The Big Boss For A Countess
The Beginning of All Conflicts

I present this novel to my late friend.

Your nickname I borrowed from Jeng.

May Allah forgive your sins and lighten your grave.

Al Fatihah's,

Aamiins.

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BRAKK!!

"Astaghfirullah Oh God!!" contessa exclaimed as she jumped back and held onto her bag trying to take cover.

While SDI Chief, Ms. Lilyana tried to protect Contessa with her right hand outstretched.

"Defolve you!! This one still doesn't understand as well?! Should I finish it too, huh?!" A scream echoed from inside the room.

"Mom-bu Lily?" while shaking Contessa hugged Bu Lily's hand and looked in horror at the room at the end of the hall.

Miss Lily, who felt bad for presenting a gripping situation for a new child like Contessa could only smile wryly. He patted Contessa's hand trying to cheer her up.

"Sir Damascus is actually good for Tess, if you follow the rules" whispered Ms. Lily in a soft voice.

"Huh?! It's like ap-"

"Get out all of you!! Humans are useless!! I'm free of your salary if I can't work!!"

There was another shout, then did not wait for a long time, from inside the big door scattered dozens of people in neat suits and their worried faces. They were running away from the luxurious room.

Room with golden nameplate,

...'President Director'...

...PT. Argadhing Corporation's....

...Damascus Prabasampurna....

This luxury company main corenya engaged in heavy equipment and stone mining services, with several subsidiaries engaged in property and transportation.

And from behind them, appeared a man with a white beard and a sharp eye gaze. The man's body was firm and his shirt folded up to the elbow, revealing a tangle of tattoos with gruesome images along his arms, and the bulging muscles adorned with etched veins.

The body was large in height, looking incompatible with his beard and white hair.

The man looked at Lily and squinted at Contessa, "What do you want?" his voice was big and echoing.

Lilyana, who has worked at the company for almost 20 years, smiled as sweetly as possible while hiding her arrogance, "Not so sir," she said quickly while turning back.

"God! It's good to run! I asked this already!"

"It looks like you're busy, you can put it off sir,"

"You?" damascus asked as he tilted his head at Contessa who was increasingly hiding herself on Bu Lily's back.

"Only the new secretary is Mr. Dam," said Ms. Lily as she gently pulled Contessa forward to meet her future Boss more formally. "She just finished her training,"

Contessa wants to move forward. It was only a meter away from that tall figure. He slowly lifted his face to look at her. The first thing he saw was a black crocodile leather shoe that touched a black granite floor, and then a pair of expensive black leather pants. A black waist with chain ornaments in his pouch, his tattooed hands tucked in both pockets of his pants. A large silver watch was adorned in one of his hands, then a blue shirt that looked tight on his body. Tattoo until his neck is open. He wasn't wearing a tie. The button is opened to the base of the neck.

And a long grey beard.

How old is this guy…? So thought Contessa. Probably more than 50 years of hair color. But the man's body was well preserved like a young man in his 20s.

The sideburns were also immortals, and the stern look on her as sharp as an eagle was disturbed by the existence of Contessa here.

And it was then that Contessa realized why the man was disturbed.

Because it is so too.

Contessa was shocked and frozen in place.

His mind was filled with regrets.

Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit! muttered repeatedly.

The past immediately shadowed him. He remembered that face.

Instantly his legs immediately trembled realizing that he was currently inside a dark hallway, with a burning fire chasing him from behind. He ran off in no direction and the fire continued to chase him.

"You.." murmured Damascus who looked at Contessa with a face that was difficult to interpret. They are concerned but also contain shame.

"Contessa is one of only 5 candidates, sir," Ms. Lily said.

Taking the entrance exam of this company is quite difficult. Moreover, they are quarantined a week at the top to attend special education. Out of the 150 people who applied, the final qualifiers were only these 5 people.

And of the 5 people, all spread to occupy the division according to their respective fields. A mild-mannered, intelligent and sweet Contessa is placed for her prestigious post. Secretary President Director.

"Take him into my room" said Mr. Damascus while receiving Contessa's self-data file from Ms. Lily.

"Pray, yes" whispered Miss Lily, herding Contessa's tiny body into the Damascus room, and she shut the door from the outside.

Even though Contessa actually wants to run because her chest feels tight.

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Stay in that room Contessa together with Damascus.

The man with grayish hair stood leaning against the edge of the table and stuffed both his hands into his pants pocket.

He stared at Contessa. Investigative views.

"Healthy you?" ask the man without further ado.

The words that made Contessa close her eyes.

In his mind danced scene after scene that he had done with this man in front of him, which he thought was very embarrassing to recall.

Because he gave himself up voluntarily.

Now, his legs were trembling and his hands were extremely cold.

He doesn't want to be here.

He just wants to go.

I'm so naive I didn't check first who the person behind this company is! I'm so stupid! Thought sorry.

"If you don't want me here, I'll resign and reimburse my training yesterday" nervous Contessa took a step back.

"As usual you speculate yourself," murmured Damascus as he stroked his beard. Her lips revealed a cynical smile.

But he said, 'as usual'. It was as if Damascus had known Contessa for a long time. Their meeting was only 3 times. It was minimal conversation.

"Your father is healthy?" asked Damascus while standing leaning on the edge of his desk.

Contessa just stood up and didn't answer. He can only bow.

Now he feels very dizzy.

"I see your efforts have grown quite rapidly. As long as your father doesn't use his old methods and keeps working honestly, I think things will get better,"

"I'm going home -"

"Contessa,"

Holy hooch! He even remembered my name!! Bumpat Contessa in heart.

Contessa stopped because her hands were held back, Damascus grabbed and held her, like catching a kite that had once slipped from its thread.

"The past is just the past, right? As we have already agreed," sizzled Damascus.

"Because of that, I'd better go" sighed Contessa while shaking off Damascus' hand.

"I need a secretary, and you're a qualified candidate,"

"There are still a lot of people like me,"

"Just follow you,"

Contessa turned to Damascus with enlarged eyes, "Now this father is threatening me?! We're both ashamed that the scandal came out, sir!"

"I'm used to bad news,"

"But I'm not used to it!" Contessa was quite traumatized when she saw her father wearing an orange uniform pinned by the KPK. All due to PT. Praba Supaya Tbk.

Which turned out to be a subsidiary of this PT.

All controlled by one former street thug. Damascus Prabasampurna.

"Please, sir. Let me go, '" sizzled Contessa.

"Contessa, only a quarter of that amount I consider paid off,"

"Why are you bringing that up now? There was no statement of this in the past. I think it's all paid off with me surrendering myself,"

"Yaaa, that's why you're here. To pay it all off,"

Contessa.

"You think your current position is in line with a fresh gradute like you? Even if your test scores are highest, I can still have candidates number 1 and 2 who have years of experience in administrative affairs,"

"My father said that" Contessa fell silent. Then he came to a conclusion. "You're conspiring,"

He's very angry at the moment.

Remembering when his father, Adiwilaga handed over his phone, telling him to try to apply for a job at PT. Argadhing Corporation's.

"When did my father know?" countessa's lips trembled as she said this sentence.

Damascus sighed and stared at the window at the side, "From the beginning…"

"What?!" contessa's clear eyes are back on the big. "How you guys are"

"He's not your real father, of course he has the heart,"

"But our relationship has been fine, I even gave myself up so that you would drop the charges!"

"You are still too naive of this world, Contessa," sizzled Damascus. "You think you're enough for 250 billion? You cover a quarter of it is already considered high,"

"What value is enough to cover such a number of worldly treasures? It's never enough to be controlled by greedy people like this father,"

"People can kill each other for 1 billion. Son kill mother, father kill son, brother finish each other,"

"Business and the problem of survival, is a different affair," grumbled Contessa.

"This business I founded with my blood. My life is here. Let's just say it's all the same. And with the lightness of your father perverts, he has already overstepped my pride. Something you don't have,"

"What.." Contessa's emotions exploded. It almost came out of his mouth. It is being degraded now. "I intend to stay away from the father precisely because I still have self-esteem!"

"Contessa, by working here, I consider Adiwilaga's debt half paid off. You are also still given a standard salary every month. So discard the notion that we consider you an item,"

"Why are you doing all this?!" pekik Contessa impatient.

Damascus took a deep breath, then folded both arms in front of his chest. She stared at Contessa, "I like you, that's all the reason,"

Contessa could only fall silent while stunned. He even tilted his head in disbelief at what he had just heard.

"Anyways, just work as best you can here. But.." Damascus also lowered his voice, "If not 2 years you intend to resign or run away, I will hunt your family. Their lives are in your hands. Understood?"

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