Chapter 39 Will always protect you

"Mr. Devil"

Author by Natalie Ernison

In the aftermath of Mr. Brandon's death, Ellena became increasingly preoccupied with all her new responsibilities. Now she is the rightful owner of a company that has begun to grow. Jonahez is also busy with all his responsibilities. Considering Ellena is not yet proficient in corporate affairs, Johanez also helps her.

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"Tell me if you're in trouble," Johanez said while helping Ell take care of documents and other files.

"No Johanez, it's just that I'm very tired," said Ell while reclining in his work chair. Johz looked at Ell with great anxiety, he was worried if the woman who is now in front of him was not as beautiful as he used to be.

"If you're exhausted, please take a break. I'll take care of all the meetings, or change the schedule."

"I'm fine Johanez—" interjected Ell as she sighed heavily.

"Ellena.." said Johz. Ell ducked down and looked very exhausted with all her responsibilities. Being a leader is not easy for a woman like Ellena.

Bughh...

Ellena fell staggered from the top of her work chair. Her face is very pale and her body temperature also feels quite hot.

"Ellena! heii.. Wake up.. don't joke!" squealed Johz anxiously.

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Johz swiftly took Ell to a special room and brought in a doctor.

"How's Ellena doing, doc?" says Johz mash with her anxiety-filled facial expression.

"Didn't Miss Ellena ever tell me about her illness" said the doctor with a concerned expression.

"What do you mean, doc!" Johz is increasingly overwhelmed by the uncertainty, when he hears the statement from the doctor who has examined Ell's condition.

"Miss Ellena suffers from a serious illness if it is not treated properly," said the doctor.

"Doc, what happened to Ellena!" said Johz emotionally.

"I'm quite difficult to explain. Because the state of the internal organs is quite good, it's just that judging by the symptoms, Miss Ellena is actually not good enough."

"Doctor! I can pay many times as much if it can make Ellena better. But can't you tell me the truth!" said Johz softly. However, Ellena is the woman she loves so much, even if Johz knows she won't be able to achieve it again.

"I will try to find the truth, but please multiply the rest for Miss Ellena" said the concerned doctor.

After hearing a question from the doctor, Johz again sees Ell's condition that is still not fully conscious. Now Ell is still lying weak, even to open his eyes Ell difficulty.

"Johanez.." said Ell softly.

"You want something to just say, okay."

"I'm fine Johanez, why do you think too much. It's just—"

"Ellena! From today on, you have to take care of your health. If you're able to make dad's company work, but your health is threatened, it's better if you don't have to work. What does all your success mean, if you just can't enjoy it." Said Johz with glassy eyes.

"Johanez, aren't you getting married soon! why are you still here?" interjects Ell diverting her conversation with Johz.

"What do you care! You don't care about yourself!" said Johz and left Ell.

"Johanez, I'm sorry... I've troubled you too much...--" Ell's inner lirih.

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While behind the door of Ell's special room, Johz leans beside the side of the door. There Johz cried without sound, he even punched the wall. "Ellena, you're the only one who really cares about me.," Johz said.

--- Flashback ---

"You have to learn and make mom and dad proud of your success!" said a woman standing in front of a teenage boy.

That woman is Mrs. Flia, Ellena's stepmother. The teenage boy was Johanez.

"But I want to see ma'am, I'm tired of studying this much material" complained Johz at the time.

"Listen carefully! You are a proud child of the mother, and Ellena is just a useless weak child, you must remove her from this family!" recalled Mrs. Flia. Johz just fell silent and kept forcing himself to keep going and keep learning.

Interrupted by his exhaustion in learning, Johz walked briefly to the backyard of Brandon Cars' residence.

While walking around the backyard, she saw a little girl playing with her own doll. Talk to yourself, laugh for yourself, and just play with the dolls.

"Ellena!" called Johz at the time, and sat next to little Ellena.

Johanez! Why are you here? Don't you have to learn to be a big boss!" said little Ellena and still teaches her puppet to talk.

Johz looked at little Ellena, so much loneliness from Ellena's eyes. Her daily life is just playing and communicating with her dolls. While her father was only busy working, and once returned home just to be with her new wife.

"You're going to be an evil prince, you're going to be a princess who changes the prince's heart, okay!" said Johz, while grabbing Ell's doll. The two start playing, and Ell looks excited. Because only this time someone asked him to play, laughed with him.

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Whenever feeling saturated with her learning activities, Johz always playing with his little sister, Ellena.

Until one day...

"Make me proud, Johanez! You're mother's hope! Don't waste your time, okay!" said Mrs. Flia and went to have fun with her community.

Johz just leaned on his study chair, he was very tired of having to constantly learn.

"Johanez, Angelie misses her black prince so much. Johanez must comfort Angelie," said Ell from behind the door, Johz's study room. While holding two of his favorite dolls, and just standing in front of the door.

Johz turns around and sees how lonely little Ellena is. "All right, princess, the prince has just finished the palace. Let's sing and make cake dough" said Johz, instantly little Ell's somber face turned cheerful.

Every day, Ell does the same thing to Johz. Little Ell never dared to go into Johz's study room, because her stepmother would certainly be very angry.

Once, when little Ell was running around with a cake made by a housekeeper. He intends to share it with his older brother, Johz. But just arrived at Ell's door, she saw Johz gasping for breath gripping her chest area.

"Johanez!" Ell shouted but when he was about to reach for the doorknob, Ell remembered her stepmother's warning.

"You're just an unlucky carrier boy for the Cars! Don't come near my son, you're just going to spread bad luck! don't try to enter the room or our room! keep that in place!"

"Johanez!" crying little Ell. She tried to keep herself from entering. But Johz's situation is increasingly alarming.

"Auntie! please!" shouted Ell as he made her way to the ground floor of her residence.

"Miss Ellena, why shout?" said one of the kitchen waiters.

"Auntie! Please Johanez, Johanez. —" sucks Ell.

"You're a kid!" said Mrs. Flia abruptly and pushed Ell.

"You caused my son to be so, you always asked him to play, you know no, my son had to learn! Not playing like you!" snapped Mrs. Flia.

"Miss Ellena" said the kitchen-maid while holding little Ell.

"Thank you, I'm fine," said little Ell with a smiling face. It was as if his heart was used to the treatment of her stepmother.

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Many times little Ell passed his sister Johz's room. But there is no more to say hello. But for the second time, Ell sees Johz gasping, this time she can't shake herself anymore.

"Johanez.." exclaimed little Ell, and gave her a glass of warm water from the place next to the entrance.

"Ellena, thank you. Are you not with the princess and her black prince!"

"The prince is exhausted and needs rest, I will not disturb the prince..." said Ell and arrest Johz. She knew this time Johz could no longer play with her.

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"Ellena! I swear I will always protect you.." said Johz behind the door of Ell's special room who is currently lying weak.

Johanez always remembers what he once did as a child with his sister, Ellena. Despite his harshest reality, he was not part of the Brandon Cars family. But Johz still loves Ell, and nowadays Johz has to fight with his own thoughts and feelings. he had to let go that Ell wouldn't be able to have.

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