2. New Secretary

A second later, Liana's feelings were much calmer, and the voice really calmed her.  Suddenly big hands stroked Liana's hair very softly.  Slowly, Pevita's fear lessened. She felt safe in his hug.

No more sobs from Liana. What this man was doing was very effective when calming a woman who was afraid. "Don't be afraid, okay. This lift just get error for some minutes, not for long. Maybe because of a little technical error. This  normal," said the man.

Liana stopped crying. Only then did she realized she had been in the arms of an unknown man for a long time. Her consciousness returned, she thought, "Remember Liana, now you are in the lift with a handsome man! Don't embarrass yourself! How whiny!"

The distance between the two of them was so close that Liana felt the man's heartbeat. The scent of masculine perfume overtook Liana's sense of smell.  Fragrant, she really liked this scent. She felt more comfortable in his hug.

A few minutes later, the lights suddenly flashed brightly.  The first glance Liana saw, beside her, were two black eyes staring with concern.  The two of them stared at each other closely, exchanging glances.

A second later, she immediately realized she immediately let go of the hug because her body actually refused it. She moved away, and her hand rubbed the neck, which felt dirty.

"Are you okay?" the man asked, still worried.

Liana stepped away, still stroking the neck, which feels dirty.  Not that she answered the question, but she apologized, "Sorry, I was panicked. Since childhood I didn't like darkness like that," said her honestly.

The man nodded, understanding it. "It's okay. It's okay."

Liana saw clearly that the man's suit was slightly wet with tears. Her face began to heat and flushed with embarrassment. "Sorry, your suit got wet," said Liana guiltily.  Liana glanced briefly at the suit he was wearing.  It was as if the suit was specially designed for him.

"No problem." Short and clear.  This man was really cool.

 "Luckily you're handsome," thought Liana.  Then Liana said in an uncomfortable tone, "I hope you don't think anything, I just felt scared and hysterical. Again, I'm really sorry."

"No. I must apologize for making you feel offended by my treatment."

"You're not wrong, I'm the wrong one. You don't have to apologize," Liana said, insisting that this man was completely innocent.

The man smiled faintly, paper-thin but sweet. "I know, this is an unpleasant experience for you," he said understandably.

Liana chuckled. Yeah, it was indeed the first time she got this incident. She never had it before.  First experience, haha.

"What floor are you on?" asked him.

Oh, so, behind his cold attitude, he had a sense of curiosity too.

"The tenth floor, but I have to go to the eighth floor first," said Liana, dial number eight.  Immediately the lift doors opened on the 8th floor. "What floor are you on?" Liana asked back.

"Tenth floor," replied him.

Liana was silent, her mind asked. Isn't the tenth floor a special room for Directors and secretaries?  Could it be that the person who was with her in the lift was a Director or maybe that man was also a secretary?

Who knows? She didn't know for sure.  Because she initially worked in the fashion department and then moved to become secretary of the director.

Liana came out soon.  Before the door closed, she turned around to face the lift, which was about to close. "Thank you. See you on the 10th floor. Oh, ya. My name is Liana." Liana half screamed, giving her name.

The man chuckled in amusement but did not comment on what Liana said because the door was closed.  Liana hurriedly ran to meet her superior, Mrs. Sindy.

"Sorry ma'am, I was caught late in the lift. Traffic jam until the lights went out," Liana reported.

Sindy laughed crisply. "Hahaha, what a bad luck. Even though when you were in the fashion department you never stuck there," commented Sindy.

Liana was stunned. She just found out, and the Sindy character was full of laughter and pleasant to chat with, which meant that she was not stiff.

"Yes, really bad. It was really my first time."

"The lift was acting up again, ha ... ha ... ha. Couldn't expect you to be a victim. Well, this is Mr. Nova's file that must be done. You go straight to the tenth floor." Mrs. Sindy handed Lianathe file. "Don't be surprised, when you meet Director Nova." Mrs. Sindy smiled strangely.

Liana frowned, didn't understand.  What did it mean?

Liana shrugged her shoulders indifferently at Mrs. Sindy's words. In her heart, she said, "Okay, it's better now to the tenth floor and get to work!" Liana encouraged herself. "Fighting!" Her hands clenched into fists.

Mrs. Sindy saw Liana's silly behavior, only smiling amused.  The old woman was thinking, what would happen to Nova to have a secretary like Liana?  Liana was known as a woman who was skilled in martial arts and had a strong power.  So far, Nova's secretary was no more than the ranks of women who were afraid of their boss.  Maybe Liana didn't, and she would fight Nova when she made a mistake.

Liana came out of Mrs. Sindy's room.  Her long legs walked beautifully, the sling bag hanging beautifully on her right shoulder also moved according to her body movement, the two blind eyes stared sharply, straight ahead.  Liana ignored the voice that slowly knew it was Indra. She also heard words of passionate praise.