Crash! A small rectangular object was thrown, shattering one of the mirrors in the room beyond recognition.Just as the sound rang out, someone stood in the doorway."What's going on, Auntie?" asked the man, who was none other than Nike.The aunt Nike referred to was, of course, Mrs. Merry, who currently controlled the company that should have been inherited by Citra.However, due to her selfishness and business acumen, the company remained under Mrs. Merry's control. She had no intention of giving it up or even revealing this fact."What about that cousin of yours? Have you been watching her? Or did you deliberately leave her alone?" Mrs. Merry asked, glaring at the man.Nike, feeling innocent, furrowed his brow, confused by Mrs. Merry's words."Open your phone. Look at the news that disrespectful journalist just posted today. Your cousin's face is clearly visible, and she seems to have no shame left. She's really brought disgrace to this respectable family," Mrs. Merry said firmly i
A perfect smile adorned Citra's face. She never imagined she could be this happy.Currently, Citra was in her room lying on her stomach, her legs lifted in the air, swinging to the rhythm of her joyful heart."Come on, Citra! What's wrong with you? How did you end up like this?" Citra mumbled, shaking her head.The woman smiled, seemingly unable to control herself.Her gaze was clearly focused on all the photo prints from her birthday.Remembering they still had a lot of work to do after being away all day, Citra and the others decided to go home that night.So, it was no surprise that Citra was already in her room tonight.The whole time, Citra just stared at those photos, her face blushing when she saw again the photo of herself kissing Ethan.What had happened to Citra? Why did she suddenly take the initiative to do all that? It seemed Citra had lost her mind.She then lay down on her back, staring at the ceiling of her apartment.A perfect smile adorned her face, while both her ha
When break time arrived, noisy sounds could be heard coming from Citra's desk, making Ethan, who had already finished his work and was just pretending to be busy on his computer, glance at the girl out of the corner of his eye.He could see how the woman was making hurried movements, ready to go somewhere.Without saying anything else, after fiddling with her phone, Citra quickly slung her bag over her shoulder and rushed out of the room.Ethan, who could only watch the woman's departure in silence, suddenly leaned back in his chair.Rubbing his face roughly, the man then ran his fingers through his hair aggressively."What are you doing, Ethan?! Your behavior is only creating distance between you and that woman," Ethan muttered, cursing his foolishness.A long sigh was clearly heard escaping the man's mouth. He couldn't think clearly after realizing how Citra seemed to prioritize her reputation over Ethan's feelings."What's going on in your head, Ethan? Of course she won't think abo
Two days had passed, but the awkwardness between Ethan and Citra had not yet ended.Ethan even resorted to ordering online taxis because Citra always left earlier.The relationship between them was really strained, ever since the incident where Citra had become suspicious of Ethan.Even during joint meetings like now, Citra and Ethan didn't greet each other, showing no good relationship to their clients."Are you two having problems?" asked their company's client, who seemed to sense a high wall between the two of them.Simultaneously, Citra and Ethan shook their heads, saying there were no issues between them."We're fine. You don't need to worry about that. So, do you have any suggestions or complaints about the design we're discussing?" Citra asked, changing the topic between them.The client shook their head, indicating that there were indeed no complaints at that time.The meeting ended, and Citra and Ethan hurried to leave.At the same time, they accidentally touched the documen
Citra and Ethan walked out of sync. The man seemed to have already harbored great anger towards Citra.He walked ahead, letting Citra follow behind him.As she walked, Citra could only remain silent, believing that the truth would surely be revealed there later.Citra would never do such a lowly thing. Besides, why would she steal evidence that she herself would gain nothing from?Ethan had also helped Citra a lot so far, so automatically the woman wouldn't have the heart to do such an inappropriate thing."Please play the CCTV footage starting from 3 days ago, sir."Upon arriving in the CCTV control room, Ethan immediately told the man there to play the CCTV footage.This was because Ethan had last checked the contents of his safe and still found the evidence exactly 3 days ago."Yes, sir," the man replied obediently.He then extended his hand, moving the mouse to play each footage there.Nothing happened. One day passed, as did the second day.Until precisely, when the second day wa
Amel couldn't control herself. Her tears kept falling, following the pain and tightness in her chest.She really couldn't believe the decision Ethan had made. All this time, their relationship had been just fine, and Amel felt there was nothing wrong between them.However, suddenly Ethan said that Citra would never be able to enter their lives again, and he wouldn't even allow them to communicate."Ethan, you're cruel! You're cruel, bro! What have you done?! You've really lost your mind! You're so cruel!" Amel shouted in hatred.She kept hitting the pillow on her lap, continuing to cry her heart out.Meanwhile outside, Ethan could clearly hear the sound of Amel's crying and anger.He, feeling a bit calmer now, tried to talk to his sister about everything.Ethan would explain that this was indeed the best path for their relationship. What Citra had done was really no longer tolerable.Ethan was forced to do all this, even though in his heart he really wanted and hoped that woman had ne
A long sigh escaped Citra's mouth.In her current state of uncertainty, she continued driving her car aimlessly, wherever it could go.She didn't know where to go now. Her mind felt blank, all the feelings in her heart turning cold and untouchable again, just like before.Citra tried to remember the last time she felt so happy, celebrating that happiness until it ultimately ended up destroying her.The corner of her lips curved into a bitter smile.Citra closed her eyes, taking a deep breath to try and control her unstable emotions."Argh! Why did everything have to turn out like this?! Why do you keep torturing me with all this pain?! Why does God always punish me?! What great sin have I committed for you to do all this to my life, God?!"Her thoughts spiraling out of control, Citra began to question the fate God had created for her.The happiness that people always said would come to those who remember God and are grateful for His trials was nowhere to be felt by Citra right now.Sh
Amel put down the pen and paper on her bedside table, leaving it as a message for her brother to find.After long consideration, Amel had decided to go through with this plan.Perhaps Amel's absence for a while would allow Ethan to think more calmly.Amel wanted to make the man realize that the strength of his love for Citra would prove that she wasn't truly guilty.She knew Ethan still had doubts about everything. But his massive ego prevented him from controlling himself.Ethan would only heal with help from himself, when he could reflect and become calmer.That's why Amel decided to leave, so the man would lower his ego."I'm sorry, Ethan. I have to do this for our future good. I don't mean to make you miserable or get revenge for Citra's pain because of your actions. But I'm doing this because I care about you. I'm sure you'll understand when I'm gone from your life too," Amel muttered as she shouldered her backpack to leave.She had packed some clothes and was wearing a mask and