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
The eerie night air enveloped Citra's footsteps as she walked down the hospital hallway. A long sigh escaped her mouth, her gaze diverted in another direction to find many dark gaps that were invisible to them. For a moment, she felt uneasy, afraid that the man in front of her was just deceiving her.However, their footsteps that continued to walk far away, down the deserted hospital corridor made Citra then believe that the man was most likely not lying to her. Citra followed where the man was taking her, they then stopped at one of the hallways that contained several doors at once. The man's steps then stopped at one of the doors of the room in the far corner of the corridor. Check! The man then opened the door casually, entering the room with Citra still trailing behind him. Slowly, the man's body that was blocking his path then shifted to the side, as if giving room for Citra to see what was directly in front of her. Deg! As Citra's heart beat faster than usual, she tried
Ethan returned to work in his office as usual, as one of his employees in the office entered with a document in his hand. A long sigh came out of Ethan's mouth as he realized his work would increase now. Tring! An incoming message notification sounded on his cell phone, again the message came from a number that Ethan did not save in his contacts. However, even though the number was indeed not saved, Ethan already knew who the owner of the phone number was. [Good morning, Mr. Ethan. How are you? Are you sure you don't want to see your sister soon?]Between being sure or not, Ethan was confused about how else to respond. On the other hand, he seemed to be waiting for the truth about the information on the whereabouts of his sister from his former lover who was working with him. However, as soon as he saw the phone number, Ethan felt anxious, afraid that he would not have another chance to meet his sister, if he did not immediately respond to her. "What are you thinking again, Et