As they went around the mall, Ethan continued to be amazed. This was the first time he had seen a room that was usually used for vendor booths or performances become completely empty, all at Citra's request.Without needing to question it, everyone could probably already guess just how powerful that woman was."Just leave me alone. You can wait outside or go wherever. If I'm done, I'll contact you," Citra ordered.She didn't want to be disturbed because everything she did with Ethan was private.Even if it was one of Citra's trusted people, she still couldn't trust them with this.Everyone in the room, who had prepared whatever Citra asked for, left the big building one by one.Ethan watched them all, there were so many outfits, tables and chairs arranged like the round tables typical of wealthy people who often gathered, and many other things there.After making sure everyone was gone, Citra then acted normal again. She turned around, looking at Ethan with her arms no longer folded a

"Shit! Now what do I do? He still hasn't woken up since earlier. We don't have time to practice that again. There are only a few hours left."Citra muttered softly, looking anxious. She glanced back at Ethan, the man still had his eyes closed.One thing Citra was grateful for was that there were no visible bruises on Ethan's face, luckily the thugs had only focused on beating his stomach and back.But, still. Even though the man's face was unharmed, his body clearly wasn't. It seemed Citra didn't have another chance, maybe she really did have to bear the shame and go to the event alone."Wake up! You made a promise to me. Is this how you keep your promise? Wake up! Hey!"Citra tried to wake the man up. She had brought Ethan to her apartment, and she had also brought all of Ethan's belongings.Now all that was left was for the man to wake up, then they could practice a bit before finally getting ready.Tring! A notification sound indicated a message had come through to Citra's phone, c

"Nice to meet you, Miss Citra. I hope our companies will be able to establish a contract for working together in the future," Leo said, shaking the hand of the woman at Ethan's side.It was clear that her hand was not released from Ethan's arm.A wide smile spread across her face, and she felt her mood improve. The thought of just resigning herself and getting through it all with irritation instantly vanished.Fortunately, Ethan came. Everything on her mind suddenly turned to Martin. That man could only let the party go on, the embarrassment he felt made Martin not want to continue the party anymore.Citra then looked at Leo, nodding her head and smiling."Of course. We can discuss all of that later, Mr. Leo."Besides that, seeing Leo who had helped the man by saying that Ethan had a convincing company made Citra want to repay his kindness.She would give a fairly large work contract to Leo's company solely because she did not want to be indebted to that man."Come, Miss Citra, Mr. Et

"Are you sure you're okay?" Ethan asked, looking intently at the woman.Citra's face showed that she seemed to have a lot of problems. The woman did not look like her usual self, she seemed closed off and was facing a burdensome issue."It's fine. You can leave now or just take my car back to the hotel. I need some time alone," Citra said, not wanting to be disturbed.Seeing that the woman did not want to communicate much more with him, Ethan just nodded his head.He was about to give her the car keys, but thinking again, Ethan would have a hard time getting an online taxi this late at night."It's okay. Just take it. I'm giving you permission. So you don't need to worry," Citra said again, causing Ethan to immediately nod.The woman then quickly got out of her car, entering her apartment room.A fairly long sigh came out of Ethan's mouth. He was sure the woman must have been thinking about her parents.Ethan wanted to help, but what could he do? Moreover, Citra was not the type of pe

Click!Citra opened the very large door handles, wearing a blank expression as if she had no other facial expressions left."Madam! Sir! Miss Citra is back!" her household assistant shouted so loudly.She accidentally looked outside and saw Citra entering without saying a word."Come on in, Miss. Your mother and Miss Citra's father have been trying to find you since yesterday," the household assistant said again.Citra only glanced at the woman, not heeding her words at all.She was still too upset with the unilateral decisions often made by her parents.No. Citra shouldn't have followed Ethan's words, why should she listen to that man? It seemed Citra had lost her sanity.Now, she regretted the decision she had made. Before meeting her parents, Citra immediately stepped up the stairs in her house, wanting to avoid them by going straight to her room.However, due to the shouts from her household assistant. Before Citra could take a single step up the stairs in her house, the loud voic