Karina tried to control her anger after Ethan left her alone. Ethan came back after few hours, he took a shower then he peeked at her room, he saw her sleeping. He didn't wake her up, Adrian called him few hours before, he asked about Karina's whereabouts. He said to him she's fine, but Adrian didn't believe him, he knew his daughter's impulsive character, but he could rely his daughter to Ethan. Adrian began to worry about his daughter "Ethan is a good man, he's a perfect man to raise up my firm in the future, but I'm not sure he's the right man for Karina. I have to separate them as soon as possible !"
Karina woke up at six, she heard some noises in the kitchen. She went out to see what happen.
Ethan had bought some food and stored them into the refrigerator.
Ethan :"You've wake up ?"
Karina :"Yeah, I'm hungry."
Ethan :"Take a shower first, then we go down to have dinner."
Karina :"OK"
They went to the hotel's restaurant to have dinner that night, Karina had ordered some food to the waiter when they got there.
Karina :"I have a plan for my life in this short time, I want to open a boutique in the downtown. I came here because I want to see some new fashion here, this city is renowned as the center of fashion. So tomorrow you'll accompany me to have some walk in the down town, maybe I will make some deal with the designers tomorrow."
Ethan :"OK, I'm glad you've finally move on with your life."
Karina :"I'm interesting with fashion world since long time ago, but my dad forced me to study law."
That night Karina ordered a bottle of wine, and she brought it to her room. She drank it while watching some movie on TV, Ethan tried to stop her.
Ethan :"You've drank enough." He moved the bottle.
Karina :"No, not enough ! I still want more !" she got drunk that night Ethan carried her to her bedroom.
He accompany her to the down town the next day and he helped her to prepare some agreement with a couple of designers. That night she drank some alcohol again, but Ethan tried to stop her, she got mad. She told him about everything that made her disappoint all these years, till she got asleep and Ethan carried her again to her room. When he was about to leave her, she grabbed his arm "Don't leave, please stay here with me !" She begged him, Ethan laid beside her cared her hair, he waited her to get asleep, when he was about to get up she grabbed his arm and pulled it down, then she slept on his chest. Ethan tried to move her head but she held his body tighter. "I guess I should sleep here tonight....." He said to himself "Am I fell in love with her ? Why do I let her ordering me about anything she wants to ? Maybe I should distance myself from her after we go back, her father won't allow our relation."
When they got back to the B city, Adrian called Ethan directly to his room.
Adrian :"What was she doing at S city ?"
Ethan :"She told me to open a boutique and she had made some deals with fashion designers there, I've helped her with the agreements."
Adrian :"OK good. I call you here because I want to tell you to move to the apartment I've arrange for you like the last time I talked to you from tomorrow."
Ethan :"Yes sir, I'm ready whenever you tell me."
Adrian :"OK you may go now."
Ethan :"Yes sir"
The next morning Ethan had packed up his stuffs and ready to go, Adrian lend him a company car for him to use. He had sold his motorcycle a while ago. He didn't say good bye to Karina since she's still sleeping, and he didn't want to tell her about it either. When Karina woke up she went to his room to find him, but his room had empty, she asked Heidy, Heidy told her that he had moved to the apartment. Karina called him directly
Karina :"Why didn't you tell me that you'll move today ?"
Ethan :"I just told by your dad last night. This morning I didn't want to disturb your sleeping."
Karina :"But I told you I won't allow your moving to the apartment !"
Ethan :"I'm sorry Karina, it was your dad's order. You should talk to him."
Karina went to her dad's room, she's mad at him.
Karina :"Dad why did you told Ethan to move ?"
Adrian :"Because the apartment is nearer to the office."
Karina :"But I don't wanna separate from him, I like him !"
Adrian :"Karina, he's doesn't deserve you ! I'll introduce you to my friend's sons later."
Karina :"I don't want anyone else dad, I just want him !"
Adrian :"But I don't agree with him."
Karina :"Dad, this is my life, I know what I want with my life you can't control me all my life ! If you don't agree with me I will leave here."
Adrian :"Where will you go ?"
Karina :"I'll move together with Ethan !"
Adrian :"No ! I won't allow you ! You're a reckless child !"
Karina :"But I'm not a child anymore, I'm a grown up woman dad ! I know what I really want, you can't forced me to do whatever you want to me all the time ! I'm sick and tired about all of them !" She cried and bang the door, she went back to her room. Her mom came to her room tried to calm her down. Adrian ordered his wife to banned Karina out from the house that day. She did hunger strike for two days and she got weak now. Adrian called their family doctor to treated her that day. She didn't want to speak to Adrian for a week, then one day she made up her mind, she escaped from her house through the window of her bedroom. She called Ethan and she went to his apartment in the middle of the night. Ethan got surprised opened his door for her.
Ethan :"How did you get in here ?"
Karina :"I called your brother, and told him to send me here."
Ethan :"Franky ?"
Karina :"Yeah"
Ethan :"Did you escape from your house ?"
Karina :"You may say so !"
Ethan heaved a heavy sigh :"You give me difficult times Karina ! How can I face your father tomorrow ?"
Karina :"I have a plan !"
Ethan :"What plan ?"
Karina :"Make me pregnant with your child !"
Ethan :"Are you crazy ?"
Karina hugged him :"I don't wanna separate from you again ! never !"
Ethan :"But not like this ! I will talk to your dad tomorrow !"
Karina :"Don't tell him I'm here ! He'll do anything to separate us again ! If he'll do it again I'd rather die than separate from you !"
Ethan :"Don't be silly ! Now just go to sleep in my bed, I'll sleep in the sofa."
Karina :"No, I want to sleep together with you."
Ethan :"OK as you wish."
Ethan reported to Adrian about Karina at his place the next day.
Adrian :"Just leave her in there for few days."
Ethan go surprised :"Don't you want to take her back ?"
Adrian :"That girl is very stubborn with what she want, just let her be for a while."
Ethan :"OK sir"
Ethan felt awkward with the situation, he couldn't understand Adrian's plan on Karina. One day Adrian suddenly came to Ethan's apartment together with his wife, he tried to persuade Karina to go back, but Karina refused him. Adrian couldn't hold his patience again he tried to take her with forced, Karina took a knife in the kitchen and put it on her wrist to threatened Adrian.
Karina :"If you forced me to go I'll cut myself dad !"
Adrian :"I don't believe you !" He went to her to take her with him, but Karina really cut her wrist that time, blood flowed profusely from her wrist. Adrian widened his eyes, Ethan grabbed her body and put down the knife "Karina nooo", he carried her body away "We have to go to the hospital now sir !" Adrian ran with him downstairs and Jack speed up the car to the hospital. They went to the emergency immediately, and now they were waiting for her surgery.
Adrian :"Shu Jing just calm down, she'll be okay !"
Mrs. Siauw cried :"But she's badly injured ! It was your fault ! You always force her to follow your order !"
Adrian :"I was too hard to her, but it's for her own good !"
Mrs. Siauw :"Is the result good now ? Don't you see him, he's worrying about her all the time ! I think only him who can understand her and take care of our Karina well !"
Adrian felt regret now, he agreed with his wife "I think I should give up to her now, let her choose to whom she's comfortable with."
Mrs. Siauw :"You'd better be than lost your only daughter !"
Marco and Franky came to the hospital also to see Karina's condition, Franky called Ethan, he went to the receptionist to see both of them.
Franky :"How is she now ?"
Ethan :"She's still on surgery now, I hope she'll be fine. She was too reckless !" his eyes turned red, tears fell down from his eyes when he remembered again about what had happened.
Marco calmed him down :"It was not your fault !"
Ethan :"I shouldn't rejected her ! I was afraid with her dad."
Marco :"Karina is a stubborn girl since she was a child. Do you love her ?"
Ethan :"I wasn't sure until just now, I think I can't loose her anymore."
Marco :"I'm glad you both like each other. I won't allow any men to have her, she's like my little sister to me."
Ethan :"I thought you like her."
Marco :"Haha.... I already have someone in my heart a long time ago."
Ethan :"I see."
Marco :"But I don't know where she is now, she left me her bracelet as a gratitude because I saved her life from drowning."
Ethan :"Oh.... let's see if Karina's surgery finished."
Marco :"OK"
An hour later, the doctor came out from the operation room, after four hours surgery treatment.
The doctor :"We could stitch up her nerves again, thank God you hurriedly brought her here so it hasn't too late. She needs sometime to recover, maybe in a month, don't let her use her hand for a while."
Adrian :"Thank you doctor for saving my daughter's life." he cried.