DEALLOVES
8 | All Wrong Acts

"Ahh, why is it like this anyway??"

Dera can't focus on her work. His mind was still floating everywhere. Especially considering the incident that just happened between him and the CEO at the boutique.

Now Dera did not dare to cross paths with Nanda at all. He always avoids eye contact with Nanda. However, his job requires him to face the CEO constantly. Who is now Nanda's secretary.

Just as he was cursing himself over the incident, he was suddenly startled by a call from one of the other co-workers. The employee said that Nanda had Dera meet him in the CEO's room now.

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"Sorry sir, what's the need?"

"My son needs your help with some of these documents. Can you check this out first?"

"Ah good sir."

Dera received some documents from Nanda.

"Oh yeah Dera, one more. Please rearrange my schedule for tomorrow! You see tomorrow I have a sudden meeting with one of the clients from Singapore. My client told me about it a few hours ago. So please arrange everything! I'll send the details of the meeting to your e-mail."

"Yes sir!"

"Your son is beating me, right?"

"The horror sir."

"Do you know what I said?"

"I understand Sir."

"FLAT!!"

Nanda's emotions were slightly ignited because from earlier Dera kept her head down and answered Nanda's question without looking into his eyes. Nanda stood up from his seat of greatness and began to approach Dera.

"Why are you Dera?" Nanda tried to ask gently.

"Sa... I'm sorry sir." Dera was getting nervous in the same position.

"Why aren't you polite with me?"

"I mean Father?"

"That's it, I talked to you about it but you didn't see me one bit."

"Sorry Mr. Nanda."

As Nanda was already reprimanding him, Dera slowly raised her face trying to look towards Nanda. He doesn't want to make a longer problem with Nanda.

"So what are you really doing? Something wrong with my face?"

"Son... There's no one, sir."

"Continue...???"

"I'm sorry sir. If there is no order from you anymore, now I'm sorry sir!"

"Dera wait! I still have orders for you. Now stay here!"

Dera, who had turned towards the door, came to a halt. Now he could only stand pecking with his nervousness as Nanda held him back to stay in the room.

"Why did Mr Nanda tell me to stay here?"

"Wheel..."

Nanda kept getting closer. One more step Nanda's legs move, it will make both their bodies are no longer spaced apart.

"Sir... What does Mr Nanda want? If Mr. Macem were with me, I would be screaming right now!"

Nanda smiled obliquely, "You think I'm that bad huh?"

"So you're scaring me now."

Nanda held Dera's shoulder gently.

"The hell, horrify me! I just want to apologize for what happened at the store. I could not control myself at that time. So I hope you missed all that. I know you're uncomfortable meeting me because of that."

"Emmm... Ja. Yes Sir."

"Okay, there's no problem anymore, right? So you don't have to be that weird anymore. I'm used to seeing me!"

"Good Sir."

"Now you can go back to your room."

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Dera is having dinner with Al at a cafe not far from the office where Dera works.

"Darling you why is it?"

"Gapapa Al's. Focus on eating."

"Dera, I purposely invited you to meet because I miss you, I want us to talk."

"I..."

"Why Dear? You're all right?"

"So your mama called me again, she kept telling me to keep you away. How am I supposed to do now?"

"You don't have to bother Mom's words. Don't take that."

"Al but you don't know how I feel! You don't know what your mom said to me. How he thinks I upset me. I can't stand all that Al."

Al holds Dera's hand.

"Darling I'm sorry. I'm gonna talk to you, let's not bother you anymore."

"You've always thought everything was easy Al! It really isn't like that."

"I can feel strong because I love you. I believe our love can lose my parents' ego."

"Sampe when is Al? I don't want to expect too much of anything. I know if that hope doesn't materialize, it's gonna hurt a lot."

"Please, you believe me! I'll do anything for the sake of our relationship."