My Son Is My Strength
Could He Be Avoiding Me?

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, Arini looked at a figure that was none other than Bian with his cold gaze expressionless, while Bian looked at Arini with a view that Arini could not understand.

Then Arini turned her gaze away from Bian, towards her colleague earlier. He decides on his talk and immediately calls Hana to get out of the building immediately.

Hana, who was called by her boss, immediately approached and ended her conversation with colleagues from other companies.

"What's up, Mom?" hana asked when she was next to her boss.

"We're out of this building, right away." Reply Arini walked first, regardless of the face of Hana who scrunched his forehead.

"Good, Mom." Hana said following Arini from behind, even though she was confused by the attitude of her boss who rushed out of the building.

Arriving in their car in the parking lot, Arini entered and followed by Hana who immediately sat in front of the driver's seat. Hana blames her car and drives away from the building to the company.

On the way, not a word came out of the second mouth. Hana also remained silent, not making a sound even though confusion still enveloped her mind. He only watched his superior who was looking out the window with a changed face, not as happy as before since they came to attend the meeting.

Once they are in the company, Arini gets out of the car quickly without caring about Hana who had previously ignored him. Then walk quickly into the elevator, towards his room.

Arini threw her body on the sofa, rubbing her face rough. And a few seconds later, her tears just fell.

*****

After attending an annual meeting for CEOs, Bian went straight home to his private apartment. Somehow his mood was no longer excited to go to the office and work on some files on his desk that he still had not done.

Drt....

Bian picked up his phone that was ringing on the nightstand, then picked it up.

"Sorry, interrupt your time, sir." Said the person across the phone, who was none other than Rio's secretary.

"Yes, what's wrong?" bian asked in a cold voice.

"I just want to report about the development of our shares that you requested earlier, Mr." Rio said that was indeed asked by Bian to check the development of his company's shares.

"Hmmm...." Dehem Bian listened.

"Our stock is in a stable state at the moment, sir. Even in the best position. But--" Rio's words were stifled, for the sake of exhaling his breath first to gather courage.

"But what?" bian asked curiously, but his voice could still be controlled.

"We have a great rival, sir." Said Rio later.

"Who?" bian's voice rose an octave, but still seemed cold.

"Azzam Alvaro Group Company." Rio replied telling the name of the company that became their arch-rival.

"Azzam Alvaro Group?" Bian repeated what Rio's secretary said, because he had just heard the name of the company.

"Yes, Sir. The company was only five years behind this, and it can already compete with our company." Rio explained what he knew.

"Why can?" bian asked in disbelief, still with a tone of voice he could control.

"Lately they often make new innovations, by improving the quality of their products and doing advertisements that are classy in various media." Rio answered explaining.

"Hmmm...." Back Bian cleared his throat. "Do a solicitation to cooperate with their company." Bian gave the order.

After listening to Rio's reply the secretary, Bian immediately hung up his phone unilaterally. He put his cell phone back on the nightstand, then walked to the balcony of his apartment.

"What did he do at the meeting? Does he work as a secretary, so accompany his superiors to meetings? And why did he rush out of the building after seeing me, could it be that he was avoiding me?" question after question came to Bian's mind, after he met Arini again.

"I haven't seen him in a long time." Mumbled Bian, leaning against his balcony railing. "But I've never looked for it all this time." He murmured again, having a dialogue with himself.

"Yourf...." Bian rubbed his face roughly, recalling the events that had happened between him and Arini.

*****

After a long time, I just met him again. Making the ill-fated shadow re-spin in Arini's mind, so he quickly finished his work and wanted to go home early for today. Arini takes her phone to call Hana.

"Hana, get to my room." Arini said to Hana.

"Good, Mom." Answer Hana briefly. Hearing that, Arini hung up on him. Then wait for Hana to enter her room.

Tok....

The sound of knocking on the door, which Arini knew was Hana.

"Lake in." Arini invites Hana to enter her room. Hana came in, after hearing the voice that allowed her to enter.

"Can I help you, Mom?" tanya Hana was standing in front of Arini's desk.

"Is there still a file I need to sign? I want to go home early today." Arini said without looking at Hana, because she was focused on cleaning her equipment to take home.

"Nothing is, Mom. But, there's something I want to say before you go home." Hana said softly, seeing a different expression from her superiors since returning from the annual meeting.

"What's that?" tanya Arini turned to Hana, then focused on her activities.

"Pratama Group Company invites us to cooperate, Mom." Hana said.

"Pratama Group?" arini said repeating what Hana said, he stopped his activities for a moment. Seems to be thinking.

"Yes, Mom. This company is one of the leading companies both domestically and abroad. So, if we cooperate with this company, then our company will get a lot of benefits." Hana explained. Arini still thought, because he heard the word 'Pratama' on the company's name. "I think I've heard that name." Arini murmured in the heart.

"Alright, you just arrange the meeting." Said Arini later, then returned to complete his activities that had stopped. He did not want to think too much about the name, because in fact there must be many people who wear the name. Moreover, his secretary had said that the name was the name of a leading company, so it was appropriate if Arini had heard of it.

"Ready, Mom." Hana said, then leaned over a little and walked out of Arini's room to her desk.

After finishing cleaning the equipment to take home. Arini came out of his room and entered the elevator, and did not forget also he greeted Hana who was still faithfully sitting in front of his desk.

"I am first... Han." Sapa Arini continued walking towards the elevator.

"Yes, Mom. Please." Hana said invitingly, nodding slightly.

Arini kept coming down, until she got to the lobby. Several employees who passed by him, bowing a sign of respect to see his passing boss. Arini replied with a nod of the head. Then continued walking, got into his car and drove home to his residence.

*****

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