Old Love Hasn't (Surely) Returned
CLB(T)K 14

Joshua went on stage while all the employees were enjoying their leisure time,

Initially Joshua sang one song to entertain the employees, until finally the peak of the show he made with Reenan was displayed.

The stage screen turned into the evidence Joshua took from the branch office a few days ago, everyone was silent staring at the big screen.

Nothing is missed, evidence of records of embezzlement funds that can not be said a little it continues to be displayed, video evidence about pungli, pungli, about projects that are suddenly canceled because they are not good at handling it, not to mention the company's money that flows into some of the executives' personal accounts inside the branch office.

Everything was displayed in real and clear in front of everyone. No one can dispute and deny it all.

Until the photos of the rats in the office are all displayed, everyone present finally sees who is the suspect in the room.

Everyone was surprised, Annisa was no less surprised when the name and photo of Gita were also displayed on the big screen.

"Manager personnel?" ask Annisa to herself. Annisa believes Gita's salary must be huge but why could she do such a despicable thing.

"Prince Reenan?" call Annisa to her boss. Reenan just stared at Annisa in silence.

"She's my friend" Annisa said as a photo of Gita was displayed in front of her.

"Next time befriend the person who has a good influence on you!" advice Reenan.

Annisa just stared concernedly at her friend and a few others as the police came and took them out.

Reenan immediately went up on stage to say something.

"Everything will have consequences, if you want to follow in their footsteps please, but my reply will definitely be more painful and embarrassing than tonight! So no one thinks of doing the same thing as them!" reenan said calmly.

Everyone was speechless in his place, not even anyone dared to make a sound at the moment, they were too shocked by the series of events that had just happened.

"It's over" Reenan said while in front of Annisa who was still seen in shock with the arrest of several people including her friend.

"You scared?" ask Reenan back.

"No, I just didn't expect a manager to still be able to do that,"

"That's why being grateful is necessary in living life!" advice Reenan.

The event began again, the atmosphere that was initially tense again melted as before.

Reenan went out intending to light a cigarette.

"Smoking father?" annisa's voice suddenly appeared behind Reenan. Reenan smiled and nodded.

"Why out?" ask Reenan.

"I think you need a friend to tell the story" said Annisa.

Lies. Of course Annisa lied, where maybe Annisa had such an initiative if not for the idea of Joshua.

When he saw Reenan coming out, Joshua wanted to catch up with him, but his steps stopped when he saw Annisa sitting pensively alone.

And Joshua spontaneously asked or rather told Annisa immediately following Reenan because it could have been a rampage if Reenan had no friends to talk. And of course it was also Joshua's lying sentence to convince Annisa following Reenan.

"Daddy want to talk about something? Maybe I can be a good listener for you" Annisa said.

"If allowed, I'd really like to ask you one thing,"

"Just ask sir, if it's not difficult I will definitely answer it" Annisa said with a smile.

"Why are you a widow at your age?" ask Reenan to the point.

Annisa was surprised, of course! He never expected that his boss would ask him such a thing.

But he had prepared an answer long ago regarding his current status, because Annisa realized that sooner or later there must be someone asking about this to her.

"Maybe it's because I can't be a good wife" Annisa said.

Reenan turned to Annisa, looking at the woman he had always wanted to see was staring at the dark star-studded sky above.

"Or maybe because I'm not a wife?"

"No need to continue, if you are ready I will listen" Reenan said sincerely.

"If I could ask for the future, I would like to re-marry with a person who is grateful to have me, who loves me for who I am, need not be rich, he said, if being responsible and loyal to each other is enough for me, if we want more material, we will look for it together later" Annisa said sincerely.

"Good luck" said Reenan hesitated, not that the word he wanted to say but his mind still struggled not to say the truth.

...****************...

The days go back as usual, which is different only Joshua who is now placed as head of branch office.

Annisa is a little lonely but with work piling up she forgets herself with the loneliness that pervades her.

"Pak Reenan is inside?" ask one of the employees to Annisa.

"He's inside, want me to tell you if I want to meet?" bargaining Annisa, the female employee shook her head and stepped closer to Reenan's room door.

After the woman's departure Annisa starts thinking something about the oddity after the party that night.

Now people in the office see him cynically while sometimes whispering when he sees him walking alone or with Reenan, he does not want to assume negative but over time they do blatantly.

The female employee had already walked out of Reenan's room, then she stepped closer to Annisa who was busy with her work.

"I'm sorry?" asked Annisa holding back the anger.

"You can easily be in this position without any prior experience, then your status is also a childless widow, others will definitely guess it easily right?"

"I'm sorry, but isn't that a baseless accusation? It was just a cheap slander from someone who envied me!" reply Annisa.

"Dad? Wh-wh-what for? Even envy isn't that natural? For us old employees no one was chosen to replace the position of secretary of Mr. Reenan before, and you suddenly get this position without experience, won't the news evolve according to your medicinal status?" the female employee continued to confront Annisa.

"That means that your working ability is far below that of my widow without this experience, if indeed your work is good you don't have to crawl into your superior bed just to become a secretary!" annisa said no less bitchy.

Plaque......

Annisa's cheeks were hot because of this slap of the woman in front of her.

The unaccepted Annisa suddenly floated a raw bogem onto the woman's cheek.

"Don't fuck around!"

"What's this?" Reenan stood at the door of his room when he heard a commotion. He even saw a female employee who had just been to his room slap Annisa.

"You two I'm waiting in the room right now!" reenan said firmly can not be denied.

Annisa nodded then walked into Reenan's room, as did the woman.

"Explain!"

"I didn't know at first, but he suddenly came and said things that weren't appropriate for me, I think they were just consumed by the cheap gossip that developed among the employees about me," annisa.

"What rumor is that?" reenan's gaze now turned to look at the female employee who had fallen down due to being hit by Annisa.

"Look,.." the female employee was confused as to what to say in front of her boss.

"You think I have a lot of time to listen to this kind of long-winded thing? Say it!" reenan Sentak.

"Many rumors say that Annisa can be a secretary father because she is a widow, and.." The female employee did not dare to continue the sentence.

"And you think Annisa can be my secretary because I've slept with her? Because she's a widow so you can judge her like that?" ask Reenan. The female officer nodded.

"If I sleep with Annisa does that hurt you?"

"No sir,"

"What if I sleep with Annisa your paychecks are reduced?" ask Reenan back.

"Sorry sir," the female employee grew increasingly frightened at the questions

"If I make Annisa a secretary it is in accordance with company procedures, and it is true that Annisa said earlier if you are qualified in terms of work, then, I can't possibly bother opening a vacancy to find a secretary!"

"Annisa, gather all the employees! Have them gather in the lobby, in 10 minutes I'll be there,"

Annisa nodded obediently and immediately walked out of Reenan's room followed by the female employee earlier.

10 Minutes later Reenan actually came up with a face that held in anger.

"I won't say at length, I don't want my company to turn into a hotbed of cheap gossip like it is now! If you don't like Annisa being my secretary and just want to be ugly without knowing the truth then I am waiting for your resignation right now! But if you still want to work stop such news and just work properly!" said Reenan.

All the employees were silent and bowed, no one dared to interrupt the CEO's words.

"If anyone still talks about such a cheap thing, I'll fire him right away!" said Reenan then left in front of his employees.

Annisa follows her boss back to her room.

"What hurts?" reenan asked when he saw that Annisa's cheek was still a red slap earlier.

Annisa nodded, Reenan continued to notice the bruises on Annisa's face.

"Follow into my room, I have a P3K box in my room,"

Reenan stepped ahead of Annisa as the elevator door opened, Annisa could not argue and just followed Reenan's footsteps.

"Sit on the couch!" reenan's orders, again Annisa just nodded obediently.

Carefully Reenan compressed Annisa's cheeks with ice cubes that Reenan took from the refrigerator in his room.

Annisa grimaced a little when Reenan accidentally stuck an ice cube on the end of her lips that turned out to be slightly torn.

"Awww, shhhhh." Ringis Annisa.

Reenan immediately looked closely at the wound on the corner of Annisa's lips, causing Annisa to stop breathing and sculpt for a moment.

Reenan who realized that their distance was too close even closer his face while looking into Annisa's eyes.

Annisa who was looked at like that reflexively closed her eyes, did not want to imagine what this superior would do.

Till.....

Chequelek

"Reenan!"