From this afternoon until this evening Stefan stayed waiting for orders in his usual place, accompanying John who already felt like he had lost a friend, even though he had only been gone for two or three days."I want to save up some money and buy a laptop," John said hopefully."You know enough about the IT world now. Make use of your knowledge, John.""There are many freelance jobs on the internet. Besides, I'm getting tired of working on the tarmac. I want to work in front of a laptop if possible.""Cheer up, buddy. Buy a laptop with good specs. Let's not change it again.""Ready!" John suddenly frowned while rubbing his chin. John asked an interesting question. "You're an IT whiz. You should be rich, Stef."John had asked Stefan that question before, or perhaps the answer didn't satisfy him enough to warrant repeating it."You have to remember, John. I don't want to make money the dirty way. If I did, I'd have billions by now, but will I live in peace forever?"Stefan's work is n
To confirm Stefan's truth, Alifha met Grace at her house after work, asking her about the real problem. What Grace told her was the same as what Stefan had told her. So it was clear that they couldn't be having an affair."How's Stefan at work? Have a drink" asked Grace who had just put two cups of hot tea on the table."Thank you, Grace," said Alifha as she adjusted her seat. After letting out a rough breath, Alifha replied, "He's being mistreated by many of the employees there. I heard that Mr Bobby deliberately told the employees to behave this way towards Stefan.""Instead of being used as an errand boy and being ridiculed, it's better for him to get out of there.""I heard that he wanted to prove to Mr Bobby that he could do a good job.""That's according to his personal mindset, but try to see the real situation. I honestly feel sorry for him. I told my father to try to get Stefan accepted back at AlfaTech.""What did your father say, Grace?""It's just a matter of time. Soon St
It didn't stop there. In the afternoon, Stefan was forced to be Erick's driver on the way to Bobby's residence. There were only two of them in the car that had been prepared by the company. Either a setup from Bobby Sanjaya or it was a coincidence."Your brain apparently hasn't healed one hundred per cent, Stefan. Why are you such a mute? How can you possibly be one of the reliable successors in the Sanjaya Family?"As he drove and watched the road ahead, Stefan replied. "You're right, Erick, I should have run away or died. Everything I say and do is useless.""Now your brain is somewhat functioning properly if you agree with my opinion. So, what do you do now?"Stefan didn't move and was lost in his own thoughts. Despite his silence, he knew that Erick was provoking him.Erick sarcastically continued, "When I get back from here I'll contact Grandpa Sanjaya about what I've witnessed. I feel sorry for the pathetic rotten rubbish in the Sanjaya Family. I'll tell Grandpa that there are m
"Hey, come here first!" shouted Erick, who was sitting in the lobby with Bobby.Stefan turned round and approached Erick. "What is it, Mr Erick? How can I help you?""You're just barging in."Stefan was a little surprised to find them in the lobby. "Sorry, I was in a bit of a hurry because I had some important work to do.""Cleaning or making coffee for the manager? Relax first.""No, no. The database server has a problem. I want to help the other IT people."Erick got up, then gave Stefan a dismissive look. "Remember what I said yesterday! Keep that in mind. Now, you clean and polish my shoes! Hurry up!"Bobby cleared his throat, signalling Stefan to do so immediately. An OB had prepared a polish kit earlier, which he handed to Stefan.Ercik arrogantly placed his right foot on the table. Stefan squatted down and wiped the dust off the black loafers. He attached a brush to a Kiwi-branded container and dipped it in.Then Stefan brushes each side of the shoe, front, back and sides, all
"Here, Mas?" the driver's index finger was thrown towards the two-storey boarding house."Yes, it's here," Stefan replied, and after paying his fare, he got off. His wife got off too.Dep!Dep!"Thank you, Mas," Stefan said, waving goodbye.Stefan and Lionny crossed the boarding house fence, and before they got to the stairs, Kay and Frans suddenly walked up rather hurriedly and said, "Stefan, we'd both like to ask you a favour. We have some difficult coursework.""For now I don't think I can help you two. I'm very sorry.""We want to learn a lot from you. Alifha said you helped Sanjaya Sawit find the hacker, then implanted a sophisticated programme to keep the company safe," said Kay."Teach us both," Frans pleaded.Stefan reassured them both that he couldn't help at the moment. "Maybe next time. My wife wants to rest."Stefan wandered up the stairs. He opened the door to his boarding house. He invited his wife in.Lionny was still pale, his body was covered in cold sweat, and his br
Stefan looked hard at the writing on one side of the five-storey building: Sanjaya Techno.A security guard had just come out of the front post and greeted him, "Good morning, Mr Stefan. The IT Manager is waiting for you in his office. Would you like to be escorted to his office?""Actually, I still remember. But you can take me there.""Yes, it would be a pleasure, Mr Stefan. Do you remember me?" Security walked ahead and Stefan followed."Mr Aiman, who used to take me to the airport when I wanted to leave for Palembang."Mr Aiman smiled. "I thought I'd forgotten, sir." Once on the fourth floor, Mr Aiman led Stefan to a door and said, "Go ahead, Mr Stefan.""Thank you, Mr Aiman."Stefan smoothed down his black shirt and ran his fingers through his hair. After catching his breath, he knocked on the door. "Assalamu'alaikum, Mr Wesley. Excuse me.""Please come in."Squeak!Drrrttt.Ceklek!Mr Wesley, who looked like a BP teacher, stood up and extended his hand towards the chair in front
While Stefan was in the bathroom, his mobile phone vibrated and rang. It was now the sixth call. Curious, Lionny checked it.A call from Grace!What, why was she still calling Stefan? Lionny wondered to himself. I don't know why Lionny was jealous.As Stefan came out of the bathroom still wearing a white towel, Lionny scowled and looked at her husband with suspicion."What's wrong with you, darling?" Stefan gaped.Lionny was petrified and there was a smirk on one corner of his lips. Lionny walked out of the room, with nowhere to go, when he was supposed to be getting Stefan's work clothes ready, and then accompanying him to breakfast.Drrrttt....Drrrttt...."Grace?" hissed Stefan. Hm, well deserved, he thought. Stefan rubbed the green colour."Stefan, I heard you've left Sanjaya Sawit. I got the information from Alifha. Coincidentally, my father confirmed yesterday that AlfaTech is in need of a programmer, and you're one of the people recommended.""Grace, I thank you for trying to g
Stefan reluctantly told Mr Wesley that he could not help with Sanjaya Sawit's problems. Hearing this, Pak Wesley was disappointed but also couldn't force it. Finally, Mr Wesley selected all of his men one by one.After getting two people, named Joe and James, who served as senior programmers, Pak Wesley started working. Today and the next few days, they would find out the root of the problem, and then look for the culprit.If the case the other day was just a bluff threat, now the security system was completely broken. After checking, the company's valuable data has been stolen. The hacker also managed to manipulate the company's database, website, and social media."Sir, in the near future they will stop the palm oil mill from operating," said Joe, who was busy in front of his computer screen."Before that, they will make some equipment not function normally by turning off some of the electricity," said James, who was also busy fiddling with the keyboard and mouse."Mr Wesley paced b