CEO of Golden Hair
Secret Ben
I entered a restaurant located quite far from the office area and also the restaurant looked quiet. I took a deep breath and prayed that there would be no surprise or unwanted things. Maybe because it was influenced by Nita's talk I became a little worried about what Ben was planning. My life after being in contact with Cesper really turned 180 degrees, there were always unexpected surprises, hopefully it doesn't happen this time.
After finishing looking around, I stepped inside the restaurant, unexpectedly the interior design of the restaurant looks very different from the outside, compared to this restaurant is more similar to a library, the atmosphere is very quiet but there are many books neatly arranged in the corners of the restaurant. Now I understand why this restaurant is so remote, it turns out that the concept is indeed for those who like silence. Looks like this will be a favorite place for those who like to read and spend time, I feel guilty for suspecting Ben first.
Because the restaurant was quiet I could immediately see Ben sitting at one of the tables, he did not seem to be aware of my presence. Ben looks very comfortable with the book he read accompanied by a glass of black coffee, from his attitude I'm sure Ben customers keep this restaurant. I walked up to Ben and tapped on his desk, so the atmosphere of this restaurant with the library made me feel bad.
My little knock managed to take Ben's eyes off his reading.
"Hey, sorry I didn't realize you were here" Ben looked shocked
"No problem" I answered briefly while sitting in the front seat
"It looks like you've been here a lot" I said in pleasantries
"This is my secret place" Ben said with a faint smile, my guess was correct
"This is his suit" I said, returning his suit, the main reason for today's meeting
"Actually this Jas is just my excuse for you to meet me" Ben's sentence left me speechless
I didn't answer and let Ben continue his sentence
"I need your help" Ben continued
It seems like Ben is not the type of person who likes pleasantries, my order has not come yet but he has gone straight to the core of today's meeting, I suddenly felt intimidated because Ben looked a lot more serious than usual. Well, I'd rather go straight to the point than some vague pleasantries.
"Please persuade Cesper to be the CEO of CC Group" Ben's words made me tilt my head.
Again this topic, previously his father is now Ben. I don't know why I'm a little bit of a sniffle
"Why should I?" Just a short ask
"Because if you ask Cesper will definitely agree"
"But why me?"
"Because you can"
"Why aren't you the CEO?" I said I was running out of patience
"Because I can't"
"Why not?"
"Because I suffer from Scopophobia*"
"Please Tea MANDI (Cold Sweet)" my order came at a less precise time, where the name of the order is ridiculous like this again.
"Please enjoy the BATH water first" said Ben with a small laugh
I turned my eyes and chose to take a sip to cool my head because it was a little carried away by emotions.
"What does that mean?" I said after a little calm
Ben has tried very hard to cure the phobia with various therapies but was unsuccessful because he has not been able to make peace with the cause of Scopophobia, Ben did not tell the details of the cause of his Scopophobia but Ben did not tell anyone about the mental disorder experienced. Because if the news about him who is experiencing this mental disorder reaches the ears of the media it will cause a furore that will worsen his Scopophobia syndrome.
"I asked for your help because now CC Group and my father are in a critical condition" Ben explained
"If this keeps up I'm afraid CC Group won't survive"
"So please persuade Cesper, at least until my father comes to his senses"
"CC Group needs a leader"
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Again experience in lemma, if I do what Ben asks then I must be ready LDR with Cesper because it has already signed a contract with Hero Tech Company. Can we do LDR? just separated a few weeks it feels very difficult especially for months? But it could have been Mr. Chronicles realized sooner but that's all nothing is certain.
My head hurt thinking about all this, I paused for a moment and closed my eyes and took as much air as I could. There is a saying that says do not promise when we are happy and do not make decisions when we are emotional. I don't want to make the same mistake as before.
After a bit of calm I decided to discuss with Cesper, this is not something I can decide on my own. Since this concerns the relationship between the two of us then we should talk about four eyes and take the best alternative. Finally I decided to call Cesper tonight, as well as ask the latest news Mr. Chronicles.
After that I continued my journey, along the way my mind went back to thinking about the cause of Ben suffering from Scopophobia. Curiosity bothered me a little, if seen from Ben's body language when he discussed Scopophobia which he suffered arguably quite severe because he looks restless and cold sweat just mention the word alone.
Usually, such phobias occur because there are events that are severe enough in the past to imprint and become mental illness, hopefully Ben can immediately reconcile with his hobby.
The trying! The trying!
The sound of my phone ripped my mind off, I looked at my phone and I saw Ben's name making an incoming call.
"Long-life" I said, I just thought about it.
"Hello"
"......." No response from Ben
"Hello Ben?" My card,
I waited for a few seconds and still had no answer, did Ben accidentally press the outgoing call ? Just as I was about to end the phone, suddenly Ben's voice sounded so raucous
"He. help" My heart seemed to pause because Ben's voice was so slow and weak
"What's wrong?" I said in a panic, Ben did not answer, and not long after our call was cut off
I hurriedly pulled over my car and called back to Ben but was not picked up at all. I also decided to slam the steering wheel in the direction of the resto we met earlier without stopping calling Ben's number.
"Thank you dong" Gerutuku without taking his eyes off the streets, why the hell is always like this.
When my car reached the last junction leading to the resto, there was a severe traffic jam. It looks like there was a traffic light accident and suddenly my feelings are not good.
"Oh God! please no" I said as I ran out of the car and tried to get into the crowd in front of me, as well as a thick black smoke in front of the crowd.
I kept praying that this wasn't something I was thinking about, unfortunately what I was thinking really happened. I saw Ben sitting down on the asphalt with his car hitting a traffic light pole, I shut my mouth and immediately ran towards him.
"BEN!!" Shouted me