming right now.

"You there?" Diana asked from the other end.

"Sorry, I was putting on my clothes." Jenny said with her sweet voice as per usual.

Diana chuckled in return, "I'm outside your house, so mind the clothes you put on." she said.

Jenny laughed in return but quickly went to a laptop placed on her bed, opened it and after a few tapping, Diana healthy self appeared on the screen, dressed in a black pant trousers which accentuate her curves, and a white turtle neck blouse, her straight shoulder and white skin flashy and alluring, even from the camera.

She was stunned, but snapped back to her senses when Diana called her name to confirm if she's there. "Sorry babe, I was changing the clothes into a pleasing one." Jenny said.

She studied Diana and couldn't detect anything odd. She began wondering if she gave her a normal water instead of the poison laced one.

"That's good. Come out already babe. I can't wait to see how you're doing, cause I've been worried about you all night." Diana let out a deep sigh, "I should have slept over." she added in a moody tone.

Jenny giggled, as she was already on her way out. If Diana took the wrong water, she will give her the real one.

Diana smiled as she appeared and ended the call before putting the phone inside her pocket. They shared a light hug and headed inside, while Diana feed her in on the details of her being sick all through the night.

She said it's the reason why she didn't come to work and said it's because she was worried about her and blah blah.

Jenny thanked her and assured her that she's fine and even slept well. Saying Diana shouldn't have tortured herself for her, but she's touched.

They both giggled till they got inside the room, where Jenny walked forward and Diana was taking off her shoes.

Jenny turned around and wanted to say something when a bullet went through her head. Her eyes remained wide open, staring into Diana's frosty ones till she crashed onto the floor.

Diana insert her gun behind her without a change in her expression and walked past her corpse towards the room that gave her a spooky feeling the first time she came, but it was locked.

She went straight to Jenny's room, knowing the key will surely be there. After getting inside her room, that wasn't locked, she was about to search for the key when she saw something that made her eyes widened in shock.