Satanic Panic

Dua tahun sebelumnya ...,Beberapa majalah bisnis yang mencatut nama perusahaanya tercetak dan beredar di seluruh Ibukota. Berita-berita ekonomi dan bisnis menyuarakan namanya dan mengagungkan perusahaannya. Bahkan media elektronik juga tak luput memberitakan tentangnya. Perkembangan Artha Group semakin melesat menembus kejayaan yang di impikan Aditya. Menempati jajaran sepuluh perusahaan properti yang merajai industri pembangunan di Indonesia, membuat pria itu nampak bangga dengan hasil yang ia peroleh dari tahun ke tahun. Tak tanggung-tanggung, jumlah aset yang sudah dimiliki perusahaan Aditya sampai detik ini berkisar 58,76 trilliun dan hal itu terus meningkat dari tahun-tahun sebelumnya yang mencapai 57,65 trilliun. Hal ini membuat perusahaannya menjadi salah satu perusahaan yang di rekomendasikan dalam pembangunan apa pun di beberapa wilayah. Selain itu, nampaknya kejayaan Aditya tak hanya di Indonesia. Perusahaan cabang yang berada di Perancis juga membuahkan hasil yang sama dengan induk perusahaannya. Aditya masih menatap sebuah majalah bisnis yang mencetak nama dan perusahaannya di sampul depan untuk edisi minggu ini. Hal itu menjadi tolak ukur atas keberhasilannya kembali dalam memanajemen apa yang sudah ia bangun beberapa tahun lalu. "Permisi, Pak Aditya," sapa Sandra—sekretaris pribadi sekaligus kepercayaan Aditya—yang saat ini sudah berada tepat di depan meja kerja pria itu. "Ya, Sandra ...," tanggap Aditya. "Hari ini, ada beberapa jadwal wawancara yang sudah saya susun untuk Bapak. Untuk hari ini ada dua perusahaan media massa yang bertandang ke kantor nanti jam sepuluh. Bagaimana, Pak? Pak Aditya bisa menemuinya sendiri?"Akan tetapi, bukannya pria itu mendengarkan ucapan sang sekretaris, justru ia menatap Sandra dengan lekat. Menatap kecantikam sekretarisnya itu yang semakin hari semakin terpancar begitu saja."Pak? Pak Aditya?" tegur Sandra."Memangnya di sini ada siapa selain aku dan kamu?" Sandra memandang netra lelaki itu dan seo

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