The Disappearance of Anjani Clarissa のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 21 - チャプター 30

Eki hurriedly carried a glass of iced tea and a plate of snacks to the farthest corner of the coffee shop, where only empty tables and chairs surrounded them. Windi followed reluctantly.“Why are we moving?”“I don’t want anyone to overhear us,” Eki replied. “Your movie idea is seriously... unusual.”Windi followed him anyway. But after they sat down at one table, Eki moved again, choosing another table even farther away from everyone else.There were still plenty of empty tables in the coffee shop. The mall was relatively quiet that afternoon, too. Only a few people passed by in front of the café.So Eki and Windi decided to sit there, sip their drinks, and kill time until dinner.“Okay, start from the beginning!” Eki said.Windi frowned. “I already told you.”“I couldn't concentrate. I was worried people might get the wrong idea.”Windi clicked her tongue and took a sip of her drink.“So, this writer has a weird habit. She believes he has to write while completely naked. According t

The rehearsal that night went smoothly.They practiced the two songs they were going to perform at the upcoming concert, and Eki, the newest member of the band and their drummer, turned out to be surprisingly good.He even received several compliments, including one from Donny, who joked that next time he might send Eki all the way to Bandung Station, more than 180 kilometers away, just to wait for him there!The rehearsal started at seven after dinner and ended two hours later. They agreed to meet again the following afternoon at the same place, the UCN campus music studio.As one of the more prestigious private universities, UCN had pretty decent facilities. It had almost everything students could need, including music studios, a film studio, tennis and padel courts, and soundproof rooms commonly used by students to create social media content, especially podcasts.Eki himself had gotten into the university through a scholarship after finishing among the top three students in his hi

The sobs of Fiona and her two children, Dafa and Alma, were almost unbearable as Rahman's shrouded body was lowered into the grave.Slowly, the white-wrapped body disappeared from sight as the gravediggers began shoveling earth into the grave, one after another.More crying could be heard from another side. Those had to be Rahman's siblings and other close relatives. Anjani, Bastian, Nathan, and the rest of the Interglobe delegation stood among the people at the front.They had blended in with a group of Interglobe employees, who had come to the funeral wearing their usual yellow-and-black uniforms.Several women were quietly wiping away tears. They were employees who had worked closely with the deceased every day.And the unusual circumstances of his death made the atmosphere even more heartbreaking.It was easy to understand why. Imagine finding out that someone close to you had been found dead, torn apart, with several body parts missing, inside a leopard enclosure at the city zoo.

The traffic light turned green.Aksan turned his car onto the expressway. It was already 9:30 PM. His body and mind were exhausted after a full day of meetings and business negotiations. What he needed now was some peace and quiet so he could get a decent rest, especially since tomorrow's schedule started as early as eight in the morning.He even yawned widely, something he would never do in front of a client for the sake of professionalism.Luckily, the Jakarta inner-city expressway was unusually quiet tonight.The wide, empty road had barely any curves, which made it dangerously easy for drowsiness to creep in and trigger microsleep. To prevent the worst from happening, Aksan switched on the car's audio system.A radio station specializing in 1980s music came on. Not bad. It was enough to keep him awake. He even hummed along to a few songs whose lyrics he still remembered.It was only about three kilometers past the toll gate when he noticed something suspicious.The car behind him

To Jani, Helman Tower, standing right in the heart of Jakarta, looked far more human than Interglobe Tower.Both were office buildings, but Helman Tower was filled with green.Green walls. Green decorations. Plants everywhere.Even inside, it was easy to find greenery. Potted plants stood in various corners, flowers sat in vases on sideboards and corner tables, and there were even small patches of soil along the outside of the windows, clearly designed for planting, with direct sunlight streaming in from outside.After entering the lobby, meeting the receptionist, and being directed to the twenty-fifth floor, Nathan practically became Jani's personal tour guide to Helman Tower. He told her all about Wisnu Megantoro, the CEO of Helman Corp., and the various businesses operating under the company.He also told her that Wisnu's wife was very beautiful. Her name was Dewi. Apparently, Dewi had once been Wisnu's secretary. Then they had fallen victim to the classic office romance syndrome.O