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Henry's arrival at Louisa's house really made a quite different atmosphere for Louisa. Or maybe it's just a feeling. But Henry was now her bodyguard, and Louisa thought that she could just be the driver all at once, and move Leo's job as a guard at her house, even though she would still give him the same salary. What's more, she had to find two other guards for her house. It had been an hour since Henry's arrival and Mr. George, Louisa realized that Henry's smile wasn't fake in the slightest. Why did Louisa believe that? Because Henry really has a trait that Louisa never expected. Henry is a very cheerful and humorous man, you could say he also loves to talk. Like.

“Miss, do you want to eat something? I can cook something for you to eat now. Just tell me, what do you want to eat, Miss?"

Then continued, “Miss, you know, it's not good to just eat bread and milk every day. Later you can be malnourished and will become thinner. You have to eat nutritious food especially when you are recovering from illness.”

“I will soon make a meal that you will surely love. Take it easy, Miss. I won't let you feel disappointed."

And yes, Louisa did not answer or respond to Henry's words at all. She wasn't used to someone talking like that at all, Louisa was used to her employees being quiet and tense around her. Louisa is currently sitting on the sofa in the living room and watching television, while glancing a few times at Henry, who still looks focused on the dish he is currently making in the kitchen. Louisa sighed. She felt very strange about Henry's presence, and she didn't like this kind of change.

Even so, Louisa doesn't deny that her stomach is currently starting to tremble with hunger and is also tempted by the smell of the food Henry is currently making in the kitchen. So that makes Louisa feel that she can no longer focus on the television program that is displayed in front of her. "Miss Louisa?" called Henry who was even now standing right beside Louisa, without realizing it. Louisa immediately turned her head and was a little surprised when she saw Henry who was currently standing right next to her with an apron on his waist.

"Yes?" Louisa even subconsciously whispered.

Henry smiled a little. "The food is ready on the table, you can eat it before it gets cold," Henry explained, tilting his body.

Louisa turned her head once again and looked at the dining table, there were already plates filled with food which was still steaming. Then Louisa started to slowly nod her head. "Okay..." she muttered as she got up from his seat and walked closer to the dining table, followed by Henry who was walking right behind her.

Louisa looked at the food that was on her dining table at the moment, there was sweetcorn, a sandwich filled with vegetables and eggs, orange juice, and tacos. "Did you cook all this just now?" Louisa asked with a tone of voice that sounded surprised and turned to Henry who was standing right beside her now.

“Yes Miss, I cooked it. Now please enjoy…” Henry replied with a wider smile. He felt proud when his cooking skills might be liked by Louisa.

Louisa turned her gaze back to the dining table and started to sit down. As for Henry, he started to take off the apron he was wearing and put it on the hanger. Then move to walk away from there. "Wait a minute," Louisa stopped there.

"Yes, Miss? Do you need anything?” Henry turned around and confirmed with a questioning expression on his face.

Louisa cleared her throat and looked away again. “I thought I wouldn't be able to finish it all. So, eat with me."

Henry widened his eyes there in surprise. “B-but Miss, a bodyguard is not allowed to eat with the boss. It's against the rules of my agency."

“That is if anyone reports to your agency. And now just follow my orders, you eat with me. As long as you are my bodyguard, you can eat with me. Okay?" Louisa said calmly and started to take a sandwich and eat it. No longer paying attention to Henry who was feeling tense, but started to sit right next to Louisa. And with hesitant hands, Henry started to take the tacos and eat them slowly.

***

Louisa had just finished changing the cotton covering her wound in the room. Don't forget to take the medicines that Doctor Zack has prescribed to help her recovery. And that's when she realized that she had to immediately return to finish the work that had been delayed in her workspace. With the pajamas she was wearing, Louisa immediately walked out of her room towards the workspace. Since eating together this afternoon, Louisa hasn't seen Henry again, and she thinks that Henry might be in the guest room that she had asked Henry to occupy. Louisa started sitting there and working on the files she hadn't checked.

“This is a new writer… she already has several books published but not from a big publisher. The storyline is also good and very sparse, this could be a good opportunity for him as well as Tomkins House. But I still need to evaluate it more deeply together with the team,” Louisa muttered while reading the file that was currently in her hands.

Louisa raised her head and reached for her cellphone that was lying in front of her. Open the screen and pay attention to the date. “It's the tenth, and Doctor Zack has asked me to stay rest for a week. But that is a very long time. And I can't wait that long. Not if there was a new writer as talented as this. I don't want to procrastinate, as much as possible tomorrow I have to come to Tomkins House to discuss all this."

Louisa put down her cell phone again and read the writers' files and their other manuscripts. Don't forget Louisa also separates the file between the good ones and the bad ones. Time was moving slowly for her, and when Louisa was finally at the last file, her eyes couldn't take it anymore. She felt very sleepy and couldn't take it anymore. What's more, it could be that the drowsiness came from the effects of the drugs he had taken earlier. Louisa immediately closed the file again and began to lay her head on the folded hands on the table. And began to fall asleep there.

***

Henry had just finished cleaning himself and put on his warm clothes, before finally starting to walk out of the room he was currently in. His eyes were moving wildly in almost all directions of the mansion, but the extremely quiet atmosphere instantly made him wonder. “Where is Miss Louisa? Is she currently out? God damn it. How can I be so careless? What if something happened to her?” said Henry in a panic now.

With hurried footsteps, Henry immediately walked out of the mansion and approached the guard post. "Hey," Henry called to the guard inside the guard post.

It can be seen that the guards there were surprised by Henry's sudden arrival. He who was initially sleepy suddenly rose from his seat and approached Henry. "Yes?"

Henry looked around. “Did you see Miss Louisa come out earlier?” asked Henry worriedly.

The guard immediately shook his head in a swift motion. "Not. There is not any. Miss Louisa hasn't even stepped out of the house since this afternoon. She's definitely still in there."

Henry was silent and did not immediately answer. He turned his head to look at the mansion whose lights were still bright there. Is it possible? Henry's mind was guessing. And without speaking, with his quick footsteps, Henry started walking back into the house. He was deftly going upstairs to Louisa's bedroom, when Henry knocked and slowly opened it, but Henry couldn't find her. Then he started to turn to look at Louisa's workspace. Henry knocked and slowly opened the door of Louisa's workspace there, and instantly heaved a sigh of relief.

Henry even subconsciously put a small smile on his face. And started walking slowly to get deeper into Louisa's study. “Miss Louisa… I was looking for you, I thought you left without telling me. I don't want any trouble or anything dangerous to happen to you. So you should say whatever you can to me so that I can always take care of you. Miss Louisa..." Henry muttered with a deep frown now, when he realized that Louisa had no response at all to what he just said.

And when Henry was right next to the desk, Henry couldn't help but put a big smile on his face. Gosh, it turns out she's asleep... I wouldn't be able to wake her up. She looked very tired. But if I look closely, she looks a lot better when she sleeps, what's more, there's no such cold stare and flat expression on his face. She is a very rigid woman. Henry thought.

Then slowly, Henry was getting closer to Louisa. Putting his muscular arms right on Louisa's back, and lifting her up in a very slow motion. Henry carried Louisa in bridal style. Henry didn't want to wake Louisa who was sleeping very soundly there. At least, that's what he learned from the bodyguard agency he's been studying in all this time. Louisa herself was not even the slightest bit moved by the movement of Henry who walked into her bedroom holding herself.

Instead she started to wrap her arms around Henry's neck and drifted off into a deep sleep. Even so, Henry himself felt both tense and uncomfortable. He had never had a job as a bodyguard that was actually like this. In his previous job, Henry was only assigned by his agency to be able to look after children and middle-aged people, not a grown woman and a great businessman like Louisa. Henry began to feel afraid that if he would make a mistake, he wanted to do everything according to the procedures and rules in his agency. That's enough.

Before long, Henry slowly put Louisa's body right on the bed, and put a thick blanket on. After that, Henry moved to turn off the room light and walked out of Louisa's room. Closing the door and he walked down the stairs at a slow pace. He sighed. "I think this is going to be the hardest first job for me," Henry muttered before finally heading back into his own room.