Chapter 171 - Please Don't Cry

After the incident yesterday, Elle asked Bryan a favor. That was to take care of Elena for the meantime. Since she came from a faraway province, Bryan let her stay with April for a while.

Elena's parents were unaware of what truly happened to her. They thought she already found a decent job in the city. She hid the truth from them since she did not want them to worry about her.

Elle also promised that she would help her find a job at City Z. She was really grateful to her. She protected her and now she also wanted to help her.

Now Elena was sitting inside the Falcon Cafe while Charles was silently observing the girl before him.

He could still clearly remember the conversation he had with Elle yesterday. He was aware that Erick was the one who saved Elle and she was upset that her man got involved because of his mistake. 

He was prepared for his punishment but Elle did not scold him instead she asked him a favor.

{ "Charles I have a favor to ask you. There is one victim named Elena. I ask Bryan to take care of her for the moment. After finishing our plan, I want you to meet her at the Cafe tomorrow." Elle gave him the instruction. }

{ "Look for a safe apartment for her and offer her a job at our Cafe." }

{ "Elle, are you serious? Letting a stranger work with us in the Cafe? What if she finds out about our secret operations as well as our secret bas.e.m.e.nt? How can we act freely if she is there with us?" A hint of disapproval was evident to Charles's voice. }

{ "Don't worry about that. The door to our secret bas.e.m.e.nt is secured. She won't be able to enter the room. And I am planning to use my hideout as a meeting place for our operation." Elle assured him }

{  "We need someone to look at the Cafe while we are out. I will shoulder the consequence if something wrong happens. Trust me, Charles. I won't make a decision that will put us in danger." she added. }

{ Charles sighed in defeat. "Ok. I got it. Are you coming here tomorrow?" }

{ "I am not sure if Erick will allow me to leave the house after what happened. I will contact you tomorrow. I heard Master Phantom is on the move. I will leave the rest of our plan to the two of you. I have to think of a way to handle Erick. He will become more strict towards me." She grunted in frustration. }

{ "I have told you many times to move out and now you are having a hard time. If you just listen to me before then you will be able to move freely without worrying about getting caught by that detective." Charles started to rant at her. }

{ "Are you scolding me?" Elle asked him with disbelief, there was a warning in her tone. }

{ "Hehe… Of course not." Charles denied it as he smiled awkwardly.}

{ "Very good. Besides, we already talked about this. Are you still complaining? Let me remind you that because of the video you did not check and send immediately to Bryan is the reason why they found out that I was there. Hmm." Elle reminded him with her authoritative voice.}

{ "I was planning to escape silently once the cops rescued them. Should I punish you?" she added, making Charles feel more guilty about it. }

{ "I am sorry, please forgive me, Elle," Charles pleaded. He forgot that he was still talking with a demoness. He did not want to piss her off. }

{ Elle just chuckled from the other line. "Don't worry I am just kidding about the punishment." After giving him the last instruction Elle hung up the phone.}

Charles understood that Elle was giving him a responsibility now to babysit the girl in front of him. He could not deny the fact that this girl had an irresistible charm which made her a target of a syndicate involved in women trafficking and prostitution.

The girl had fair skin and her black hair was tied in a ponytail, emphasizing her heart-shaped face. She had pouty lips with soft green eyes.

She was wearing plain jeans and a blouse. She had a good figure, slim and not tall. Overall, she was cute with her innocence and youthful vibe.

Unknown to Charles, the girl was nervous seeing his penetrating gaze. She wanted to look away but she couldn't. She could not stop herself from admiring the mestizo beauty in front of her.

For Elena, he was so good looking like an idol whom she could only see in televisions. She felt the friendly vibes in him. She felt safe since she knew that the guy in front of her was a friend of Elle.

The police officers and detective agents named Bryan and April were also kind and they treated her so well. Before going to work, Bryan and April dropped her in the Cafe as per the instruction of Elle.

After the long silence, Charles spoke up.

"Hello, I am Charles, the owner of this Cafe. I am the boss of Elle, also her friend." Charles introduced himself to her with a smile. He offered her a hand for a handshake.

Elena was starstruck after seeing Charles's smile. She did not know why but her heart skipped a beat. She was speechless and started to blush.

Without getting a response from her, Charles looked puzzled. He retreated his hand which was ignored by the girl in front of him. He laughed awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head, unaware of what the girl was thinking.

'Is she afraid of me? or she just doesn't like me. Why is she ignoring me?' Charles thought to himself as he stared at the quiet girl who looked like in a daze right now.

'Maybe she is still in shock after what happened to her.'

Charles cleared his throat to get her attention.

"Ahem, Elena are you with me? Did you hear me?" Charles asked her confusedly as he waved his hand in front of her face.

With that, Elena was awakened from her trance. She bit her lower lip, realizing her action a while ago.

"I am... sorry about that. I am Elena Bartolome," she said as she introduced herself nervously.

Charles let out a soft chuckle after he sensed that Elena was very tense.

"Relax, don't be afraid of me. I will not harm you or else Elle will kill me if I do so." He joked in order to lighten the atmosphere between them.

Charles's laughter helped Elena to feel at ease. She finally smiled at him.

"I heard from Elle that you are looking for a job. Are you interested to work here at my Cafe? I am hiring another staff who will serve as cashier and waitress at the same time." Charles said as he offered her the job.

Elena was startled after hearing that. She could not believe it. Did someone just offer her a job right now?

This was the reason why she decided to leave their province and unfortunately ended up with the hands of the bad guys.

But she never imagined that after being rescued, good things would keep on happening to her. This started when she met Elle. She felt really grateful right now.

Instead of answering Charles, Elena could not stop herself from crying. She felt sentimental and emotional right now.

Tears started to flow from her eyes down to her cheeks, and the sobs wracked her body, giving her the difficulty to speak.

"Hey, why are you crying? I just offered you some job. Don't worry if you don't like it, I am not forcing you to take the job." Charles wore a distressed expression on his face.

Charles began to panic on his seat the moment Elena cried. The other customers there might think that he was bullying the girl.

Charles immediately stood up from his seat and he sat beside the girl who was crying non-stop. He smacked his forehead using his right palm unaware of what he should do to stop the girl from crying. Several pairs of eyes were already looking at them, a hint of curiosity was evident to their faces.

'Elle, is this the kind of punishment you are giving me right now? Babysitting this cry-baby?! What should I do to her?' Charles was complaining in his mind. He looked problematic right now.

Leaving with no choice, Charles pulled the girl into a hug. He started to stroke her hair as he tried to console her and stop her from crying.

"Shhh... Shhh... Elena, please don't cry. Stop crying, please. The other customers are glaring at me now, thinking that I am bullying you." Charles softly said to her.

Elena was shocked when Charles suddenly pulled her close to his body and wrapped her into his arms. Her face was now buried into his chest. She could smell his manly scent and it comforted her.

Charles sighed in relief when she stopped crying but the next thing she did, made Charles caught off guard. As if her body had the mind of its own, Elena buried herself more toward his body and she wrapped her arms around his waist.

Charles's eyes widened and he froze on his spot in astonishment. From this closeness, he could feel Elena's soft and warm body and could smell her pleasant woman's scent. It seemed like Charles's mind had stopped functioning right now.

Now, the curious customers who were currently observing the two of them had already created speculation in their minds.

They thought the two of them were having a lover's quarrel that's why the girl suddenly cried and the guy was trying his best to console his girlfriend.