My Cold Boss
Chapter 3

"Aresh ... Mommy's son." Naura releases her hand at Ruby then hugs her son for a bit. "Mommy thought you weren't coming" Naura said after taking off her embrace. He said that because he waited so long for his son.

Aresh laughing. "What is this mommy talking about? There's no way Aresh isn't coming, who's Mommy and Daddy doing tonight? For me, right?"

Aresh purposely said as to let the arrogant girl know that tonight's show she is the main star. The sneaky smile was invisible when he caught the look of anxiety and worry that appeared on the face of the arrogant girl. Plus the girl he did not know her name was now in the middle of me re mas both hands alternately because of nervous and awkward.

'Hng, now you know 'who are you dealing with?' Aresh's mind is triumphant.

"Oh yeah, honey, meet me, this is Ruby, Mommy's best friend's son," Naura told Aresh. "Ruby, this is Aresh, Aunt's eldest son who often told me about you," Naura added to Ruby while smilingly staring at the two in turn.

Ruby smiled forcedly then stretched out her slightly trembling hand to get acquainted with Aresh. "Ru-Ruby."

Instead of replying to Ruby's hand, Aresh instead smiled slantingly while screeching at the girl then left there without permission.

"Loh, Aresh!" call Naura when she sees her son's disrespectful demeanor, while Ruby herself prefers to pull back her hand when she sees Aresh refusing to get acquainted with her.

"I want to see Daddy, Mom. I miss him so much" said Aresh without turning his head to his mommy and Ruby.

Naura could only snort when she saw the attitude of her son who had still not changed when she wanted to introduce him to a girl. Since Aresh was disappointed and heartbroken because his proposal was rejected by Regina 2 years ago, Naura has often wanted to introduce her son to girls of her choice. Even though Aresh was not born from his womb, he still felt very sad and hurt when he saw his son was sad, especially until changing attitudes and hating women like this only because he was twice disappointed in relationships.

"Ruby, I'm sorry Aresh. She was always like that when Auntie wanted to introduce her to girls, one of them was you. You still remember, right, when Auntie also had time to tell you this," explained Naura. Honestly speaking, she felt bad for any girl she brought with her when Aresh started acting like that, she said, Naura simply did not want the girls to be sad and hurt because of Aresh's disrespectful attitude and blatantly rejected the girls.

"Yes, Auntie, Ruby still remembers, and it's okay, Ruby can understand really," Ruby said with a smile. Actually he's kind of sorry for Aresh. He knows what it's like to be heartbroken to be left just unfortunately because he was in that position.

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Throughout the party, Ruby prefers to keep her distance from Aresh. She knew the man did not like her being in this place so Ruby chose to stay away, plus she had several times she accidentally saw Aresh looking at her while smiling sideways. Somehow Ruby felt that Aresh seemed to take revenge on her.

'Rather than continue to be here, I better just go home, somehow I feel bad, especially now that it is almost 10 pm, I am afraid to go home later.' Ruby murmured in the heart.

Naura immediately turned around as soon as she heard Ruby's voice calling behind her. "Yes, honey, what's wrong?"

"Mm, Auntie, because it's almost late now, so Ruby wants to leave first," replied Ruby.

"Going home? Why the hurry, honey?" ask Naura.

"Mm .. That, Auntie, Ruby is worried about the mother at home," he replied reasoned. Even though at home there is still his younger brother who accompanies their mother.

Naura was silent for a moment, then said while looking at the girl, "Ruby, come on. Can you wait a little longer? Actually Aunt invited you to this event not because without purpose."

"I mean Auntie?" Ruby felt less understood by Naura's words.

Naura smiled, then pulled the girl's hand up onto the stage. "Follow Auntie for a moment, it looks like Aunt should give everyone an explanation before you leave this place."

Ruby increasingly did not understand Naura's words, but because she felt bad continued to ask the beautiful middle-aged woman, the girl also chose to stay silent while obeying Naura's desire to go on stage.

"Please pay attention to everything!" Naura's voice that has been connected to the microphone immediately seized the attention of everyone without exception. "So many have asked me, who exactly is this beautiful girl standing beside me?! Why don't any of you know him but look so close and familiar to me?!" Naura smiled as she paused for a moment and then circulated her gaze to some of the people closest to her who had been present. While Ruby who was praised pretty by Naura in front of many people became blushed while looking down and smiling shyly.

"Talk, this beautiful girl is named Ruby Zivanna Larasati. Just call her Ruby! Ruby is the son of one of my best friends, and she I invited to attend tonight's event because I wanted to introduce and announce to all of you that Ruby is the secretary of my son, Aresh, at Adiyaksa Holdings!" Naura showed off a wide smile after saying a successful sentence earned her a tremendous amount of applause, not caring about the surprised reaction Aresh and Ruby showed out of shock at the remark that made Ruby a secretary without anyone's knowledge, except Mahend and Judah.

'What the fuck? Why did Mommy make up her mind and make someone my secretary without talking to me first?' Aresh's mind was upset, but he couldn't do anything when Nuara had already decided something for him even if unilaterally. He realized that if he was just a foster child, he was afraid that if he was angry it would make their relationship damaged, and if it was damaged, their relationship could not be repaired anymore. That is what Aresh was very afraid of since he was a child, so he chose to be a good and obedient child. As long as it does not concern the matter of arranged marriage, then he will obey whatever the will of his mommy and daddy.

"What's up, son?" asked Mahend who was standing right next to Aresh. "Did you disagree with your Mommy's decision, hm?"

Aresh shook his head while smiling somewhat forcedly. "No, Dad. Aresh knows Mommy did all this not for no reason." Aresh paused his words for a moment. "Mm .. does Daddy know about this, too, that the girl will be my secretary at Adiyaksa Holdings?"

Mahend nodded. "But Daddy and your dad only found out about 2 hours ago, and that's when we both asked your Mommy who she was."

Aresh grunted softly. 'What purpose did Mommy make that arrogant girl my secretary?' Inner Aresh.