Chapter 4 - Surrender

This world always gives many choices. Don't be too rash, because your choices now would determine 'who you will become' in the future!

-woman at the lowest point-

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"Huff ... Finally I got home," Achiera murmured softly while she lied on her bed.

As Achiera was enjoying rest time in her rented house, she was annoyed by an incoming call. She picked up the call without glancing at the caller id.

Before Achiera can say anything, the caller already started speaking hurriedly, it was clear that the caller was in panic.

"Achiera, Steven had an accident and is in a very critical condition now. He needed the surgery to be done as soon as possible, but it will cost a lot of money and the doctor said that if we don't do the surgery A. S. A. P, Steven could die. After hearing the news grandmother went into a sudden shock and she too was feeling unwell now," Ferisha, Achiera's younger sister, explained.

Upon hearing that news Achiera was completely numb, she felt like her whole world came crumbling down, leaving nothing behind after the destruction.

"Achiera, are you listening to me?" Ferisha asked, because she never got an answer from her sister.

"Hello, Achiera. Are you still in there?" Ferisha repeated, trying to call Achiera.

With a trembling voice, Achiera answered, "Ah, yes. I heard you. What happened?"

"Earlier a group of people came and kicked us out from our home. It turns out that the house that we were living was built on the land of a businessman, illegally," Ferisha explained.

Achiera was surprised at this new found information. "What? How come? That house is the only thing that was left to us, by Dad and Mom! How can it suddenly turn into their land?"

"All of the evidence says it was their land. As for our house, they will provide compensation." Ferisha cried. "And now, they kicked us out. While we were going to one of our friends' house, grandma passed out from exhaustion. Steven went to buy some water but suddenly a car hit him and drove away. All in all, it became like this," Ferisha explained with tears all over her face. She couldn't help but cry.

"Steven's family ...!" The doctor who was treating Steven's wounds called.

"Yes, doctor, I'm his sister. How is my brother's condition?" Ferisha asked.

"We can't postpone it any longer, we have to do the surgery immediately because his condition is very critical. He lost a lot of blood. The CT scan showed blood clots in his brain. If we prolong this anymore, he could not be helped," The doctor explained.

On the other side, Achiera heard all the doctor's explanations through the phone.  She felt so devastated, she hurriedly grabbed her bag and left. She went toward the office where she was working.

It was already late when she got there.

'Is he still in here?' Achiera talked to herself.

"According to the news I heard, this is the Chief's special parking lot and it might be his car. Yes ... He's still here, I'll wait until he gets out," Achiera said excitedly.

'I will do everything for my brother, even though I know this is wrong,' She screamed inwardly.

Achiera waited for a long time, until she fell asleep on the basement floor, right beside Hans's car. The clock showed 11.15 Pm, when Hans just came out of his office.

"Boss, there was a girl fainted in the basement!" Liu said, as soon as he saw Hans coming out of the elevator. He was Hans driver who saw Achiera when he was waiting for Hans.

"Just let it go, no body asked her to sleep in there," Hans answered carelessly.

"But boss, she curled up asleep in this cold weather. Shouldn't we take her to the hospital?" Liu asked.

"I never allow anyone to get into my car. If you want to help her, don't use my car," Hans warned.

However, the closer they got, the more her face grew familiar. And it was her, when Hans immediately recognized who the person was, he swiftly called Liu.

"Liu ... Quick! Open the car door now!" Hans screamed. He immediately carried Achiera into his car.

"But Boss, where are we going?" Liu asked.

"We're going to go to my private apartment!"

Liu quickly reminded his boss. "But boss ... Isn't that the same house, that no women has been to before because it was your house with—"

Before Liu could finish his sentence, Hans immediately cut him off.

"Don't ask too many question or I'll fire you!" Hans threatened.

Hans picked up his phone to call someone, Hans already started speaking as soon as the call went through, even before that person could greet him.

"Come to my apartment right now and bring your medical tools!"

"Your apartment? Am I hearing things?"

"Are you deaf to make me repeat my words?" Hans asked before hanging up the call.

"You couldn't die that easy, buggy demon! No one could torture you but me. So, I hope you're well." Hans warned Achiera who was already out-cold.

When they arrived to his apartment, Hans picked up and took Achiera into the master bedroom of the house. He didn't know what pushed him to do so, but seeing the fragile, young girl motionless with a pale face ached his heart.

Not longer after, Dexter came. Dexter was a doctor but also Hans's best friend.

"Who is sick?" Dexter asked when he met Hans.

"She is inside, examine her carefully!"

Not long after, Dexter finished checking Achiera's condition.

As soon as he saw Dexter finishing up with checking her, Hans started drowning the doctor with questions, "What happened to her? Is something wrong with her? Does anything serious happened to her?"

Dexter did not answer Hans immediately though, instead he sneered at Hans while saying, "It's been a long time since Hazel left, I've never seen you really care about a woman, after her. Who is she? Will she be Hazel's replacement?"

"It's been a long time for me since Hazel has gone. And that woman could never replace her, she doesn't deserve it!" Hans said firmly. "I'm not worried about her. It's just, I haven't finished my problem with her. I won't allow her to die so soon!"

"Not worried, but you actually told me to come quickly and took her to your private apartment yourself!" Dexter teased Hans again.

"Don't talk nonsense! Now how is her condition?" Hans asked, ending Dexter's guess.

"Don't worry, she is fine. It's just that she seems too tired and her stomach is empty, and she was also dehydrated," Dexter explained. "Once she wakes up, feed her and tell her to eat this medicine. She will recover soon."

"Okay, now you may go!" Hans kicked Dexter out of his property.

"Yes I know. In the end you will kick me out! I'll excuse myself now, if something's happen to her, call me."

Dexter walked away

Not long after Dexter left, Achiera woke up.

"What is this place? Where am I?" Achiera muttered to herself.

"You woke up?" Hans asked. He had been sitting on the sofa at the end of the bed. He closed his laptop, when he saw her sitting up on the bed.

"S-sir," Achiera stuttered.

"Don't talk much. Eat that rice then you can talk." Hans said while pointing to the rice bowl placed on the table beside the king sized bed.

"No, no, no ... I don't want to eat. There's something important I want to talk to you, Sir," Achiera replied.

"If you don't want to eat, then you can forget about talking to me about anything," Hans threatened her and immediately opened his laptop again.

Obediently, Achiera took the rice bowl into her hands and ate from it immediately. After that, Achiera ventured into sitting near the sofa on the carpet, approaching Hans.

"That—" Achiera paused her words for a moment.

"I-I am willing to be your woman, Sir." She continued after she gathered up her courage.

"Is your offer still available, Sir?" Achiera asked.

"Hey, just this afternoon you rejected me and now, out of the blue you gave yourself up, and it's only been a few hours, isn't it?" Hans said arrogantly.

"Sorry, I'm not interested anymore!" He continued.

Achiera did not give up, she immediately grabbed Hans's hand and pulled him into a hug while her lips found Hans's.

Achiera was still not good at kissing, so she waited for Hans to return her kiss while occasionally doing what Hans had done to her, earlier in the afternoon.

At Achiera's lack of experience, Hans could not bear to linger, he was powerless and returned Achiera's kiss fervently. He crushed Achiera's peach lips in between his experienced ones. Slowly his tongue entered Achiera's mouth and played with Achiera's tongue inside.

The kiss was so hot, making it difficult for Achiera to catch her breath.

As if there was no sign of wanting to stop, Hans pulled Achiera's hand and then wrapped it over his back, then lifted Achiera to sit on his lap, closer to his broad chest, soon after they dissolved in the hot kiss.