Chapter 147 - His Change (1/2)

Ch-146

At that very moment… Eleanor came out of the bathroom from the left side of the room and stood in front of the dressing table. He saw her drying her hair. After she was done drying her hair, she discarded her towel aside and stood in her naked glory as she did her skincare. She applied some cream that Cedric doesn't know to her legs by resting her leg on the chair. Cedric who was watching it felt his Adam's apple roll in his throat. How he wanted to touch those soft legs and wrap them around his waist. He badly wanted to do the deed with her.

Oh! Wait… didn't she see that he was already awake?

She picked her clothes and wore them without anything underneath. Cedric was watching everything from the bed. Damn! She was really hot. His little brother was throbbing to be freed.

Eleanor turned off the lights and entered inside the duvet. She slept to the opposite of Cedric showing her back to him. She wanted to be alone, that seems to be impossible. At least… a distance would be good. Her head was throbbing in pain with all the stuff. Closing her eyes, she decided to rest for the day.

Eleanor was so near to slipping into her dreamland, but a hand sneaked its way to her waist, pulling her closer. She could guess whose hand it was.

”Not today, Cedric. I am tired,” Eleanor said.

Cedric saw her facing her back to him, putting some distance between. He would be a fool if he says he didn't notice anything wrong with her today. He could guess the reason. In fact, he expected her to ask him questions but she was silent. Completely silent and helped him calm down. But now… she was being cold. He thought she understood his situation and wouldn't need any explanation. But her behavior says otherwise. Nevertheless, he decided to make a move on her. After all, his little brother was in need.

Moving closer to her as he decreased the distance between them, he snaked his hand around her waist. He pulled her closer to his chest, making her back attached to her chest. He could feel the softness of her body in his arms. Today she smelt different. Along with Jasmine and Orange, she smelt like a bit of cocoa. He thought maybe because of the skincare products change. Nevertheless, he still liked the smell. He slid his hand underneath her shirt as he felt her soft skin on his hand. He felt like pinching and squeezing her. The moment his calloused palm pinched her belly button, he heard her voice.

”Not now Cedric,” Eleanor said, for which Cedric felt like he was drenched in a bucket of cold water.  Cedric didn't expect she would reject his advances. She promised she would do that with him tonight. Then what changed? He was confused.

”I am tired,” he heard her adding more to her sentences.

”You promised me tonight,” he whispered.

”When did you wake up?” she asked instead of answering him.

”When you exited the bathroom,” he said.

”You are watching me,” she said more like a statement rather than a question.

”A bit,” he said, feeling embarrassed for being caught and scolding himself for being a loose tongue.

”Let's sleep. I am tired,” Eleanor said, turning towards him, as she rested her head in his chest.

Cedric understood that it was a no for tonight. Closing his eyes, his thoughts went back to the start of the day. He went to the office and got to Martin's improvements in Martin. Then… he sent Edward. Where he messed it up with his woman and her best friend. He needs to have a chat with Edward. This would be on the top of his to-do list. After that, lunch with the Zora family. Their marriage date preparations. Their new house visit. Little make-out session. And then dinner party. Eleanor's and Valen's plan to match up with their parents. Everything went normally till then. Then… she came… Nathaira… She came and revealed she was his fiance. But forgot to add the thing  ex-fiance.

Cedric went out of control because of her. Eleanor calmed him down. She asked him to drop her at Myna's place saying to console her. Now she is rejecting him. A lot of things happened today. Indeed it's a tiring day… but he was disappointed with her rejection. He has a lot to deal with. Why can't she understand? If she could ignore him, he could do it too.

But Cedric forgot here, Eleanor wasn't ignoring but asking for some space. Her actions don't show she was ignoring him but asking for some space and time. Cedric forgot that even he needs to understand her.

Today itself she got to know someone plotted against her brother who was sick and asleep for six months. And today itself she got to know her boyfriend has a fiance and she was here to take him back while he said nothing. And adding to that she got to know he attempted suicide for her. He failed to notice or observe that even Eleanor has her conspiracies.