HATE Before LOVE
Fill an emotional heart.

During the meeting, Elif often stole a glance at Gavin who was presenting an innovation development of folding computer project led directly by Gavin, without Elif noticing a pair of eyes watching him. An eye that can make everyone submit without rebutting, that can make everyone afraid, an eye that can knock anyone down without having to touch it. Did the owner of that pair of eyes have to take down Gavin just because he felt he was starting to be unwilling?

In the middle of the presentation, Ardan suddenly raised his hand as a sign that whatever activity happened must stop.

"Are you sure that the innovation you designed won us over in the market?" ask Ardan. As usual, Ardan was always cold, charismatic, and intimidating.

"Of course, sir." Gavin answered confidently. "Me and the team have done a lot of research to develop this innovation."

Elif to think, could it be that Ardan has two personalities? Because he is completely different from the figure of Ardan in the cafe earlier. Okay, even though the one in the cafe is just a public fraud, but if indeed he really does have a genuine nature that cold, it will be difficult for him to play the show as soon as it was.

"And you're sure it'll work?"

"Very sure, sir." said Gavin.

Although Gavin and Ardan were basically childhood friends, Gavin's position in the company remained subordinate to Ardan. In formal activities like this, Gavin will of course be professional as it should be subordinate to his superiors. If indeed they met not in the interaction about work, then Gavin will behave like a friend. And Ardan doesn't mind at all.

"Well, if you're so sure and so confident." Ardan stood up so suddenly that everyone inside was astonished and also stood up. "I'll give you two weeks to prove it, if in two weeks there's no significant change, be prepared to pursue a career elsewhere."

Everyone was of course surprised by the statement or perhaps rather a warning to Gavin. To his surprise, this was the first time Ardan had behaved like that to Gavin. Everyone knows that Ardan and Gavin are close friends, then Gavin's performance was very good and never disappointed. With what happened just now made everything in the meeting room assume that the two friends were in trouble.

And just wait until the meeting is over, people leave the room, gossip will soon crowd every surface in the building.

Gavin was quite surprised by Ardan's attitude. He never shot Gavin like this. Even if there was a performance Gavin did not like, Ardan would rather talk about it than give him such a warning in front of many people. What the hell's going on?

Teddy and Elif walked silently behind Ardan's wide back. Even though his lips were silent, but the voice inside the Elif's head could not remain silent at all.

Elif hit Ardan on the head from behind with the laptop he was carrying and yelled at him for what he had done to Gavin earlier. Clutching the man's collar while shaking his body until it makes Teddy overwhelmed to release Elif. Not stopping there, Elif also clawed the jaw overgrown with fine hair with his nails.

"What are you daydreaming about?" A voice resuscitates Elif from his barbaric image to finish off Ardan.

Ardan stopped walking and stood looking at Elif with his sharp gaze.

"T-nothing" replied Elif.

"Follow me into the room." he said as he passed.

Elif put his laptop on his desk while Sonya was receiving a phone call in the name of insurance. Then Elif entered Ardan's study where a cold aura pierced him to the bone.

***

"You must be wondering why I did that to Gavin, right?" guess Ardan, he didn't even see Elif when he said it.

"Yes." Yeah." Elif answered without hesitation.

"Because I don't like the way you look at it during the meeting." replied Ardan very clearly while closing the document he just finished signing, then gave it to Teddy.

"What?" Elif frowned.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't do it because I was jealous. Even now you're not my type."

Holy hooch! Does he think everyone likes him? He's not my type either! Omel Elif in his heart.

"You have to remember, everyone knows you're my future wife. Which means you have to be careful to watch your mouth, your behavior, even the way you look at Gavin." Ardan. There was no smirk or a faint smile on that face. Only the seriousness and dislike expression was visible there.

"I don't like being gossiped about. In this case, if you just keep looking at Gavin with a longing look like that, people will immediately make me, you and Gavin as good gossip material, and I'll be compared to Gavin. That doesn't please me at all."

"Then fool everyone with this charade, does it please you?"

Teddy immediately threw a sharp glare at Elif.

Ardan raised one eye eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" ask Ardan.

"You can execute anything and anyone that makes you unhappy. You can also do whatever is fun for you without thinking of anyone else!"

"Diffuse!" Teddy reprimanding Elif.

"Let it, Ted, I want to hear what Miss Elif's heart is" Ardan said.

"So you're sorry?"

"Of course!" elif said strongly. Fortunately Ardan's room was soundproofed.

"You can make a scenario that really convinces everyone, my mother, my sister, maybe even my father, and the best friends of my life. And you enjoy it, because it makes you happy. But you don't think about how you've ruined my life."

"Destroying your life? Me?" Then Ardan laughed sarcastically.

"Yes You. Aren't you thinking how it will be after all this charade ends? Who's gonna be the subject of the mockery? Not you, but me and my family. And do you think my relationship with Dad will be peaceful? Of course not, Dad will hate me even more. And my friends? They will also hate me because I have lied to them. I will lose everything, the trust of my mother, sister, friends. Oh, I'll only get one thing for sure, which is my father's absolute hatred." Elif let out his annoyance after he held on with all his might, with a breath he was rough because of his emotions.

"Well, you're so ungrateful, yeah. I helped your father."

"helpful? No. You're not helping, you're just doing the thank you thing! If indeed you are a generous person and sincerely help others, You will not take the opportunity for Your own benefit. You know I need a fee, which is where a person like me would not earn a sum of money quickly, even if I had to sell myself. Then you give me a choice, accept a deal or let my sister be an orphan and my mother be a widow." I don't know why tears are dripping. It hurts so much. But quickly Elif wiped those tears. "What's that you call, helping?"

Ardan remained silent.

Same with Teddy. There was a feeling of salute to her for the girl who stood up bravely voicing her dislike for Ardan. Where everyone hides their dislike for Ardan and gives a fake smile and then talks about Ardan in the back as an annoying and arbitrary boss.

Seeing how slapped Ardan with all the emotional words delivered without trepidation by Elif, Teddy was very sure after this he would get a new task.

"Are you going to fire me after this? No need to bother, I resigned!"

"What?" Ardan frowned.

"Yes. I'll take care of all the expenses you've incurred for my Dad. I'll also pay the penalty because I resigned before my probation expired."

"Do you know how much you're gonna pay?"

"Know! I will still pay him despite the life of the stakes!"

Teddy to shake his head with Elif's decision.

"Elif, do you hate me that much?"

"Yes!" elif answered loudly, then with wide footsteps half-kicked, Elif walked out of the room.

"You're with that, Ted? He hates me and he says it out loud. Whoa!"

"Then will you fire him or accept his resignation, sir?"

"Of course not both!" Ardan sighed. "I have to break it."

Teddy. In history, perhaps this was the first dumbfounded expression on Teddy's stiff face.

"You want to melt Elif's heart? You, Sir?"

"Yes. Have you ever seen another woman who's been acting like me?"

"Never was there one."

"Tied! I seem to like it."

"Sorry Sir? Elif you mean?"

"Did any other woman dare say she hated me but Elif?"

"Sorry sir, I'm just surprised." My God, the big lady should know this. Madam will definitely give thanks 30 days and 30 nights.

"Ted, I have a new assignment, investigate all the background on Elif. Find out also how his relationship with his father, what causes his father to hate Elif so much, I'm sure there's a story behind all that hatred. Find out who the ex-Elif named Dimas is."

"Good Sir."

I've guessed.

"And what was the task I told you before? About Elif and Gavin?"

"Oh, here's the paperwork you need." Teddy gave me another map of his hand. Map containing all information about Elif and Gavin's relationship. And it turns out that the contents were only limited to senior and junior kaka during Gavin's college first. There's nothing special. Yeah, maybe for Ardan, but not for Elif.