"You know I can't work in a big company. I don't have a degree in higher education. I have to pay rent, bills for water and electricity, buy clothes, and eat… I need a lot of money…" She said pitifully.
With her current condition, Ella wouldn't be able to get any other job other than being a waitress. Plus, the salary offered by the bar was quite high and sufficient for her to meet her daily needs.
If she didn't work there, how could she earn money?
Christian raised his eyebrows. "You can stay with me."
Ella felt very surprised by those words. She didn't expect Christian to offer her a place to stay.
A second later, she felt sorry for giving rent to the owner of the apartment. If she knew she could live at Christian's place, she shouldn't have paid the last rent!
That was enough money to feed her for weeks.
"Even if there is a place to live, I still have to work at night. I need money to live," Ella said pitifully. After that, she came up with an idea and continued, "Don't worry. I'm your woman now, right? No one will dare to disturb me."
Ella grinned widely as she said that. Her tiny face was as bright as a blooming flower.
"In that case, okay."
Christian felt that Ella's request made sense. He just needed to call the bar manager and tell him whatever arrangement he wanted regarding Ella.
Besides, Ella's words made Christian feel happy.
Ella was his now. Ella was his woman…
Christian nodded with satisfaction.
"Are you done? Is it my turn now?" Ella cleared her throat. "I accept your terms. But I need your help and I have to get it. If you can help me, please don't be too stingy with me," she continued in a sweet tone.
"Okay." Christian easily agreed.
After they agreed on their deal, Christian took out his cell phone and called Jason, his assistant. He asked Jason to prepare a contract between him and Ella.
Jason had never seen or made a contract like this before. But he was Christian's assistant and he should be able to do whatever his boss asked him to, including making this kind of contract.
Therefore, he immediately carried out his boss' order.
Christian felt much calmer at the thought that the woman in his arms was already his. He sat on the sofa while letting Ella lean in his arms.
Ella was also happy. Today, she didn't make Christian look at her with disdain or scold her. Even Christian was quite gentle with her and hugged Ella while waiting for his assistant to arrive.
It didn't take long for Jason to complete the task from his boss.
Jason came over to deliver the contract awkwardly when he saw Christian and Ella sitting and embracing on the couch.
As soon as she got the contract, Ella sat up straight and read it carefully. Sentence by sentence, word by word…
What kind of contract was this? This was clearly an unfair contract!
There were five pages of conditions that Ella had to fulfill, but for Christian, there were only a few sentences. And it was the exact same sentence she had discussed with Christian earlier, nothing less and nothing more.
However, Ella had no other choice. What could she offer Christian other than all this facade?
Christian had nothing to lose. Meanwhile, Ella would lose everything if she couldn't get Christian's support.
Ella twirled her pen and lifted her head, looking at Jason. Jason was really a good assistant and thought very highly of his boss. But sadly, Jason looked really annoying in Ella's eyes.
She said with a smile, "Assistant Jason, you are a very good person."
"That's what I'm supposed to be doing," Jason answered politely and casually.
Christian immediately signed the contract with full satisfaction in his heart. Indeed, Jason was his best assistant. Jason really understood what he wanted and could make it happen perfectly, according to what Christian wanted.
He read the contract with pleasure, especially when he caught the sentence that staded Ella was not allowed to have sex with any other man.
Ella gritted her teeth. She knew she had no other way and decided to put her signature firmly.
Jason checked the contract carefully and after confirming that there were no problems, he immediately left from there.
The boulder that weighed on Ella's heart seemed to have been lifted.
Finally...
Finally, the Maheswara Family would pay all the debts they owed her for her suffering all this time.
In the afternoon, Ella worked as usual. The bar manager seemed more polite when he met her. He also looked a little confused and curious as to why Christian didn't drive Ella to the bar or tell the driver to drop her off.
Ella still came to work as usual, which was by bus.
Before the manager could ask, Ella said shyly, "Manager, do you have any more clothes? My clothes yesterday… um… suddenly disappeared."
Ella couldn't have come up with a better reason to explain everything to her manager.
But the manager understood her. He nodded and went into his office to get Ella's new work clothes.
Ella couldn't help but stand there with a blush on her face when she realized that the manager understood what had happened to her and Christian last night.
"Isn't this Ella?"
Lisa had just come out of the employee locker room and saw Ella coming. Thinking back on what happened last night, Lisa was annoyed and kept looking at Ella.
She felt that the woman who was originally nothing in her eyes, had now become her equal.
And all because of one night…
Ella didn't want to fight anyone.
To her, all the employees in the place were equal. Nobody was higher or lower than another.
She decided to ignore Lisa and headed to the locker room.
Lisa was quite respected by her colleagues at this bar. When had she ever been ignored like this?
Ella's attitude made her feel angry. She rushed into the locker room and shouted, "Ella, what are you doing? You were only with Christian one night! And if you managed to get him, how could you still be in this place?"
The last two sentences felt very ironic when they came out of Lisa's mouth.
Before Ella could answer, Lisa continued when she felt that Ella remained silent because she lost. "So it's true, huh? Christian wouldn't like someone like you."
Seeing Lisa about to babble again, Ella hastily interrupted, "At least I still have some shame. How about you? Oh, by the way, you said that Christian wouldn't want someone like me, huh?"
Ella stepped forward slowly, drawing closer to Lisa.
"Then let me ask you. If you are the most beautiful woman here, if you are the greatest here, why didn't Christian choose you? Why did he choose me instead?"
Ella didn't want to get into trouble. But if anyone wanted to find trouble with her, she would not stay silent.