Call Me a Rose
Chapter 16

It took him a few seconds to digest the sentence he had just heard. The rose tried to hold its head up and looked at Farid, looking for solemnity within the look in his eyes. Farid looked back with a shady look while smiling.

"Mas Farid was just kidding, right? we have not long known.", for some reason that question was thrown from the lips of the Rose.

"I'm serious, I've been thinking about it. I really like you. Maybe after this I won't be working here anymore. Therefore we need a clear bond in order to stay in communication" Farid said confidently and confidently.

The rose shook her head, half in disbelief at what she had just heard.

"I'm sorry Farid, I can't. I just don't think Mas Farid is more than a friend. I don't want to date OB, I want the same boss who can move up my life level later..."

All who heard him were quite surprised by the Rose's reply. Especially Farid who became dumbfounded, when he was very confident.

After a few seconds, laughter broke out from the audience, aka their colleagues, interspersed with cheers.

"Huu..."

"Bas on a crazy chick!"

"Dreams of getting a boss!"

"Basic doesn't know himself!"

Roses could hear discordant voices mocking him.

While Farid was still standing pecking with a red face resisting embarrassment. This refusal was not expected at all. Moreover, he was recklessly expressing his feelings in front of his comrades. But how else, he can only surrender and face the chest.

"When that's what you want, I go first", Farid tried to strengthen himself and smiled to release the idol.

So now, where should he go? It felt like he wanted to hide and disappear, so that everyone could not see him. Maybe it's true his mother said. Quitting work at GAYA.Corp was the best decision for him and his future. Maybe it was he who had been too stupid and naive. Even women who look innocent like Roses want an established partner. While he was just a lowly man with mediocre money. Or maybe this is also karma because he used to like to play with women's feelings? I don't know.

For the rest of the day Farid was just trying to focus on getting the job done. Unheeded were the gazes of those who might consider themselves ridiculous and pitiful. After all, she will soon be out of GAYA.Corp and forget all the embarrassing dramas she made today, as well as forget the woman who had failed her.

While the Rose is also no less confused with the events that have just happened. For Rose, Farid who expressed feelings in front of many people never imagined. And it honestly made him shocked and panicked as well. Rose thought, he would be happy with the expression of love and clarity of the relationship between them. But it turns out his thinking was wrong. It turns out that he is not ready to have a relationship with anyone. And seeing the look in Farid's clearly injured eyes made Rose feel guilty.

The flasback

Jelita still clearly remembers how she faced the dark times of her life. The night she was told that her father was being critical, she caught him cheating. Jelita took the time to devise a number of plans in order to have strong evidence to uncover betrayal as well as the evil plans of her fiance with her affair. Jelita has Diara hire a spy to watch over her fiance's activities as well as her cheating woman. Jelita had people install tappers and hidden cameras in some corner of her fiance's apartment. But apparently, due to taking too long to buy time, Jelita so did not have time to meet his father for the last time. And when he arrived at his home in his hometown turned out his father was dead.

After the departure of his father Jelita finally decided to spend time in his hometown for up to a month. For a moment Jelita wants to pull over from the hustle and bustle of busyness that has taken all his time and life. But as long as he left, the investigation continued. Even during that time Jelita gave her fiance the opportunity to do as he pleased. In Arya fiancee, Jelita explained that she had canceled leaving for London and immediately went to her hometown to visit the father who later died. Jelita certainly did not say that that night she went to Arya's apartment and discovered the disgusting activities that Arya did with her affair. During one month in the hometown, Jelita was still holding back, being sweet and communicating with Arya as usual as if nothing had happened. Jelita rejects Arya who wants to follow her hometown for various reasons. In Jelita's heart feel sick of Arya's sweet-ass attitude that used to always make her melt. Jelita does not want the showy Arya to look face to face in front of her family while their relationship has actually been ruined.

Jelita is good at pretending. Jelita tried to hide the heartache and sadness from those around her. Jelita can be calm to cover everything. Especially for his family who are still in mourning. Jelita does not want to burden anyone with her problems.

But who knew that deep in her heart, Jelita was smashed to pieces. Attacking by enemies is common. But being betrayed and dropped by the closest, most trusted, and loved people makes the beautiful world instantly upside down. Jelita was sad, scared, and worried. If the person closest to him could betray him, then who else could he trust?

Jelita has been living as a naive person. Always think positive, trusting, and good to anyone. Being away from family makes it easy to get close to the people around him. But now Jelita realizes that all she has is mortal. Treasure and position could indeed make people stop demeaning him, even turning to worship him. But there's no sincerity there. There is only falsehood.

Jelita who was fed up with her life and routine in the capital decided to take a break in her hometown. Trying to live a simple life like in his childhood. It turns out that in that simplicity his life feels warmer and more soothing. Things that he never realized and always complained about. Jelita was grateful in her downturn, she still had a family who accepted her and a home to go home to. If not, then he was crazy.