BEING THE CEO'S MISTRESS
Arina

The Mahadika Gautama family and the Nugraha Wijaya family chatted at their respective desks, enjoying the food menu prepared by the committee. The two big families were like other invited guests, doing the conversation on the sidelines they enjoyed eating the food presented and appetizing in front of them.

Accompanied by the sound of singers and accompanying music, making the party atmosphere more festive. Especially when the two brides are asked to sing together to entertain the invited guests.

Rivaldi occasionally circulates his gaze to look for the whereabouts of the figure he hopes to meet at this party. Until finally his gaze rested on the figure of a beautiful woman sitting next to a man. The two couples were none other than Kayra and Erlangga.

Now his eyes clearly caught the attitude of Erlangga who was seen stroking Kayra's head with great affection. Suddenly his heart was burning at the scene. Without him knowing if his attitude was being noticed by Grace. Grace even followed Rivaldi's direction.

" Is Rena still in college or working?" Papa Rivaldi's question made the two people who were staring at Kayra and Erlangga immediately turned towards Nugraha who asked Grace.

" I was seconded by Papa to learn to take care of the company, Om. Even if it's only temporary, because I'm not interested in managing my Papa's business." Grace answered quickly without stumbling. He was theatrical. However, in fact he was reluctant, when asked by his mother to continue the business of his late father in Germany. Until, Agatha is the one who has to intervene back and forth to take care of her ex-husband's company. Grace chose the wrong path to be trapped in a free life and had committed criminal crimes to harm Gavin Richard, her ex-husband. Because he thinks Gavin is only using his Mama's wealth.

" Why aren't you interested in continuing your Papa's business, son?" ask Nugraha back.

" I don't like office work, Om. Maybe because I'm young now, I still want to enjoy my youth with my friends. Maybe if I'm married, let my husband continue Papa's business, so that I don't mess around with the company." The same answer was given by Grace, just like the answer she gave to Rivaldi, this afternoon.

" In that case, this Rena boy must carefully find a prospective husband, if you want your husband who takes care of your Papa's business, son. Don't just look for a companion! Seek out those who truly love you, regardless of whether you are a rich businessman's son. Don't get stuck on a guy who just wants to master your Papa's treasure and company." Nugraha gave his advice to Grace.

" Yes, Om. I think so too." Grace agreed with the advice of Papa of Rivaldi.

" Does Nak Rena currently have a prospective companion?" Mama Rivaldi hopes that Grace can match Rivaldi.

" Have not thought about it, Tan." said Grace.

" It's a pity, even though the son of Om is also looking for a prospective companion," said Nugraha, successfully making Rivaldi who still noticed Erlangga's attitude towards Kayra turned to him.

" Child Om?" Grace pretended not to understand what Nugraha said.

" Yes, Om's son." Nugraha pointed towards Rivaldi with his eye movements.

" Pa ...!" Rivaldi rebukes his father for thinking his parents were trying to match him with Grace.

" Uhuk .. uhuukk ..." Suddenly Mama Rivaldi coughed.

" Why, Ma?" Nugraha rubbed his wife's back, while his other hand thrust a glass of water into his wife.

" Mom's going to the toilet for a minute." Mama Rivaldi asked permission to go to the toilet, because she felt uncomfortable coughing at a party like this.

" Want me to drive you, Auntie?" Grace offers to take Mama Rivaldi to the toilet.

" No need, son. Don't bother. Hhukk .. uhuukk ..." Mama Rivaldi got up and turned down an offer from Grace. He also searched the toilet.

" I'm with Auntie, huh, Om!?" Grace immediately rose up to the direction Mama Rivaldi left.

" You see, Aldi? Rena is so deft, just accompany your Mama to the toilet without being asked." Nugraha was quick to comment on Grace's caring attitude towards Mama Rivaldi.

" You should have been more sensitive to seeing that. Papa see she is not the type of woman who is ambitious with the luxury of her parents' property. If you want to choose her as your wife, Papa is very supportive." Grace's attitude, which according to Nugraha as it is, makes Papa Rivaldi immediately captivated, to expect if Grace will mate with her son.

" Pa, stop! Don't talk about it anymore. It's not good if Rena will misunderstand later." Rivaldi did not want Grace to think if she deliberately introduced her to Rivaldi's parents because she did want to approach the woman.

" What exactly is your purpose in introducing Rena to us? Is it just as a friend to accompany the party? You said Rena was the son of a businessman. You don't play with people's children, Aldi. Papa doesn't want Rena to feel like you're playing him, giving him false hope." Nugraha did not want Rivaldi to just play games with Grace, while his son was already brave to bring Grace at a big event such as the wedding of the son of Mr. Ronald who is the chairman of the Association of Entrepreneurs.

" I don't think Rena would think that way, Pa. Papa take it easy. After all, Rena didn't come here with her Papa, because she didn't want a lot of people to know about her" Rivaldi said, trying to convince her that Grace wasn't a woman who got carried away easily.

While at the table where the Mahadika Gutama family gathered, Kayra who could not bear to urinate immediately said goodbye to the toilet.

" Dad, I'm gonna pee." Kayra whispered to her husband.

" You want to go to the toilet? Come on, I'll take you." Erlangga immediately got up and helped Kayra get up from her seat.

" What's up, Lang? Where are you going?" krisna asked who did not hear Erlangga's conversation, because the room was too crowded.

" I'm taking Kayra to the toilet, Pa." Erlangga gave a reason, so that makes Krishna can understand.

Erlangga then drove Kayra to find a restroom in the convention hall.

In the toilet room on the left side of the convention hall, Mama Rivaldi arrived first. When Mama Rivaldi went into the toilet, she heard two women talking while rearranging their makeup.

" Eh, Sis. Did you see the woman who was taken by boss Mahadika Gautama? My husband said she said she was Mahadika's boss's young wife." One of the women who was talking started gossiping about Kayra and Erlangga.

Mama Rivaldi who walked over to the toilet partition had turned to look at the two people who were talking near the sink. When the woman mentioned the name Mahadika Gautama, she even deliberately slowed her steps to clarify her hearing.

" Which one? I didn't look. Mahadika's boss has a model wife, doesn't he?" ask the other woman.

" Yes, right. Already have a beautiful wife, a famous model, still cheating with women who ... It's normal that I see the person." The first woman to breathe gossip. " We must be careful of our husbands, Sis. We are beautiful, diligent care of the face, skin and body, it does not guarantee our husbands remain loyal to us" he continued.

" Mahadika Gautama? What do they mean is Erlangga? Is he here? Oh my God, it's been a long time since I met Erlangga .." muttered Arina, Mama Rivaldi. His memory immediately flew to decades ago, when he was still the babysitter of the family Krisna Mahadika Gautama.

The flashback

Sus Rina just smiled bitterly at Erlangga's words. If she had a normal pregnancy like a woman who has a husband, maybe she would feel happy. However, because of her current pregnancy due to the actions of the cousin sister of her employer's wife, who did not want to take responsibility, it was painful in the heart of Sus Rina at this time.

Lucky Krishna as the employer where he works, willing to be happy and intend to lift the child he contains if the baby is born later. Sus Rina was unable to resist Krishna's decision, as she herself was confused about having to take care of and support her son, while she herself had no relatives. He who grew up in a home, does not know the origin of his own family, so he does not know who to ask for help if he refused Krishna's offer.

" Papa Eagle said that?" Sus Rina rubbed the head of little Erlangga.

" Yes, Cus. Papa said, later if Cus' baby sister is born, Eagle must love his baby sister Cus. must be as unfortunately as to the baby sister of Mama." Back little Erlangga said smartly.

Flashback off

" You must have been a successful man by now, Eagle." muttered Arina as she let out a long sigh. He looked towards the two people who were gossiping earlier. However, he did not see them there again. So that makes Arina go directly into one of the toilet partitions.

When Arina goes inside one of the toilet partitions. Kayra went inside the toilet room leaving Erlangga waiting outside. In the same place as Grace is waiting for Arina.

Erlangga and Grace looked at each other as they both waited in front of the toilet. Grace nodded her head, which Erlangga responded to, as if Erlangga understood the intent of Grace's nodding of the head.

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Erlangga immediately took the phone in his pocket in his blazer. He got a message from Bondan. Erlangga then read the message sent by Bondan.

" Good night, sir. Mr. Satria just arrived at the reception. You must be careful, lest Rivaldi see the whereabouts of Mr. Satria." That was the message Bondan sent to Erlangga.

" Okay, thank you, Mr. Bondan." Erlangga quickly replied to the incoming message from Bondan. After that he turned his head back and walked closer towards Grace.

" Satria sir has arrived, later when I talk to him, you come closer so that they believe if you are the son of Mr. Satria," Erlangga told Grace. Erlangga knows, surely Grace has been shown a photo of Satria by Rizal, so Grace can definitely recognize Satria.

" But what if he follows and wants to meet Mr Satria?" Grace is worried that Rivaldi wants to meet Satria in person.

" As long as Mr. Satria is with me, I am sure he will not dare to approach Mr. Satria." Erlangga was so sure of his conjecture. Makes Grace finally nod in understanding.

Inside the toilet, Kayra had just finished urinating. However, his gaze was now directed at a middle-aged woman who was huddled in front of the watafel.

" Mom, is it okay?" Kayra could have left that toilet room. But, there seemed to be something that made Kayra approach towards the woman who was none other than Arina.

Hearing someone talk to her, Arina immediately turned her gaze toward Kayra's voice. Until now the two women looked at each other as if stunned for a while.

" Is Mom sick?" Kayra broke the silence as the two of them both gasped at each other.

" Ah, no, son. I just choked. It's a real itch in this throat if it chokes." Arina answered Kayra's question by looking at Kayra.

" Dear, Kayra ...! Are you done inside?" Erlangga's voice from outside the toilet room made Kayra turn towards the entrance.

" Mom, are you sure it's okay? If Mom's okay, I stay, Mom! My husband's been waiting outside." Kayra wanted to get out soon because Erlangga had already been looking for her.

" I-yes, kid. I'm okay." For some reason, Arina was pleased with the little attention Kayra had given her.

" Aunty, Aunty's still coughing?" Grace, who had been waiting outside, went into the toilet.

" It's okay, son. Aunty is okay, really." said Arina.

" I'll excuse you. Ma!?" Seeing that someone had accompanied Arina, Kayra finally said goodbye to Arina.

" good, Son. Thank you." said Arina. The encounter with Kayra felt so memorable for Arina. Talking and listening to Kayra's soft voice made her heart peaceful, even though she had only met Kayra for the first time.

" Dear, why are you so long?" When he got outside the toilet, Erlangga had already greeted Kayra with questions.

" Sorry, Mas. There was a mother who coughed. I'm afraid if she's sick, so I've approached that mother." Kayra explained to Elangga, the reason was quite long in the toilet.

" Yes, we're back at the table now." Erlangga wrapped her hands around Kayra's waist, as she wanted to immediately keep Satria away from Rivaldi.

" Why are you guys so long, anyway? Papa's looking for you, there's a Mahadika business relation who wants to meet you, Erlangga!" Helen's approaching voice suddenly sounded.

" Mother Helen?" Arina who just came out of the door of the toilet room gasped in shock when she saw the appearance of Helen, a former employer she worked as Erlangga's nanny first.

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