Don't chase me, Beautiful!
Picking Rista Back

As soon as Rista's house heaved a sigh of relief. He put his groceries on the table.

"You've gone home shopping" said Elisha out of the room.

Rista was shocked to hear her mother's voice.

"You why? Like a frightened person" said Elisha.

"Mom, I met Darren."

"Where?"

"On the road near the minimarket."

"Are you guys talking to each other?"

Rista shook his head. "Last afternoon he also came to the restaurant with a beautiful woman. But Darren doesn't know me because I'm wearing a mask" he said.

"Why did you avoid it?"

"I'm not ready to meet him, Mom."

"Mom will not interfere with your heart problems, I just hope you can find a man who loves you very sincerely" said Elisha.

"Yes, Mom. But, I'm really not ready to see him."

"Don't force it, if you're not ready."

"Yes, Mom."

Meanwhile at the hotel, Darren gazed at the city view from the glass of the room window. "Why are you avoiding me?"

The phone rang, Darren answered a call from Clarissa. "Hello, Ma!"

"Darling, when are you coming back?"

"Maybe I'll be back in two days, ma."

"Why is it so long?"

"I found Rista in this town, Ma."

"really? Hopefully you can bring her here again" Clarissa said.

"Hopefully, Ma. Rista ran away from me, probably because she was still hurting me" she guessed.

"After meeting him, apologize" Clarissa advised.

"Yes, Ma."

"Get yourself in there, Mama misses you!"

"Me too, Ma. Good night," said Darren.

"Good night, son." Clarissa hung up.

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Darren very early in the morning invited his personal driver to go around the road where he met with Rista.

"Sir, are you sure we're just walking?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Master, that location is very far from the hotel."

"No problem" Darren said.

The two walked leisurely enjoying the morning air, Darren hoping to meet him.

Almost an hour on foot, Darren deliberately passed through a narrow alley that Rista passed that night.

Luck approached him this time, Darren finally found Rista's residence from the residents around the road the woman had walked last night.

Darren knocked on the door of the house that was crammed with other residents.

Hearing the knocking sound, Rista opened the door as if she wanted to jump when she saw the figure standing before her.

Darren with teary eyes, then hugged the woman in front of him. "I missed you!"

Rista was silent.

The driver who accompanied Darren smiled happily to see his boss meeting his woman.

"Darren.." said Rista.

"Don't go again, I'm sorry!" ogre.

"Rista, who's coming?" Elisha approached his daughter. The middle-aged woman smiled looking at the scene in front of her.

"Do you want to keep doing this?" whispered.

Darren released his embrace, wiping away his nearly dripping tears. He slightly lowered his head saluting Elisha.

"Please enter!" take it to Darren.

"Yes, Bi."

"I'm sorry I made you this way!" darren meant it.

"We apologize for my father's past treatment of hurting Mrs Clarissa" Elisa said.

"Mama and Papa have forgiven your parents' mistakes, Auntie."

"One more time, thank you!" Elisha lowered his head.

"Together, Aunt." Darren smiles.

"Why did you get to this town?" ask Rista.

"I have another business meeting with Papa's friend" Darren replied.

"Who was that woman yesterday?" ask Rista.

"Which woman?" Darren frowned.

Rista grunted annoyedly. "Forgot it!" said ketus.

"Auntie to the back would like to make a drink for you guys, where's your driver?" ask Elisha.

"Call me Darren, Bi."

"Yes, Darren's son."

"The driver on the porch, Bi."

"All right, Auntie's gonna make you a drink. You chat, "Elisha went to the kitchen.

"Rista, which woman do you mean?" Darren was curious.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Rista pursed her lips.

"Wait a minute, don't tell me that you're one of three waitresses in the restaurant wearing a mask" Darren said.

Rista smiled smirked.

"Gosh, so you work there. Why didn't I realize it?" Darren felt cheated.

"I'm sorry!" Rista said softly.

Rista nodded slowly.

Darren watched Rista's face closely, slowly approaching her.

"Ristas!" call Elisha.

Darren heard Rista's name on the call immediately throw his face in any direction.

Rista smiled shyly seeing Darren misbehaving. He also rushed to the kitchen. Before long he brought 2 cups of drinks for Darren and his driver. "This is for you and one for your driver!"

Darren smiled faintly.

Rista serves a cup of tea for driver Darren. "Thank you, Miss!" said the man.

Rista smiled, then returned to the living room to approach Darren.

The man just stared at the drink cup on the table.

"Why? Are you afraid that there are germs?" ask Rista.

Darren shook his head.

"Let me help you drink," Rista grabbed the handle of the cup and pointed it at Darren's mouth.

"It's still hot" he said.

"You blow it!" advice Rista.

"I don't want to blow it," he refused.

"Well then, just wait for it to get cold!" Rista placed the tea cup on the table.

Darren grabbed Rista's hand, "You're back at Arta Fashion, yes!"

"I can't!"

"Why? Do you feel like living here?"

"Not."

"Then, I'm embarrassed to have to come back again" he said bowed.

"I have the right to elect and fire employees. So, you have to go back there!"

"Ware the salary, how?"

"What salary do you want?"

"I am also confused about what salary," he said.

"Don't think about the salary, now you have to go back there. I want to take both of you to eat!"

"So, Mama, you want to take me out to eat with you?" Rista looked stammered at the disbelief of a famous and rich artist like Clarissa taking a meal of herself.

"Yes" Darren replied. "Don't ask too many questions, pack things. We're going back to City A today, too" he said.

"What!"

"Yes, I don't want you to change your mind. Mama told me to go home, too" Darren said.

"Yes, okay. I'll pack up and ask for permission to resign at the restaurant." Rista went to the room and told her mother she was going back to City A.

Darren orders the driver to pick up the car at the hotel to pick him up at Rista's house because he does not want to walk to the inn anymore.

And he also ordered the driver to rent two cars that would take his mother Rista and some of their belongings.

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The next day Darren picks up Rista at his rental home as Rista will apply for resignation at the restaurant where he has been seeking fortune for almost 2 months.

The driver opens the door for Rista and the woman goes down with Darren.

The restaurant employees who saw the arrival of the two were astonished.

"Why is he with that handsome guy?" whispered one of the maidservants who was together with Rista in the VVIP room when Darren and Sisil ate together in the ears of his friend.

"I don't know either, but from the beginning I was suspicious. The man was always staring at Rista," he replied in a whisper.

Rista smiled, then asked, "Is Mr Rion there?"

"There, he's in his room" replied the male employee.

Rista walked towards the restaurant owner's office along with Darren.

Rion is surprised to see Rista coming with the man who booked the VVIP room with special services the other day.

"Good day, sir!" greet Rista smiled.

"Just like that, Rista."

"Please sit!" Rion invited both his guests.

Rista sat down first, he then pulled Darren's hand to sit down as well.

"Can I help you, Rista?"

"I want to resign" he replied.

"Why?" ask Rion.

"Because we're getting married" Darren quickly replied.

Rista patted her forehead with a resigned smile.

"Married? Why didn't you ever say you had a boyfriend?" rion asked in disbelief.

"Because I don't want others to know, it's something very personal and needless to say" Rista gave an answer.

Rion smiled faintly, his hope of having Rista fail.

"Hows it? Can my future wife go home now?" ask Darren impatiently.

"Already, sir," replied Rion. "And this is your salary!" Rion counted Rista's work hours a few days ago and took the money in the drawer and handed it to the woman.

"Thank you, sir." Rista took the money in the envelope and put it in the bag.

"It's over, right? Let's go home now!" take Darren who has moved out of his chair.

"Again, thank you for giving me a job" said Rista.

"Together," Rion smiled.

"Then, excuse me!" pampered. Rista and Darren leave Rion's office.

Darren clasped Rista's fingers and walked to his car. Not to forget Rista also said goodbye to his friends.

"Look at them holding hands!"

"I think the woman he was with ate his lover turned out I was misjudging."

"It's lucky that Rista got a handsome guy like him."

"I'm afraid I'm approaching him!"

Such was the chattering of the restaurant employees when they saw Rista leave.