Love Worth Fighting For

299 ‘Accept’

“And your job right now is to track down that person first, because if that person is still on the loose then all your efforts to protect yourself or those closest to you will end up in vain.”

Christian’s blue eyes stared at Zwetta without blinking. “Would you like to help me find the traitor who is trying to kill me, Zee?”

Zwetta narrowed her eyes. “Should I repeat what I said a moment ago?”

“I am a person who does not easily trust others, Zee. That’s why right now I can only ask you for help, at least until I know who the traitor who is trying to play with me is caught. I want you to be by my side, protect me as you have did before.” Christian talks seriously, after receiving treatment for two days his condition has improved a lot. Medicines and nutritious food that entered his body made the healing process run fast. “Especially now that Kainer is seriously injured, it’s likely that he will only be able to work for another three months.”

“How many ribs are broken?” Zwetta asked quickly.

Christian gasped. “How do you know if Kainer’s ribs are broken?”

“You haven’t forgotten what I do, have you?” Zwetta asked calmly.

“Two ribs are broken and one is fractured,” Christian replies quietly. “And the healing process will take a long time, that’s why I need you to be by my side, Zee. I need someone I can trust and you’re the only one I can trust right now.”

Zwetta raised one eyebrow. “Looks like you’re completely insane, Christ. You forgot that you’ve only known me for a few days? Then how can you trust me, someone you’ve only known for a few days? What did your attackers do?”

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“You wouldn’t possibly hurt the person responsible for the survival of hundreds of thousands of employees, would you?”

Zwetta chuckles in annoyance, Christian is flirting with her using a humane side which of course will make her feel sorry for him. As the owner of Clarke Enterprise, Christian’s responsibilities are enormous and heavy, with hundreds of thousands of families depending on his family’s company.

“Like I said earlier, if I can only trust you right now, Zee. I’ll pay whatever fee you ask in return, don’t worry about it. If you want I’ll contact Robin Jones directly to ask his permission so you can work with me for a few months.”

“You don’t need to involve Robin or my friends, because believe me the second Robin knows I’m in this country, at that second he will follow me here,” Zwetta said quietly. “And I don’t want Robin to come pick me up, I’m still not done exploring Europe.”

“You still want to continue your desire to explore Europe?” Christian asks in disbelief.

Zwetta nodded quickly. “Yes, why? There’s a problem? You think I can’t take care of myself?”

“No, that’s not what I meant,” Christian says quickly. “Didn’t I already ask you to work with me? Then why do you still want to continue your journey? You won’t refuse my request earlier, will you?”

“I’ve never worked as a bodyguard, so I think it would be hard for me to do that. And I really don’t like being controlled, so...”

“You’re free to do whatever you want, Zee. I won’t limit your hours, you aren’t tied to me for twenty-four hours. Which means, you’ll have the freedom to do whatever you want after making sure I get to the office safely. But once it’s time to leave, you’ll have to drive me home again.” Christian describes in detail some of the work Zwetta would have to do if she were to work as his bodyguard. “And I’ll pay you four times what Robin has been giving you every month.”

Zwetta’s eyes narrowed, Christian’s offer bothered her a bit. Not because of the amount of money the man offered her, but because of the freedom of time that she had never had while working. The job that the man offered him was very light, completely unrelated to the task she was carrying out while on a mission from Robin.

“And I will also give you a place to live and a car to support all your mobility,” added Christian again, the offer that Christian gave to Zwetta was an extraordinary offer. Never before had an employee had all the luxuries and privileges that were being offered to Zwetta, even a Kainer who had been Christian’s confidant for years had to be by Christian’s side 24 hours a day.

Zwetta folded her arms across her chest. “A car? I’d prefer if you gave me a motorbike for transportation, to be honest I’m tired of using a car. Being stuck in traffic jams in New York really drives me crazy.”

“No, motorbikes are the vehicle with the lowest level of safety after pedal bikes. And I would never give motorbikes to you!”

Zwetta pursed her lips, her hopes of being able to ride a motorcycle while traveling around Europe vanished. In some ways, Christian has something in common with Robin. The man also forbade her to ride a motorcycle.

“Luxembourg isn’t as crowded as New York anyway, so you won’t be stuck in a tiring rush hour while driving your car later, Zee.”

“Don’t get your hopes up too high, I haven’t given an answer to your offer,” Zwetta said curtly with a scornful look, her hazel eyes showing such great disappointment.

“I might consider giving you an extra vehicle, but on the condition that you must first get my permission to use it.” Christian, who managed to realize his mistake, immediately corrected it quickly; he didn’t want to let Zwetta, who had almost fallen in his grip, lose again. That’s why Christian immediately corrected his words.

The blush that Christian saw graced Zwetta’s face in a very fast time, it was very clear that Zwetta had such good self-control that she was able to calm down even though she was currently very happy because of the promise Christian made.

“So how is my offer acceptable?” Christian asks again, urging Zwetta to accept his request.

“I’ll think about it first, so...”

“We can just pick the motorbike you want right now if you’re willing to accept my offer, Zee.”

Zwetta, who was unable to hide her happiness, immediately opened her mouth wide. She looks so happy to hear Christian’s words which were completely unexpected, Christian really took advantage of the situation so well.

Zwetta immediately extended her hand towards Christian. “Give me your car keys, you are recovering well and recovering people are not allowed to drive a car. Therefore let me drive your car.”

“So you accept my offer? Are you willing to be my bodyguard, Zee?”