The Love of Mr. Erick
GCTE | Chapter 19

"Elena, may I say something?" erick asked as the girl finished feeding her the porridge.

"certain sir. Why do you have to ask permission first." replied Elena accompanied by a small joke. Erick chuckled a little because, silently greeting for a moment, then Erick started with a gentle but serious look.

"Is my offer still valid, Elena?"

The girl's eyebrows wrinkled. "What about sir?"

Erick did not answer, he left Elena in his confusion, then without any cue Erick pulled the bench that Elena was sitting on to get closer to him, suddenly it made Elena stutter because their bodies almost collided.

The breaths of the two met as if dancing, Elena's chest rumbled violently as Erick's huge hand swept across her facial skin, confirming every single piece of her messy brown mane behind her ear. His chest clapped violently as Erick's eyes were so deep and dazzling paying attention to every line of his face.

"You know Elena, I'm very serious about saying I want your child. So, does my offer still hold."

"Sir Erick!" unexpectedly, Elena pushed Erick's chest until they came back apart. Erick could see Elena's reddened face and he could not guess whether it was due to blushing or just the anger that was there.

"We talked about this sir. And my answer remains the same!" Elena said out loud. Not that he was disrespectful but according to him this was already out of bounds.

Not angry Erick just look amused. "I already know your answer would be like that. But my offer this time is in a different context."

"meaning?" Elena doesn't understand.

"I want to propose to you. As my wife."

Like a wave of water hitting a rock, the word Erick makes Elena like crashing in the deep ocean. Surat shock was clearly visible on his face.

**

"Where have you been, baby?" madam Sarah asked her daughter who came with a bent face then threw her weight on the mattress, along with that Rey also came. He sat in one of the chairs in the big room.

"Ck, I'm upset mom again." murmured the girl who turned 20 this year.

"I'm sorry why?" ask the mother.

"I just met a slum woman who turned out to be sister's secretary, not very polite, had already hit me until my feet were stepped on and she called me by the name of ma'am, ish just so annoying mom."

The woman with a face full of wrinkles yet still looked so beautiful was shocked. "really? how insolent of him!"

"That's it you two. Why raise a really small problem?" cut Mr. Rey to stop talking about the mother and child.

"It's not a small matter dong pah. We come from a distinguished family, a time when there is a demeaning our daughter like that, moreover she's Erick's assistant loh, she should know who Mona is, a time of no manners at all? ma'am, what is my daughter?"

"True mommy said. Daddy's not going to understand how sensitive his call mom is to women." murmured Mona again.

"Already, like it is your mood that is ugly. Mona, what do you think of this room of yours?" mr. Rey finally switched the conversation for the sake of no longer hearing the grunts of the mother and child.

"Good dad, though not as good as my room in London." Finally another conversation flowed that managed to divert the conversation about Elena.

**

"Sorry sir, what do you mean by talking like that."

Confused, Elena stood up from her seat.

"It looks like you're sleep-deprived to talk like that."

"No, I didn't mean it this time."

"But-ahaha, why should I sir?" Elena chuckled thoughtlessly with all this.

"And don't you believe in commitments called marriage?" coined.

"Just simple. Because I love you. And I don't trust marriage commitments unless it's with you" Erick replied straightforwardly.

"Is Mr Erick that easy to express love? I'm sorry to be offended, but I'm not an easy woman to play with, sir."

Looks like something's wrong. Elena thinks she's not serious Elena thinks she's just messing around.

"I've had heartbreak because of love sir, and I don't want to repeat it again. Moreover, our status is so much different, it would be impossible to be together."

"So sorry, Mr. Erick, it seems like our relationship must survive as superiors and subordinates only in terms of work."

Elena left, after saying a word that broke Erick's heart like a branch that was split in two, like a glass that was slammed into pieces.

Why can't you think I'm serious, Elena? you may not be able to accept me because you're still traumatized by your past with Vicky. But I will prove that my love is real to you.

***

After that incident, Erick and Elena had a distance that they had unexpectedly created themselves. There was a gap in Elena's heart after knowing Erick put feelings for her.

"Why Elen? shouldn't you be proud of an Erick Davidson who is so secretive and can't even be reached by any woman to have feelings for you" Dea said as Elena told her all.

"You don't understand Dea. It's too shocking for me, I can't take it ... "

"You're a freak, big big guy boss in this country is proposing to you, you can't even accept it!" get angry with Dea at her best friend.

"Too many differences between us Dea. if you understand."

"I know but it's Erick himself who's declaring love to you. Maybe this is God's answer to you when you're broken by your ex-ass bitch."

Elena seemed to be thinking. "It can't be Dea."

"Ck, I'm confused with you, the luck in front of my eyes even rejected." Dea's murmur, the more he's worried about it.

Elena silently stared at him, maybe Dea forgot if the pain of her ex's betrayal was still in Elena's heart. Obviously, it won't be easy to get rid of.

"Then what if Mr. Erick tries to propose to you again."

"That's not gonna happen. Surely he was just curious about me Dea, you remember, like the guys who tried to get close to me first, they just wanted to know and left after they found out."

"But I think Mr. Erick is different.You remember when he was willing to come here to pick you up, I could see the sincerity in his eyes even though at a glance, it felt his love for you was really real Elena."

Dea's words successfully made Elena choke, looking brooding for a long time.

Does Erick really love me?