Princess Seraphina
THE CHAPTER 30
The two stepped out of the headquarters building, heading towards the parking lot in the basement. Aldi occupies the driver's seat, while Seraphina sits in the front seat. The engines of the cars are turned on, and slowly they come out of the office area. It was late afternoon, around 4 p.m. The journey home will take almost 2 hours. After they exited the building, the conversation between them seemed to disappear. At a glance Aldi glanced at Seraphina, his face like he was thinking something but did not know what he was thinking. To dilute the atmosphere Aldi tried to speak, he said,
“What do you think about today's meeting, interesting or bad. Maybe there was a bad experience, it can not be denied.“
"Today's meeting has an interesting side and is also less pleasant. Talking about ideas for developing a store is very interesting, because this job makes me feel happy. But on the other hand, there are less pleasant things like meeting a bastard" Seraphina replied in an annoyed tone.
Aldi was surprised by the way Seraphina said that, but he tried to remember the face of the person he might have been referring to. In many people in the office, Aldi knows there is only one person who is often associated with negative rumors and has a poor track record in branch B. Aldi's face turned serious, "Seraphina, tell me honestly. Did the person you were referring to have high posture, served as assistant manager, and once threatened you?"
Seraphina nodded, "Yes."
Suddenly…
“Brukk!“
Aldi firmly hit the steering wheel until a very clear impact sound was heard. The windshield of the car shook from the blow. Seraphina immediately restrained Aldi who was about to hit again, "Sir Manager, enough! Don't continue. You could get hurt. After all, the man had not committed any acts of violence."
Aldi pulled his car over and his hands held Seraphina's shoulders. While breathing heavily, he said, "Alright, thank you, Phina. There would be no wise manager saying 'relaxed' in this kind of situation. Moreover, this concerns the employee I love the most."
Then Aldi removed Seraphina's shoulder, then rested her body on the chair. And as he began to think, his phone rang. When he was picked up, it turned out that Riko was the one who called. From Riko's conversation, she reported the incident at the store at this time.
From Riko's report, Aldi learns that a man broke into their store. The man did not buy anything, but he asked about Seraphina. More importantly, the man has posed a serious threat to all employees. This threat led to a complaint to the consumer protection authority, which could result in the dismissal and closure of the store, as well as legal issues. After listening to this report, Aldi immediately said that he would come to the store immediately.
Without many words, Aldi immediately drove quickly towards the store. Along the way, he ensures that the Seraphina seat belt is attached and speeds up the car. In a short time, they arrived in front of the shop. Aldi got out of his car and went straight inside, seen Riko sitting with Dina who was crying.
"What's wrong with Dina? Did the man do anything to her? Tell me what happened honestly."
“Not, Boss. Dina cried because she was afraid of getting into trouble. As I said on the phone earlier“ Riko while calming Dina.
Seraphina looked at Dina's sad expression and walked up to her, hugging her attentively. In an attempt to erase her sadness, Seraphina slowly drained a bit of her magic energy. Quickly Dina already feel better, she can also say, “Begini, Mr. manager. Before the man left, we were helped by someone. The word of the man who helped us made him leave so that there would be no violence. But so unfair, the time is in prison when there is no mistake.“
Aldi asked again, "Do you know who helped you?"
The black luxury car stopped in front of their store, when the door of the car opened the person in question came out, he was Arvin. Walking towards the inside, but his gaze was immediately fixed on Seraphina, “Phina? You're here, I'm looking for you everywhere.“
Aldi looked at the two of them, he did not expect that they already knew each other.
“You already know each other?“
Arvin turned to Aldi, then his right hand was extended, “Include me, my name is Arvin, a lawyer. More precisely a special lawyer from Seraphina.“
Aldi grabbed Arvin's hand, they shook hands, "Greetings, Arvin. My name is Aldi, the central branch manager. If this problem can be solved, I'm ready to pay all the costs."
"Sir Aldi, this case already concerns Seraphina. Even if there's no payment, I'll handle it anyway. I promise that man I will never let go.“
(Arvin and Refa have had a cooperation agreement that is valid for 10 years in the lawyer contract. However, as the payments already incurred had exceeded that timeframe, Arvin agreed to provide assistance to Seraphina in accordance with an unwritten agreement between them. This was also as part of the protection Seraphina had planned by Refa before he left.)
The store was then closed to avoid outside interference. They all gathered together and shared detailed information on the matter. Arvin asks Seraphina to tell him the whole chronology of events, from the beginning until the problem reaches its peak. So Seraphina honestly told me when she was separated from the manager, then in the aisle fork she accidentally hit Jacob.
Because of that incident, Jacob became emotional so that he expressed irritation to him. Until Seraphina realizes that Jacob's view is referring to her, from head to toe. That's where the beginning of the problem occurs, the threat to interfere with making everything complicated to spread to several parties. Then, Riko continued telling me about Jacob being in the store. In an hour he only uttered harsh words, insults and threats. Plus false reports from him have been handed over to the authorities, using false witnesses and false victims.
From all these events, Arvin can conclude that this man named Jacob has an obsession with Seraphina because of her beauty. He uses all means to get what he wants. Aldi also commented on rumors that Jacob had 5 wives, which may have stemmed from threats.
Arvin confirmed this, saying that of the many cases awaiting treatment, some were related to the rumors. However, no evidence is strong enough to open it up as a case. However, Arvin stated that he would keep all the reports until sufficient evidence was found.
When they are in discussion, time is running fast. It was late and the clock was almost 7. Aldi remembered his earlier promise to drive Seraphina home. However, Arvin also does not want to let Seraphina walk alone in dark times. Both offered to drive him home.
“Phina, I'll take you home yuk.“ Aldi said
Then at the same time Aldi also said, “Phina, I'll drop by now.“
Aldi and Arvin looked at each other with serious gazes, until the atmosphere momentarily felt quiet and tense.