All Chapters of Serendipitous Love (Completed): Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

In the next few weeks we hardly ever get to see Roni, but I hardly notice that, because I am far too busy trying to save my café from ruin. I toil from morning to night in the kitchen, I will soon implement the newly developed concept and pray that I and my damn thick head didn't dig a grave when we decided to punish Benjamin Mynard with contempt and to throw him out of the kitchen.The balance at the end of the first month after the rent increase is anything but positive. Although my new cakes are very well received and we can secure some new regular customers, that is nowhere near enough to raise the new rent. I have to leaf out the rest of Anja's savings to keep myself afloat and postpone doom a little longer."Don't give up, dear," Else tries to cheer me up in the evening when the two of us stand in my tiny office and I enter the new numbers in the book. "We just need a little more time.""We don't have that," I whisper, and struggle hard not to cry.

R oni and Anja are sitting in the waiting taxi when I step out of the front door the next morning with my heavy suitcase and under-eye circles covered with make-up. The taxi driver gets out and helps me put my luggage in the trunk with that of my sisters. Then I sit down with Anja on the back seat."Tomorrow," I mumble to greet.“Good morning, sunshine,” Roni replies with a smile from the passenger seat. “I see you didn't take my advice. This is only excused if a male object has kept you from sleeping. ""People who are in love and are in a good mood are so disgusting," I grumble into my scarf."I'm not in love!""Yeah, sure, your guy is just so good in bed that you keep him right away."Roni looks at Anja. "We should leave the growl at home.""Did I tell you yes," I object, nodding. "But you didn't want to hear.""We'll cheer Emma up." Our big sister smiles confidently.I don't say anything more about

The steps are smeared with viscous, sticky syrup - so it feels at least as I follow Anja down. I would have loved to admire every inch of this beautiful house, but I'm too busy preparing for the imminent reunion with the man I've hated in every possible way over the past few weeks. I wish I was just angry and ashamed, but I'm also terribly nervous. Because even though I put it aside as best I can, there is still the memory of what I felt when we were together. The damn crackling that I've never felt so intense before. With this man of all people!We cross the large living room and step through the wide doors onto the terrace. I see Benjamin immediately, but demonstratively avert my gaze. There is a slight noise in my ears as my heart pumps blood through my body at a fast pace."Emmi!" Roni comes up to me and hugs me quickly and so tightly that I could only break free from her grasp with the use of force. “Please, please, please don't hate me! You know that I love

In the evenings it gets chilly outside, and we shift the neatly arranged circle, which was joined by Elias' cousin Maria and her friend, who lives nearby, inside. In the meantime I have switched to water because the alcohol in the delicious caipirinhas has gone to my head a little. I caught myself consciously looking at him every now and then - and that's probably not possible! He doesn't exist for me.The fact that he now offers to make something to eat doesn't exactly help me to deny his existence. I'm very hungry, but my pride will not allow me to eat what, after a few minutes of disappearing into the kitchen, fills the large living room with its delicious smell."I'll help Bennilein," says Maria next to me in English and also disappears into the kitchen.I look after her with a frown and only notice that Roni is talking to me when she calls my name out loud."Huh?" I ask, confused."Why are you staring after her like that?""I'm not doin

In blind rage I let my fists on his chest rain, but hardly meet him when he gets hold of my wrists and keeps me from."Stop it," he says gently but decisively."You stop chasing me!" I yell at him, trying to free myself from his grip. "Stop interfering in my life!""I don't interfere in your life."“Yes you do! You are here and watch me get beaten up by my sister. You probably feast on this sight ... ""Bullshit!" He interrupts me sharply, his eyes staring at me angrily.“Then do you pity me? That's much worse! "“Emma, calm down. Let's get this darned thing out of the world. Come on, we can do that. I didn't want you to lose your café because of me. Why do not you believe Me?"“Because you lied to me all along. Why should I believe you anything? "He holds me tight for a moment, then lets go of my hands so that they sink powerlessly down. "You're right." He runs one hand over his mouth. "W