Chapter 77 - BEAUTIFUL NIGHT
Morning begins to greet. Sunlight slowly creeps in through the bedroom window. The thickness of the black gold curtains, in fact, could not block the light from entering the room.
From behind the white blanket, a husband and wife were still sleeping. Yes, who else if not Ellena and Lucas who spent the night together last night, staying up late. Maybe that\'s the reason why until this moment they are still asleep, even though the time is already 06.45 a.m.
The faint sound of noise outside the room, managed to make Ellena wake up and squint. She then rubbed her eyes while straining her ears, listening carefully to the noise outside. At first glance she could guess. The owner of the voice with a slightly heavy tone must be Martin. Yes, she was sure, even though she was still in a semi-conscious state. No matter who Martin was talking to, she couldn\'t hear that.
Ellena hadn\'t even noticed the figure curled up beside her. She was just about to pull the covers off and was about to get out of bed. However, she immediately undo it again, when she felt something holding her body.
Ellena opened her eyes wide and looked down, just wanting to ascertain what object felt so heavy and prevented her from moving.
"What\'s this?" Ellena widened her eyes when she saw a strong arm wrapped around her stomach. "Huh? Whose hand is this?"
She quickly looked to the side and make her surprised when she found Lucas who was sleeping hugging her. "Lucas?" She shouted, her eyes widening.
Ellena looked around in several directions and just realized that she was sleeping in Lucas\'s room. "Why can I sleep here?" She said surprised. "Lucas, get your hands off me! What have you done to me?" Ellena forcibly pushed Lucas\' hand away, causing the owner to wake up and feel surprised.
However, no matter how hard she tried to get rid of it, Lucas\' strong hand still wasn\'t easy to beat.
Lucas squinted and focused his gaze ahead. He then smiled broadly, when he saw his wife who had woken up. "Good morning, Honey ... you seem to be awake." He said hoarsely.
"What have you done to me? Why am I suddenly in your room, huh?" Ellena sarcasm without further ado.
How could Ellena make small talk in such a tense situation, but Lucas was the exact opposite. The man looked so relaxed facing Ellena in an emotional state. Even he was still reluctant to remove his hand from his wife\'s stomach.
It seemed, Lucas was very comfortable sleeping in that position. After a long time, he finally could feel how beautiful it was to sleep while hugging his wife.
"What amazes you? Have you forgotten what we did last night?" Lucas asked which obviously made Ellena even more surprised. "Hm ... looks like I won\'t wake up until noon." He added as he tightened the hug on Ellena\'s stomach, even his face seemed to slip between his wife\'s shoulders.
Ellena reflexively shifted her head and continued to struggle to release Lucas\'s hand to get away.
"What did you say? What did we do last night? I was just helping you with some work, then suddenly I\'m here. What exactly happened? Tell me!" Ellena was so enthusiastic about showering Lucas with some questions that really confused her.
Lucas raised his head slightly, then looked at Ellena with such enthusiasm.
"Are you forgetting the beautiful night we spent together so quickly, huh?" Lucas asked, furrowing his brows as if in surprise.
"What?" Ellena pursed her lips, still not understanding where her husband was talking. "Are you deliberately trying to fool me again?" She asked then, remembering Lucas who really enjoyed playing pranks on his wife.
"Akh ...." Lucas sighed in frustration, then looked away for a moment before he focused his gaze back on Ellena\'s face. "Just look at your clothes!" He said as he glanced at Ellena\'s body, which was still partially wrapped in the blanket, a sign that he wanted to prove that what he said was true.
Ellena immediately removed the blanket with one smack. She was indeed in a conscious state and felt she was still fully clothed. However, she still needed to confirm and prove that Lucas\'s words were not true.
However, unfortunately, it turned out that she was wrong. Ellena\'s eyes widened when she found the clothes she was wearing were different from the ones she wore last night, back in Lucas\' study. She didn\'t even recognize the clothes she was currently wearing. She quickly pulled the blanket back so that it covered her entire body, except for her head.
A mint green lingerie with lace that adorns the top of her chest. Really the clothes are too sexy to wrap Ellena\'s body. Crazy! This is not true! How could Ellena sleep with Lucas in such sexy clothes.
Ah, Ellena was successfully frustrated with what was going on right now. Where did Lucas get those damn clothes from? She really couldn\'t understand why she was so stupid and couldn\'t remember everything that happened last night.
Ellena tried to replay the scene with Lucas over and over again, but she could only remember their time together in the study. She remembered very well that they were just doing work there and doing nothing more than that. However, why did the situation suddenly turn out like this now? What actually happened? Why can\'t she remember anything anymore?
"You believe it?" Lucas\' voice broke Ellena\'s thoughts.
"I couldn\'t have lied to you." Lucas said as soon as Ellena turned to him. "Last night we did—"
"Stop! I don\'t want to hear it anymore!" concluded Ellena furiously.
"You don\'t have to be so angry. After all, it\'s happened, so what can we do? There\'s no turning back time, right?" Lucas explained that suddenly made Ellena even more furious.
Eyes rounded perfectly with ragged breaths, indicating that Ellena was furious with Lucas and herself. Sorry. Yes, she is very sorry. She should have just refused Lucas\' request last night, maybe it wouldn\'t have happened like this.
"I saw last night you enjoyed it very much, so why do you regret what we did?"
Ellena\'s face reddened with a clenched jaw. Between anger and shame, that was what she was feeling right now.
"No! I know you\'re lying!" said Ellena, shaking her head.
Of course she didn\'t accept Lucas\' accusation.She couldn\'t even remember what she had enjoyed so much last night. She really didn\'t feel anything. Did she actually sleep or fainted, so that she didn\'t even remember what happened last night with Lucas in that room?
Time and time again she brushed off thoughts that nearly drove her crazy, but Lucas\' words always managed to convince them that something had happened to them. It suddenly made her think hard again. Things that could not just happen, in fact did not make her sure that it was true.
"I\'m not lying, Elle. Thank you for the beautiful night we spent together. I hope we can continue like this." Lucas replied looking at his wife\'s sad face which was already cloudy. Until finally made Ellena\'s defense collapsed.
The crystal water that had been filling the corners of the woman\'s eyes, just spilled down her cheeks so profusely. The only way she could do to spill the pent up emotions right now. It was pointless to vent my anger on Lucas, when all that had happened and couldn\'t be prevented or undone.
Could this be the beginning of her downfall? Yes, she was very sure of that. If I may ask, just take her life instead of her having to live in destruction that will destroy her whole soul and body.
"You don\'t need to worry, Elle. I promise I will be responsible for what we did last night. Please don\'t cry, I don\'t like seeing you sad." Lucas whispered as he wiped the tears from Ellena\'s eyes that were getting more and more tributary, but suddenly he smiled as if he was hiding something.
"Never touch me again!" Ellena slapped Lucas\' hand away roughly, then got up from the bed. She then linked the lingerie outer garment that had been attached to her body from the start. She tied the straps neatly so that no more inch of her body could be enjoyed by Lucas\' eyes.
Ellena ran to the bathroom, leaving Lucas alone. She didn\'t even care about the commotion out there.
"Elle, where are you going?" called Lucas, but got no response from Ellena. "Is she really that innocent?" He muttered in surprise.
"I\'m sorry, Elle." He whispered as the bathroom door closed and removed Ellena from his sight.
The torrential shower water splashed all over Ellena\'s body, which was still complete with her clothes. She was crying so hard, regretting what had happened. She really couldn\'t believe it. How could Lucas be so willing to snatch her chastity when she was unconscious. Even that man had robbed her of the rest of the happiness in her life.
"Why are you being so cruel to me, Lucas? What did I do wrong?" She said while sobbing.
The shower water was indeed able to hide the tears that continued to flow down her cheeks, but it still couldn\'t hide the sound of her sobs.
She had so much to worry about right now. Besides her fate, she is also worried about her lover. What if Keenan finds out about this? Is it possible that the man is still willing to wait until the contract is finished? Is it possible that Keenan will accept her unholy self?
Ah no! She didn\'t even deserve Keenan anymore. A woman who has lost her virginity like herself, would certainly not be suitable for a man as good as Keenan who always keeps a woman\'s honor.
It\'s hard to face all these facts. She didn\'t stop cursing herself until she hit several parts of her body, as if she was disgusted with himself.
"I\'m sorry Keenan, I can\'t keep my honor for you.." Ellena regretted as her body limp and sat on the bathroom floor.