Eternal Eclipse

Chapter 14

I picked it up and turned it on speaker as Eli had requested, then I placed my phone on the table for everyone to hear. As soon as I put the phone down, my CEO's booming voice rang out angrily at me, "Damn you, Orion! You think that by coming into Creative and asking for Creative's help to completely severe our contract, I'll let you off the hook so easily? No way, damn it. You have no idea how much money I've spent on you from when you were a child until you're this old! You have no idea that I paid off all your uncle's debts just to get you, a meager you! Damn it, you come here now! You haven't done any of your work since yesterday, being sick was just an excuse. You traitor, you think your contract isn't binding! You bastard, it's true that many people want to work with you because you've slept with them, right? All this time, pretending to be pious by refusing invitations to accompany clients, it turns out you've been secretly seeking out Creative's top brass to help you. Who has been sleeping with you, huh! We'll see how long Creative will try to get you! Answer me, you bastard!”

Julian took my phone and replied to the curses from my agency CEO, “Ahem, our legal team has read Orion’s contract with your company. There is clearly unfairness in the contract and a violation of existing regulations, so our legal team is ready to file a lawsuit against your company, so you better get ready. And one more thing, we recorded this phone call and it is proof that you are trying to sell your talent by sleeping with clients, and it deserves an investigation. Please stop contacting our talent and contact our company directly. Thank you.”

Julian’s professional manner stunned me, until he put my phone back down in annoyance, “This old man, I think I’ll just destroy him. How disgusting.”

Eli agreed and said, “Hmm, go ahead. If you need any help, contact me immediately.”

I smiled slightly and shook my head, “These two brothers.”

“Julian, take care of everything. I trust you," said Eli, getting up from the sofa.

I also got up from the sofa and stood next to Eli. Julian stood up as well and then said to Eli and me, "Don't worry, this matter will be over in less than a month, and during this month, Orion can enjoy a pleasant vacation before I start making you so busy again."

"Okay, thank you very much, Julian," I said, smiling and extending my hand for a shake.

"Aha, of course. It's not a big deal, brother-in-law. Next time, let's have dinner with Azazel too," replied Julian, returning my handshake.

For a week now, I've been sitting at home doing nothing. I haven't heard from Julian since I met him. Two days ago, a lawyer came to see me to get my signature and to tell me about my time at my previous agency. I've been living with Eli for a week in his house in the suburbs, not too far from the city center but not as crowded as downtown. The house isn't very big, but it has a spacious yard. This minimalist house is also very modern, with various appliances that make life easier. There are no maids or housekeepers living here. Eli said that before, when he was alone, the maid would come every three days, and now it's the same. But since I've lived here, I've gotten bored so I do some of cleaning without waiting for the maid. Eli sometimes helps me when he's home.

I didn't expect Eli to be so busy; he goes to work almost every day from 8 a.m. to late afternoon or even into the evening. Then, in the middle of the night, he'd go out again, claiming he had other work to do. Honestly, I didn't know Eli would leave the house every night, but yesterday, when Eli and I were sleeping together because he needed to drink my blood, I woke up just as Eli was about to leave. I don't know what he was doing in the middle of the night. But he returned before sunrise, before I usually woke up.

I stared out the window, it was already evening, and I hadn't done anything all day. I felt bored and wanted to go out, but Eli forbade me from going out alone, so I just sat there waiting for him, like a housewife waiting for her husband to come home from work. I saw Eli's car pull into the driveway, and I quickly got up and walked out.

Eli saw me standing on the porch and immediately smiled at me, "Oh, you're welcoming me again. You really look more and more like a wife waiting for her husband to come home from work."

Eli's words, the same ones I'd thought before, made me feel embarrassed and tickled my heart. I refuted Eli's statement to cover my embarrassment, "Damn it, who are you calling a wife? I'm just bored at home alone and not allowed to go anywhere. No part-time work, no going out, no everything."

"Haha," Eli laughed, placing his hand on my head and ruffling my hair.

I tried to push Eli's hand away, but Eli stroked my hair and said, "But, don't you deserve to be called a wife? Look, you live in my house, eat with my money, and I also provide you with all the luxury amenities, money, and I also take care of your problems. Ah, and most importantly, you and I are doing something like a husband and wife. Haha, I guess I should call you my wife from now on."

For some reason, embarrassment and heat immediately rose to my face at Eli's words. It was true, I received a monthly allowance from Eli, which he said was to replace all the salary from the job I left, and it was a huge amount, five times more than my entire monthly salary. Not to mention, I don't have to pay rent because I live in Eli's house, and I get to enjoy all the luxurious amenities. Eli also takes care of my agency and even signed me up for Creative. Furthermore, Eli has paid off my uncle's debts, which were in my name, under the pretext that it wouldn't be good if I still had a lot of debt when I started working. He also thinks of it as payment for giving Eli my blood. If I look at it that way, I'll misunderstand if Eli and I are truly a couple. After all, we're sleeping together.