Love Worth Fighting For

“Anne!!”

Once again Anne raised her hands in the air, forbidding Jack to remain silent and not to interfere in her conversation with Areez Floyen.

“But Anne...”

“So far I have not interfered with any problems you are trying to solve, but this time I have to intervene. I don’t want this already messed up problem to get messy,” said Anne firmly, her voice filling the Clarke family living room filled with tension.

“That bastard is making a bid for your daughter in return, Anne!” Jack responded quickly to Anne’s words, Jack was still very disappointed in Areez for all the lies he had made so far. “He’s been holding our daughter for years, Anne. He’s made free human prisoners, humans like him should be behind bars!”

“But he’s looking after Suri, Jack!”

“Anne...”

“Don’t interfere, this time I will make the decision and I decided to accept Areez Floyen’s offer. If any of you oppose then you will face me!”

.....

Christian who is preparing to open his mouth immediately locks his mouth again, his courage immediately shriveled when he heard the stern warning given by his mother. Likewise with Jack, Jack is also immediately quiet. Anne’s threats made him not dare to do anything.

“So you agree to the offer I made earlier, madam?” Areez asked quietly, Areez was trying his best not to show too much happiness to everyone.

Anne nodded. “Yes, I agree to your request. However, if the information you provide is not what we expected, then as punishment you must stay away from Suri forever.”

The happy hue on Areez’s face immediately disappeared and was replaced with a look of great fear, Areez didn’t take this into account. He didn’t think that Anne would make an offer that was far more terrible than what he had previously imagined, it turned out that the information about Marianne Clarke that he had heard all along was true. The beautiful woman who could beat Jackson Clarke was really very smart and dangerous.

“How, did you agree to the terms I asked for?” asked Anne again with a smile on her lips.

Areez clenched his fists, he looked doubtful. The stakes were too big, but on the other hand he had no other choice. He had also come this far, if he retreated then his pride in front of all the Clarke members would be even more destroyed.

“Areez..”

“I know, Aldrich,” Areez said in a low, half-whispered voice.

Anne folded her arms across her chest, she seemed to really enjoy Areez’s nervousness. The intimidation that Anne gave really made Areez Floyen numb.

“So how’s Mr Floyen?” Anne pursed her lips. “My patience has a limit.”

Areez took a step forward, drew closer to Anne while holding out her hand. “Ok, I accept your terms, Mrs Clarke.”

Anne took Areez’s hand and squeezed it tightly. “Deal.”

Areez stared at Anne without blinking, the middle-aged woman standing in front of her at this time was really dangerous.

Anne pulled her hand from Areez’s grip. “Then tell me the information you brought, Mr. Floyen. We all can’t wait to hear it.”

Areez turned to Aldrich, coded his best friend to give him the bag he had been holding so carefully. The movement of Aldrich handing the bag to Areez did not go unnoticed by everyone, especially Anne. Anne felt that the bag contained an important document that Areez would show them in a moment.

“What are you doing Areez, why do you have to be so busy with that ugly bag? Quickly tell us what information you have,” Asher rebuked loudly.

Areez pursed his lips, instead of doing what Asher told Areez chose to take some papers out of the bag and give them to Anne who was standing closest to him.

“What document is this?” asked Anne curiously as Areez handed over some of the Wilson family’s hard-earned secret files.

“Some important documents belonging to the Wilson family,” Areez answered quietly. “I...”

“Why are you talking about other people, Areez? What exactly are you trying to do here? You want to fool us again like you did before, huh?” Christian snaps at Areez loudly, his patience really running out.

“Elena Wilson’s death certificate,” said Anne hoarsely.

Anne almost dropped the paper from her hand if Christian didn’t grab it quickly, Areez smiled a little at Christian’s behavior.

“Why do you have that certificate with you? Ah no, what is the meaning of the death certificate?” stammered Anne.

“Elena is still alive,” Christian growls emotionally. “Don’t just show fake certificates like this.” Christian squeezes the certificate tightly.

Areez smiled a little. “Take a closer look, Christ. Look back at when the certificate was issued.”

Christian who was so angry that he didn’t immediately do what Areez said, he was still so disturbed by the existence of the death certificate.

“Once you see when the certificate is issued then I will continue my word.”

As soon as Areez covered his mouth, Christian immediately looked back at the death certificate that was no longer in shape in his hand, Christian’s eagle eyes immediately searched for the date Areez mentioned. All the blood in Christian’s body seemed to be sucked out, his face as pale as a vampire who had just woken up from a long slumber for the first time.

“Elena Wilson died five years ago in Zurich, two days before Suri was kidnapped,” Areez said quietly.

“Five years ago? How is that possible!” Jack jumped into action.

“Don’t talk nonsense Areez!” Asher, who didn’t want to lose, also spoke loudly.

Anne bit her lower lip hard, trying not to explode. “If Elena Wilson died five years ago then who is the Elena Wilson we’ve known all along?”

“Elena Wilson whom we all know is Zwetta, an American girl who works as a secret agent. She is also the person who saved Suri in the first place from her captors,” Areez answered slowly, Areez deliberately slowed down so that everyone in the room could hear his words.

Johan, who had been trying to keep quiet all this time, looked so surprised to hear Areez’s words, he who had been trying to stir up problems in the Clarke family looked so shocked when Areez spoke. Johan never thought that the girl he had been looking for secretly was in front of his eyes, too close to him. Damn it!

“Zwetta was made by Elena Wilson by Jody Wilson which made her lose her memory.”

“Whaaat???!!”

“Zwetta was hit by a car driven by Jody Wilson by accident while she was leaving the hotel where Suri was prepared to satisfy Yamada Naoki’s lust by Osbert.” Areez continued his words. “And Zwetta lost her memory in that incident.”

Silence.

Everyone immediately fell silent, no one dared to respond to Areez’s words.

“W..what’s the proof that the girl named Zwetta is Elena Wilson?” Stuttering Charlotte asked.

After last night being angry because Anne forbade her to go with Christian to Charlotte’s villa, she ventured to talk. Charlotte, who didn’t know that Christian didn’t go to the villa, seemed unable to hold back any longer after seeing the expression on Christian’s face. Even though Christian looks shocked at Areez Floyen’s words, Charlotte can read the sparks of hope in Christian’s eyes that glow so clearly.

“Good questions.” Areez took out a small object from his shirt pocket.

“This flash stores all the answers to the questions that are currently stored in your head.” Areez raised the pendrive in his hand into the air, showing it to everyone. “May I?”

Anne nodded. “Please use it, you don’t need to ask permission.”

After getting permission, Areez immediately walked to the large television in the place to show the contents of his flash drive to everyone. After successfully connecting, Areez then grabbed the remote control in front of the super large flat television.

“I will immediately play the video that is in this flash, I hope none of you ask while the video is playing. You are only allowed to ask me after this video is finished,” Areez said slowly.

“Ok, we understand. Please show us the video now.” Anne answered Areez’s words impatiently.

Not wanting to make everyone wait, Areez then pressed the play button on the remote control in his hand.

Everyone’s attention was immediately drawn to the video Areez and Aldrich made, neither of them dared to speak. Although it was made in a short time, the videos that Areez and Aldrich made were so clear and easy to understand. In the video Areez even shows his conversation with one of Zurich’s city administration officers who shows the original certificate of Elena Wilson’s death, it’s not enough that Areez also shows everyone the original Elena Wilson photos.

“This is the real Elena Wilson.”

Areez spoke at the end of the video which was showing a photo of a girl with glasses with her hair always in a ponytail looking so simple and sweet.