OLEANDER'S OBSESSION
Cinderella in the Modern Age

..."Buy it all now and make Joey Ainsley the owner of the shares." - Rain...

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"You had a chance to fall yesterday and you were also stressed" explained Rain. "That's fatal to her fetus."

Joey was silent. Whether this is the right thing or not, it is clear that she did not give birth to a child out of wedlock. And if he wants to continue his career as a singer, at least there's no news about him. Wasn't that what he wanted before?

Rain kissed Joey's left hand as he rubbed it gently. He stared at Joey. "Let's make it again. Hmm?"

"Now, you have to calm down first and we're going to Bali."

Joey looked straight at Rain. "Room?"

"Hm... Bali," replied Rain. "You want to go there, don't you?"

Joey nodded slowly. "Wouldn't I go out of town all this time?"

"Color all this time you want to go without me" replied Rain briefly. He did not care that what he did all this time included being possessive or overprotective. Clearly, the girl should always be under his supervision.

"Basic," curses Joey with a smile. Although the nature of adult men is annoying, somehow there is a side that warms the heart. All this time, he never got this kind of warmth.

"Om.." call Joey.

"Hmm?"

"My father," said Joey stammering. "D-him ...."

"Don't mind much" said Rain, stroking Joey's soft cheek.

"I promise you won't see him again" he continued.

Joey breathed a sigh of relief. There was actually a sense of urgency in the chest considering that her own biological father was so cruel to her. He thought, for fourteen years this man would change and be converted. But it turns out not at all.

"Te-continue, what about A-"

"Maybe it's dead," cut Rain expressionlessly.

"Well?!!!" Joey was shocked and wide-eyed. "Om not killing people, right?"

Rain nodded while sighing. "Leons is dealing with it."

"Where will I be ... if I am stuck? Keep me alone?"

"No, sweetie." Rain kissed Joey's hand. "Leons are well-trained and their past is more terrifying than you can imagine."

"Now, you rest first and do not think much, yes" he continued.

Again Joey nodded softly in agreement with Rain's words. He also does not have the energy to think too much, because his whole body including his mind is tired. Last night's events still flashed in his memory.

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Two days passed. Joey finally came home from the hospital. The two are now in the penthouse of the Hotel Nerium Oleander. Joey is tangled in the arms of the grown man he loves. They sat in the living room while turning on the television.

"Good afternoon viewers, it was reported that the only daughter of Shailendra Group fled and disappeared due to drug smuggling cases and was also involved in the largest prostitution case in Indonesia. Mr. Shailendra who is the owner of Shailendra Group is now detained with his wife due to these two cases. Under Indonesian law, they will be subject to death penalty or life sentence."

Joey was flabbergasted to listen and watch the news that afternoon. Rain says Anya may be dead. But why did the news say that the woman ran away?

Joey turned to Rain who was watching his tablet. Look at the stock chart on the tablet screen.

"Omm?" call Joey while looking at Rain. The man seemed to be holding his chin as if he was thinking.

"Hmm?" dehem Rain assented without turning his head towards the girl.

"Kok Anya escaped?" ask Joey curiously.

"K-asian the truth, actually," complained Joey slowly.

"How's kasian? He doesn't like you" replied Rain again.

Rain grabbed Joey's head from the side, then he gently dipped the girl's forehead while his mag was still turning towards the tablet.

"Inget, you can't think much." Reciprocity.

"Yes, Om."

Joey grabbed the television remote on the glass table in front of him. The girl pressed the button to change the broadcast. Almost all television broadcasts were busy reporting the case faced by Shailendra Group. Many do not think that the famous Shailendra Group with a good image turned out to have two very dangerous cases. What's more, Anya Shailendra who is notoriously friendly and a good boy, turns out to be taking part in a prostitution case. Even the woman who is the only child of the Shailendra Group also sold herself to several higher-ups to make a profit.

Drttt...

Rain's phone that was on the glass table shook. Rain who had been busy staring at his tablet, now shifted his focus to the vibrating phone. Harry called him.

"Hello."

^^^"Sore, sir."^^^

^^^"Shailendra's stock is down drastically at the moment."^^^

"Hm. I've been watching him since."

"Buy it all now and make Joey Ainsley the owner of the shares."

Joey, who was busy staring at the television earlier, was flabbergasted by what Rain had said through the phone earlier. How can the man buy all the shares of Shailendra Group and make it as a shareholder. Meaning, indirectly the man made it as the owner of Shailendra Group?

Joey turned his head left towards Rain who was busy staring at the stock chart on the tablet while receiving a call from Harry. The man again grabbed Joey's head without looking at the girl. An affectionate kiss lands on Joey's head even though Rain doesn't see Joey.

"Hm. Anyway you take care of it" Rain told Harry. Then the call is completed.

"Om," call Joey out of the blue. The girl's eyes implied various questions that made her curious and wanted to get answers right away.

"Yes, sweetheart," Rain replied as she placed her tablet and phone on the glass table. Then he turned to Joey and grabbed Joey's hands.

"I'm sorry I ignored you since then" he continued, gently tasting Joey's ring finger where there was a ring he pinned there.

"Tadi .. who Om talked to Om Harry about," Joey said hesitantly.

"Oh, yes about that," Rain replied as he raised his right eyebrow. "Take that deposit from me to be your husband."

"Well?!" Joey was made clueless by the man's words.

"Ntar changed the name of Shailendra Group to Ainsley Group" explained Rain. "I will make you a rich young girl."

"So, there won't be any slanted gossip when we get married" he continued with a smile.

"But, Om. I had no experience" Joey explained.

"Calm down, you just learn slowly. While you can, I'll take good care of it" Rain said as she gently stroked Joey's cheek.

"But .. This is too much."

"No. After we get married, my entire estate will also be your treasure" Rain said with a warm and loving gaze. He really did everything he could for the girl he loved.

Joey could only sigh deeply. He felt that the life he was living now was really like a Cinderella in modern times. A street beggar, who has nothing but bitter memories, is now reunited with a handsome and wealthy man. Then the man not only gave him abundant treasure, the man even gave him love and sincerity that can not be cashed so expensive and very valuable.

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SERIATE...