Chapter 3: I need you to cure my illness

Elena cursed softly as she opened the door for Mikey to come in.

After Elena closed the door carefully, she didn't care about the guest who had just appeared but went to the table and sat down to eat noodles. Mikey approached her, he pulled the chair down to the opposite position:

- You work hard all day long and you only eat like this?

- It has nothing to do with you, what are you doing here? Speak quickly and go home.

- You should eat well to be healthy and work, I'm afraid people don't know and think my company is exploiting employees' labor.

- That's right! With a strict boss like you, everyone is scared and forced to work hard. If you came here just to judge my meal, you can go home. I'm poor so I just eat like this, I already feel good.

- Do you have anything else to eat at home besides instant noodles?

- There's nothing else.

- Then cook me a portion of instant noodles like yours. I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry.

Elena rolled her eyes at the man sitting opposite. After midnight, you still ran to her house to eat instant noodles? Why doesn't he go home to eat expensive food with his wife? So annoying!

Mikey saw Elena keep looking at him without doing anything else, raised his finger and flicked her forehead, and said:

- Cook instant noodles for me, you see that I'm handsome, so you look so passionate.

Elena was startled, she raised her hand to rub her painful forehead, then she grimaced, stood up, took a box of noodles, poured the hot water in, and placed it in front of him, her voice grumpy:

- I suddenly lost a box of instant noodles for strangers.

- You should not be stingy, is there anything else in your mind besides money? Or do you just have an empty brain in your head?

Elena glared at Mikey. She didn't bother arguing with him anymore but lowered her head to eat her instant noodles.

- This is my first time eating instant noodles!

Mikey exclaims proudly.

Even though she heard him speak, Elena didn't say anything. Why should a rich man like him eat instant noodles?

- Will you be my lover!

Mikey looked at Elena seriously.

This time, Elena couldn't see him as invisible anymore. She had just taken a sip of instant noodle soup, and the sour taste shot straight to her nose, making her cough, her face red, and tears flowed out.

Mikey stood up, He poured a glass of water and placed it in front of her, his calm voice spoke again:

- Why are you so surprised? Haven't we made love to each other before?

- Is your brain waterlogged from eating instant noodles? In the middle of the night you ran to my house to eat on duty, after eating, what crazy talk are you talking about?

Elena angrily slammed the table, she pointed at the man's face and scolded him.

Mikey, on the other hand, is very calm.

He leisurely ate the whole box of instant noodles and drank the whole water of instant noodles. Then he wiped his mouth with his hand, stood up, picked up a box of instant noodles, and threw it in the trash. Having done all that, he went to the only sofa in the room and sat down.

Elena grumbled:

- It's late, you go home and let me sleep.

- You have not responded to my request.

Elena gets angry:

- Pervert! What kind of person do you think I am to go out with a married man?

I am poor, but not lowly.

Get the hell out of my house now and never appear in front of me again.

If you are rich, go find someone in need and offer to buy and sell sex.

Despite being scolded by Elena, there was no anger on Mikey's face. He slowly picked up the glass of water to drink, his voice coldly sounded:

- If I have feelings for them, it won't be your turn.

- Whether you have feelings or not doesn't matter to you. It has nothing to do with me, please hurry and get out of my house.

Mikey remained motionless, his sharp eyes looking up at the girl with her hands on her waist, her face flushed red:

- I will give you a large amount of money, more than that, I will help you find the person who killed your parents and make them pay. I will also take back your parents' property and company for you. Condition, Just you to be my lover for a year. Well, the condition isn't bad, is it?

Elena took the sofa's backrest pillow in her hand. She used the pillow to frantically beat Mikey, hitting him and scolding him at the same time:

- Get out, you lured me to cuckold on your wife's head? I hate those types of people who steal other people's husbands the most. Do you want me to do something wrong? My life is already miserable so please leave me alone. I don't want any more bad luck. Do you understand?

Mikey snatched the pillow from Elena's hand, then he took her hand and pulled her into his lap:

- I need you to cure my illness, just help me for a year.

Elena struggled to get free. Mikey's hot breath touched Elena's neck. It made her feel embarrassed so she leaned forward. But just then, Elena quickly stopped when his very low but powerful voice rang in her ear:

- Sit still, just a moment, please! Sell ​​yourself to me for a year, during that time, if I recover from my illness, I will set you free at that time.

Elena's mother once told her before she went to study abroad not to believe what men say without verification. The one holding her here is the man that many women crave, he is not only handsome but also very rich. How can such a person get sick?

He was just trying to coax her to fall.

Seeing his hand relax, Elena stood up and backed away to keep a safe distance:

- I'm not a prostitute, you go find someone else to spend money. I'm tired, you should go home. I need to rest so I can go to work tomorrow.

Mikey let go of his long legs and stood up. He stepped closer, and Elena stepped back.

- What do you want to do? I will shout it out loud.

He reached over her for his vest, his voice sarcastic:

- I took the shirt, what are you thinking? Do you look back and see if you are worthy of me?

- But someone just suggested me...

Elena fell silent when she met Mikey's cold gaze.

At the company, everyone said he was a strict, difficult person. If you are not careful to offend him, you will be fired, so no one dares to offend him.

Elena said softly:

- Go back and rest. Good night.

When Mikey disappeared behind the door, Elena breathed a sigh of relief, plopping down on the chair. Then she ran to the window, looked down at the street, and saw him get in the car out of the courtyard of the compound, she closed the door and went to bed.

Elena was too tired. She fell asleep immediately without thinking.

***

Mikey didn't come home. He went to the pub. He was bored sitting at the bar drinking alone, so he called David. It's midnight now.

David As soon as he sat down in the chair next to him, he immediately complained:

- Are you crazy to drag me out for a drink at this hour?

Mikey looked at him, pushed his glass of wine towards him, and whispered:

- It's been long since you sat down to drink with me.

- Did you quarrel with Elena?

Mikey sighed softly, neither shaking his head nor nodding his head, his hand stroking the golden wine glass:

- I just met her.

David was a bit surprised, he turned his body to Mikey and asked:

- She still won't acknowledge you!

Mikey nodded in confirmation, he finished the glass of wine in his hand and said thoughtfully:

- You are a doctor. Can you tell me what's going on with me?

David sighs.

- You still love her very much.

Mikey burst out laughing.

- You think I love her? You're wrong, I don't love her. My love died two years ago when she left.

David shook his head wearily.

- You should forget everything and start over.

Mikey raised an eyebrow at his best friend through the dim light:

- Do you think so too? When I ask her to be my lover, I will pay her. Do you know? She kicked me out of her house.

The two men laughed, and they drank together until they got drunk.

***

When the alarm went off a second time, Elena jumped up. She closed her eyes and fumbled to turn off the alarm. With a sleepy face, she crawled out of bed and went to the bathroom like a ghost. When she came out, she woke up. Breakfast is still instant noodles.

From the time Elena woke up to the time she left the house took only fifteen minutes. She had to run like a demon to the bus stop more than 1km from her house. If you arrive early, Elena will be lucky to have a seat. That way, she can take advantage of a little more sleep before the bus stops in front of the company's door.

At the company, Elena had just sat down on a chair, a colleague mentioned:

- The director of human resources has just found you, you should go and meet him.

Elena was surprised, she was a bit scared [Is it true that Mikey fired her in anger? You bastard, take your revenge on public affairs.]

- Go away, what are you still sitting there talking about?

Elena forced a smile, she took the glass of water and drank it all in one gulp, then worriedly asked her colleague:

- Did I get fired?

- Why do you ask that? What if you get a raise?

- Will the salary increase be announced by the accounting department? I haven't done anything wrong these days, have I?

Colleagues looked at her and shook her head encouragingly:

- No, you are doing very well, so don't worry, if they fire you, I will ask everyone to get justice for you.

Elena smiled and nodded, she confidently stood up, raised her chest, and walked back to the office of the director of human resources.

Elena Standing in front of the door, she felt fear again, her heart pounding in prayer [Parents, I can't lose this job. Parents in heaven wish me luck!]

The director's uncle's voice came from the room and called for Elena to come in.

Elena gently opened the door, poked her head in to say hello, then crept down to the chair when she was invited, holding her breath in anticipation:

- What are you calling me for? I promise to work harder so if I did something wrong, just tell me so I can fix it.

The director smiled kindly.

- You are still working very well, with no mistakes at all. This morning, the general manager posted a document here, you go to work in the secretary's office of the general manager. This is the decision, and this is the new contract I gave to the editor. You read and then sign, early next week you will move to the secretarial room to work.

He placed in front of Elena two sheets of paper, marked in red and signed by General Manager Mikey. She was bewildered, looked at the two pieces of paper, and looked at the director sitting in front of her, but did not understand what was happening. Seeing her silence, the man calmly explained:

- Many people dream of working in this position, you go there, not only will the salary and bonus be higher, but the opportunity to learn from everyone will also be higher. This is also a good opportunity, so make the most of it.

Elena didn't understand what Mikey was trying to do, but she didn't want to see him every day, so she smiled wryly:

- Director, do I have the right to refuse? My job is going very well, I'm used to it, so I don't want to change. Can you talk to the general manager for me?

He looked at Elena in surprise, the man took his glasses off his eyes, he said slowly:

- You know that. In LX. No one dared to argue with the CEO's words, I just accepted the decision and implemented it. If you don't want to do it, go up to him directly to convince him.

Speaking of facing him, Elena was scared to sweat, but she couldn't make it difficult for this person. She decided to stand up.

- Would you mind helping me ask if I want to see the general manager now, please? I will go ask him.

The director smiled with satisfaction, picked up the phone, and dialed it taking about twenty seconds. He turned to Elena:

- You go up, he agreed to meet you. Wish you luck!

Elena thanked him and bowed.

Worried, she walked out of the room with heavy footsteps. Instead of taking the elevator, she climbed the five-story stairs to meet the obnoxious person. If it was before, she would have thrown a piece of paper at him and loudly shouted [I quit my job!] but now she can't.

She desperately needs money, just one day of unemployment is not enough. Moreover, this is a company with a higher salary than the places she has applied for. She had to fight a lot of opponents to get a job here, so she couldn't lose her job so easily now.

Despite climbing the stairs, Elena was already standing in front of the door of the CEO's office. She took a deep breath, then raised her hand to knock on the door. The knife-cold voice from within made her shiver.