Love Worth Fighting For

94 Love is real

“Relax your body, I will not eat you,” Christian said back to Elena who was in his arms.

Even though there was still a bralette protecting her body, Elena still felt uncomfortable. Especially now that Christian’s big hands are wrapped around her stomach.

“Let’s sleep.”

Christian lowers his head, staring at Elena who is leaning against his chest.

“You don’t like romantic movies, do you?”

Elena nodded slowly. “It’s not that I don’t like it, I’m just sleepy. Eating too much makes me sleepy right now and it’s your fault.”

Christian chuckles amused, he slowly lifts his hands off Elena’s body and holds the blanket for the girl so that she finds the best position before going to sleep.

“Is it ok?”

Elena nodded slowly.

.....

Christian gently covers the body of Elena who is already lying beside him. “Goodnight.” Christian kisses Elena’s forehead lovingly.

“You do not sleep?”

“I still have a few things I need to check first, when I’m done I’ll catch up with you,” Christian replies softly, nuzzling his nose against Elena’s.

“Don’t sleep at night.”

Christian purses his lips. “Sure.”

Elena smiled, slowly her eyes began to close. Being in the same blanket with Christian in her skimpy clothes like this made her fall asleep faster.

After Elena closed her eyes, Christian slowly reached for the television remote to turn it off and shifted his focus to the smart tablet that had been in his left hand. Even though Christian didn’t go to the office today, he still checked the work that Kainer had taken care of. Raised by people who have high discipline makes Christian have great discipline and responsibility as well.

Since knowing the news about Areez Floyen’s move to Germany made Christian more alert, Areez Floyen is really not an ordinary person. Even though he is the last heir to a royal family in Auckland, he still has a pretty big name in some countries that still adhere to the royal system. It’s pretty clear that the Floyens weren’t just a random family in the past and Christian doesn’t want to mess around with someone like Areez.

The offer that Areez gave to Elena when they met in South Australia is still in Christian’s mind, Christian doesn’t want to play with Areez especially when he already has such a big obsession with Elena. The obsession he has never felt for other women out there, Elena’s indifference to the power and wealth he possesses makes Christian actually become infatuated with her. The curiosity that Christian believed was temporary has now turned into a feeling of wanting to continue to be close to Elena as he is now, even though he didn’t do anything with Elena in the room he had paid dearly for. But Christian is happy enough, Elena’s submissive attitude makes him want her more than ever and Christian promises to have Elena completely after he takes her to meet his family members in Geneva.

Christian’s intention to put his smart tablet on the table stops when Suri’s name appears on the screen, not wanting to make his sister wait too long. Christian then receives a video call from his sister who has been in Geneva for almost three weeks.

“I hate you!” Suri immediately took out her anger at her brother.

Christian chuckles. “I didn’t do anything, why are you suddenly angry with me like this? What have I done to upset you baby?”

“I hate you, Christ. You don’t love me anymore,” replied Suri curtly.

“Don’t love you? Who said those words? On what basis can that person say that I don’t love my most beautiful and fussy sister, hm?”

“Christ!!”

Christian chuckles amused at Suri’s screams, teasing Suri is one of the pleasures he hasn’t had since Suri disappeared.

“It’s my birthday but why don’t you come home? You didn’t forget my birthday, did you?” said Suri, annoyed.

“How could I forget your birthday, without anyone reminding me that important day is already stored neatly in my brain. I can’t go back to Geneva because I still have to take care of some problems that I can solve as soon as possible, even now I’m not at home. I’m in Paris, tomorrow morning I have a meeting with the owner of one of the oldest jewelry stores in Paris to work together on the launch of the Clarke House of Jewel collection next season,” Christian answered honestly, without mentioning Elena in his explanation. Christian is still waiting for time to tell Suri about Elena.

Suri nodded her head, actually from the first time she saw her brother’s face on her cell phone screen, Suri already knew that Christian was not in their house.

“But you’re coming, right?” Suri again asks Christian for certainty.

“Of course I came, so why don’t you believe it? Or maybe you didn’t expect my presence in the middle of your birthday party, did you?”

“Don’t be crazy, how could I not want my brother to be at my big event,” said Suri, annoyed.

Christian smiles, the corners of his eyes moving at the sight of Elena frowning. The sound of Suri’s scream disturbed her sleep a little.

“Okay then now you sleep because it’s getting late, I’m also tired and getting ready to sleep tomorrow morning I have to arrive early at Mrs. Claire’s place to discuss our collaboration plan,” Christian said carefully, he tried not to offend Suri was about to end her conversation. In the past, Suri was always angry when she hung up the phone first.

But now something different is given by Suri, Suri immediately agrees with Christian’s words by directly saying good night to her brother before turning off the call. Suri’s sweet and more obedient attitude makes Christian happy, his little sister is an adult.

After Suri turned off the phone, Christian then turned off the night light which was on his left before finally following Elena, who had been sleeping so soundly. Being on such a comfortable bed with a very soft blanket made Elena fall asleep much faster than usual.

Cup

“Good night, baby. I love you.”

Elena moves slowly when her cheek gets a kiss from Christian, she is a little annoyed by the thin hair around Christian’s jaw that has not been shaved.

“You sleepyhead.” Christian’s lips curl as he speaks, after landing his hand on Elena’s flat stomach under the blanket before long Christian drifts off to sleep.

The snow that is getting heavier outside makes Christian and Elena sleep soundly, Christian really managed to make Elena have beautiful memories in the city of her dreams. All the luxuries that Christian gave to Elena slowly made Elena not realize that she was now so comfortable and dependent on the man who repeatedly asked her to live with.

Even though she already knew that many of her friends decided to live together like that with their respective partners, Elena still didn’t dare to do it. Apart from personal reasons, Elena also couldn’t bear to leave her parents who were no longer young to live alone in their house while she had to live in a palace full of luxury by Christian. Elena wasn’t that cruel.

***

Geneva Switzerland.

Suri’s hope to go to sleep soon after contacting her brother vanished, her sleepiness actually disappeared. Suri actually felt that her eyes were so fresh and still couldn’t sleep, after three years living in the Floyen mansion which made her never sleep well, it made Suri feel weird when she was back with her family.

Suri immediately shook her head quickly when suddenly Areez’s smiling face appeared in her mind. No matter how bad she made a mistake, Areez was never angry and it was now starting to bother Suri’s mind.

“You crazy monster, it seems he doesn’t really want to leave my head,” said Suri, annoyed as she threw the dolphin doll in her arms roughly to the floor.

Because she still couldn’t sleep, Suri finally decided to reach for her cellphone again to view social media. Being able to use the cellphone again makes Suri so happy. Even though her parents and Christian still haven’t allowed her to use her personal social media managed by Nicholas, they are often still allowed to access it by not posting or doing other flashy activities such as commenting or giving ‘likes’ to other people’s posts.

While browsing the posts of some of the world’s supermodels who are promoting the annual event in New York, Suri suddenly saw a photo of Areez and Aldrich at a dinner hosted by George Z White, the new German economy minister. Suri almost dropped her cellphone on the floor when she saw the face of the person who had kidnapped her for years, the man’s face and smile were still the same as Suri remembered.

With a pale face, Suri ran towards the door and immediately left her room to her parents’ room which was not far from her room. Luckily when Suri came, Jack and Anne were not doing bed activities which they have been doing since Suri’s return.

“What is it, honey?” asked Anne, surprised that Suri was standing in front of her bedroom door which was suddenly opened by her daughter. Suri’s pale face worried Anne.

Suri swallowed her saliva. “Can I sleep with Mommy and Daddy?”

“Of course you can,” Jack answered without hesitation, because he didn’t close the bathroom door properly, Jack could hear the conversation between his wife and daughter. That’s why Jack immediately got out of the bathroom.

Suri looked at her father who was walking towards her. “I..I...”

As if he knew that Suri had just had a bad dream, Jack immediately hugged his beloved daughter’s body tightly. “It’s just a dream, baby. Don’t be afraid. You are with us, You’re safe now.

“Daddy ...”

“Shhh...Daddy’s here, baby. Daddy won’t let bad things get to you again. Don’t be afraid.” Jack immediately interrupted Suri’s words gently.

Listening to her father’s words made Suri tighten her arms, slowly the fear that previously haunted her snaked away from her body.

Not wanting to lose the moment, Anne immediately approached her husband and daughter who were hugging close by.

“It’s ok baby... it’s ok...”

Because it was getting late, Anne then took Suri to walk to the bed. Like treating a small child, Anne and Jack were very careful. After making sure Suri was really sleeping, Jack then invites Anne to talk on the balcony. He doesn’t want Suri to wake up because of their chatter.

“How is it, Jack? Are we really going to be able to heal our daughter? Is it true that Suri will continue to live in fear and trauma like this?” Anne, who had been trying to hold back her tears since seeing Suri hug her husband a while ago, couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.

“No, don’t cry.” Jack immediately embraced Anne’s body. “Don’t be this pessimistic, dear. We can definitely bring back our cheerful Suri again, we can definitely make Suri like before. I promise you, I promise.”

Anne nodded her head quickly, even though they had been married for many years they still had a very good relationship. Jack really kept the wedding vows he made years ago when they married in North Yorkshire.

” I won’t let my daughter continue to live in fear like this, she’s a Clarke. She must immediately gain her confidence again like three years ago,” said Jack hoarsely holding back tears without letting go of his arms from Anne’s body.

Suri, who was fast asleep on her parents’ bed, shed tears from the corner of her left eye. Although she didn’t hear anything new. just said her parents, but Suri knows that she is currently the main focus of her parents who love her so much.