Love Worth Fighting For

Elena’s hand slowly moved to touch her left neck. Even though Christiani’s hickey is currently invisible because it has been covered with foundation, Elena can still feel how strong Christian’s kiss is on that sensitive area.

“Elena opens the door.” Christian’s voice immediately broke Elana’s daydream.

“Here’s your change of clothes.” Christian continued again.

Elena hastily walked towards the door, as soon as the bedroom door opened, Christian immediately extended his hand towards Elena. Elena immediately grabbed the small bag Christian gave her and closed the door again.

Elena’s smile widens as she examines the clothes Christian’s men have chosen, from underwear to change of clothes all according to her size. It was very clear that the person who had bought these clothes really understood how to choose women’s clothes, Elena also intended to thank the people who had gone to the trouble of buying the clothes.

Unbeknownst to Elena, the person who bought the clothes was actually just following Christian’s instructions. Christian is the one who is responsible for all the clothes that are now on Elena’s bed, Christian gives very detailed instructions to his men who buy clothes for Elena. Several times he hugged Elena and had time to touch Elina’s sensitive parts to let Christian know the size and shape of the girl’s body, therefore at this time all the clothes were chosen because nothing was wrong.

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Jackson Clarke Mansion, Geneva Switzerland.

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After attending many therapy sessions with expert doctors making Suri’s condition much better, slowly Suri’s fear of being in a crowded place began to disappear. Her confidence started to return even though she still had to be accompanied when she was in a place filled with many strangers.

Anne smiled broadly when she finished combing Suri’s hair which was now shoulder-length. Although Anne and Jack actually don’t like Suri’s short hair, this time they didn’t stop Suri from changing her hairstyle. They both believe that Suri has other reasons behind her decision to cut her hair.

“Ok, you’re ready to sleep now, dear,” said Anne softly from behind Suri who was still sitting in front of the dressing table in her room.

Suri smiled at her mother’s words. “I’m not sleepy yet, Mom.”

“Not yet sleepy?”

Suri nodded slowly.

“Ok, if not sleepy then what do you want to do?” asked Anne softly.

“Hmm... I want to see the night view outside with Mommy and Daddy. The first time Christian brought me back to Luxembourg, he refused me to look up at the sky where we used to see stars when we were kids.”

“That place was damaged by a storm, dear. Your brother showed his photo to Mommy at that time, Mommy saw for herself how your favorite place was destroyed after being hit by a tree branch that was broken by lightning,” said Anne softly. “So the faster sentence would be that your brother can’t take you to that place anymore because it’s gone, not because he doesn’t want to, honey.”

Suri was silent. “Looks like I’ve missed a lot of things so far.”

Suri’s words suddenly made Anne tremble, Anne immediately wrapped her arms around Suri. “No my dear, don’t talk like that. You haven’t missed anything, you haven’t missed a single moment in our family.”

“Is that true?”

With a face already wet with tears, Anne nodded slowly, her gaze still on Suri who was also looking at her from the large glass in front of them.

“That’s right honey, you didn’t miss a single precious moment in our family. Everything is still the same as when you left, your brother is not married, Mommy and Daddy also never celebrate any party. And Asher is still busy with his work, so don’t talk like that again,” said Anne quietly. “We were all waiting for you to come back, that’s why we never celebrated anything. And now that you’re back, just name one..say what you want to do, Mommy and Daddy will definitely do it for you honey.”

Suri’s tears fell. “Mommy...”

“Oh no my dear,” Anne immediately wiped Suri’s tears quickly. “You can’t cry, you can’t shed a single tear. It’s all over, if you don’t need to be afraid anymore. We’re all here to take care of you.”

Suri nodded slowly, although in fact she still wanted to cry but Suri held it back. She didn’t want to see her mother cry again.

Jack, who had been standing behind the door, listened to his wife and daughter and then rushed into Suri’s room and joined the two most precious women in his life. Jack’s arrival made Suri feel much better, being hugged by her father and mother made Suri feel so comfortable.

“So Daddy’s favorite princess doesn’t want to sleep yet, hm?”

Suri smiled. “Yeah, I’m not sleepy yet, Daddy.”

“Ok, now tell Daddy. Whatever you want, Daddy will surely grant it.”

“Is that true?” cried Suri loudly.

Jack nodded quickly. “Sure, Daddy would do anything for you.”

“Ok, then we go camping, okay. I want to sleep under the wide sky in the wild tonight,” said Suri excitedly.

Jack smiled, slowly he moved his hand to Suri’s face gently. “It’s now winter, the snow has started to fall, it’s impossible for us to camp, especially in the wild, the risk is too big, my dear.”

“But I want to, Daddy,” whined Suri. “I don’t want to sleep if it’s not in the great outdoors, period!” Suri immediately folded her arms across her chest, showing how stubborn she was at the moment.

Jack took a deep breath, seducing Suri to cancel her wish when she wanted something was impossible. Jack knew perfectly well where his daughter’s stubbornness came from.

“Honey...”

“No Mommy, don’t talk to me!” said Suri curtly.

Instead of being angry, Anne actually laughed amused seeing Suri who was sulking. Like before, when Suri was sulking because she wanted something, Anne could only leave it all to Jack.

Having no other choice, Jack finally relented, after giving Suri a kiss on the forehead, Jack immediately came out of his beloved daughter’s room while contacting Erick and Nicholas simultaneously via video call. Jack asked his two assistants to prepare what Suri wanted.

Because it was snowing, Erick suggested camping around the house instead. Jack initially thought of the idea too, but he hesitated. Jack was afraid that Suri would refuse, but after hearing an explanation from Erick and Nicholas directly, Jack finally agreed to camp in his very large backyard. After Jack disconnected the video, both Erick and Nicholas got to work. The two immediately contacted their best men to prepare all the things needed while camping.

Because Erick and Nicholas lived not far from where Jack lived, in a short time the two of them had arrived at the master’s residence. Without wasting any time, the two of them then started working towards the backyard to make sure that the camp that Suri wanted was built perfectly. Starting from the grill, bonfires and tents have started to stand. He also has a large mattress installed in the tent that can accommodate four people at once. Because the night air was getting cold, the tents were also provided with heating equipment that had been confirmed to be safe.

In less than an hour, the camp in the realm that Suri wanted was completed. One fresh turkey is already on the grill, ready to be roasted along with the meat and other ingredients. The campsite was absolutely so perfect.

“Ok, everything is done,” Nicholas said quietly with his hands on his hips, looking at the work of his twenty men who managed to prepare for the development of that winter so perfectly.

Erick smiled. “I will contact the Master then.”

“Okay.”

Erick then rushed into the house which had started to come back to life with half a run, Suri’s return really had such a big effect on everyone. The cold and quiet house returned warm and full of laughter, as the name suggests, Suri really does wonders for everyone.

In a short time, Suri alone approached Nicholas who was turning the turkey that was on the grill.

“Wow...”

“Miss,” Nicholas said softly.

“That’s great, you guys actually made it in such a short time?”

Nicholas nodded slowly. “We prepared everything in detail for you, Miss. Is there still something missing, Miss?”

Suri shook her head slowly, but her brain was working. She was looking at the work of her father’s men, making sure that what she had in mind had been prepared.

“Ah yes, I want marshmallows ... the camp must have marshmallows too, Nick,” said Suri with sparkling eyes. “And chocolate, yes I need some hot chocolate for some toasted marshmallows.”

Nicholas gasped, he realized he had forgotten the most important part of the camp. After asking Suri to wait patiently, Nicholas immediately ran to the front yard to look for marshmallows at the nearest convenience store.

Jack and Anne, who had just arrived in the backyard, frowned when they saw Nicholas running with the bodyguards into the front yard.

“Why is Nicholas running around like that?” Erick asked quietly to one of his men.

“Miss Suri asked for marshmallows, that’s why Nicholas went to buy some at the convenience store.”

Erick nodded slowly and continued his steps following Anne and Jack who had joined Suri in the newly created camp, after arriving near Jack who was checking the strength of the tent support stuck in the ground, Erick then reported the information he had just heard from one of his men to the master. Hearing Erick’s report immediately made Jack chuckle, he still didn’t expect his grown daughter to still like marshmallows.

“It looks like my daughter is still here, Erick. Anne and I haven’t lost Suri, Suri is still the same as before... Our Suri hasn’t changed at all,” said Jack hoarsely with emotion. “Make sure tomorrow’s charity event at the orphanage goes smoothly, Erick. I want to share my gratitude for Suri’s return with the disadvantaged children in the orphanage and most importantly make sure no journalists know about the activity, I don’t want Suri’s face to be caught on camera.”

“Okay sir, I will make sure everything is safe,” said Erick seriously.

Jack nodded slowly. “Good, as long as the person who kidnapped Suri hasn’t been caught I will not let any journalists take photos or publish news about Suri. I don’t want that person to know about Suri’s return to us... if Christian had managed to find and bring Suri home, then now it’s my turn to catch and teach that damn bastard a lesson. I, Jackson Patrick Clarke swear to make reckoning on the man who has made his wife and child suffer for the last three years. Don’t call me Jackson Clarke if you can’t get that man to crawl on under Anne’s feet, he must apologize to Anne for causing her so much suffering because of Suri’s.”