BEING THE CEO'S MISTRESS
Kayra's Status

Erlangga was busy calming Kayra who continued to cry after Helen left her study. He understood that Kayra was currently devastated by this incident. The man also realized all this happened because of his mistake that was not too patient in taking the decision to marry Kayra, until finally Kayra was under pressure from various parties. However, she did not regret the decision to marry Kayra at all, as Kayra was the most appropriate woman for her.

" Dear, don't be sad, I'll take care of you, I won't let a single person hurt you." Erlangga hugged Kayra and stroked Kayra's head while kissing the woman's head repeatedly. She was sad to see Kayra like this especially now that she was pregnant with the child she had long desired.

" It's all my fault, Mom. I am indeed a cheap woman, a village woman, a poor woman .. hiks ..." Kayra even curses herself as if agreeing with what Helen told her, saying a cheap woman because she feels that she is willing to marry a married man as if there is no single man in the world.

" No, Honey! You're not like that! You're too precious to me, you're more valuable than anything to me, Kayra." Erlangga's repulsion tightened his embrace on Kayra's body. For five years working with him, he knew how Kayra was, he knew how the female character who was originally his secretary, was, therefore he would not like it if there were people who denigrated and demonized Kayra.

" Hiks ..." Kayra continued to cry bitterly, feeling how Helen and Caroline both hated her for taking Erlangga. If Caroline angers him, she can still accept because after all she was wrong to have snatched Erlangga from Caroline, but the humiliation she received from Helen, even though the middle-aged woman was Mama from Erlangga, she said, it was very painful to hear Helen's insults just because social status was a problem.

Erlangga broke her embrace and cupped Kayra's pretty face, wiping away the tears that condensed and soaked her cheeks. He should be able to make the mental Kayra who is currently down bounce back because of Helen's humiliation.

" No longer cry, our child will be sad if his mother is sad. Don't listen too much to what my Mama says, I'm sorry for all the words of Mama who cornered you, it's all my fault" Erlangga said, because it was her Kayra who became like this.

" But what if people find out I'm Mas's wife? People will blame me without them knowing what really happened, Mom." Kayra is not ready, or rather never ready to have to face the scorn of people who will bully her if they know she is married to Erlangga with Erlangga status is still Caroline's husband.

Erlangga took a deep breath, she thought for a moment before she finally reached into the inner pocket of her blazer to pick up the phone and contact her Papa.

" Whose phone do you want?"

" Papa's."

" Hello, Pa. Is Papa busy?" greeting Erlangga after waiting for a while his phone call was just lifted by Krishna.

" What's up, Lang?" krisna's voice was heard asking her son.

" Mama just came here with Agnes, Pa. They caught me and Kayra, and I told Mama about Kayra's true status, Pa." Erlangga told her Papa what had just happened in her office.

The snort of Krishna's breath sounded in Erlangga's ears in response to what her son had just told her.

" What happened then?" Finally a question came from Krishna's mouth with a heavy tone.

" Mama's rampaging, Pa. Mama almost slapped Kayra and berated Kayra." Erlangga looked at the soft-faced Kayra before him.

" Papa had expected that." Realizing how the character of the wife, Krisna can confirm if his wife will be shocked to know the status of Erlangga's marriage with Kayra

" Mom knows Kayra is pregnant with my son, Pa." Erlangga again told what was conveyed to his mother earlier.

" then? Did your Mama faint?" Krisna still had a joke by saying his wife fainted knowing Kayra's pregnancy.

" No change of circumstances, Mama still can not accept the presence of Kayra as my wife, Pa." Erlangga regretted in a disappointed tone.

" Papa could imagine how your mother would react, Lang."

" I'm afraid Mama will do something that will make Kayra and my future son wretched, Pa." Expressing his anxiety about the actions his mother will take, Erlangga asked his father's opinion about what decision he should take. " I want to tell the employees about Kayra's current status before Mama spreads anything untrue about Kayra, what do you think about her?"

" It's best that you explain Kayra's status to your employees, Lang. But you have to explain it the right way, try not to look negatively at Kayra, pity she has to be your victim." Still assuming that all this was the fault of her son, Krishna advised Erlangga to be careful in conveying the secret that had been hidden from employees in Erlangga's office.

" Good, Pa. I'll close this thing up."

" After you explain to the employees at the office, you better not have Kayra work, Lang. This was to keep Kayra from being depressed if she always heard the talk of people who would gossip about her. She'd better rest at home and focus on her pregnancy." Again Krishna gave his advice to Erlangga.

" I asked Kayra not to work, Pa. But Papa's son-in-law always stubbornly wants to come to work." Erlangga turned to Kayra while rubbing the head of his wife who was still crying.

" Is Kayra with you? Papa wants to talk to Kayra." Krisna intends to advise Kayra.

" A minute, Pa." Erlangga thrust a cell phone at Kayra. " Papa wants to talk to you."

Kayra wiped her tears and received her husband's cell phone.

" Ashlalama, Pa." With a voice holding back tears, Kayra greeted her Father-in-law.

" Navaloum, Kayra. Son, Papa apologizes for your mother-in-law's treatment, huh!? You do not grieve, Papa will try to talk to Mama Erlangga, you must remain patient, son. Papa is sure that one day your mother-in-law will be able to accept you as her daughter-in-law." Krishna tried to encourage her daughter-in-law to stay and understand Helen..

" Thank you, Pa." With a sigh, Kayra answered what Krishna had said to her. Kayra was still grateful, her father-in-law could side with her, so she felt a little protected other than Erlangga who always promised to take care of her.

" Papa also hopes you should be able to rest at home, do not need to work in the office, you are pregnant young, you should focus more on your pregnancy. Papa doesn't want Papa's grandchildren to be okay because your mind is burdened with all the problems in the office." Krisna advised Kayra that her daughter-in-law would rest at home and not want Kayra to be distressed by all the gossip that might arise among employees, because she felt she could not control everyone's mouth. Krisna is not Erlangga who likes to intimidate his employees with threats to make them obey him. He prefers an attitude that makes every employee reluctant and respectful to him.

" Yes, Pa." Kayra tried to hold back her tears, in the midst of her sadness, she felt moved by Krishna's enormous attitude and concern towards her.

" Yes, Papa hang up the phone, Papa will try to talk to your mother-in-law." Krisna decided to end the phone conversation with Kayra.

" Yes, Pa. Ariston ...."

" Neurobeach ...."

" What did Papa say?" tanya Erlangga received a phone proffered by Kayra. However, Kayra just silently did not answer the husband's question, she instead back sobbed her head to Erlangga's shoulder.

" Don't cry anymore, I'll tell you, I don't want a baby to be a crybaby like you ..." Erlangga actually mocked Kayra, making Kayra tick and pinch Erlangga's arm.

" Why is everyone blaming me? It's not all my fault, but it's Mas' fault that forced me to marry ..." Kayra felt that all of Helen's treatment to her was unfair because only she was always blamed, even though this marriage was Erlangga's idea. Kayra cried again remembering that.

" It's been, sweetheart .. it's been." Erlangga grabbed his wife and rubbed his hand on her shoulder trying to ease Kayra's cry because of Helen's hurtful words.

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In the car driven by Agnes who came out of Mahadika's office, Helen did not endlessly curse Kayra. She really felt angry with the attitude and decision of Erlangga who married Kayra without her knowledge and consent as well as her husband.

" Tan, how can Auntie be like that, anyway? Erlangga married her poor secretary Tanya and Om to the point of not knowing!? Not quite the same level as Erlangga, Tan. How embarrassing! I had to lose the fight with the village lady anyway, Tan!?" Agnes forgave the moment to provoke and further ignited Helen's emotions.

" You take it easy, Agnes. Aunty will not let the woman survive long to be Erlangga's wife. Aunty will complain about Erlangga's behavior to her Papa, Aunt sure her Papa will certainly be angry and will not agree Erlangga married his secretary." Helen was very confident that her husband would support her to separate Kayra from Erlangga.

" I hope so, Tan. I don't want to be told to wait patiently for Erlangga. If Aunt can't make sure I'm getting married to Erlangga, I'd better cancel Auntie's intention to set us up, so I can find another man who wants me!" Agnes bullied Helen, she deliberately put pressure on Helen to act quickly and not to lose to Erlangga's decision, because she was sure, Helen would definitely try to defend herself.

" Yes, Nes. Aunty will try as much as possible so that you can become Erlangga's wife. Aunt doesn't want to have a daughter-in-law like her anyway." Helen seemed to be unable to objectively judge Kayra. His hatred for Kayra outweighed his hatred for Caroline. Moreover, Kayra's social status was far compared with the social status of her family.

" They must be separated, Auntie. Otherwise, Aunt's family's good name will be tarnished, Aunt's big family time has a daughter-in-law of such a lowly caste." After three dollars with Helen, Agnes also demeans Kayra. He only assesses a person from his social status without realizing that his behavior has not shown a classy woman.

" Aunty, have to talk to Erlangga's father first, we're going to Om's office now, Nes!" Helen told Agnes to drive her car to Krishna's office because she wanted to tell her husband all about Erlangga's behavior.

" Okay, Tan." Agnes immediately directed her car towards the road to Krisna's office, because she also wanted to know how Krishna's attitude if she knew Erlangga had married her secretary, but he was sure that Krishna would side with him on this.

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" Is Mr Erlangga there, Ma'am?" ask Mr. Nico, the lawyer from Erlangga who arrived at Erlangga's office at the request of the CEO Mahadika Gautama.

" I'm sorry, with whose father? Do you have any previous appointments with Mr Erlangga?" ask Gita who is now standing guard in front, because since Helen's arrival Kayra continues to be in Erlangga's room.

" I'm Nico, I'm the lawyer of Mr. Erlangga." Nico explains who he is to Gita.

" Oh, a minute, sir. I told Mr. Erlangga first." Gita then walked over to Erlangga's room.

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" Excuse me, Sir. Sorry, there's Mr. Nico outside, sir. He said he wanted to see you." Arriving in Erlangga's room, Gita informed Erlangga about the arrival of the lawyer from Erlangga.

" Send him in!" the CEO of Mahadika Gautama told Gita to let her in law enforcement.

" Good, sir." Gita went back outside and invited Nico to enter Erlangga's room.

" Good day, Mr. Erlangga." Mr. Nico greeted Erlangga when he entered Erlangga's office.

" Noon, Mr. Nico. Let's go ..." Erlangga invited Mr. Nico to sit on the sofa, while Kayra herself is currently asleep in the break room because Erlangga told his wife to rest because of fatigue crying.

" Thank you, sir." Mr. Nico then sat on the sofa of Erlangga's office.

" How's my divorce proceeding with Caroline, Mr Nico?" ask Erlangga to Mr. Nico.

" Next week we'll hear a divorce verdict, sir. We've had a discussion with Mr. Robin, it looks like Mrs Caroline can't resist this divorce, sir." Nico reports on developments regarding his divorce lawsuit.

" Thank God if that's the case. What about my marriage to Kayra? Have you taken care of it?" ask Erlangga later.

" We've all been through this, sir. The actions of Mr and Ms. Kayra have been submitted to the Religious Court to be ratified, sir. And we've registered it to be recorded in the KUA." Nico then took out two maroon-red and dark green wedding books covered in glossy cardboard.

Erlangga received both books and checked their contents. She saw the names and photos of herself and Kayra in both books. She smiled looking at her wedding book with Kayra.

" I'd like to announce my marriage to Kayra, I hope you'll see Mr. Nico. And after my divorce with Caroline is finalized, I will hold a press conference with the public to tell Kayra her true status to me" Erlangga said his intention and wanted the lawyer to be present at the meeting that Erlangga will hold a few minutes more with the officials of Mahadika Gautama.

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