Love Lanterns
CHAPTER 54 ”Only Mermindu”

Kevin returned to his office feeling happy and peaceful. Talking and explaining everything with Ayunda is a good thing, making them able to accept each other's circumstances and not have to impose desires. Let the love and affection that they have in their hearts as a sense of brotherhood.

Kevin gave his cheesecake to Vina. "This is my favorite food" he said, then entered the room.

Vina looked at the cheesecake before her, she smiled wryly. Vina knew all about Kevin before he became Kevin's secretary, including Kevin and Ayunda's relationship.

Vina's Kevin's younger sister, but they never knew each other. Vina in college really admired Kevin Adhipramana, who had a polite attitude, compassionate, kind and sincere in doing anything. His family can certainly accept the person he likes, if the man is a man who is sincere, loving and polite.

But Vina must be disappointed when she finds out Kevin already has a lover and loves her very much. She's a nice girl from a good family, a family that upholds tolerance for the happiness of others. Learning from the experience of his sister, who let his lover marry the woman of his parents' choice. Vina retreated, moving away without getting to know each other.

But fate makes him meet again, he becomes a secretary of his first love. Restraining the sense that once existed to not look is not something easy, but he must try, even more so when having to meet face to face in the same room.

The feeling he buried in the past seemed to be in vain, his admiration for Kevin grew again over time. One month together, Vina was very familiar with Kevin's life and the habits of the man. Until he finally found out that Kevin was no longer with Ayunda.

But looking at the cheesecake in front of her, Vina stared sadly. Kevin still loves Ayunda. "Even he went by himself to the cake shop to buy it" muttered Vina while storing the cheesecake into the refrigerator.

"It seems like vacationing in Bandung on Saturday tomorrow is not bad" said Vina who without her knowing was heard by Kevin.

"Would you like to go on vacation to Bandung?" ask Kevin, making Vina surprised.

"Sir Kevin, since when are you here?" tanyakanya.

"You haven't answered my question" Kevin replied.

"Akhh yes sir, my nephew called earlier, asked me to visit him" replied Vina nervously.

"I also have plans to go to Bandung. Maybe we can go together" Kevin bargained with a faint smile on his face.

"Not bother Sir. I went to Bandung with my brother" Vina replied politely. Although he really wants to be with Kevin, but he must maintain his attitude and courtesy. "A lot of other times if we are fooled" Vina thought.

"alright. Maybe I'll call you there, if I need anything" Kevin replied.

"Of course Sir. I will be happy to help" Vina replied sincerely.

Kevin smiled, only this time he was long enough to look at Vina's face which turned out to be very sweet when she was nervous like this. His relationship with Ayunda is already good at this time, making Kevin dare to look at Vina who from the beginning he felt something different.

"I'd like to request a report for this afternoon" Kevin said.

"Good Sir. I've prepared" replied Vina, then returned her work shirt.

At Rara's pastry shop, Ayunda sits at the cashier's desk again after enjoying her lunch with Nathan and Mama Mira in Mama Mira's office. After eating Nathan looked exhausted, he laid himself on the sofa in Mama Mira's room and fell asleep there, while Mama Mira returned to the kitchen of her shop, where he had to make his own food cake that no one else wanted to do, even though it was Ayunda.

Ayunda smiled at the woman who greeted him. She knew the woman was one of the employees at the Adhipramana Group, but she was not very familiar. "Sir, thank you for stopping by our shop" Ayunda replied. "I count yes Ma'am" he continued.

Another Adhipramana Group female employee approached her friend who was also surprised to see Ayunda at the cashier table. He who had been jealous of Ayunda was quite happy with this situation.

"I did not expect, a beloved Ayunda secretary Ceo Adhipramana Group must end his career as a cashier at the cake shop" he said, who humbled Ayunda.

"It's a good thing you've never been seen in the company, so you've been fired. What mistakes did you make?" tanyakanya. "You must have teased Mr. Nathan, once he realized your goal was just to want his property, you were immediately fired and ended up here" said the employee again insulting Ayunda.

His voice that was deliberately raised quite seized the attention of other visitors, making them see the Ayunda being talked about. While the store employees were silent, they did not understand what the woman was talking about, because they knew Ayunda was the daughter of the owner of this cake shop.

The voice of the female employees of Adhipramana Group was not only a concern for the people outside, but also a concern for Nathan who was walking towards Ayunda, to tell her little girl that she's going back to the company.

Ayunda just smiled at the words of her office friend, she was not affected by the words that cornered her. "Everything is one hundred and twenty-three thousand five hundred Mbak" Ayunda replied, after he calculated the amount of his office's first friend's groceries.

Seeing that Ayunda did not return the words of the woman who insulted him, the other visitors returned to their original purpose and the shopkeeper returned to serve the customers. Although there are some of them, who want to know the truth, by asking the servant who helped him.

"I just saw the cashier, is it true what the woman said?" ask the customer.

"It's not true ma'am, he's not an employee but the son of the owner of this shop. Coincidentally the cashier who used to keep his mother was sick, so he did not enter and Ms Ayunda who replaced him" explained the employee as is.

"Oh so, it's appropriate that he was very calm to face the person who insulted him. She's a great girl. If I had been angry again" replied the mother, chuckling.

Ayunda counted the actions of her bedmate who had insulted her, "So you did what Ayunda did wrong, until you were banished with Mr Nathan?" the woman asked again, not realizing that Nathan was standing behind Ayunda.

"Who is thrown out?" nathan asked, making the two Adhipramana Group employees in front of him stand trembling, just by hearing his voice, they already knew that it was the leader of Adhipramana Group.

"Mas" reprimanded Ayunda asking Nathan to calm down. He knew Nathan would definitely use his power to get rid of the employee.

"There is no question" asked Ayunda while stroking Nathan's arm standing beside Ayunda.

The two employees could only see in silence, the scene before them. "Everything is ninety-eight thousand rupiahs" Ayunda said after he finished counting.

"Thank you for stopping by our shop" said Ayunda when returning a two thousand rupiah note to the woman in front of him.

The woman accepted it, then said goodbye to Nathan, bowing respectfully.

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