3. Bitterness of Life

Elea walked home smiling happily. Today he feels very happy. Why? Because he didn't get fired from his job. Also because of the attention given by his boss.

  "Oh my gosh, I forgot to ask what his name was. I was so stupid!" muttered Elea while patting her forehead a few times.

  Elea kept cursing her stupidity for forgetting to ask the name of the person who cares so much for her. He was too busy enjoying all the food he had never eaten in his boss' room earlier.

  "Aish! How can I be this shameless anyway? Ahh, how is this?"

  Ciitttt!

  When Elea was busy with her thoughts, suddenly a white car blocked her way.

  Elea, who didn't know that a car would stop in front of her, fell to the ground after hitting the front of the car. He grimaced as he blew on his knee which was bleeding from the asphalt.

  "Uhhh, that sucks"

  "Wake up you lowly servant!" Levi screamed loudly as soon as he got out of his car.

  He roughly grabbed the girl who was sitting on the ground holding her injured leg.

  "Ahh! Miss is sick. Please let go of my hair!" Elea groaned while holding her hair.

  "Fuck you. What did you tell Young Master, huh?!" raged Levi.

  Instead of letting go of his hand, Levi pulled him even tighter. He's angry... really, really angry.

  After this waiter was invited to go meet the owner of the restaurant where he worked, suddenly Group Ma terminated all cooperation contracts with his agency.

  They even blacklisted her name from the modeling world. At first Levi did not know why this could happen. He only found out after his manager said that he had offended one of Gabrielle's subordinates who worked at the restaurant. And that waitress was the person the manager was referring to.

  Without much thought, Levi immediately came to the restaurant and accidentally saw him walking alone.

  "What do you mean Miss? Young Master who?" asked Elea confused.

  "Don't act stupid you damn servant. Because of you my career is now ruined. Satisfied you now, hahh!" Levi snapped.

  Plaque!

  Elea fell back on the ground when she was suddenly slapped on the cheek. Twice. Twice this woman slapped him for no apparent reason.

  Not wanting to continue being bullied, Elea immediately got up. He doesn't accept being accused of doing something he doesn't know why.

  "Miss, I can report you to the police station on charges of violence. You've hit me twice for no reason!" said Elea.

  Levi smirked. He stood proudly with his hands on his hips. "Reported me to the police? Hahaha, just do it if you dare. I am a famous model. Do you think the police will believe what you are just a lowly maid, huh! Your report will have no effect on me!" said Levi confidently.

  Elea was silent. Again he had to admit defeat in front of someone in power.

  Thinking back to the fate of his career which was on the brink, Levi's emotions were rekindled. He then pinched the maid's pointed chin.

  "What have you told Young Master hah! Hurry up and tell me now!" asked Levi, rolling his eyes.

  "Miss, I really don't know who Young Master you are referring to. Even if you take my life now, I still can't answer your question!" replied Elea resignedly.

  Let it be. It was up to this woman what she wanted to do with him. Fighting it would be of no use to Elea. He was used to the bitterness of life like this ever since he was kicked out of the orphanage. Beaten, humiliated, ignored. All of that has become his daily diet.

  Once he tried to fight back, but the result was even more terrible. He's traumatized, but trying to stay strong.

  Levi furrowed his brows in surprise. He looked at the maid's gaunt face to find out the truth of what he just said.

  "You're not lying?" Levi asked to confirm.

  "How do I have to prove that you can trust me Miss? I really don't know who the Young Master is," replied Elea tiredly.

  Levi was silent. He then let go of this servant then stood leaning against his car.

  "So you really don't know who Young Master Gabrielle is?"

  Elea shook her head.

  "Who was the person you met when the guy at the restaurant asked you out?" Levi asked probing.

  "My boss," Elea answered quietly.

  His lips smiled faintly. His heart immediately happy remembering the attention given by his boss this afternoon. He then gently stroked the wound on his arm which was wrapped in a bandage.

  "Do you know who he is?"

  Elea shook her head. "I forgot to ask what her name is, Miss. Really!" said Elea, raising her two fingers up.

  Levi was taken aback. This waiter is stupid or something. Yes, he doesn't know the name of his own boss. And stupidly, this servant also doesn't know how much power the boss he doesn't know has.

  "You idiot. Haven't you ever seen television in your house?" Levi sneered furiously.

  "I don't have a television at Miss's house. My salary is only enough to eat and pay the rent!" said Elea honestly.

  Levi gasped in surprise. 'Gosh, why is this servant's life so pitiful? No wonder he didn't know who Gabrielle was, apparently she was this poor. Haisshhhh, why can't I see it!'

  "Ekhhmmm, what did you say to your boss earlier? You must have complained about him, right?" Levi accused while looking the other way.

  Levi admits that he is a very arrogant person. But he still had a conscience seeing the helplessness of this servant. Her heart was still moved to soften her a bit.

  "No Miss, really. The boss just asked what my name was and then helped me treat the hot spring wound that Miss did this afternoon. That's all!" Honestly Elea.

  "Is the wound serious?" asked Levi feeling helpless.

  He remembered that this afternoon he did throw hot tea on this servant's arm.

  "No. Just a little blister." Levi was stunned.

  This maid mentioned her suffering with a smile. Is it his sore eyes or this servant who is too kind.

  "Erm, sorry."

  Elea was taken aback. He was very shocked to hear the apology that came out of this woman's mouth. "You... you don't have a big head just yet. I apologize because I didn't know that my actions would hurt you like this. I don't want to be accused of being a bad girl!" Levi avoided nervously.

  Elea smiled. "I don't think of you like that, Miss. After all, this afternoon I was the one at fault. I was the one who got your clothes dirty!"

  "What's your name?" Levi asked changing the subject.

  "Elea."

  "Only that?"

  Elea nodded honestly.

  "So short!" Levi sneered while pouting his lips.

  Levi forgot his anger after seeing the honesty in this servant. I don't know, his emotions suddenly disappeared just like that.

  "How old are you?" asked Levi.

  "Nineteen, Miss," answered Elea.

  "Where are you going now?"

  "Actually want to go home. But Miss kept me here!"

  Levi huffed in annoyance. How dare this girl blame him. He then glanced at Elea's knee which was still bleeding.

  "Come with me!" asked Levi while opening the car door.

  "Do you want to kidnap me?" asked Elea frantically.

  "Yeah! I'm a model. Not a criminal. Damn you!" rebuked Levi in ​​annoyance.

  "Then where do you want to take me, Miss? Weren't you angry at me?" asked Elea innocently.

  'Oh my God, I feel like I really want to hit this girl in the head right now!'

  Levi took a deep breath. He then grabbed Elea's hand. Then pushed him into the car.

  "Miss..."

  "Stay there. I'll take you to the pharmacy to buy medicine. Look, you can bleed to death if the wound is left open like that!" Levi snapped.

  Elea's eyes blinked. He got goosebumps thinking that he could die if he bleeds out.

  "You idiot. Did he really believe what I just said?" mumbled Levi with a small smile.

  Levi immediately drove his car to find a pharmacy. He couldn't stop laughing inwardly seeing Elea's silence that was affected by his words earlier.

  Elea's innocence has made Levi like having a sister. Now he doesn't care about his career anymore. It's up to you if it has to be destroyed. What was on his mind right now was the comfortable feeling of being near Elea. This girl didn't look at him from the status he had. Plain and ignorant. Levi likes that.