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.
Not wanting to make Citra suspicious, Nike also changed his clothes.Nike was wearing casual clothes, while Citra, as Nike had previously instructed, had to look very beautiful tonight.A long sigh escaped his mouth, unsure how the woman would react later when she found out Nike had lied to her.However, as Nike had said before, he had no reason to refuse Mrs. Merry's words.His voice wouldn't be able to oppose that woman's decisions. He felt bound by contract to that middle-aged woman."Let's go! I'm ready," said Citra, approaching Nike who was lost in thought.Nike lifted his face, looking at Citra, who instantly left him unable to resist complimenting her."Citra? You look so beautiful," Nike said, his eyes refusing to blink.He didn't want to take his eyes off Citra's face."Of course. Haven't you always realized that I'm charming?"Citra seemed proud of herself, which was usual for her when she could capture the attention of those around her.Nike rolled his eyes. Though he had c
"Wow! You look very beautiful tonight, Citra. Isn't that right, Martin?" Martin's mom seemed to be praising the beauty of her future daughter-in-law.Martin was seen nodding, indicating that he agreed with his mom's words."Yes, Mom. Citra always looks beautiful no matter what. Now and forever, my view of her never changes," Martin said with his typical smooth-talking style.Meanwhile, Citra didn't respond to the man's words at all. She seemed to ignore him, rolling her eyes indifferently.Realizing that her daughter appeared not to care about the conversation between her future in-laws, Mrs. Merry pinched Citra's arm.As if already used to her mom's behavior, Citra didn't seem to feel anything.Her daydream was interrupted, but her mouth remained tightly shut."Say thank you, Citra. You were just complimented by Martin and his mom."Mrs. Merry gave a look that emphasized that the woman should immediately obey her words.After that, Mrs. Merry's gaze shifted to the front, specifically
Citra took a deep breath, deciding to sit on the long bench right on the terrace of the empty restaurant.It was no wonder why the restaurant was empty, the reason being none other than that it had been booked by her family.So, clearly there would be no other visitors there except them."Where are you going? Do you think you can avoid all this? You belong to me and God's fate also says so. So, can you run from your destiny?"Citra clenched her fist, hearing a voice familiar to the woman's ears.Without having to ask again, Citra already knew where the voice came from and who it belonged to.The sound of footsteps approaching where she sat was heard, at first the man intended to close the distance between himself and Citra.However, Citra quickly changed positions, giving him space and making the man become distant."It would be better if you left here immediately. Your arrival only makes me feel uncomfortable. Let me be alone. I need time alone," Citra asserted.Not once did the woma
With an expression she still couldn't control, Citra returned to meet the parents at the dining table.This time, Citra showed no resistance whatsoever. She didn't even pull away, clearly allowing Martin to hold her hand.Seeing Martin and Citra return with their hands intertwined made everyone at the dining table throw incredulous looks their way.The behavior of both was completely difficult for all eyes there to believe."Mom... Dad..." Martin called out with a beaming face.Meanwhile, Citra seemed resigned, frozen without being able to say anything more."Wait? You two? How come you're back with... a relationship that seems different from before," Mrs. Merry blurted out, realizing how her daughter, who had been opposing her all this time, suddenly turned silent in an instant.A smile again carved widely on Martin's face, as if that alone could already answer their questions right now."Citra just needed guidance and constructive words so that her ego could be controlled by her. No