The Secretaries
CHAPTER 45
Arriving at Argantara Group, instead of heading straight for his study, Jia instead rushed with quick steps and a stern expression towards the CEO room. He knocked on the door 3 times and went straight inside. And it was at that moment that Darren looked at him with a confused face.
“What's up, Jia?” darren asked when he found that Jia was only standing about 2 meters away from him with an angry look.
“What did Mr Darren do to Shani last night until he had a fever?” Jia took a pause for a moment. “I'm sure that Mr. Darren has done stupid things again to Shani.”
“Shani fever?” Hearing Jia's rant actually made Darren instantly become worried.
“Pak Darren does not need to be pretentious so,” timpal Jia who saw the Darren gelagat look restless. “My evening to Shani's house and she looks so messed up.”
I don't know why Jia's eyes started to glaze over. Remembering and imagining Shani's circumstances and life now makes Jia melancholic. “If Mr. Darren can't take responsibility and make Shani happy, at least don't make him sad and scared.”
“Shani is pregnant, sir. Pity if his mental continues to be disturbed.” Jia continued to deflect Darren. “Pak Darren should be aware. Since the beginning of Mr. Darren's actions have made Shani quite stressful. And because of Mr. Darren's actions, the longer it is not the more it makes Shani out of trouble. But make him more lapsed into problems that are increasingly chaotic and complicated.”
Darren could only be stunned continuing to stare at Jia and listen to her words.
“So please, please Mr. Darren stop bothering Shani. Seeing her last night scared me. Shani can be really crazy, Mr.”
“I can't let go of Shani. I promised to protect her. Shani needs me, and I have to help her.” And this time Darren started to voice.
Jia chuckled lightly. “Shani needs Father? Are you sure?” He took a pause for a moment. “That there is a Father who actually needs Shani. Because I know Shani. She is not the type of woman who depends on others, she is an independent woman.”
“You don't know anything, Jia. Stop concluding.” Darren began to get emotional because his self-esteem began to be lowed by Jia.
“I only reveal facts. That's reality.”
“Me and Shani love each other, you don't know that. I'll solve this problem soon, so you don't have to meddle and babble me with your nonsense.”
Jia grinned. “I'm just demanding a defense for my best friend. It is the Father who likes to talk nonsense. Responsible, loving, what?” Jia shook her head slowly. “Pak Darren doesn't prove any of that. Is it true that Mr Darren really loves Shani? Didn't Mr Darren just think of her as a prostitute from the beginning? Just to sleep with and-”
“Jia!!” Darren snaps.
“Pak Darren realized that he had destroyed Shani's life?”
“One more time you talk, I will not hesitate to fire you,” threatened Darren to Jia.
“Please if Mr. Darren wants to fire me. I'm also fed up working with bosses like you,” Jia said.
Darren fell silent. Firing Jia is tantamount to keeping her away from Shani. Darren was really frustrated, he was confused as to how.
“Stop pestering Shani or Father will regret everything.” Jia walked out of the room.
Darren started clutching his fist with his eyes closed and both elbows rested on his front desk after Jia left and again closed the door of his room. Then Darren recalls Shani's situation. Is it true that the woman had a fever because of the kidnapping? Without thinking about his work so piled up, Darren rushed off from the office. Darren feels unsettled if he has not met Shani and knows his true condition.
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Although still a little less fit, Shani still forced himself to work. It's only the day the two join Malvin's company, there's no way he'll dare to take permission. Shani is feeling disinclined.
“Hai,” greeting Malvin smilingly approached Shani who was busy with a laptop on her work desk.
Shani responds with a brief smile while glancing at Malvin's face.
“Let's lunch hour soon. What if we eat out?” bargain Malvin on Shani.
Shani whose hand was typing instantly became silent. He was stunned as he thought about Malvin's offer. “I have lunch here. There is still a lot of order data that I have to input,” reject it.
Malvin was inching to pull a chair that was nearby and sat closer to Shani. “Why?” he kept staring at the woman.
“I think pregnant women need a lot of refreshing?” Malvin took a pause. “What if we go to the playground? In deket here there, kok.”
Shani laughed a little. “You what?”
“Main swing. Usually girls like it, you know. You like it too, right?”
Shani glanced for a moment. “Ya.. like.”
“Well, yes. Yuk, leaving now.”
“Now?”
“Yes is.”
“But-”
Shani continued the sentence, Malvin had grabbed his left hand and pulled it away from the room.
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“Where is your next planning? Are you sure you will take care of your baby alone?”
Shani and Malvin sat next to each other on the playground's swing, scooping the rice boxes they had bought before heading there.
“While not sure, I must be sure. There is no better choice than to do this all alone.” Shani replied looking down at the food on her lap.
Malvin continued to look at Shani's face from the right side. Sometimes he thinks, why do women as beautiful and as good as Shani have to accept this crazy reality? Of course, Malvin is very angry with the person who has destroyed Shani. But knowing if the jerk is his cousin, Malvin becomes a dilemma. If only it had been a stranger that Malvin didn't know, maybe he would have really killed him.
Shani turns to Malvin after the man suddenly puts a nugget into his lunchbox.
“Nutrition supplements for pregnant women,” Malvin said ended with a smile.
Shani glued to Malvin for a while, then smiled faintly and went back to devouring his lunch. Suddenly awkward atmosphere, Shani and Malvin are both silent. And then, and then,
“What about my offer?” chirp Malvin, then look at Shani who has turned her head first. “You haven't answered.”
“What offer?” shani asked confusedly.
Malvin was silent for a while and continued to look into Shani's eyes looking serious. “Soal I want to be the father of the child you bear.”
Inner Shani was immediately aghast when he heard Malvin's speech.
“I still like you, Sha. Wherever you are now, I like you.”
Shani keeps turning her face away after being glued to Malvin's eyes for a few seconds. “Sorry, but I can't.” Answer lowered.
Once again, until this moment was the rejection that Malvin heard from Shani's mouth.
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