"Good morning, Sir!" The people in the design department stood up at the same time as we entered the meeting room, they were smiling at us but I couldn't look at them for too long.I know that I cleaned myself in the bathroom in Sir Darius' office but I feel like they will know what we did in the elevator if I look at them for a long time, the guilt is still here..."Good morning, is everyone ready?" Sir Darius asked them to sit in the designated chair prepared for everyone. "This is not the official meeting, so you don't need to be nervous. I just want to hear every opinion for now, in the way, we can discuss it.”"Yes, Sir!" They all said in unison.They started talking about the project and I just listened quietly in the corner and took notes on everything I think is important, so this is the feeling of working in a big company.I can't stop myself from staring at Darius as he starts to explain what he wants to happen at the summer fest, given that he's already handsome but he's ev
One week laterIt's been one week since I told about the blind date that mom planned for me, it's still normal when we talk about normal things like works and etc... But since then he's been busier and nothing strange is happening between the two of us.Whether I admit it or not, there is something inside of me that longs for that, whenever we have time just the two of us, I hope and my disappointment never fails me."Lia, it's a miracle you didn't have lunch with Sir today?" Sheena, a new employee like me, sat next to me, "You're at the canteen this week.""He said he has a private lunch meeting with his friends, he doesn't need a secretary there." I laughed and spoke again, "Another thing is that I still have a lot of remaining works that need to be finished, the summer fest is coming up and I don't want to be the reason for the delay.""Ohh! Is that so? Is the person in the private meeting really a friend? Maybe the rumored fiancé, the company will not be inherited immediately if h
Mom woke me up early even though it was still lunchtime when I had to meet her friend’s son, it was obvious that she was even more excited than me. Dad didn't say anything about it at all, he didn't want to interfere with Mom's wishes and I understand."Hurry up and we'll go to the salon, you can't just go there looking like that." She hurried to me to sit down to eat.Even though I wanted to disagree, I just closed my mouth tightly and started eating, a little bit nervous because I didn't want to embarrass my mother in her friend. After all, I also expect that the blind date is going to work out.If everything becomes fine then, there is nothing wrong for me to keep dating him. If I put in some effort maybe good things will happen, and maybe I will finally have someone who will be serious with me.~"Come on, Lia, you'll be late if you act so slowly." Mom was already outside the car and she was hurrying to get me out, while Dad was left inside the car to find a parking lot.We are al
Darius's POV“Damn!” I couldn't help but curse as I waited for her, office hours will start at 5 minutes, yet she still has not arrived yet. "It's been a week, but we haven't talked yet."I threw myself down on the chair, why am I being impatient? Even I could not understand myself right now, this is not the first time she is late.My body on the swivel chair quickly sat up straight, I immediately opened my computer and acted like I was busy doing something when I heard the doorknob ring. I didn't look at her, all I did was wait for her to greet me."Good morning, Sir." He said politely.Unlike the soft voice I expected, a male voice echoed in my ears. I quickly raised my head to look at him and immediately registered a confused reaction on my face."W-what..." It's too late before I change my reaction, he scratched the back of his neck."Sorry, I'm a little late, Sir. I received it too late, so now I will sub as your secretary." I don't know if he's nervous or what, he can't look at
Lia's POVMy hand was cold as I followed him walking into the familiar hotel with a bar, of all places why was he want here? I promised myself that I won't come here again, I'm with someone else but he still comes to my mind..."What's wrong, is this the first time to enter this place?" His eyes looked at me with concern, obviously wondering if I would be uncomfortable.I don't want to ruin this day, we get along. I tried to smile with the assurance that everything was ok, "No, actually my friend and I also went here last time. Their service is good and not boring.”"Really?" He happily said, "To be honest, the owner of this hotel and bar is my friend." He said excitedly.It was like cold water was poured on me because of what he said, what if the owner of the hotel and bar recognized me? "Is that so, maybe you're always here?"He shook his head as if I was thinking wrong, "Most of the time I'm on a business trip, I don't get to be with them when they're having fun. Working in the cor
I was dizzy and weak, his hands started crawling on my thigh. My brain doesn't like what he's doing but my body doesn't follow, I can't move."N-no… D-Don't, please…" The voice that came out of my mouth was weak, there was no point even if I said it repeatedly. He didn't seem to hear anything, he just continued doing what he wanted to me."Oh no, why are you crying? Don't pretend, you already said that you and your friend are also coming here. You like what I'm doing, right?" he bent down and kissed my knee.My whole body began to tremble, and the fear I felt spread throughout my system. Every caress and kiss he made on my skin, was terrifying, I didn't want that…I was like a helpless child, only weak helpless sobs coming out of my mouth."Come on, you're making me more excited with your looks. Or are you trying to seduce me with your tearful face?" He caressed my cheek, I could feel the heat of his fingers on my skin which made me even more nervous.“N-No… that's not true, please. D
"Sorry for being late, Ma'am." The waiter bowed in front of me before he wrapped me with the blanket he was carrying, "I'm not sure if my suspicions are right, so I talked to my boss first before we took action."My body is still shaking, and even touching the waiter gives me fear even though I know he won't do anything bad to me. "don't worry like my boss said we just need to catch him in the act and that's what happened. That man can't get away with the law."He gave me a soothing smile before finally standing up and approaching the man earlier, that must have been the boss he was talking about. I couldn't look away when his attention was drawn to me, somehow, his face was familiar.He patted the waiter on the shoulder and walked towards me, I tightly held the blanket around my body."Don't be afraid, I'm the owner of this hotel and bar." His voice was cold like before but the worry in his tone was there and he was trying to calm me down. "can you get up, we need to go to the hospit
A blinding light from the window woke me up, it wasn't just a nightmare that happened to me but real. I immediately shifted my attention to the sofa on the side, hoping that Craig would still be there but I was disappointed."Oh, you're finally awake." That's the word I heard when the door opened, it was Mom carrying some Tupperware, "how are you feeling?"She's talking to me but her eyes are not looking at me, I feel and know the reason but I want to hear from her, myself. I also want to hear words from her similar to what Craig said to me yesterday."I'm talking to you, why don't you answer? Do you think you have the right to treat me like that because I ordered you to go on that blind date? Do you also blame me like your father?!” Her eyes looked at me angrily, even her voice rose a little.Like me, even Mama was surprised by what she did, she went back to preparing the food she brought to the small table. "Eat now, the doctor said you can be discharged later."She didn't wait for