Love Worth Fighting For

Chapter 54

54 Injury

As long as Suri enjoyed the finished order, Areez didn’t speak at all. He was still thinking about Aldrich’s previous words, even though Areez didn’t respond to Aldrich earlier but he thought about everything Alrich said.

Seeing Suri’s smile that was so wide today made Areez disturbed, his decision to keep Suri inside the house was a little disturbed. His fear of losing Suri made Areez decide to keep Suri in his big house.

“You’re not eating, Areez?”

“Hmm...”

Suri raised the hotdog in her hand into the air. “Your hotdog, you’re not eating?”

“A respectable Areez Floyen doesn’t eat hot dogs like this, Mira,” Aldrich answered quickly.

Areez narrowed his eyes. “Don’t talk recklessly,” Areez said hoarsely as he took the hotdog from the table and immediately bit it with one big bite.

Watching Areez eat Aldrich chuckled, his whole life knowing Areez this was the first time Aldrich saw Areez eat hotdogs, the food Areez barely touched in the last twenty years.

Suri who was still carried away by the previous atmosphere did not react differently, she was still thinking about Christian whom she missed so much. After everyone finished eating, Areez again invited Suri to continue their activities again around the gallery.

.....

After walking around the gallery for more than three hours, Areez took Suri home because she saw Suri repeatedly massaging her forehead. It had been a long time since being in a place full of people made Suri feel uncomfortable. Suri, who really felt uneasy, welcomed Areez’s decision to go home happily, before getting into the car, Suri stopped in front of the vending machine to buy mineral water.

“What do you think of this place?” Areez asked Suri, who had just finished fastening her seat belt.

“Hmm...”

“Do you like a place like this?” Areez asked again.

“I prefer a library or a bookstore,” Suri answered quickly.

Arees smiled. “Shall we go to the bookstore tomorrow?”

Suri shook her head quickly. “I’m tired, never walking long makes my legs hurt.”

Areez smiled again. “Okay, tomorrow we’ll stay at home. When you feel better we can go somewhere else you want to go.”

“Is that true?” Suri’s eyes immediately opened wide.

“Yeah, that’s if you want.”

“Want..I want, Arezz!”

Areez chuckled. “Okay, we’ll talk about it later when we get home. Now get some rest, I know you’re tired.”

Suri smiled, slowly she leaned back in her chair and began to close her eyes. Today is really a tiring and stressful day for her, successfully sending an email to her brother makes Suri so relieved. All she wanted right now was to go to sleep and hope that when she woke up later she would meet her older brother who had come to take her home. Yes, Suri’s wish on her birthday this time is to be able to gather with her family back in Geneva.

Unbeknownst to Areez, tomorrow morning is Suri’s twenty-third birthday. Exactly three years, two months, ten days she lived with Areez in his big house. And since the last month, Suri always asks God to be released from prison Areez to God every time she prays, even though Areez treats her like a princess, Suri still wants her old life with her family who pamper and love her so much. Suri wants the freedom her parents gave her, Suri really misses that.

***

Clarke Enterprise. 11.30 PM

Because Christian just left without giving a clear message, Elena is forced to stay in the office until late at night. Apart from waiting for the boss’ instructions, Elena was also trying to neutralize the pain in her right leg that was so biting. Being pushed so hard by Christian earlier that she fell backwards, luckily her head didn’t hit the sharp edge of the table. She’s only an inch behind, maybe by now her head is leaking. The Goddess of Fortune is still on her side.

“You’re not coming home, Elena?” a marketing manager asked Elena who was still sitting in her room.

Elena who was massaging her right leg immediately raised her face, looking at the person who had just spoken to her. “Ehmm not yet, there are still some things I need to finish first,” replied Elena lying.

“There’s still tomorrow, Elena. It’s almost twelve o’clock at night, you have to go home and rest. Even though you’re still young right now but you can’t force your energy like this,” said the manager again attentively, becoming one of the best senior managers at Clarke Enterprise made him have great sympathy for new staff like Elena who still has a passionate work desire.

Elena smiled. “You take it easy Mr. Aiden, after my work is done, I will be home soon. In fifteen minutes I think I can go home.”

“Okay then, finish your work quickly and go home safely. Use a taxi or employee shuttle that has been prepared in advance, don’t take public transportation. It’s dangerous for a girl like you to be on public transportation at this late night,” said Mr. Aiden again.

“Ok, I understand.”

Mr. Aiden smiled. “Okay then I’ll be going home first, my son is waiting downstairs. Good night, Elena.”

“Good night, be careful on the road.”

Mr. Aiden nodded slowly, after which he continued his steps towards the elevator to go home. Having a person with such loyalty and integrity as Mr Aiden is a huge advantage for Clarke Enterprise and Christian realizes that, therefore he has provided several supporting facilities for Mr Aiden such as a special official car that was given free of charge since five years ago.

After Mr Aiden disappeared behind the elevator, Elena looked back at her phone screen hoping Christian would reply to a message she sent two hours ago. After Christian left the office three hours ago, Elena was confused about what to do. Elena, who had previously received orders from Christian to prepare all her personal equipment at the office, was still confused and unsure whether to carry out the order or not. Especially seeing Christian’s expression that was so different after he looked at his cell phone, Elena really didn’t know what to do at this point.

“That irritable Night King will definitely curse me viciously tomorrow morning if I don’t prepare what he wants tonight, but... but what equipment should I prepare. He didn’t give me clear orders,” Elena said softly as she continued to massage her wrist. her legs were now turning blue and looked swollen, Elena was sure it would hurt if she used to walk.

After taking a deep breath, Elena finally decided to go home. The fifth call from her mother finally made her choose not to think about her work anymore, and if Christian gets angry tomorrow morning she already has a clear answer.

Enduring the excruciating pain in her right leg at this point, Elena walked towards the elevator. After turning off all the electronic devices in her study, Elena decided to go home. Currently in the lobby there is also a company driver who is ready to take her home, Elena is forced to use the shuttle facility because her leg hurts. Under normal circumstances, Elena would have chosen to take public transportation that was cheap and in her current pocket.

Clarke Enterprise’s newest black Audi car stopped in front of Elena’s parents’ cake shop, Elena carefully stepped out of the very comfortable car. So comfortable, Elena almost fell asleep a moment ago.

“Thanks for the ride,” Elena said politely.

“It’s my job, Miss. You don’t need to thank me, good night and have a good rest Miss Elena.”

Elena nodded slowly at the driver who had just said goodbye to her. After the luxury car disappeared from her sight, Elena stepped into the house as well as the simple place of business of her parents. When she was about to reach for the door handle, suddenly the worn-looking door opened from the inside and an old woman appeared who looked so worried.

“Why haven’t you slept yet, Mom?” Elena immediately threw a worried question to her still awake mother.

“How can you sleep if my daughter isn’t home yet?”

“Today I have a lot of things to do at the office, ma’am,” said Elena quickly. “Come on, let’s go inside, mother must sleep. It’s getting late at night.”

Mrs. Wilson smiled, she lovingly reached out her hand to Elena, inviting her daughter into the house they had lived in for the past three years. Unwilling to keep her mother awake any longer, Elena tried her best to walk normally. She did not want to make her mother ask about the cause of the wound on her right leg. After saying goodnight, Elena continued her steps up the stairs to her room on the second floor.

“Ouch.” Elena let out a small shriek as she made it to the second floor. “I have to soak my feet in warm water and apply some anti-bruising ointment, otherwise it’s going to get worse in the morning. Christian Clarke sucks, does he think he’s a bull or something? How can he run that fast without seeing who’s in front of him. The Night King is heartless...”