The Rival Beside Me
Offers that misunderstand

Early in the morning Lala looked hurried. He was discharged from the hospital first. At the office he immediately set foot into his room. When he opened the door, Rio called out to him.

" La, anyone want to meet you?"

Lala looked confused and glanced at the clock in her hand. Time still shows at 09:00 am.

" Who is Sir?"

" Mister Andra, he's waiting in his room." Obviously Mr. Rio at once showed the room across from Lala's work space. Lala looked surprised and only then did Lala know. Andra's room was there.

Lala immediately knocked on the door.

" In."

Lala went straight into the room. It seems Andra is still serious with the reports of the end of the year just discussed yesterday.

" Good morning Sir. "

" Morning. What about the budget report earlier this year. Has it been arranged?"

" It's Sir. Stay I print and report to Mr and Mr. Ridwan." Lala clear.

" Have you met my sister?" Andra's question made Lala surprised.

" I'm here to talk about work. It's not a personal matter. If there are no more work problems. I'm out." Lala.

" Wait!" Pinta Andra before Lala left the room.

" How's your dad doing?"

Lala was surprised.

" It's still a recovery stage. How do you know that?"

Andra smile. Lala thought for a moment and guessed.

" Have you paid for the hospital administration?"

Andra nodded her head.

" How much is your no. account? Let me change." Lala doesn't want to be indebted.

" It's not necessary. " Andra shook her head.

" I don't want to be indebted to anyone else."

Andra smile.

" Of course, Sister Lala doesn't need to be indebted. Nothing in this world is free, right?" Andra's question was ambiguous. Lala did not understand Andra's intentions.

" I'd like to trade it with your body." Add Andra with a smile that is difficult to interpret.

Lala immediately looked emotional.

" Sorry. I'm not that cheap." Lala Resolute.

" You must have misunderstood. I just want you to pretend to be my lover, nothing more." Obviously Andra.

" No! I can't!" Lala again confirmed to Andra.

Andra smile.

" okay. Now I don't want to talk stale. I know your family's problems. Your mother broke the family restaurant, right? And that's what made you work so hard because of the bankruptcy of your family restaurant. I can help pay it all off. On the condition of acting as my lover." Andra is at length.

" Not stay!" Lala refused Andra's offer.

" I can get you out of this company." Andra was getting upset.

" What right do you have? Aren't your shares 50 to 50?"

Andra laughs.

" I can make 100. The word friendship that made my father buy only 50 percent Miss Lala." Obviously Andra is putting Lala at risk.

Lala twisted her brain, but her mind was deadlocked. He was very cornered, however. None of this fit his plan at all.

" How? Think about accepting my offer." Andra looked at Lala with an indecipherable look.

" Why did you choose this way to threaten me?"

“Oh, it's because of my grandmother. She's sick and wants to see me tied to someone.” Andra's story with a convincing face.

" Granny's sick?"

Andra nodded her head.

Lala scrunched her forehead, still looking confused by Andra's threat this time. Out of the Lion's cage. In fact, he went into the tiger's cage. His mind was in turmoil, how could he pretend to be Andra's lover in front of his family. And certainly in front of the Rise. But Grandma they used to be very nice to Lala. However, Lala felt sorry to hear that he was sick.

"OK."

Finally a black deal over white, they made.

Flashbacks

Rise up driving his black sports car. Andra drives a white sports car. They both got a message from their Grandma.

“Come right at 15:00. There's something important.  If you don't come, I'll hold your credit card and change your next heir.”

Two luxury cars came to the parking lot. And two men who looked like filial grandchildren walked into the house. Look Dad, Mom they're in the party glancing at both of them coming in at the same time. The two met a grandmother who was waiting in a room. Finally everyone sat down separately and held a birthday card in hand. Rise up in disbelief just because of all this, then her Grandmother could threaten to hold her credit card. Andra complained that she had to cancel her date today because of her Grandma's threat.

“Because if it wasn't so, I wouldn't be able to see you two at once.” Their Grandma Says.

Rise up and Andra looks away from each other.

" Come with a partner. Especially you Andra. Don't mess with women. Or the inheritance transferred all." Threatening Grandma made Andra turn her brain.

Flash Back off

Lala closed her eyes. He looks agitated. After all, He will surely meet the Risen One. The person He wants to stay away from for now and forever.

Andra seems to have picked him up as agreed. Andra went straight to the venue. Lala looks confused.

" What hospital is it?"

Andra looks confused. Forgetting that He lied.

" It just so happened that Grandma had recovered and asked for her birthday."

" An anniversary?"

Andra nodded her head.

" I didn't bring anything."

" Just calm down. You must be the most beautiful gift for him. " Say Andra.

Not long after they reach their destination. It seems that all the big families are present. All colleagues were also present. Rise up and Devina looks surprised to see Lala.

" Good night." Sapa Lala tried to remain polite.

" You?" Devina looks emotional.

Andra was beside him.

" Don't do anything with my woman." Obviously Andra made Devina not wart.

Rise up smiling cynically and looking at her question markingly. Lala turned her eyes.

" Come! Grandma must be happy to see you." Invite Andra to make Bangkit hold back his emotions.

Devina stared with an annoyed look.

" Women do not know themselves. Not to his sister. It's chasing her brother." Gerrutu Devina then took Bangkit.

Grandma looks surprised.

" Lala?"

" Yes, ma'am."

" It's so formal. Just call Grandma. So you turned out with Andra?" Grandma looks happy.

Andra looks proud. Lala pretended to smile.

" You lied to me." Whisper Lala in the middle of the event. Because Grandma looks so healthy.

Andra felt completely innocent.

Two hours passed,

Lala felt tired of the crowd. He also went out into the yard. Walk near the pond and fish garden.

“Did you come all the way here for money? Are you that desperate?” A resurgent voice suddenly sounded behind Lala. Lala turned her body, staring up at Rise. Lala wants to deny her allegations. But Rise is seen giving money and dropping in front of Lala's face. Lala looked up at Rise, She held back her tears that seemed to have started to tear up. Lala really did not recognize the Rise that is now. It is very different from the Rise He once knew.

“Arise! Don't insult my future fiance!” Andra's voice unexpectedly approached them.

“You said potential fiancee?” Tanya Rise looked cynically.

The two finally looked at each other and were ready to fight. Lala yelled to have the two stop and opted out of the event.

To be Continued