Love Worth Fighting For

76 Third woman

All the way home, Elena didn’t dare to speak. She was still so embarrassed that she had thought badly of Christian before. Christian, who Elena thought was going to another store, turned out to just want to go to the cashier to pay for the dress she had tried on before, while in front of the cashier Elena didn’t dare to speak. She really was very embarrassed.

Arriving at the apartment, a large man standing guard near Christian’s parking area immediately approached them. Without being ordered, the man immediately grabbed Christian and Elena’s groceries which were in the trunk of the car. Elena initially wanted to carry one of the shopping bags because she couldn’t bear it, but Elena’s good intentions were stopped by Christian who grabbed her waist and led her to the elevator.

“You should get used to dealing with people like Ramon, Elena.”

Elena looks up at Christian. “Ramon, who is Ramon?”

“One of the bodyguards manning the apartment, the young man you almost helped carry the things with,” Christian replies quietly. “You are my woman and Christian Clarke woman can’t possibly carry stuff like that, there are hundreds of my employees who would be happy to do it for you. You understand.”

“Yes.”

“Good,” Christian replies happily.

Since the elevator that took them had arrived at the destination floor, Christian then took Elena into his neat and fragrant apartment. Unlike this morning where there were still a few bottles of wine scattered on the table.

As a super busy person, Christian gives the maintenance of his apartment to a special staff who will come every morning to clean all the rooms in the most luxurious apartment in Luxembourg. Christian or not, the special staff will come every morning to make sure the apartment is clean. That’s why this time when Elena and Christian came back the place was clean again.

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“Go to your room, clean yourself up and get some rest.”

“My room?” Elena repeats Christian’s words in confusion.

Christian smiles, he slowly raises his hand to point to one of the closed doors behind Elena. “That room will be your room from now on.”

“But I don’t need a room, I don’t stay long in this place. I just...”

“Shhh... don’t talk like that, you don’t know what will happen in the future, so go inside to your room before I change my mind, because if that happens then you’ll definitely regret it.”

Elena immediately ran to the room that Christian pointed to after the man finished speaking, those threatening words scared Elena. Even though Christian was a normal, healthy and energetic man, a little girl seemed like she would definitely be nothing compared to Christian’s strength. Elana still vividly remembers what Christian had done to her that afternoon at the office, fortunately the swelling on her lips disappeared quickly so Elena didn’t have to be embarrassed about meeting so many people.

As soon as Elena closed the door to her room, Ramon, who brought Christian’s groceries, appeared from behind the door. Carefully the young bodyguard placed the sentence of a paper bag containing luxury goods that Christian bought for Elena on the sofa, after doing his job Ramon immediately said goodbye to Christian to continue his work again. After Ramon left, Christian then rushed to the pantry to make lunch. Leaving the office before recess, Christian and Elena haven’t eaten yet. Christian therefore intends to make his late lunch for him and Elena.

Actually Christian can order other people to prepare food for him but this time Christian intends to make his own food, Christian wants Elena to taste his cooking. There are only two women who have had the opportunity to taste Christian’s food, the first is his mother and the second is Suri, and this time Christian will make food for Elena, whom he has only known for a month or so. Christian is not aware that he has done many unusual things to Elena, even his former lover, whom no one has ever experienced, has experienced the privilege that Elena is currently receiving.

“What are you doing?”

Christian who is decorating a plate of homemade steak raises his face up to look at Elena. “Did you shower?”

“Answer the question first, don’t ask another question,” said Elena curtly.

Christian chuckles. “I’m sure you already know the answer to your question, which is why I don’t want to answer it.”

Elena snorted in annoyance. “Did you cook it yourself?”

“Sure, did you see anyone else in this place.”

“Christian Clarke cooking? Are you kidding me?”

Christian smiles. “Why is it, even though I am a very busy person but I still have time to learn to cook. That’s why at this time I can make you this delicious steak.”

“Amazing? How narcissistic.”

“I’ll bet,” Christian says suddenly.

“Bet, bet what?”

Christian places the spoon in his hand carefully into his barbecue sauce. “If this steak is not good then I will grant all your wishes, whatever it is I will give it. But if this food is good then you have to do the opposite for me, how? Dare or not?”

“What’s wrong why is it like that?” Elena said frantically.

“Why don’t you dare, will you?” Christian fishes for Elena.

Elena nodded slowly. “No, it’s not that I don’t dare it’s just....”

“Don’t make excuses, Elena, if you really don’t have the courage to answer, then there’s no need to make excuses that will make things difficult for yourself.”

brak

Elena hits the counter in front of her hard, Christian’s plan works. Elena was hooked by his provocation.

“Ok, who’s scared. Besides, I’m 100% sure that the food you make must not taste good, you’re just scaring me,” said Elena loudly.

Christian purses his lips, seeing Elena angry makes him happy. The girl actually looks more seductive in his eyes when she is angry like now.

“Sit down first, I’ll bring our food to the table.”

Elena shook her head. “No, I don’t want to. Who knows if you change this food to something you prepared beforehand.”

“Elena... Elena... you really are...”

“Better to be on guard, than to be cheated on,” said Elena curtly as she grabbed two plates of Christian-made steak suddenly and brought them to the dining table not far away from the kitchen.

Christian laughed amused at Elena’s attitude, because he couldn’t wait to ask Elena to keep their agreement, Christian immediately took off the apron that was still attached to his body and just put it on the counter table which was now messy to follow Elena to the dining table.

“Wine or whiskey?”

Elena turns to Christian who is lifting two bottles of different types of liquor into the air. “No thanks, I just drink water.”

“Eating steak with water? Oh come on, Elena. It’s not funny.” Christian laughs amused at Elena’s answer. “Steaks taste perfect with alcohol and you can prove my point.”

Without asking permission again, Christian then pours red wine into Elena’s glass before pouring it into his own. After feeling that he was prepared enough, Christian then sat down on the chair beside Elena. Even though Elena had actually arranged her seat to sit across from Elena’s seat, Christian, who didn’t like the seating arrangement, chose to sit next to Elena.

“Raise your glass,” Christian says quietly inviting Elena to toast before enjoying the steak.

“I don’t drink,” Elena replies curtly, trying to cover up her discomfort being so close to Christian. Elena curses Christian for choosing to sit beside her.

“Ok, then I’ll drink myself.”

Elena turns her face away from Christian, seeing the man raise his glass and drink makes Elena uneasy.

“Ok, then you can eat. Please judge for yourself the food I made, I really can’t wait to know your assessment,” Christian said quietly while shaking the glass that still contained a little wine in his hand with a smile.

Elena, who had been provoked by Cristian’s provocation, then grabbed a knife and fork to start enjoying the food made by the arrogant Christian Clarke, Elena couldn’t wait to teach the man who was looking at her intensely a lesson. One of Elena’s eyebrows rose when she managed to slice the steak in front of her so easily, she immediately felt bad but Elena tried to cover it up.

Elena’s heart beat ten times faster when the Japanese olive Wagyu meat entered her mouth, it was so delicious and so juicy. Regret immediately entered Elena, who had previously underestimated the results of Christian’s cooking which she was currently enjoying.

“How? Is it good?”

Elena didn’t answer Christian’s question, because she was too nervous, Elena grabbed the glass of red wine beside her and drank it without thinking. As soon as the drink with a sufficiently high alcohol content passed through her throat, Elena coughed. She would have almost spit out the drink had she not covered her mouth with her hands.

“Elena, are you ok?”

“Fine, you won. Now answer, what should I do?”