Love Is a Sweet Addiction

When Esther was cooking the noodles, Terence’s voice called out behind her, “Have you eaten?”This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

“I’ve already had some,” Esther said truthfully.

Esther only ate a few bites of fried rice because she had a poor appetite.

Esther put more noodles into the pot and planned to cook some for herself.

Then Esther brought the noodles to the table and ate them with Terence. Watching Terence finish the noodles and take his pills, Esther finally felt a little relieved.

It was too late, and when Terence got up from the table, Esther said, “It’s late. Terence, you should go to bed early.”

Terence suddenly stopped in his tracks, looked around at Esther, and said, “I’ll have the big queen-size bed tonight, and you’re going to take the small bed in the study.”

Esther was surprised and asked, “Why?”

“The big bed is comfortable to sleep on,” Terence said and walked away.

Of course Esther knew that the big bed was comfortable, but why did Terence want to sleep in it tonight? He never mentioned before that he wanted to sleep in a big bed.

Esther shook her head suspiciously and got up to clear the table.

Actually, Esther didn’t care if she slept in a big or small bed. Anyway, the small one was big enough for her to sleep in.

After clearing the table, Esther went to study and lay down on the small bed.

The bed was not that small. It was one meter and a half wide. Lying there, Esther could smell a faint trace of Terence’s distinct scent, which made her feel at ease and cheerful.

Esther closed her eyes and felt as if Terence were by her side. Before long, she slipped into a deep sleep.

Esther had been asleep for a long time when she was awakened by the sound of porcelain falling to the floor.

Since Esther suffered from nightmares, she became a light sleeper and woke up easily.

At the sound of something falling, Esther opened her eyes and stared at the dark ceiling. She listened attentively for a while but heard nothing.

Esther pressed the light button and glanced at the time on the wall. It was four o’clock in the morning.

Then suddenly Esther thought of Terence, who had been in the rain all night. She wondered if Terence was unwell … That sound didn’t come from his room, did it?

Thinking of this, Esther immediately got out of bed and walked gingerly towards the bedroom.

When Esther pushed the door open and went in, she saw Terence struggling to get out of bed. Under the nightstand, pieces of his glass were scattered everywhere, glistening in the dim wall lamp.

“Terence, what’s the matter? Do you want some water?” Esther hurried in and turned on the light.

“Don’t turn on the lights,” Terence in the bed hissed.

Esther was taken aback and asked in confusion, “Why?”

“I told you to turn off the lights!” Terence was furious.

When Esther looked at Terence’s sullen look and the cold sweat on his forehead, she had a horrible feeling. After Esther turned the light off, she went up to hold Terence’s arm and asked with concern, “Terence, what’s the matter? Are you feeling unwell?”

Terence’s body felt so hot. Obviously, he had a fever.

“You get out of here!” Terence flung away Esther’s hand on his arm and snapped.

Esther was once again startled. However, she did not leave at once. Instead, she touched Terence’s forehead with her hand and said anxiously in a low voice, “Terence, you have a fever. I’ll get you some medicine.”

With that, Esther turned around and rushed out of the bedroom. She rummaged in the cabinet in the living room, found a box of fever-reducing medicine in the medical kit, and quickly poured a glass of warm water from the water dispenser.

However, when Esther went back to the bedroom door, she found that she could not open it.

What was going on? How could the door be locked? Did Terence lock it?

But why did Terence do this? Why didn’t he let Esther in?

Esther beat her hand against the door and called out anxiously, “Terence, open the door. I got some medicine for you. Open up.”

But no matter how much Esther banged on the door and called out, Terence didn’t open the door. Esther had no choice but to continue shouting.

At last Terence’s voice came again from the door, but it was impatient and furious. “Esther! You’re so annoying. That’s it! I’ve had enough!”

“I know I’m annoying. But if you don’t want me to bother you, please open the door. I’ll leave as soon as you take your medicine.”

“I am fine. I don’t need to take medicine!”

“You’re burning with a fever. Are you sure you’re fine?”

“I repeat, do not disturb my sleep!” Terence roared through his gritted teeth. Although Terence sounded furious, Esther could tell that his voice quivered.

If it was just a cold and a fever, there was no way Terence couldn’t get out of bed. And he even broke the glass when he tried to fetch water. Besides, he would rather get angry with Esther than open the door and let her in.

Esther had a more and more horrible feeling and got a mess in her mind. Suddenly, it dawned on her that Terence was having a seizure.

Esther thought Terence kept her away because he knew he was going to have a seizure!

Ross once told Esther that the light was not allowed to be on when Terence had a seizure, because the light would aggravate his illness. Ross also said that Terence was completely out of his mind and control and could easily hurt others when he fell ill. So every time he was sick, people were afraid to come near him.

Esther remembered the first time she saw Terence, he got sick, lost his mind, kissed her, and bit her.

So … The reason Terence yelled at Esther to get out and locked her out was to protect her from himself.

Esther stayed where she was in a panic, not knowing what to do.

It was the first time Esther had encountered this, after all. Ross only told her to calm Terence down with tranquilizers and protect herself from Terence but didn’t tell her exactly what to do.

Terence locked himself in his bedroom. Esther couldn’t do anything even if she wanted to help him.

Esther was heartbroken and frightened to tears as she listened to Terence’s muffled grunt of pain. She had to go on banging her hand on the door, pleading, “Terence, would you please open the door? I promise I won’t go in. I’ll just stand by the door … Please…”