HATE Before LOVE
Elif Decision.

It's just a matter of days for Sonya to be in the company. He will completely give up his work to Elif. Not willing to give up the job he loves. Although his boss is annoying and has a lot of rules, but Sonya knows, Ardan is actually a good person. He just hasn't met the right person yet.

But now Sonya is convinced, Elif is the right person to accompany her superiors, and vice versa.

Ting!

The sound of the elevator door opening, Elif walked out from there to his desk which was right in front of the door of Ardan's workspace.

"Elyph? Why are you in?" ask Sonya. "You just recovered. You still have a lot of rest."

"But my parents didn't know I had just come out of the hospital" replied Elif as he sat quietly in his chair.

"Yes, but your parents know you're Mr. Ardan's future wife, just say you're lazy to the office, your parents will understand."

Elif chuckled, "They'll get more suspicious, because laziness is not me."

"Duhh, yes, yes you know who is diligent, until make Mr. Boss klepek-klepek. Haha. Uh, by the way, where's Mr Ardan? You're not with him?"

"No, Mr. Teddy sent me an email this morning, my new jobdesk, I don't have to do that ART work anymore."

"of course! It's crazy for Mr. Ardan to still have you do those tasks. But that's not what I meant." Sonya turned away from her computer screen. "Sir Ardan knows you're recovering, didn't Mr Ardan pick you up?"

Elif smiled faintly, "Pak Ardan didn't know I was coming to work today."

"What's? You're not fighting anymore, are you?"

"You don't want to know or you want to know." Goda Elif's.

"Oh Elif, I'm serious! You know the last time you fought, you ended up in that bathroom!"

"Calm down, calm down, ma'am, nothing like that will happen again. Because I have this!" Elif took out a small spray bottle filled with turbid liquid.

"What's that?" Sonya frowning.

"The solubility of red cayenne pepper, onion and pepper that I made myself" Elif said with great pride in the weapons of his creation.

They laugh too.

"Eh but yes, I really salute you" said Sonya.

"Wrap 'cause I made this liquid?"

"No! But because you managed to subdue people as thick as Mr. Ardan."

"Really?" Elif laughed rusingly.

"Really! I'm not lying. Before Mr. Ardan, I became secretary to Mr. Demir, he was very friendly and kind and warm to all his employees. Very different from Mr. Ardan. Every time Mr. Ardan comes to take care of this tender and that, it's a month or two, all the staff are always complaining because he's really like a workaholic robot, there's no rest, rigid, rigid, it sucks, there's a lot of rules, and the attitude is always cold, there's nothing friendly."

Elif.

"And we complained even more when we found out Mr. Demir retired and was replaced by Mr. Ardan. He immediately made many rules, many took unilateral decisions, some also in PHK."

"DATE?"

"Yes, but Mr. Ardan is very sporty. He gives severance twice as much as the severance that should be. And people who are in PHK are people who are indeed it's time to retire. So I think the severance given is very large and more than enough. Mr. Ardan also directly acquired several companies."

"Oh yeah? Is there anyone in PHK also from the company he acquired?"

Sonya nodded. "Most employees are over the age of 45. And like the others, Mr. Ardan gives severance twice as much as the severance package should. It could be rich all of a sudden?"

"Suddenly rich? How can people in PHK get rich all of a sudden?"

"Look, let me give you an example. For example, for example, A work has been more than 10 years, the severance payable should be 20 million, but the same Pak Ardan made a policy by doubling it to 40 million! So it's like getting a windfall isn't it?"

Elif's mind was no longer focused on Sonya's talk about sudden wealth. His mind immediately remembered the story of his father, the reason why his father could be exposed to PHK because there was a large company that acquired the contractor company where his father worked and only a few hours were acquired, because there was a large company that acquired the company, the head of the large company also immediately gave PHK to some people who are considered unproductive and who are over 45 years old!

"If I'm in PHK with a severance-"

"Sir," Cut the Elif suddenly. "How long has Mr Ardan been CEO here?"

"Hmmm, not too long ago. It doesn't seem like three months either. Why?"

"Do you know what companies are being acquired?"

"of course. The list is in the archive room."

Without further ado Elif rushed straight towards the archive room that was behind their desk.

"Elif why?"

***

Inside the archive room, Elif's heart was racing, irregular. All the mixed flavors create an erratic taste. There is fear, there is worry, there is anxiety. Until finally Elif arrived at a shelf, right in front of him a binder said:

...Acquisition Reports...

While adjusting his breath, swallowing the saliva with great difficulty, Elif took out the binder. Open it up and read it, looking for a list of companies that have had these MD Group Company companies acquired.

Elif touched his index finger to trace some names from the list of companies listed on the paper. Until he stopped, his breathing was restrained, his eyes were bought. The name of the contracting company Yanuar worked for was there as one of the acquired companies. Elif flipped over the documents again. Arrive at the list of names of people with GHG. And of course the name Yanuar is there.

Elif slumped, his legs unable to stand.

***

Ting!

Ardan and Teddy walked out of the elevator. Unlike previous days where the cold aura of Ardan faded even the entire employees barely recognized their changing CEO. Now, it's like coming back after a long time lost. A cold aura emanated from the glare of Ardan's eyes that were staring intently unfriendly. Lips without a smile. The sturdy and elegant steps that moved his body entered into his room without returning a good morning greetings from Sonya.

Sonya asked Teddy, but immediately he buried his desire to see how Teddy was eleven twelve with Ardan.

Must be fighting again. Surely! Mr. Ardan is as hideous as ever. I have to say Elif-I

Uncompleted Sonya with a voice in her heart, Elif had already walked out of the file room first. His eyes were wet, his face was full of disappointment and sadness. His hand carried a binder.

"E-en-if? You okay?" Sonya was shocked and anxious.

"Has he come?" ask Elif. Chilly.

"Who? Mr Ardan?"

"Yes! Who else?"

"Already."

Without giving any explanation to Sonya, with long strides and rushes like Elif soldiers towards Ardan's study. The girl did not even bother knocking on the door.

"Oh my God, what is this? Why is the aura cold this morning?"

Inside the room, Ardan did not look so surprised by the presence of Elif who entered without knocking on the door. Ardan even continued his work checking some documents that had been presented on his desk.

"What's wrong?" the question was cold without seeing Elif.

BRACKET!

Elif placed the big binder on top of the document he was checking.

"What's this?" ask Ar and without expression.

"This is a list of the companies you've acquired and a list of people you've phk unilaterally without giving them a choice even to sue you they can't, because you threatened they wouldn't give them severance rights. You remember?"

"Then?" asked Ardan coldly.

"Then?" Elif raised her eyebrows. "It turns out you've been like this a long time, huh? Don't give people any choice but to accept what you're offering."

Ardan grunting.

"Don't know how many people have lost their jobs because you gave them one-sided GHG? How many heads of families have to lose their livelihoods just because you consider them unproductive or just because they're over 45?"

"Do you also know I've given them more severance than they should have?" Ardan stood up, buttoning his suit stepped slowly closer to Elif. "With that money they can open any business they want, no longer a slave to the company. Shouldn't they be grateful?"

"You should also think, not everyone has the same thoughts as you! There are some of them who prefer to work as employees, get a salary every month to support his wife's children, send their children to school."

"You know? That's none of my business. That's their problem. I've given them more rights than they should have received, that's already very good, isn't it?"

"You're really selfish Ardan!"

Ardan chuckles. "Listen, I gave them the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, I gave them free capital and you said I was selfish? Whoa!"

"Do you know, maybe some people could be losing their dreams!"

"I don't understand how someone who makes money loses a dream?" Ardan laughed cynically.

"Me! I lost my dream!"

"What does this have to do with you?" Ardan.

"Because one of the people you're one-sided with is my father!" Elif's voice rose, unable to hold back the emotions that were stirring in his chest.

Silence caught them both. A look of disappointment pierced Ardan. While Ardan was stunned inevitable.

"So you're the one who doesn't care about other people's business? You're the one who thinks all the things you can buy with money? That right?"

"Not that, it's not that..." Ardan approached Elif, and Elif moved backwards.

"You want me to choose, don't you? Am I going to continue this or end it?"

Ardan shakes. "I beg you not to make decisions in this kind of emotion" Ardan said.

"No, this is a good time. I want to end all this drama!"

Just then, Teddy came in. He already knew something was going on inside Ardan's workspace because Sonya told him that it seemed Elif was angry about something concerning the company that had been acquired.

"Sorry sir, Miss Elif,"

"Don't call me Miss!" Jerky Elif.

"There's Mr. Yanuar in the lobby right now" Teddy said, unconcerned by the Elif's clasping. "It seems Mr. Yanuar is not in a good mood, sir."