The Hot Boss
Individual Thoughts

"I'm not the nanya, because I already know the answer," Melisa said with a bland smile.

Riland who was focusing on the street turned his head, looking at Melisa who was sitting right next to him. The man furrowed his brows incomprehensibly when he found Melisa with his own face.

"You better ask what's in your head. I'll answer whatever that question is. Not necessarily your answer is the same as mine," said Riland who did not want Melisa to assume herself. He turned his eyes back to the streets, because Melisa did not say anything more. The girl's lips were tightly clenched, completely silent. From her sad face, Riland knew that Melisa had a burden of thoughts about her.

Melisa didn't want to ask. But he was afraid that what was in his mind was true. Melisa is afraid that Riland is just using herself to avoid an arranged marriage with Mona.

Until arriving at Riland's shop, Melisa was still silent. Not a single word came out of his mouth. Along the way was only quiet and quiet and that accompanied the two.

***

Riland observes Melisa who is busy at her desk. It seemed that the girl had deliberately avoided him. Several times Riland asked Melisa to speak, but the girl pretended not to hear him.

After the lunch, the two have not yet spoken about Riland's love statement. Melisa becomes convinced that her thoughts on Riland are correct. The man just made it a tool of lies.

Melisa sat restlessly on top of her chair. From that moment on, Riland's eyes stared at him sharply. Like a predator on his prey. "I should be the one who is angry because it has been used, but instead he seems upset," Melisa's inner heart.

"Why isn't your face ugly ? So I can be maxed out," upset Melisa by muttering softly.

Melisa wants to get angry and also yells at Riland. He really did not accept what the man did to him. But in fact he can't do that, because Riland is the boss. And his handsome and hot face that makes Melisa could not bear to do it.

"Tell people, love makes us b*go," still Melisa muttered alone. He felt upset, disappointed, and angry but could not vent it. Melisa was really feeling chaotic at the moment.

Riland got up from his seat and walked towards the table in front of him. The place where Melisa is. Riland stood looming before Melisa until the girl had to raise her head to look at her.

"It's 5 in the afternoon, let me drive you home" asked Riland.

"But I haven't finished working on this part yet" Melisa replied as she showed her laptop screen.

Riland squinted, noticing what was on Melisa's laptop screen. "You can continue that tomorrow" said Riland. What Melisa's working on isn't that important right now.

"But-"

"Now," cut Riland slowly but firmly.

His eyes stared hard and his jaw confirmed the sign that he was not playing with his words. Riland was so dominant that Melisa had no power to refute him.

"Well, sir," said Melisa with a forced smile.

"Good" said Riland, still with his face firm, cold, and dominant. Makes Melisa's body crumble. His heavy voice, typical of an adult male, added to the man's aura growing more prominent.

"Wait what else ?"

Hearing that Melisa immediately closed all the applications that were still open on her laptop. He cleared his desk with lightning speed as Riland remained standing there, waiting for him.

After Melisa finished, Riland walked back to her desk. He carried the keys of the car lying on the table and put on his blazer again. While Melisa waited for him anxiously and chest pounding anxiously in her chair.

Without speaking again, Riland walked up the stairs and Melisa immediately stood up to follow him. Like a chick that follows its mother.

"Leah, I anterin Melisa go home first" Riland said as he passed away. He did not wait for the advice of his subordinates.

Leah moved her eyes at Melisa. As if asking 'what really happened to you guys ?'. Melisa only shakes her shoulders in response if she doesn't know.

"You owe me a story tomorrow" Leah said so slowly that Melisa could read the girl's lips.

Melisa raised both of her thumbs as a sign of agreement, then she left following the steps of Riland who was far away.

***

In the car, the atmosphere returned awkward. After the man's declaration of love, now the relationship has turned gray.

"Why not rich people ? Likes, likes back, makes up. Without frills used as a shield and so on. Pure because love reciprocates," Melisa thought in her head.

Melisa took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. He was still stuck in his mind about the feeling of love for Riland.

Riland is the definition of a sweet and bitter love story at the same time. Makes Melisa feel love and also hate for the man at the same time..

While Riland, he focused on the streets while thinking hard about what Melisa is feeling right now.

It was his fault that suddenly invited the girl to meet his parents. It was also his fault that brought the girl as a weapon to refuse her matchmaking.

But, there was another reason why Riland brought Melisa. He does like the girl, Riland falls in love with her.

She hasn't been in love since first sight of Melisa. But because the content of 'The Hot Boss' it makes Riland become carried away feelings.

He felt unwilling when Melisa became close to another man. Especially when the girl 'incident' with Raya, Riland's feelings become clearer to her, she falls in love with Melisa.

Riland was not willing if the girl liked another man, other than himself. Her chest was hot and ready to explode in anger when Melisa said that she was dating Raya. Therefore Riland held Melisa late at night in the office under the pretext of wanting a report. But what really happened was that she did not want Melisa to belong to another man.

Riland was busy with her own thoughts, as was Melisa. Until it did not feel Riland's car had arrived at the girl's boarding house.

"Ohh, v !!" Maki Riland. He really felt very upset. Too busy with her own head, making her forget to take Melisa to dinner first.

He turned the engine back on, and was about to leave but Melisa held him back. "Where are you going ? I have arrived" said Melisa.

Riland turned his head. "We eat first" asked Riland.

"Not to ! I ate a lot this afternoon. So now not hungry," Melisa refused to reason.

Seeing the mood of Melisa who was still unfriendly, made Riland unable to force the girl to eat with him. "alright... Come in and rest !" Riland.

"Thank you" Melisa said with a smile and got out of the car.

***

The next day, Melisa still avoids Riland. After he had a long talk with Agni, his roommate who had very little experience of love. The two decide that Riland doesn't really like him.

Therefore, today Melisa spends more time downstairs with Leah. He also told what happened to him and Riland to his coworkers.

"Huh ? Really Mel ?" Leah asked as she widened her eyes in disbelief.

"Yes, but that's just his excuse. She doesn't really like me" Melisa replied in a slight whisper. A disappointed sigh was clearly heard from his tone.

"I've worked with Riland for a long time. Before the pandemic, there was also another gais working. But all that time, Riland never baperin us. He's not the kind of guy who's an installer" Leah explained.

"Oh yeah ?" Melisa furrowed her eyebrows in disbelief.

Leah nods her head justifying, "hu'um... He's never flirted with girls either,"

"But.... He's normal, right ?" Melisa asked timidly. It doesn't make sense that a man who attracts Riland is not related to any girl.

"Normal is ! He had a girl once" replied Leah. "Just like you, he really likes you, Mel,"

Not even Melisa responded to Leah's statement, someone already spoke first.

"Leah, I'm asking for the latest advertising concept. We take pictures immediately" said Riland who suddenly stood behind Melisa and Leah.

The two girls instantly stopped talking and exchanged glances with their chests pounding anxiously. They were afraid that Riland was listening to what the two had just talked about.

to be continued ' ''______________________________________________________________________________