ETHAN

I was still lying in my room thinking about Ava when I heard a knock on the door. I was expecting Gerald, so I thought it was him.

"Come in," I said, without minding to ask who it was. I didn't adjust on my bed. I just lay there and faced the ceiling with both hands placed under my head. The door opened in a very slow motion.

I figured that Gerald wouldn't open my door, so fearfully I quickly sat up and covered myself.

"I am sorry sir."

It was Serena's maid. She bowed her head in front of me and said nothing else. I sighed deeply and...