MasukSearching for a tiny pin in an ocean is equivalent to a waste of time, so is trying to find out who Nicholas Jager Khaid is. A simple and jovial billionaire CEO during the day and a Ruthless and Stoic Mafia boss during the night, using girls like he uses perfumes and disposing of the can. When his path crossed with Dalia Bluey, a virgin who sells aphrodisiacs in a club, he wants more than just a night of use and disposal but unknown to him that she's just a weak girl acting tough to survive. One night of pleasure turns her to his addiction but as the heir of the Jager Family, he has responsibilities to shoulder and enemies to tackle. He has to choose between making her tough or being her shield. But what happens when he finds out that Bluey is the rejected daughter of his rival in another Mafia clan and that they now want her back? Or when he finds out that she is pregnant with his child? And when his father order for the erasing of his memories so he can focus on the family's legacy? Will his Satera swim an ocean to be with her Khaid? Does love really not live to be achieved?
Lihat lebih banyakHappy reading dan jangan lupa kritik juga saran nya ya
Tidak ada yang pernah benar-benar siap menghadapi hari pertama kerja apalagi kalau pekerjaan itu menempatkanmu tepat di samping pria yang reputasinya lebih tajam dari pisau bedah: Arkana Rivard.
Gedung Aude’C Group menjulang tinggi di kawasan bisnis Sudirman. Dinding kacanya memantulkan langit Jakarta yang muram pagi ini. Orang-orang bersetelan formal bergerak cepat keluar-masuk lobi, seolah tidak ada ruang untuk kesalahan atau keterlambatan.
Dan di sanalah Narine Aldira berdiri, menggenggam map biru tua berisi dokumen onboarding dan kontrak kerjanya pekerjaan baru yang ia dapat hanya tiga hari setelah keluar dari perusahaan lamanya karena fitnah yang menjatuhkan namanya dalam semalam.
Brakk
"De cepetan dong katanya mau mandiri masa jam 7 belum siap-siap juga, kan ini hari pertama lo kerja" Pagi ku disambut dengan omelan 'Rajan' ya dia kakak ku satu satunya.
Dengan berjalan didepan ku dia masih terus mengomel tanpa henti "Lagian kenapa gak di perusahaan gue sih de, kan lebih praktis tu tinggal masuk terus ngintilin gue kemana pun"
"Justru itu yang gue gak mau, ogah banget ngintilin lu" jawabku ketus
“Nama?” tanya resepsionis formal di front desk tanpa senyum.
“Narine Aldira. Hari ini mulai bekerja,” jawabnya.
Resepsionis itu mengetik cepat, lalu mengangguk. “Divisi Sekretariat Eksekutif. Lantai 39. Pakai lift kanan.”
Ucapan ‘selamat datang’ tampaknya tidak tersedia di gedung ini. Bagus, pikir Narine. Profesional. Tanpa basa-basi. Cocok.
Begitu lift terbuka, suasana berubah drastis. Interior lantai 39 didominasi kayu walnut dan kaca gelap, dengan suasana sunyi tegang seperti ruang pengadilan. Karyawan berjalan cepat sambil menenteng iPad atau dokumen, nyaris tidak ada yang bicara.
Di dekat pintu masuk lantai, seorang wanita berponi pendek menyapanya cepat. “Kamu Narine? Saya Helena, sekretaris senior. Ikut saya.”
Tanpa menunggu jawaban, wanita itu memutar badan dan melangkah cepat. Narine mengikutinya.
“Saya akan kasih kamu briefing singkat,” kata Helena dengan nada efisien, seperti seseorang yang tidak punya waktu untuk berbasa-basi. “Kamu sekretaris pribadi Pak Arkana. Harus selalu siap dipanggil kapan pun. Termasuk kalau dia butuh kamu di luar jam kantor.”
Narine mengangguk. “Baik.”
“Nomor ponselmu harus aktif 24 jam.”
“Baik.”
“Jangan tanya dua kali kalau dia sudah menjawab sekali. Jangan ulangi kesalahan. Jangan pernah buat asumsi.”
Narine kembali mengangguk, tapi dalam hati bertanya apakah dia melamar sebagai sekretaris atau robot personal?
'Gue jadi sekretaris apa jadi babysitter nih masa 24 jam anjir'
Helena melanjutkan dengan suara lebih pelan, seakan kalimat berikutnya rahasia kantor yang tidak boleh terdengar oleh dinding. “Satu lagi. Ada tiga aturan utama bekerja dengan Mr. Arkana Rivard.”
Narine menatapnya.
“Pertama, jangan pernah telat kamu harus tepat waktu. Kedua, jangan pernah menunda instruksi. Ketiga-” Helena menatap langsung, “usahakan jangan pernah salah.”
Nada itu membuat Narine sedikit mengeraskan rahangnya. “Saya bisa mengikuti standar kerja tinggi. Itu bukan masalah, kak.”
Helena tersenyum tipis. “Bukan standar kerja yang jadi masalah. Orangnya.”
Maksudnya apa?
Tapi sebelum Narine sempat bertanya, pintu ruang eksekutif terbuka. Seorang pria keluar dengan wajah memucat, memegang dokumen yang tampaknya baru saja dikoreksi. Kemeja birunya basah oleh keringat meski lantai ini ber-AC dingin.
Dia membisik pada Helena sebelum pergi, “Dia kenapa kayak bukan manusia.”
Helena hanya menepuk bahunya. “Dia masih hidup, ada-ada aja kamu”
Narine hampir tertawa sampai seseorang lewat di hadapannya.
Langkah panjang, jas hitam slim fit, aura tenang yang berbahaya. Sorot mata tajam. Rahang keras. Rambut hitam rapi sedikit berantakan seolah disentuh angin pagi. Arkana Rivard. Bahkan tanpa diperkenalkan pun semua orang akan tahu: dialah pusat gravitasi lantai ini.
Udaranya berubah saat pria itu lewat. Beberapa staf langsung menunduk. Ada yang pura-pura sibuk. Ada yang menahan napas. Sementara Narine berdiri diam.
Arkana nyaris melewatinya, tapi kemudian berhenti. Menoleh. Menatap Narine sebentar dari ujung kepala sampai ujung sepatu. Bukan tatapan menggoda. Bukan juga tatapan ramah. Lebih mirip evaluasi instan dan dingin.
“Orang baru,” katanya datar pada Helena.
“Ya, ini Narine Aldira, sekretaris-”
“Follow me,” potong Arkana.
Begitu saja. Tanpa kata perkenalan, tanpa salam. Ia berbalik dan berjalan. Narine refleks mengikuti. Helena memberi isyarat halus, cepet ikutin.
Ruang kerja Arkana berada di sisi paling ujung. Pintu kacanya tertutup, dan saat terbuka otomatis, Narine langsung merasa masuk ke tempat dengan tekanan oksigen lebih rendah.
Tidak ada foto pribadi. Tidak ada dekorasi. Hanya kesempurnaan dingin rak buku hitam, meja kerja walnut besar, dan pemandangan Jakarta dari dinding kaca.
“Sit,” katanya pendek, tanpa melihat ke arah Narine yang masih berdiri. Ia membuka iPad dan file digital.
Narine duduk. Diam. Menunggu.
Satu menit. Dua menit. Lima menit. Tidak ada suara selain suara notifikasi e-mail yang sesekali terdengar dari perangkat Arkana. Narine ingin bicara tapi tak punya alasan.
Akhirnya, pria itu angkat wajah.
“Saya tidak akan bicara dua kali,” ucapnya tiba-tiba.
Narine menatapnya heran. “Maaf?”
“Saya tidak ulangi instruksi,” ulangnya, datar.
“Sa-saya belum menerima—”
“Kamu sekretaris. Artinya kamu harus cepat tanggap. Mengerti?”
Narine menahan napas. Wow. Ini baru tiga menit bertemu, dan pria ini sudah membuatnya ingin melempar binder.
“Baik,” jawabnya singkat.
“Bagus.” Arkana menggeser iPad-nya. “Jadwal saya hari ini.”
Agenda itu muncul di layar yang diarahkan padanya penuh rapat, penuh negosiasi, penuh panggilan bisnis.
“Tugas pertama,” kata Arkana. “Siapkan dokumen kontrak dan proyeksi final untuk meeting jam sepuluh. Pastikan setiap lembar rapi, highlight poin negosiasi, dan tanda tangan direktur legal sudah ada sebelum pukul sembilan empat puluh.”
Narine mengecek jam tangannya. 08.52.
Sisa 48 menit?
“Dokumennya ada di server. Cari folder ‘Confidential’, subfolder ‘Aurum Merger’,” lanjut Arkana.
Narine mencatat cepat. “Passwordnya?”
Arkana menatapnya lama lalu tersenyum tipis. Sebuah senyum yang tidak ramah. Lebih mirip tantangan.
“Cari tau. Kalau kamu pantas duduk di ruangan ini, kamu harus bisa menemukan semuanya.”
Mendengar itu Narine hanya bisa tersenyum lebar dan bergumam dalam hati
'Akhhhhhh! gila ni orang yang punya password kan dia, gitu aja suruh gue yang mikir'
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