HATE Before LOVE
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Again his actions and desires betrayed his own words, yet dry he uttered that he would not be affected by the sweet scent of Elif, but his feet had already stepped to the door, opening a little door leaf was only to breathe the sweet and fresh aroma that emanated from Elif.

Teddy frowned at the sight of his boss's sharp nose sticking out from behind a door that opened very little. He looked at the table where Sonya was explaining something to a girl who was listening very seriously. Then look back at the trunk of his boss' nose that is still poking like a pimple on the face.

"Sir!" Teddy's voice made Ardan gasp in shock and pushed the door so tightly that it hit his own nose and also caused a rowdy sound.

"Aackh! Fuck Teddy, you're making me surprised." Maki Ardan, re-opened the door as he passed towards his desk. He rubbed his nose which felt pulsating.

"Are you okay, sir?" teddy's voice was still heard by Sonya as well as Elif before the man closed the door.

"That was Mr. Teddy, Mr. Ardan's right hand, he was as cold and as annoying as Mr. Ardan.ups!" Sonya immediately shut her mouth, realizing that her mouth sometimes speaks too much.

Elif smiled understandingly. "Will Mr. Ardan be hard on me, Ma'am?" elif asked, a little worried about the work patterns and attitude of the boss in the future.

"That's it, Mr. Ardan is annoying, cold, too many rules are made unilaterally by him, but behind all his attitudes, he's a very disciplined and responsible person and also good." obviously Sonya.

"What's it like, ma'am?"

"Ah hard to explain, later you will know for yourself."

Elif mangosteen, did not force further for Sonya to tell about Ardan, there is another thing that is more important for her to learn, namely the work that will later become her responsibility.

"Eh, but you don't tell anyone about me just saying Mr. Ardan sucks, yeah." Sonya Pinta.

"When did Miss Sonya say Mr. Ardan sucks?" Elif asked, as if he had not heard anything Sonya said to him.

Meanwhile, in the CEO's room, Ardan looked at the red nose shaft on the mobile phone screen. "Why the hell should you surprise me like that, Ted?! Are you tired of living?!"

"Sorry sir, I myself am also surprised to see only your nose as if peering behind a door slit."

"You think my nose has eyes!" Ardan clucked in annoyance. "Aren't you smelling that scent, Ted?"

Oh my God, that smell again!

"Sorry sir, what scent?"

"You why is this so senile? The smell I've been looking for the past few days! The smell is sweet and fresh. Akhs! When you didn't kiss her? Time's the only one who smells this scent?"

"I'm sorry sir, I think so." replied Teddy.

"So you're saying, my smell is problematic?"

"Not sir, maybe my smell is problematic. I'll go back to the ENT doctor for further examination."

Let it be, than the matter of this scent there is no solution.

"Yes better be. You know, I finally found the source of that scent!"

Praise Tuhaaan!

"Really, Sir? So where's the source of the scent, sir?"

"The woman who was with Sonya. His name is Elif, he's gonna replace Sonya."

"Then, I'll ask what brand of fragrance oil he wears, so you can get it too, so there's no need to hide behind the door again, sir."

"Good! Brilliant idea." Ardan grinned. "Do now!"

Teddy nodded.

"Ah one more, tell Herdi I accept Elif to work, immediately hand over the draft contract of work for him to me."

Teddy understood very well that if his boss asked for a draft to be given to him, it meant that there would be some points to be replaced and maybe there would be some points added at will.

"Good Sir."

"And one more, for all the activities of the day, include Elif. I want him to start learning from now on what he has to learn while doing his duties outside the office."

Ah, just tell me you want to keep inhaling the scent that only you know it.

"Good Sir."

Teddy came out of Ardan's study, sniffing his nose in all directions, leaving Sonya and Elif astonished. Teddy even sniffed around the table where Sonya and Elif were.

Uh, why is this guy? Sonya Inner.

What anyway? What else is tracking bombs? Inner Elif.

Strange, it's been this close but I don't smell that scent! Inner Teddy.

After enough to make Sonya and Elif throw each other a look of wonder, Teddy re-enforced his body. The cold attitude returned and cynicism re-shaded him.

"You, come with me now. There are some important questions you need to answer right away" Teddy was shown to Elif and then passed.

Sonya immediately told Elif to hurry to follow Teddy.

They went into Teddy's office. The room was not as big as Ardan's.

"I'll ask you directly. You have to answer that very honestly." Teddy said very seriously.

"Good Sir." Facing Teddy was even scarier than the interview with the CEO this morning. The cold aura is even more pronounced on the CEO's right hand than on the CEO himself.

"You... use what brand fragrance oil?"

HUH! What was the question just now? Fragrant oil brand? Seriously! Is this someone else joking or what?

"Ma-sorry sir, the brand of perfumed oil?"

"Yes! Honestly answer!"

"Sa-I never use perfume." Elif answered him despite feeling strange. Really weird.

"Then, what kind of bath soap are you wearing? The shampoo? Body lotions? Tonic hair? Perfume clothes when washing clothes? And smell the clothes while ironing? Do you have a special brand for all that?" Teddy asked even with a very serious facial expression.

"I.. only use brands that I usually buy in minimarket and sometimes I buy it in a small shop next to the house. No special brands, sir. I never only use one brand, I often change brands according to the money I bring when shopping."

I swear, this is the strangest important question of my entire life!

"You're not lying to me, are you?" ask Teddy full of questions.

"No sir, I answered very honestly."

This is a strange question, God.

"Well, if you're lying, I'll sanction you."

Apaaaa sihih! Shouted Elif in his heart.

"You can go back to your desk now."

Elif immediately came out of Teddy's room next to Ardan's room, he was immediately asked a question by Sonya and Elif clearly explained in a soft voice like Sonya's soft voice asking.

"Well, is that the question? He said some important questions?" Sonya wonder.

"I'm confused too. Mr. Teddy asked as if my answer was the determinant of the continuation of my life. I don't know where it matters either."

Shortly thereafter, Teddy exits his room, approaching Sonya's desk with a flat expression on his face.

"Did you smell something sweet but fresh?" ask Teddy suddenly.

Elif shaking.

"No Sir. Here just smelled the aroma of the room as usual."

Teddy grunting.

"But sir, Elif is not ready for the meeting. There's still a lot Elif has to learn."

Teddy looked at Sonya with a sharp look, both his hands going into his pants pocket.

"If you want to argue, just do it in front of Mr. Ardan" said Teddy then passed.

Sonya instead panics herself, if Elif fails, then Sonya will have to wait again to get her replacement soon, while she already doesn't have much time left. He only has two months to train the man who will take his place.

"Calm down, Ma'am, don't panic. Just tell me what I have to do."

***

Ardan leaned his head, his eyes closed. This was the first time Teddy had seen Ardan so calm and comfortable through a central rearview mirror. Even when in a state of fatigue, Ardan always forced himself to open work documents, reply to emails, answer the phone and so forth as if the time he had to complete the work was only that day. But this time, Ardan did not open the phone at all, what else is reading the work documents.

He glanced at the Elif sitting next to him, the girl looked awkward, a little nervous but could control herself to stay calm, even though the look in her eyes could not hide the worry.

When the meeting started, Elif calmly and deftly pulled out the laptop and also a recording device to type and also record all conversations at the meeting. It was taught briefly and concisely by Sonya.

Ardan will ask for the results of the meeting to him, therefore, in addition to directly typing the important things in the business conversation, Sonya also had Elif record in anticipation if things were to be missed. Ardan was quite impressed with the speed with which Elif typed. Elif didn't even look nervous at all, like he had long been Ardan's secretary. The girl did not look troubled at all.

Really far from thinking Ardan who thought that Elif would be very nervous, and so nervous he would not be able to work on the minutes of the meeting so Ardan would nag him, suppress his mentality. But if Elif is that calm, and can do his job well on his first day that has absolutely no experience, how can Ardan make the girl depressed even on her first day of work.

All right, let's see at the next meeting. Can you do meeting notes in Japanese. Haha!

***

Ardan was really made to not believe the results of the minutes of the meeting that Elif sent by email. Three meetings that have been carried out, one of which is a Japanese client who does not speak Indonesian at all, the meeting took place with a language that is mixed between Japanese and English, but Elif can write down all the important points very well and neatly.

He sees Elif sitting with Teddy at the same table not too far from his desk at a fancy restaurant. At lunchtime, the restaurant is quite crowded. Not just a lunch break for the three of them, but Ardan also had to fulfill the request of the mother to meet a beautiful girl child from one of her mother's socialite friends.

A beautiful woman came, wearing a pink sweet dress with exposed shoulders, featuring a perfectly beautiful collarbone. While smiling, a dimple appeared on his left cheek.

"Hi, sorry to keep you waiting" said the woman. "I'm Bella." she stretched out her hand.

Although reluctant, but for the sake of politeness Ardan welcomed the hand for a brief handshake. After making small talk that didn't interest Ardan at all, they started ordering food. Ardan ordered the steak while Bella ordered the Salad for the lunch menu. Not to forget the orange juice as a complement to the salad menu.

"No sugar, yes." Bella's message to the waitress.

Huh! Diet enthusiast!

Ardan looked towards the other table, Elif was devouring a large piece of meat into his mouth, right in front of the busy Teddy in front of the laptop screen.

Bella again tells the story of her life, her position as the youngest child who is always spoiled by her parents.

Again Ardan saw Elif, the girl was chewing full in her mouth. He was reminded of a short life background story told by Elif this morning. Without Ardan realizing it, he compared Elif who lives as a fighter with Bella who always whines when she wants something from her parents. Plus Ardan so accomplished seeing Bella who intermittently tidied her hair, even though there was nothing wrong with her long and straight hairdo.

Ardan immediately pulled out his phone, and wrote a short message to someone.

Another time, Teddy's phone vibrated, showing a notification of a short message he had just received from Ardan.

//Replease get me off this woman.//

//Good Sir.//

Teddy quickly tidied up his laptop.

"Towal food. We're leaving now." Teddy said.

"Now Sir? But it's not over yet."

"Oh please spend, your work time will also run out after this." Teddy.

"Okay sir, I'm done."

Goodbye to the flesh.hiks!

Teddy and Elif come to the table where Ardan is listening to Bella tell him about her life like the perfect princess.

"Sorry to bother you, sir, but our client from Russia asked for the meeting to go forward, so fifteen more minutes we should have arrived on the scene." Said Teddy.

Elif tried to remember the schedule today that Sonya had given before leaving the office earlier. This luncheon meeting is the last schedule this afternoon. There are no scheduled meetings with clients from Russia. Or Elif who is not careful to read the schedule given Sonya?

"Ah so apparently. All right, we're leaving now. Sorry Bella, I can't keep you company. Excuse me. Good day." Ardan got up just like that and left the table, completely indifferent to the disappointed look on the beautiful woman. Teddy goes to the cashier to pay for all the orders today, even for food that hasn't come to Ardan and Bella's table.

In the car, Ardan immediately took a deep breath, stealing the breath of the Elif scent which (really) somehow made him very calm and comfortable even in the slightest condition of himself.

"We go to an ordinary restaurant, I'm hungry" Ardan said with his eyes closed.

"Good Sir."

Then why didn't you eat there? And aren't we going to have a meeting with a client from Russia? Wait, let me check again the schedule given by Miss Sonya earlier. There are no scheduled meetings with clients from Russia today. So what did that mean? Hiks, my food was delicious.

***

By late afternoon, they were back at the office. Sonya immediately stood up from her place as soon as she saw Ardan coming. The man enters his room followed by Teddy. Elif was sitting next to Sonya.

"How was the meeting? Are you having trouble? Must be Mr Ardan making it difficult for you, right? But you're okay, right? Did he nag you?" Sonya panicked as well.

"Silence Ma'am." Elif chuckles. "It doesn't seem that hard. I can handle it. Paka Ardan also did not complain at all with the minutes I made. But neither did he praise, he just kept quiet reading it."

"really? Oh Thank goodness." Sonye rubbed his chest, as if a heavy burden evaporated and disappeared from his life. "Then during a meeting with a client from Japan, can you follow him?"

Elif nodded with a smile. "The meeting went well today."

"Well, you're great! It's not wrong Mr. Herdi and Mr. Gavin recommended you. Mr. Ardan must now be stuck with his own rules. During this time he considered workers who are not university graduates are unlikely to have good work skills. But you came to break all his theories."

"Thank you Ma'am, hopefully I can learn even better."

"It can."

The door to Ardan's room opened, Teddy came out of there and asked Elif to come inside.

Ardan had been waiting for him by sitting on the couch, not on his big chair. A document opens on the table.

"Sit down and read your contract well." Ardan's orders to Elif.

Without saying, Elif obeyed and did as Ardan commanded.

Shortly after there was a change in expression on Elif, he repeated reading one of the points that made him not understand.

"Sorry sir, what does point 3 mean? Will I work 24 days for 7 days?"

"Yes. That's right."

"How about a holiday?"

Ardan grinned. Staring at Elif with a snide. "You hear that Ted? Nothing has been asked about the holidays. What do you think, Ted, is it possible for someone like this to serve as my secretary?"

"I think there are still many people who need work more seriously."

"Sorry sir, it's not that I don't need a job, instead I'm not serious. But I'm just asking, isn't every employee entitled to a day off?" elif.

"You heard it was Ted, who had just been to a meeting one day, but had been talking about rights."

"I'm sorry, sir, I'm just asking." replied Elif.

Whether brave, whether stupid, he can protest with the rules made by Mr. Ardan.

"All right, I'll answer. You'll still have a day off, if I tell you to take a day off. If you want to have the perfect day off, please leave this building now. But if you're still going to continue working here, there's no need to protest at what else to question the rules I'm making."

Right Madam Sonya, this guy sucks. So where's the good side? But the salary offered is very large, I will not wait a long time to be able to collect fees for the operation of Dad with a salary of this size. All right, you can Elif. 24/7 won't kill you.

Elif picked up the pen located next to his contract letter, then signed the contract letter as written proof he agreed to all regulations along with the rights and obligations listed on each sheet in the employment contract letter.