My bodyguard is a Handsome Bum
Tension in the meeting room

"Patience!" Van opened the door. It turned out that Miranda had come with all sorts of tentengan in her hands.

"Si-please come in," said Van as if nothing happened.

Miranda came in and asked where Lara was.

"He's in the bathroom."

Suddenly Mira squinted her eyes at Van.

"W-what's wrong Miss Miranda you see me like that?"

"No, I'm just gonna ask you're a normal guy, right?"

"uh? Of course why?"

"It's okay," Mira still watches Van from head to toe. Why are his hands covering his trunk behind his pants? Uh don't-don't?

Mira immediately glared and scouted Van. "Hey you didn't mess with Miss last night? You don't do weird things, do you when she sleeps?"

"Just calm! I wouldn't dare to do it— unless he provoked me first."

"Heh what are you saying!" Omel Miranda's.

"No-no... Why are you so bad! If it's so fierce, you can find it hard to find a girlfriend!"

"Here you go, now that I'm going to see Miss, you please heat up this sandwich for us to have breakfast!"  Mira gives the sandwich to Van and leaves.

**

After preparing Lara, Van and Mira have breakfast together at the dinner table enjoying the sandwich that Miranda brought earlier.

"It's delicious! You know best that I like tuna sandwiches" said Lara.

"My mom made it when she found out you asked to bring breakfast."

"Mrs Jah is the best!" Praise Lara.

Meanwhile, Van with his innocent gaze even continued to look at the sandwich he was holding. So this is how breakfast feels? Her inner speech. For Van, the moment of eating at the dining table together is an unusual thing, especially her who has been living a few years so homeless.

Lara who was sitting next to Van saw her bodyguard silent and immediately reprimanded him. "Van why don't you eat?"

"Oh no Miss, this is me eating," Van then ate the sandwich. "It's delicious" he said with a happy face.

Lara was happy to see it. I don't know what she's thinking, but just by seeing the man beside me eating happily my heart just feels good.

"What a son?" said Lara.

"Yes," replied Van as he chewed.

Geez, what if again eating like this looks adorable at all? I wanted to bribe her, Lara thought as she looked at the Van that was eating.

On the other side Miranda who was sitting looked at the two of them as if she felt like she was just a mosquito. "Ehem!"

"Oh yes Mira sorry yes, we—"

"No problem, I know you two are getting closer. But more importantly I want to ask you about last night's events, how's the chronoligism actually going?"

Van also told Miranda about the incident last night as much detail as possible.

"Then, after they lose?"

"I called the police and left in a hurry to bring Miss Lara who passed out here."

"And then you called me to bring Doctor Yose to your apartment?"

"So last night Doctor Yose came?" Ask Lara who just found out. Lara felt bad because she had troublesome Van and Mira.

"It's okay Miss Lara, me and Miss Mira don't feel like you bother at all!"

"That's right, the important thing is that you survive, and we must immediately find out the mastermind behind all these terror and attacks. I'm afraid that if we don't act soon, it's going to endanger Miss Lara and the people around her."

"You're right Miss Miranda." But so far there is no information from the police about the investigation. Van believes that the person behind the attack last night must not be a random person and he knows Van. Looks like he wants to play hide-and-seek with me huh? Van grinned slightly, as if he already had the name of the suspect.

**

Arriving at Miracle Lara straight to the meeting room. Today there is indeed a schedule of company evaluations conducted every two weeks. In addition to discussing cooperation with several companies that must be intensively done. Lara also discussed the matter of Miracle stocks that recently moved fluctuating, and that causes Miracle will be difficult to gain the trust of stock players. Not to mention the internal problems that have occurred at Miracle these past few months.

"Miss!"

"Yes Mr. Park from the finance division."

Mr. Park reported to Lara if the last two months recorded expenses are not in accordance with the company's monthly report.

Jeden realized Lara was watching him. This girl is trying to push me?

"Mr Jeden Lee, is there anything you want to say at this meeting?" Lara.

Everyone present looked towards Jeden. Of course Jeden was confused to say what, in fact there was nothing to report.

"I'm..."

"Maybe talking about marketing activities in Tokyo some time ago?" Syndicist Lara.

"Oh yes sorry Miss,"

"Please Mr. Park."

Mr. Park explained that if reported by the account he received, there was some flow of funds coming out to the Japanese account. While in the company's monthly report, the budget was not written.

"Maybe Mr Jeden can explain?" Urge Lara followed a small grin.

Shit I'm cornered! No, my reputation could be ruined this way, I have to switch this conversation. "I think the finance division should be more thorough, because in fact I always give a full report through my secretary."

"So you mean Mr. Jeden indirectly said, that the people in my division are incompetent?" Mr. Park's law does not accept.

"Lho I didn't say that, but if you feel that— is up," Jeden said arrogantly.

"Master, I've been working for Miracle for almost fifteen years. During that time I also led my division very well, so please take care of your words!"

The atmosphere of the meeting began not conducive to division leaders so satirize each other to make Lara a little confused. He didn't expect Jeden to be this tight-lipped. Miranda finally tells Lara to condense the atmosphere.

"Everyone please calm down, this is the meeting room!" Lara.

The cunning Jeden finally used this opportunity to counter Lara. "Miss Lara Hazel, I think Miracle is declining because of your performance in leading this company."

"What do you mean?" Lara offended.

"I mean. All the problems lately in Miracle happened since you were immature in leading the company, but instead have risen to the leader seat. In fact, you were the new CEO last year when you just graduated. If I'm to be honest, your work experience is less than that of your father and grandfather."

Lara clenched her hands together, her molars clenching a sign of restraining the emotional overflow.

Miranda who saw it knew it. The words of Jeden who seemed to doubt the ability of Miss in front of other employees, plus some divisions seemed to start eating Jeden's speech. Instead, the man put on a satisfied look because he felt he had managed to make Lara's reputation as a leader began to be doubted.

I have to control my anger. In the end Lara was forced to decide to end the meeting today because she could not continue the meeting with bad feelings. After the people from their respective divisions left the room, only Mira, Jeden and Lara were left there. Jeden was deliberately out last because he wanted to remind Lara not to mess with him.

"Listen to Miss Lara, whatever height you are in this office, but still compared to your ability is not comparable to mine, dear..." Said Jeden while poking Lara's chin. "I suggest you get down and marry me that way you—"

"Shut your mouth, Jeden! I don't need your cheap advice. Who wants to be the wife of an irresponsible man like you?!"

Jeden got angry and raised Lara's chin. "Listen to Miss Lara! Although my one hand is injured but I could be cruel to you if—?"

"If what!" Lara rebelled staring intently at Jeden's dislike.

The worried Miranda finally helps put an end to the feud between Lara and Jeden. "Mr Jeden you better get out of here soon!" Tukas Mira is serious.

Jeden laughed amusedly and looked down on Lara and Mira. "It's sad to see the two of you, one only capitalizes on subsidiaries, the other only capitalizes on closeness to the family of the company owner, really sad!"

"Jeden!" Lara cried emotion.

Jeden laughed softly. "It's fine that I go, but you must remember Lara, sooner or later you will definitely be my wife" Jeden said and left arrogantly.

Lara stared in anger and disappointment.

"Mira?"

"Yes Miss?"

"Well, maybe some of what Jeden said was true, I don't deserve to replace my father or grandfather."

"Miss don't eat her words. People like Jeden don't deserve to talk that way about you." Mira sure after hearing the words of Jeden earlier, surely now Lara feels that she has failed as a leader.

"You just need to fight more and be confident again Miss, spirit!" Said Miranda trying to encourage Lara.

Lara smiled bitterly. Thank you Mira, but you don't have to cover it up, I'm aware myself that some of Jeden's words are true. I don't think I'm worthy of the CEO position at the moment.

**

The van just returned from the rooftop of the building. On the way down the stairs he saw a person in a cleaning service uniform looking to tinker at the electric panel on the eighth floor. Seeing him Van immediately suspicious, the article for what a cleaning service tinkering at the electric panel is clearly not his job?

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