The Essence Of The Darkness
EOTL eps 8: Female Rebels

4/6 episodes to be posted this week

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The phone almost fell out of his hand when Sera heard Xavier's words, fortunately Sera managed to catch it before it slammed onto the floor.

Sera turned her head terrorously towards the front of her house. His face paled, while his trembling hand gripped the phone in his hand tighter.

"You... uh you... Is it in front of my house?" Sera held back with all her might so that her voice did not sound trembling. He let out a short sigh to calm down while remaining alert waiting for Xavier's reply, while panic began to attack him.

Jesus, he hasn't even tidied up his hair to put up a wig! What's he supposed to do now?

Momentary silence. Somehow Xavier didn't say anything to answer Sera's question. Even the bell on the door of his house was no longer heard. Meanwhile, Sera was still looking vigilantly towards the front door of her house, along with her pounding heart getting louder as the seconds passed as she waited.

"I'm just kidding." Xavier then spoke in a calm tone exasperating him which implied a smile.

Sera even had to keep her phone away from her hand because she was unsure of what she was hearing.

"What?" Finally the question was spoken from Sera's confused lips.

Is this guy really just joking? What happened to the bell on the doorstep? Is it really just a coincidence?

"I was just kidding. There's no way I'm invading the privacy limits of my would-be assistant by going to her house uninvited." Xavier spoke in his usual friendly tone, without any guilt. "But I did send you a gift."

"Gift for me?" Like a fool, Sera parroted Xavier's words in a questioning tone.

"Take the gift as a congratulation for being accepted as my assistant. Looks like the reward has arrived at your address, you can take it." Xavier casually spoke, then connected with an indisputable stern tone. "A driver will come to pick you up tonight. We'll have a meal with the restaurant of my choice to celebrate. I hope you're wearing a gift from me to appreciate me."

After saying the command sentence like an ultimatum, Xavier suddenly decided to talk unilaterally, as if he did not want to spend his time listening to the rebuttal from Sera.

For a moment Sera was glued to her phone with a look of disbelief mixed with annoyance. Xavier simply said something that made his heart stop beating because of shock and panic, then innocently said that it was just a joke. Afterwards, the man even behaved arrogantly by giving orders without even listening to his opinion.

Sera bit her lips while thinking of the appropriate swear words to spy on Xavier in her heart. But then she remembered Xavier's earlier remark that the man had sent her a gift.

Don't you think the doorbell was...

Sera put her phone to the table, then stepped hurriedly towards the front door of her house.

Before reaching the door, he directed his feet first towards the window, then peered slightly from the tightly closed curtains to see the situation outside.

Who knew that Xavier's men might be watching him from a distance?

Thinking about it made Sera turn around immediately, heading towards the nearest bathroom and picking up a towel from the neat fold arrangement inside the cabinet located near the bathroom.

Sera uses a wig in her disguise against Xavier. Her long hair that is currently broken cannot be seen at all...

That was why Sera quickly wrapped the towel around her head, and wrapped her hair tightly like the women who had just finished washing their hair.

Sera then walked back towards the door and again sped up her pace as she got closer.

He held the door handle, then opened it carefully.

First Sera only let out her head while her eyes were still busy looking around. Before long, something seemed to catch his attention, making Sera look down at the thing with a frown.

A dark blue box, decorated by a silver ribbon strung beautifully on it.

Sera's eyes widened, doubtful.

That thing came from Xavier... Is it really harmless for Sera if she takes him inside the house?

He looked around to see Siuasi, and after making sure that everything was safe, Sera decided to act recklessly. His body bent down while his hand grabbed the gift box and as fast as lightning brought it into the house. After that Sera closed the door back and locked it.

Sera's heart was pounding as she did that and now, she was staring curiously at the gift box in her hand.

This box feels pretty light....

Slowly Sera stepped towards her spacious kitchen table. He stood in front of the kitchen table. His hand moved lifting the box parallel to his eyes, watching closely, scrutinizing the entire piece very carefully.

There's no hidden place to slip a poison serum or a nano-sized camera.

Most likely, this box is safe.

Sera placed the box on the kitchen table, then without hesitation, her hand grabbed the scissors and cut the beautiful ribbon, before then lifting the lid of the box from the carton.

Sera gasped when she found what was inside the box.

A very beautiful dark blue, almost black dress, complete with a set of sparkling white pearl jewelry in a small box that complements.

He immediately remembered Xavier's words that the man wished Sera to wear a gift from him to appreciate it.

So, Tonight Xavier wants Sera to wear a gift dress from him to attend a dinner that was forced upon her without having a chance to argue back?

"Look, he ate a lot!"

Elana chuckled as she turned to look at Akram who had just stepped into the room and watched the behavior of his son and wife while holding a smile.

At the age of six months Zac, Elana decided to start giving and introducing the first solid food to Zac. Previously, Elana had tried to give a special baby biscuit in Zac's grasp, and the boy responded well by putting the biscuit in his mouth and because Zac still did not have teeth, the boy finally sipped the baby biscuits until they smeared and sipped everywhere, making Akram and Elana laugh together to see how adorable their child was.

The first menu of Zac is processed organic brown rice porridge without any mixture made by Elana by using an automatic slow cooker that can condense rice and make it into porridge, while keeping the nutritional content in it is maintained and does not evaporate by the heating process in the manufacture of porridge.

Elana purposely made the porridge tasteless, adding no sugar or salt, because other than she wanted to accentuate the natural sweet savory taste of brown rice, Elana knew that babies under one year old, were, the digestive system is still in the process of refinement so it is better not to be given salt and sugar first until later the age is above one year.

Zac is Elana's first child, and Elana herself has no experience being a mother. In the past when living in an orphanage, her teenage self was usually always helping to nurture her foster siblings there. However, for the handling of a young baby, usually the mother of the caretaker of the orphanage itself handles it.

By the time Zac was born, Akram intended to hire a licensed nanny and child nurse to look after Zac, but Elana rejected the proposal. The precious time he spent on his son was second to none and certainly could not be repeated. Elana wants to enjoy every second of it without being missed. That's why he insisted on taking care of Zac himself, trying his best with books and science articles to care for the baby, also consulting with doctors who monitor the child's growth and development, as well as receiving a little help from the maids at home for complicated things like bathing a baby.

Elana's decision has yielded a sweet result. Zac, who is six months old, is now growing into a healthy and cheerful baby. The child has also learned to sit on his own, straightening his back so that it is easier to sit in a special feeding chair for babies to feed.

When the brown rice porridge first entered his mouth, Zax's reaction was very funny. The handsome baby frowned, pursing his lips as his senses tasted something new that he had never felt before. But then Zac seemed to decide that he liked the brown rice porridge, because at the second feed, the boy opened his mouth wide and gulped his food happily at each subsequent mouthful.

Akram finally could not resist his weakness when he looked up from behind Elana's shoulders and saw that Zac's food bowl was slippery and toilet.

"If he keeps eating like that, he'll soon grow up fast." Akram commented softly, his body docked behind Elana, then the man slipped his arm under his wife's arm and hugged Elana's waist from behind.

With an affectionate attitude, Akram slightly bowed and placed his chin on the shoulders of the petite Elana. "Some of you are busy cooking Zac's food menu and feeding it. How's my? I have to settle for our chef's cooking and lunch alone in the dining room, while my son and wife are even engrossed here themselves,"

"Kram," Elana exclaimed in a warning tone while slightly nudging back, her expression full of smiles responding to her husband's hilarious complaint. "What the fuck? Aren't you the one who always scatters my cooking and compares it to your experienced, expertly blended cuisine?" quick exposition.

Akram laughs. "Well, actually, even though your cooking is not as good and as healthy as my cooking, sometimes I miss the taste. However, the one cooked by the wife must have been the most delicious," the man then kissed the temple side of Elana and lowered his lips before then whispering slowly in Elana's ear in a seductive manner, "You'd agree with me, Mrs Night?"

Elana laughed again, she then pushed Akram and broke away from her embrace.

"Can't seduce a wife during the day" said Elana firmly, then glanced at Zac who was waving his hands towards his parents while letting out funny mutters from his lips to get attention. "Because during the day, your wife belongs to your son" he continued with a funny smile towards Akram.

Akram does not argue with Elana, the man approaches Zac, then kisses his son's forehead affectionately.

"You hear that? You're only six months old, but you've taken my wife..." Akram teased towards Zac who was getting excited moving his hands and feet towards Akram, while Elana giggled amusedly at the behavior of the father and son in front of him.

Since their marriage, followed by the birth of Zac, Akram has kept his promise to change for the better. The man had indeed changed considerably when compared to the early days when Elana knew him. Now, Akram looks softer, more open to his affection, and laughs more. Even now, the man was able to joke as he had just done, warming Elana's heart and making her grateful for the happiness that was now so abundant in her life.

The ringing sound of the phone in Akram's pocket made Akram's hand that was about to lift Zac into his carrier freeze. He paused his intention, letting Elana who was moving clean Zac's mouth and carry him, then picked up his phone.

"Xavier?" Akram's forehead wrinkled when he heard a voice from across there. The man remained silent and listened for a moment before speaking. "Yes, Elios has reported everything to me. I think that the actions you take are risky, but I agree with your decision to keep the woman under our watch until we can find out what the real motive is and who is behind it...." Akram was silent again, listening to Xavier speaking across the street.

"You involved Dimitri? Are you out of your mind?" Akram's voice slightly raised, making Elana who was holding Zac immediately turn her head in surprise.

The incident where Dimitri kidnapped Elana and took her hostage to seize the factory of weapons of war and biological weapons owned by Akram and Xavier is indeed long ago. However, the name Dimitri still leaves a trauma that does not want to escape the mind of Elana.

Elana waits until Akram finishes her phone conversation with Xavier. Her husband looked angry and disapproved, but I don't know what was said by Xavier across there until finally managed to reduce the anger of Akram.

Elana was just watching Akram who seemed to be discussing in a low tone of voice on her phone, then after Akram closed the conversation, then Elana asked,

"Dimitry?" elana's voice sounded cautious, while her eyes could not hide the curiosity mixed with anxiety there.

Akram took a long breath.

"Actually I want to withhold this information from you because I don't want to incriminate your mind. But, I guess because in the future Xavier may be doing desperate acts, then you better know." Akram approached Elana who was still holding Zac who now looked sleepy from the glut and happy to be lulled by his mother, then embraced the two most valuable treasures in his life with great affection. "This is all about a woman who is Xavier's assistant candidate. Xavier manages to find the woman's hidden background, and it deals with.... Anastasia."

Akram begins his explanation, preparing to reveal whatever he knows in detail without being missed to his wife.

As usual, when choosing to eat at a restaurant that makes him forced to interact with the crowd, Xavier will choose a VIP private room that will protect his privacy.

The restaurant he owns is his restaurant. This restaurant has a delicious dish and has earned a michelin star as a reward for the delicacy of the French menu. The head of the chef is even a first-class foreign chef who is imported directly from France to maintain the authenticity of the taste of the dishes.

In this place, as a highly respected regular customer, Xavier gets a special gold card and VIP service with all the facilities that may not be easily obtained by other customers. He can make reservations at any time and immediately get a seat without having to be on a long waiting list and he can close this restaurant and use it for his benefit whenever he wants.

For now, Xavier had already felt quite satisfied by sitting in the VIP room prepared for him and did not feel the need to close the entire restaurant.

"Master," one of his guards standing guard in front opened the door slowly and. informed in a respectful manner. "Miss Sera has arrived."

"Let her in," Xavier squinted with anticipation, impatiently waiting to see Sera's appearance on her fancy evening gown.

The evening dress is only one in the world, made with special orders by the best designers from France who have qualified expertise to create beautiful dresses that are able to highlight the beauty of the wearer to the maximum. As well as the accompanying pearl jewelry, the real pearls are exquisite, expensive and hand-stringed by a licensed jewelry designer whose every piece is always a snag despite their exorbitant price.

Xavier was sure that the dark blue color was very suitable for Sera, not to mention the elegant model, it must be very suitable to be worn by the woman. Not to mention the pearl jewelry it will definitely add light in the appearance of Sera.

The door opened and Xavier immediately focused his gaze towards the door, full of anticipation.

Sera entered the room, returning Xavier's gaze and the man immediately raised an eyebrow with a smile full of special irony that instantly appeared on his lips. The anger glowed in his eyes for just a second as Xavier managed to extinguish it quickly and replace it with a keen gaze full of interest.

As someone who has 'excess' Xavier is used to arrange everything with proper planning and neat down to the smallest details to minimize failure. Until now, Xavier has almost never failed when making plans.

Unfortunately, tonight Xavier must be disappointed and accept the fact that he underestimated Sera by thinking that this woman would follow his will without a fight.

Sera, the rebellious woman decided to fight him and raise the war flag.

Essence Of The Light (EOTL) is Season Two of Essence Of The Darkness which is specifically about Xavier Light.

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