MasukOn the day before the Christmas holidays start, my wife, Irene Owens, intends to promote me and give me a raise in order to celebrate my feat of closing a hundred-million-dollar deal. But her assistant, Cody Harrington, purposefully feeds her some cake. Irene, who's known to be a germaphobe, doesn't show any trace of disgust as she subconsciously accepts the spoon, which is tainted with Cody's saliva, into her mouth. The employees begin cheering for them on the spot. Some ask if they are about to get married. Not only does Irene not refute those questions, but she also promotes Cody to a department manager on the spot. When a colleague next to me realizes how silent I've been, he nudges me in the side. "Hey Seb, you're the veteran employee who's stuck by Ms. Owens' side for so long. Why aren't you reacting to the news?" I merely sneer as I toss my share transfer agreement to Cody. "A promotion isn't enough, is it? You can have these shares as your wedding gift."
Lihat lebih banyak“Dok, jangan kenceng-kenceng! Aku udah basah ih!”
Pintu berbunyi klik. Kunci berputar dari dalam. Seorang dokter senior melangkah masuk sambil menarik lengan seorang koas. Karin menatap mereka. Mulut Karin terbuka. Ia mengambil ancang-ancang untuk teriak dan lari. Namun tiba-tiba, tanpa ia sadar, seorang pria tampan dan tegap tiba-tiba menarik pinggang Karin. Tangan pria itu membekap mulut Karin dan tubuhnya menekan tubuhnya. Mereka berhimpitan dan berpelukan. “Shhhhhttt jangan lari!” bisik Arlan, nama pria itu. Sontak saja Karin makin gelagapan, pria yang menahannya itu adalah Arlan Pradipta. Tepatnya, dr. Arlan Pradipta, Sp.OG-KFER,M.Kes. Ia terkenal dingin, selalu menyulitkan koas dan terkenal dengan kesempurnaannya. Dan, tentu saja, semua orang tahu betapa mengerikan jika berada satu ruangan bersamanya. Apalagi… dalam pelukannya! “Aku sudah tidak sabar memilikimu!” Kata-kata sang dokter senior itu segera membuat Karin sadar kembali. “I–itu, dr. Mikael…” Dokter senior itu segera saja mencium bibir koas yang ia giring masuk. Terdengar decak dari tautan bibir mereka. Karin menahan napas di celah balik lemari. Mata Arlan menatap wajah Karin ketika wajah wanita itu kehilangan warna. Dada Karin naik-turun menabrak dada Arlan. Keringat menetes di pelipis Karin. Tangan Arlan menetap di mulut Karin. “Sudah, Dok! Ahhhh nanti ada orang. Dokter nakal ihhh,” ucap koas itu. Ini sering terjadi terjadi. Orang-orang sering melakukan hal ini saat jam jaga malam di ruangan spesialis. Suara-suara desahan selalu menyela waktu istirahat Karin. Karin mengepalkan tangan. Kukunya menekan telapak tangan. "Sialan!" desis Karin. Desahan terdengar. “Ahhhh. Enak banget Dok, punya Dokter besar banget. Eumphhh!” Tapi bukan itu yang sekarang membuat Karin bingung. Dia penderita Haphephobia dan sekarang dia bisa baik-baik saja dipeluk oleh Konsulennya. Seharusnya perut Karin mual. Seharusnya kulitnya meremang dan napasnya tercekat akibat serangan panik, reaksi tubuhnya setiap kali kulitnya bersentuhan dengan manusia lain. Namun, terkurung di antara dinding lemari dan dada bidang Arlan, penyakitnya itu seolah lenyap. “Hemm, cepet banget sih padahal aku masih mau dok,” ucap koas itu setelah mereka menyelesaikan percintaan dengan cepat. “Aku masih ada operasi malam ini, besok malam tunggu aku lagi, kita main lebih lama.” “Oke, sayang. Muaaah.” Setelah mereka selesai, ruangan itu kembali sepi dan tidak dikunci. Arlan cepat-cepat mengajak Karin untuk keluar dari ruangan. “Kau tidak akan bicara tentang malam ini pada siapapun, kan?” tanya Arlan dengan ketus. “Nggak dok,” jawab Karin sambil menggigit kuat bibirnya. Karin masih ingin selesai kuliah kedokteran dan mungkin Arlan tidak tahu, setelah ini Karin masuk stase ditempatnya. “Bagus!” Dengan santai Arlan meninggalkan Karin tanpa merasa berdosa mendekapnya selama itu, tubuh mereka berhimpitan, jantung mereka sama-sama berdebar dan Karin bisa merasakan itu. “Kenapa aku nggak ketakutan dipeluk olehnya, ya?” Karin bukan main herannya, Tidak seharusnya dia kuliah kedokteran dengan penyakit yang dideritanya seperti ini. Haphephobia. Orang lain mungkin menganggapnya lucu tapi tidak untuk Karin, ini seperti Bom waktu yang kapan saja bisa meledak dan membuatnya hancur. *** “Ginekologi,” gumamnya sambil merapikan buku-buku di ruang istirahat Internal Medicine, Karin baru saja melewati stase itu dan sekarang dia harus beralih ke bagian Ginekologi. Membayangkannya saja sudah menakutkan. Dan Karin baru saja bertemu dengan Konsulennya. “Dia biasa aja lihat gituan, seolah gak terjadi apapun. Jangan sampai dia sama seperti dr. Mikael,” gumam Karin. Karin memasang earphone di telinganya cepat-cepat dan berlari dari ruangan itu. Malam ini Karin berjaga sampai pagi, dia mulai membuat daftar visit. Di stase ini, Karin harus berjuang keras. Ini adalah ujian sesungguhnya. “Dokter, ada pasien pendarahan Dok, cuma Dokter yang lagi jaga,” ucap perawat saat Karin baru saja masuk. Karin menelan salivanya dan melirik ke arah pasien, dia bergegas menuju ke pasien sambil bertanya ke perawat yang berjaga. “Sejak kapan pendarahannya?” tanya Karin sambil menggunakan sarung tangan lateksnya. “Sudah dari satu jam yang lalu Dokter,” jawab perawat dengan cepat. “Dokter sakit banget Dokter, aku udah ngak tahan,” keluh pasien dengan keringat yang bercucuran sedangkan Karin pun ikut panik. Penyakitnya kambuh, memikirkan harus menyentuh pasien dengan tangannya, membuat Karin membeku. Tapi kenapa, tadi dia berpelukan dengan dr. Arlan. Karin tidak mempermasalahkan itu. “Dokter kenapa kau diam? Anakku sudah kesakitan!” Teriak orang tua pasien. Karin tidak ada pikiran untuk menyentuh organ intim pasien karena Karin sudah mulai gemetar, dia panik, gelisah dan berkeringat hebat. Berulang kali Karin melirik ke perawat dan perawat juga merasa bingung dengan sikap Karin. Karin mundur selangkah demi selangkah. Karin tidak bisa menutupi rasa paniknya, dia harus menyentuh pasien itu. Memikirkannya saja sudah membuat Karin gila. “Aku gak bisa,” gumam Karin dalam hati. “Aku gak sanggup, aku bener-bener gak bisa.” Karin menggigit kuat bibir bawahnya sementara pasien dan keluarganya menunggu Karin melakukan sesuatu. “Dokter, ayoooo cepat! Sakit dokter, sakit banget. Toloongggg!!!”Irene trembled violently. She grabbed her head and swayed unsteadily on her feet before slumping back into her seat.I scoffed and said, "Wow. I can't believe that you actually entrusted the company to that good-for-nothing Cody after all."She didn't respond.Clearly, she'd already lost the ability to think, completely stupefied by the sudden change of events.After a long while, she shakily picked up her phone and frantically tried to call Cody.She muttered under her breath, "This can't be. This can't be. Cody wouldn't do this to me."Of course, all of her calls went unanswered.Her face was ashen. She looked a lot paler than the patients in the ICU.I glanced at my watch and realized that it was already noon. So, I rose to my feet and straightened my clothes."You should get back as quickly as possible. You're not helping your company by staying here for even a second longer."As I turned to leave, Irene suddenly grabbed me by my sleeve."Sebastian, please… I'm begging y
I burned the tie as a tribute to my dead feelings for Irene.I also temporarily unblocked her number. She immediately messaged me triumphantly and said, "I've already found the tie for you. Now stop throwing a fuss and come back to me."I replied to her with a video of the tie burning up in flames. Then, I blocked her number again.The next day, I went to work as usual. However, I saw a familiar figure waving at me from the coffee shop at the building entrance.I rubbed my eyes and made sure that I wasn't hallucinating or seeing things.Irene?What was she doing here?I frowned. Just as I thought of hurrying into the building to avoid her, she suddenly appeared behind me and grabbed me by my arm."What? You've got the guts to burn our token of love but not the guts to face me?"Her voice was soft and hoarse for some reason, and I could feel a headache coming. I had no choice but to request an emergency leave from Erin that day before following Irene into the coffee shop.I we
I spoke into the phone in Merunese, thinking that it was a Merunican client here.There was a pregnant silence on the other end of the line.Just as I was about to check who the caller was, I suddenly heard Irene's usually aloof voice asking in a trembling voice, "D-Did you really go overseas after all, Sebastian?"Didn't you promise me that you'd always stay by my side forever?"Even without looking at her, I could imagine just how haggard and exhausted she must look. Her voice was weak and quiet.If this were me from the past, I would have immediately showered her with concern and care. But now, I just replied coldly, "Why are you calling me, Irene?"My voice was icy and chilling.She couldn't seem to hold her emotions back anymore as she raised her voice at me in a shrill pitch."Sebastian! Is this the way to speak to me, even if we're already divorced?"I found it hilarious and asked her instead, "How else should I be speaking to you, then? Am I supposed to ask a mere stra
"But Sebastian! This is such a huge company. How are you going to divide it if you're getting divorced? Can't you allocate me to Rene?"With how Cody put it, it was as if he were the child of two divorced parents who didn't know whom he should go with.However, that gave Irene an excuse. She threw the pen aside and chuckled coldly."That's right. Why should you get half the company for nothing? The company belongs to me!"I replied calmly, "Read the agreement properly, Irene Owens. It states that I will be leaving with nothing. Don't you worry. I won't take even a single penny of your money from you."For some reason, the look on Irene's face darkened even more after hearing that. She even began trembling all over.She should be happy. She didn't just get to keep all her money for herself, but she also regained her freedom and was free to love whoever else she wanted to now.If I were in her shoes, I would immediately thank this ultra-generous ex-husband of mine.Ultimately, sh
"That's right, Sebastian! I also think that you've gotten a lot cockier lately. Listen to the boss and do as you're told.""You used to work all year-round without ever taking a break, but you actually dared not to come in for overtime today. I really think you need to work on your work ethic more.
I shook my head and continued nudging it toward Irene. I stated, "Just sign the divorce papers. You'd be able to make it official with Cody once I'm gone anyway. Isn't that so?""Sebastian!"Irene was really enraged this time. She snatched the papers from me and tore them into pieces."I already
Irene used to think that I only stayed up late at night waiting for her because I hadn't been working hard at the office and therefore wasn't able to sleep at night. So, she would coldly tell me to focus more on working hard instead.But now that I was ignoring her at night, she was still as unhapp
I didn't put my phone down until the sun had set.Zachary was right. If I had accepted his invitation to start a business with him overseas back then, I would have already been quite successful by now, if not thriving.But yet, for the past ten years, I turned down countless offers from big compan






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