They were back at Henry’s apartment, but Elena still felt unwell. She could not even walk into the room on her own; Henry had to carry her.
“Umm… Every time…” Henry looked at her as she laid in bed. He had questions, but he felt awkward about asking them. After all, he had never been in such a situation. However, she was in so much pain that he did not think he should be nervous about his questions.
“Does it hurt that badly every time you have that?”
She looked like she was injured. As a man, he was unable to imagine the pain that she had to endure even though he empathized with her.
“Not every single time. It hurts a lot more than usual this time.”
She did not know the reason for that, either. The pain came without any other symptoms or warning.
Furthermore, it was not time for her to have her period yet. Did she not have a few more days to go?
Did the abnormality cause the intense pain? She had been injured repeatedly, and her body had suffered a lot of trauma. Perhaps that was the reason her period had become chaotic.
She covered her belly and waved her hand. “You don’t have to worry about me. All I need is to get a good night’s sleep.”
Henry was helpless in that situation. After a while, he said, “Do you need hot water? Perhaps you could go for a hot-water soak?”
Elena thought about it for a while. Her period had not started yet, so she should be able to take a dip in a tub of warm water. She nodded in agreement. Henry finally found something that he could do for her, so he quickly walked to the bathroom. After he filled the bathtub with warm water, he returned to the room to fetch Elena.
“The water is ready. Let me help you to the bathroom.”
“No, I can manage.” Elena struggled to get up from the bed and slowly walked toward the bathroom.
It was inconvenient for Henry to be in the bathroom with her, so he could only wait outside the bathroom door. Elena took her clothes off and sat in the bathtub.
The man outside the door heard the sound of running water, so he asked, “Are you in the bathtub?”
“You’re so annoying.” He asked about her when the door closed, and he asked again when she washed her face, and he had asked yet again when she took off her clothes, and of course, he had to ask when she stepped into the bathtub. However, Elena’s lips gradually curled into a smile. Even though he was annoying, at least he was there so that she did not feel lonely.
She was afraid of loneliness, that feeling would have drowned her!
“How are things? How are you?” Two minutes later, the man outside asked again.
Elena soaked herself in the warm water and ignored him. She stared at the ceiling of the bathroom as she thought about everything and everyone that she had encountered in her new life.
She felt as if she was in a trance, and her mood went up and down like a rollercoaster ride. After a while, she managed to calm down.
Under normal circumstances, it was normal for one to suspect that she had done something to the old madam. However, she felt as if she tried to convince herself of that fact. She thought that Michael would never doubt her, so why did he? He was not there when the accident happened, but he was also part of the Williams family. How could he not have suspected her?
She must have overestimated her importance in his life when she thought that he trusted her implicitly. She submerged herself in the tub. She had learned how to hold her breath in the water. When she pondered on her problems, she realized that she had been afraid to face many of her problems, thinking that she could not handle those issues.
If she were willing to face them, she would notice that not everything had to be so complicated. She was nothing to him, and they no longer had a relationship. She had to learn to face the truth.
“Elena, what are you doing? Why aren’t you talking?
“Elena, have you fainted? Have you drowned? Don’t drown in my home!
“Elena, answer me!
“Elena…”
Elena choked loudly as she emerged from the water. She had forced herself under the water for too long, which resulted in her miserable chokes when she got out. Henry got even more anxious when he heard her hacked. He pounded on the door, frantically!
“Elena, speak up, or I’m coming in!”
“No! Don’t come in! I have no clothes on! I’m not wearing anything.” Elena continued to cough.
Elena was terrified that the guy would barge into the bathroom. She answered hastily after she caught a breather. “I’m fine.”
Henry sighed in relief and was immediately upset after that!
“I have called you for so long, why haven’t you answered?”
“You are too annoying. I don’t want to answer you.”
“You!” How he wished he could get in there to knock her on her head! Since she was unwell, he figured that he would let it pass.
Since she was fine, Henry continued to focus his attention on his phone. He had been browsing some articles to learn ways to care for a woman during their menstruation period.
Shortly after that, he sent a message to Ashton. “Get something for me.”
Ten minutes later, Elena got out of the bathroom in a fresh set of clothes. Her abdomen felt better after that warm soak in the tub. However, she still felt unwell. She started to make her way toward the bed so that she could lay down. Henry stopped her and helped her up.
“What are you doing?” Elena pushed him. “I’m so tired. I just want to sleep.”
“Your hair is wet. How can you go to bed like that?” Henry supported her and gently led her to a chair.
“Wait a moment.”
He went into the bathroom to get a hairdryer. Then he plugged it into the wall socket and aimed the hairdryer at her head. The air was hot and intense, and it numbed her face. Elena wanted to kick him!
“Do you know how to do it? It’s too hot!”
“Can’t you put up with it?” It was his first-time to blow-dry someone else’s hair.
“Take it further away from my head. It’s too hot.”
“Got it.”
“I’m not feeling well. I’m the patient, so I’m the most important one of us two. You had better watch your attitude.”
What was wrong with his attitude? Why did he get so much grief for it?
“Be gentle!”
“Stop with your nagging!”
“Pay attention to your attitude.”
“Well, is this okay?”
“That’s better.”
Another ten minutes later, Elena laid on her side in bed with her hands still on her stomach. It still hurt quite a bit. She had never felt that way before that. She was not sure what caused the pain.
Henry had gone to the lobby, but she was not sure what he was up to. A few minutes later, he was back in her room with something in his hands.
“Here.” He put something down next to her hand.
“What is it?” Elena looked up at him before she glanced at the thing beside her. “A thermal bag?”
“I checked the Internet. I read that putting a thermal bag on your stomach could help to relieve period pain.”
“Also,” he continued as he turned to walk out of the room.
It did not take long for him to come in with a bowl of something. “Ginger and brown sugar soup. Drink it quickly.”
“You have so much experience.” Elena smiled as she sat up and took a sip of the soup.
The ginger was a little spicy. Her stomach felt warm after she drank it. She was not sure if it were a placebo effect, but she felt so much better.
She said, “When you looked it up on the Internet, you must not have read that one should not take ginger at night. It would affect one’s sleep.”
“Really?” He did not see that at all. He moved forward to take her bowl away from her. “Don’t drink it then! I’ll get you another bowl without any ginger.”
“No, it’s alright. It won’t affect my sleep.”
Even though he did not know about it, she felt so much better after she drank the bowl of ginger and brown sugar soup. She finished the soup and returned the bowl to him. Elena laid in bed with such sweetness in her heart.
“It doesn’t hurt anymore. I want to sleep now. You should go on and do your own thing.”
“Are you sure it doesn’t hurt anymore?” Henry was still worried about her.
She shook her head to reassure him. “No, not anymore.”
Henry took the empty bowl, walked out, and closed the door gently for her. As Elena closed her eyes, her phone rang. She took it in her hand and glanced at the screen. Her eyes widened in shock.
Eldest Young Master Williams?