In the morning, Citra was now different from who she was a few days ago. You can see how the woman has appeared wearing her typical office outfit, as usual when she is going to the office. Citra tidied up her hair that looked a little messy, polishing her face with makeup that tried to look natural. A smile appeared on her face, starting the day with a better heart. "Cheer up! You have to be strong because there is no one you can rely on and trust, other than yourself," Citra muttered motivating herself. Citra smiled again, seeing herself looking much better than yesterday through the reflection of the mirror. After feeling that all her preparations were done, Citra then took her work bag and hurried out of her room. Not forgetting, Citra also locked the door of her room and brought the key along with her, she didn't want anyone to enter her room without her permission first. Right at that moment, Nike even just woke up from his sleep, his forehead furrowed, confused because h
Ethan opened his eyes slowly, noticing several message ringtones coming from his cell phone. Apparently, they were all from message notifications that no one knew who had sent them. "What are those notifications? Why did it get this many?" The question suddenly appeared in Ethan's head making him inevitably forced to wake up from sleep. With difficulty, Ethan gathered himself to find his cell phone and opened each notification. [Good morning, Ethan. Oops, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. I should have called you Mr. Ethan, sorry for my mistake. I just wanted to say to you, how is your day going? Is everything good without Amel by your side?][Ah! Don't get emotional first. We can talk things through as long as you cooperate with me. You can get your sister back but on one condition. If you want to know that condition, then come and meet me at the restaurant that I will share the address with you. Come or you won't be able to see your sister ever again]Both of Ethan's eyes t
Citra sighed as she faced the man she was actually reluctant to look at directly.However, thinking about what this man knew made her feel compelled to exchange glances with her former employee."Didn't you bring anything for me, Miss? Did you really just come to discuss what you heard from me last night?" Richard asked with a disappointed face.He had hoped that Citra would bring at least some light snacks for her visit, but far from his imagination, reality slapped him squarely.Like it or not, Richard had to accept that reality."Cut the nonsense. I don't like small talk with you. Tell me everything you know honestly, and I'll consider your freedom," said Citra, which then managed to invite a happy aura on the man's face.Although he had just started living in that detention cell, his place wasn't too bad, but still, no one would feel comfortable if they had to stay in a place like that.Especially Richard, who loved to go here and there, of course felt very confined there."Intere
Citra got back into her car, hitting the steering wheel roughly. She didn't know what to do now, the words that came out of Richard's mouth just now really continued to bother her.Citra really couldn't understand why the man could do such a thing? Why did she have to feel the dilemma between believing his words or believing her cousin. "Should I just ask Nike about this directly? But, if what Richard said is true, he will definitely make a lot of excuses and start being careful again in his actions," Citra muttered to herself. Honestly, Citra didn't know what to do. However, after being lost in thought for a while, Citra finally came to her senses. Maybe in the near future, she would keep a closer eye on Nike. She would pay attention and prove for herself whether Richard's words were true or just a hoax. Letting out a long sigh from Citra's mouth, she then started the engine of her car and headed towards where her office was. ***When Citra arrived at the office, she was greet
Ethan returned to the office, where he was working as usual.He was even now facing his computer again, Ethan focused on the screen but this time not with a gaze that was doing something there but the opposite. Ethan was just silent, frozen in place, his mind kept wandering not knowing what decision to make at this time."Why do I have to go? Why didn't I just say yes to that man? Why do I seem unwilling to give Citra to him? Why, even though this is for my sister's safety," Ethan muttered expressing what was the point of his thoughts at the moment. A long sigh of exasperation sounded from the man's mouth. Both hands seemed to be raised, rubbing his face roughly. "What should I do, God? Why did I become this weak?" Ethan asked himself. He no longer seemed to be excited as he stared at the screen in front of him. His mind was already traveling somewhere, it was hard for him to accept what had happened at that time. Without saying anything, Ethan just walked away when Martin gave
Ethan let out a long breath, staring at the woman intently. "Tell me quickly. What did you just say?" Ethan asked with his sharp gaze. Visibly, the woman seemed to ignore the sharp gaze Ethan was giving her.With leisurely steps, the woman walked towards the bench in front of Ethan, sitting so sweetly there. "I could have helped you. We could have worked together. Now, I'm one of the people close to Martin. You don't have a problem with him, do you?" asked Milena as if she could understand Ethan's problem. The woman published a wide smile at the corner of her lips, Ethan who had been silent and did not say anything made her already sure, if what she had just said was true. Milena then straightened her body, approached the man, draped both hands right on the man's shoulders, as if hugging him from behind.Ethan, who was certainly uncomfortable with the woman's touch, made a distance, staring so intently as if warning the woman to stay away from him."I don't want to get too close
Citra stretched all the muscles in her body, which felt tense. Today, her workload felt heavier than usual.A long sigh escaped her mouth as she realized there were still several documents she hadn't finished."Hotel construction contract, investment agreement with Company X, warehouse inventory supplies..."The woman's voice could be heard listing each document that she still hadn't completed.Just looking at the letterheads, Citra could no longer think clearly.The fact was, her head suddenly felt throbbing thinking about the amount of work still left to do, even though since morning, Citra hadn't stopped trying to finish it.She wondered, had Nike never worked? How could the office work pile up like this? She was sure only a few things had been done by that man."Citra!" Nike called out to the woman.With his office bag already in his right hand, a smile curved at the corner of his lips.He seemed to feel no guilt whatsoever towards Citra, even though the look she gave him was clea
"It's almost half past seven, give me that document, let me help you work on it so you can finish it quickly," said Nike, who suddenly arrived without Citra realizing it. It was seen that the woman only cast a flat gaze at Nike for a moment, before finally focusing back on her computer screen."It's good that you've come to your senses. I guess, as long as I'm not here, all this work is also intentionally neglected by you, right? You let a lot of work pile up on purpose," Citra retorted scathingly. The man who had just picked up his laptop, seemed to place the rectangular object with a heavy heart near the woman. As always, that woman spoke with great damage. The Ulti that the woman said, never missed, always hitting the enemy or the target she was aiming for. "I do everything. That's fine, you know what I do. But, as long as you're not here, I'm taking your place by taking on your entire role for real. I did it," Nike retorted, seemingly unaccepting of the woman's lack of work.