Just A Professional Relationship
Episode Fifteen

Juna drove his car fast under the heavy rain. Though it has been two hours since the completion of filming, but the rain does not seem to subside.

His mind was a little floating. The capital city's gridlock worsened his shock-filled day—whom he was lucky to still be able to handle.

From a distance, Juna can catch a row of cars stuck in traffic. Makes him even more upset because he can not lay down immediately on the mattress.

Finally, he chose to turn around and take an alternate path. Where the distance to be traveled becomes more and more distant. But he did not care, as long as there was no bottleneck he had to face.

Only, Juna did not realize that since then there was someone who was following his car. The figure felt lucky because the person he hunted actually turned to a quieter place.

Juna's car crossed the area on the river bank. Where the left row is filled with heavy equipment that is being left by its owner to rest. The area is in the stage of development— which has not been completed since two years ago.

The stalker stepped on the gas deeply, passed Juna's car, and suddenly stopped. Juna was shocked to death, and spontaneously turned his car to the left. To a place filled with red earth and pebbles. The car stopped too.

The car that suddenly stopped earlier also drove back, approaching the direction of Juna's car fell silent. A man in a pair of perforated jeans, and a leather jacket hoodie covering his head— stepped out

from inside the car.

Juna could immediately know who the person was. And step out in annoyance. No matter what his clothes would be instantly soaked, and turned brown due to the muddy ground.

“It turns out this is the result if people are not brained left to drive,” said Juna. With a cold tone that sucks.

“Much better than people who have no heart,” Axel replied.

Juna laughed a little. “You're pretty soft too, for the size of a thug.” His lips slightly smiled disdainfully. He stood up with a slightly raised face, trying to show that he was much better.

Axel continued to give a vexed look. Of course he didn't come to talk. He impatiently wanted to finish off the figure standing before him.

Without waiting for anything else, Axel braved the rain to deliver an attack. He swung the fist using the right hand, then the left hand, which could still be avoided by the enemy. Instead Juna turned around to attack with a kick of his foot, after avoiding the punch.

Doesn't stop there. Axel back to install the jigsaw. This time it tried to attack with a kick, which was again avoided easily. Even Juna made him fall down by a kick in the back.

Axel's face fell over the puddle, making him slightly choked by the water inside. He also coughed.

At that time, Juna almost stepped on his chest, if he did not relax, rolled on the ground to dodge, before finally getting up.

Axel came running closer. Hugging Juna's waist with both hands while trying to push to knock the man down. But Juna's defense was too strong. He did not fall at all, and instead slammed both elbows towards Axel's back. Then, kick the brown-haired man's face with his left knee. And finish with a kick again in the abdomen.

“I told you, don't interfere in other people's affairs,” said Juna with a threatening tone. “Then I can't control myself. You're not just gonna lose your career. But your life is also.”

Not only did Juna take off his grip, it also pushed Axel's body hard towards the ground. Then stand up while giving a piercing look. “Again, who are you. Suddenly appeared. Act like a hero. Who couldn't even protect himself,” he said, before going towards the car, and disappearing in the rain.

Axel's still laying her bag of muddy ground. His whole body felt pulsating and crazily. With one hand, he blocked the rain that was trying to get into his eyes.

“Sials. I forgot that he is a martial artist.” he said, smiling with a smile. Laughing at himself that looks embarrassing.

Moments later, Juna's last words reappear. For some reason it made him much more bothered compared to the pain from the attack he had received.

Everyone must be thinking, for what he fought like that just for the sake of a woman, who that does not consider him more than a colleague. Nadin has never been seen trying to deepen his relationship with Axel. Because no one knows what makes him have to know the man further.

Not so with Axel. Nindi was not aware that her presence had given the man a deep impression since the first time they met.

All of that happened three years ago, when Axel had just joined Athena's management. And still not being him now.

Axel who used to be quieter, quieter, without any impression of ‘nakal’ at all. He was a kind man who would make everyone praise him. But for the management, such a carrier is considered too ordinary. Axel did not have an aura that made him easily glimpsed by others.

Though Axel's expertise in playing musical instruments, singing, no doubt. In fact, he had created several single— which was the initial reason why management wanted to recruit him.

But all that wasn't enough. Axel was sued more until finally he was ordered to create a character— which is actually not real. It turned out to be a success, despite all the controversy that was caused.

The longer, Axel is getting lulled by the attention he gets thanks to his other ‘diri’. For him at that time, there was absolutely no one who could be conquered. The management praised him for bringing in high profits, and fans adored him for the uniqueness of his character.

However, Axel felt annoyed because of all the women he met, there was one who was not even interested at all to glance at him. He was always proud of his greatness to seduce any woman, but he actually got a look of disgust from Nadin, which had hurt his confidence.

Since then, Axel has not stopped stealing Nadin's attention. From starting to praise, disturb, various ways he did, in hopes to melt the feelings of Nadin. But it's all for nothing.

One day, Nadin who was already at the peak of his frustration, was furious with Axel.

“Do not pretend to be a badboy, deh! When do you want to lie to people? Not tired of constantly being a puppet company like that? Try ngaca! Who has really been fooled all this time. Those people, or you! What is the pride of living behind a kayak mask like that.”

And, the deed also made Axel stop bothering Nadin for a while. But since then he has been unable to stop thinking about her. Not because he felt he had to conquer, but because it was the first time he found a woman like Nadin. And Axel did not want to waste such a person at all. Despite knowing Nadin already had a lover, at least he wanted to always keep his smile never changed with sadness. Like what happened these few days.

“Sorry, Nadin.. Turns out I'm not strong enough..”.