CEO Rescue Me!
CHAPTER 44 – OUT OF THE RITZ, LEON!
“Sorry, how?” Leon tried to cover up his shock by asking.
“Mister can speak Sundanese?”
“Ah yes.. My Sundanese vocabulary is just satur nuhun and punten,” Leon look at the gurgling man without blinking, “How do I pronounce? Is that right_Is it true_?”
“Perfect!” the young man with the hair dye cream gave his two thumbs up.
Kapster and the gleaming man clapped and laughed.
“Great Mister. Later if you want to learn Sundanese here yes, we teach more,” men gurgle blink one eye.
Leon laughs. He can breathe a sigh of relief.
[Alhamdulillah.. fortunately teu kanyahoan_untung not caught_].
Leon walked up to the cashier to pay for his haircut. Walking towards the exit she passed another branded accessories boutique. He is attracted to a handbag, his model looks the same as the one he bought for Layla but is not similar. Leon touched the zipper on the front pocket of the bag. Pendulum zippernya logo letter that became the brand icon but with a smaller size than the main zipper pendulum. Leon's lips pursed thinking about what was wrong with this bag.
[Ah, yes.Layla bag front pocket not wearing zipper but metal buttons with emboss logo letter in the middle]_Leon suddenly remembered. He smiled with satisfaction.
“That’s a new collection from brand XX_ _,” a heavy and seductive female voice sounded behind Leon.
Leon looked quickly. A beautiful woman dressed in a black canal that was like surrounded by fireflies smiled at her. Leon almost laughed seeing her performance in the middle of the day like this. [The fireflies during the day? That's right]_Leon judged in his heart.
“Bonjour Madame_Good day Mistress_,” greet Leon with a friendly smile.
“France_France_?” rita asked with sparkling eyes.
Leon nodded.
“I’m Rita Gunaldi_I Rita Gunaldi_. The owner of The Ritz_The owner of The Ritz_,” Rita reached out her hand.
“I'm Louis Dubois,” Leon uses the French name that comes to mind at the time of writing in the guestbook. Leon did not welcome Rita's hand. He just looked at her. Finally Leon cupped both of his palms to his chest.
Rita showed an offended face. Today his hand was rejected twice by 2 handsome men.
“Sorry, I'm a mysophobia. I did not come into contact with a stranger,” Leon bent his body a little.
Rita looked at him confusedly not understanding with the intent of the speech that the man in front of her.
“OK. Whatever_EGP_..,” Rita flicked her hand, “Can speak Indonesian?”
“Slightly,” Leon smile.
“A long time in Bandung?” Rita started to be friendly again after seeing Leon's smile.
“New 6 months.”
“Business or..?”
“I expatriate for telecom company.”
“Wow,” Rita is getting more and more confident, she is sure the man in front of her is a lonely man. And maybe an adventurer too.
He approached Leon, his fingers touching the tie knot, flicking the tip of his tie just to peek at the brand label behind him. He smiled smugly reading the world brand label on the handsome man's tie in front of him. His hands move to tidy up the tie.
Leon tightened his jaw. He didn't like the touch of this misfortune firefly woman. What Layla said when she knew what she was doing to her husband.
[Anyways, all this is because of Daddy. He gave me this difficult task. For Daddy. For Bramasta. For the sake of Adisti, the woman his sister-in-law loved]_Leon continued to reassure her heart.
Rita is getting brave. His body advanced increasingly attached to Leon's body. Leon was feeling bad. Rita's fingers are on her back collar. Rita took a half step back. His index finger along the shoulder to the chest of his suit. Playing around in front of his pocket.
Leon flabbergasted. He remembered the camera pen he had in his suit. It can be bad if caught. Leon shifted his body to the wallet window. His face was subdued as if he was looking through the wallet displayed there.
“Can you see this one?”Leon originally pointed at the row of wallets.
“Ana.” Rita called her employee. Then he approached Leon again.
The action stops when the employee arrives by taking the storefront key and opening it. Leon smiled thankfully at the officer.
“Which one, Sir_Which one, Mister?” tanyakanya.
“This one,” Leon replied in Indonesian.
The young girl nodded happily. He picked up a long wallet with a simple model of reddish-brown. Leon checked. There is a brand embossan on the inside. Leon doesn't know if it's real or not. Her skin is soft. The thickness and color of the thread make the wallet look luxurious in its simple appearance.
“How much is it?”
It does not matter if he can use a card or electronic transaction. But this time it is a special situation, he is not allowed to use any payment card or electronic transactions.
“That's, Rp 9,750,000,- Mr.”
“OK, I take. Please pack neat yes.”
The girl nodded.
Leon took out a long brown envelope from the inner pocket of the suit. Count some money and give it to the girl.
“It's 10 million. More for you, yes,” Leon smile.
“Thank you very much, Sir,” The girl bent her body.
“Cash?” rita's eyebrows shot up.
“Yupz. It was for a friend's gift. Easier to use cash. There will be no questions from my wife. It is different to paying with a card. There will be long questions that make the head dizzy.”
Rita laughed happily. Then his face was close to Leon's ears, “Come here next time to see me, Louis,” his eyes looked at Leon who was silent and did not understand. Then blink one eye. Leon suddenly shakes in horror.
“Why?” leon asked as he stared at the long nails of the woman before him who was painted silver pearl.
Rita smiled in disbelief at Leon's question, “Because now my husband is here.” Rita whispered while stroking Leon's ear. Leon shook his head violently resisting the woman's hand.
Leon shifts his stand. He was really fed up with these misfortune fireflies. Rita showed me two business cards. One is cream with gold writing and the other is tosca with silver writing.
“This,” Rita brandishing beige colored card, “One that I manage. The clients are the men and women of choice, exclusive. I chose you, Louis. Be proud. There is full private service in it. Young girls or young men will be ready to serve you whenever you need.”
He slipped a beige card in the front pocket of Leon's shirt. Leon widened his eyes in surprise.
“And this,” Rita brandished a tosca colored card, “It's my husband's business. My husband's nightlife business is one of the biggest and best in Batam. Go to Batam. Say my name to the bartender there, then you will get VIP.” service
Leon just smiled. Not nodding or shaking.
“OK, thanks for everything_Alright, thanks for everything_,” he walked towards the foyer, where the reception was located.
A handsome, light-skinned man leaned against the arched wall, observing the interaction between Rita and Leon while side-scaping. His face was smiling small. He looked at Leon. Nodding his head at Leon then walked over to where Rita was standing. Leon felt he had seen the man's face but forgot where he had seen it.
“Hai Darling.” the man kissed Rita's cheek.
Leon shrugged his shoulders.
Leon's footsteps felt light leaving the place. The burden seemed to lift from his body. His body feels lighter. A small paper bag that read The Ritz swung in his hand. Opened the car door and entered the car. When he was about to move the gear, suddenly the main door of The Ritz fell open. The man who was peeping Rita's cheek looked directly at Leon. Staring sharp. Half ran towards him.
“Wait, Sir_Wait, Tuan_!”
Leon mengcelos [Duh Gusti_Ya Lord_.. kunaon yeuh_why nih_? Aya naon deui_There is another_. Weh kitu_Kabur aja gitu_?]
The man leaned over the window next to the steering wheel. He started to knock on his window.
[So fast, has my disguise been blown away?] leon's hands and nape were sweating coldly. Some more!
Small Note:
Mysophobia is a condition that makes people tend to easily feel disgusted and afraid of germs.