The Sweetest Harsh
Episode 69 - Camouflage

“Diena asked you to be a photographer in this photo shoot.” Karina looked straight ahead. Look at the vehicle that looks back and forth from the second floor of the Blueict Company studio room. Alfa who was busy editing the video pegged her body for a moment. Looking at the woman who asked him to speak, but did not ignore it. Brian who was also in front of his laptop was also staring at the woman in pastel clothes with eyebrows raised next to him, before then his gaze was fixed towards Alfa who was slightly away from her laptop and put both hands in front of her chest.

“When can I do it? I may have to finish this job until noon,”.

“Wait .. wait. Since when did you guys get along like this?” Brian touched the hand on the tip of his thin-bearded chin with an expression of mindless thinking. The man understood very well the feud between the two who did not end since the beginning of Karina began her career. Alfa is a perfectionist man who knows no tolerance. The man rejected her contract after Karina blatantly tried to bribe him for a professional photography event. Alfa increasingly has no respect for Karina who she knows has worked with her mother to jump her name to this day.

“Since he became an adult.” Alfa said with a relaxed expression that made Karina turn around and frown at the handsome man who was five years older than her.

Karina snorted and ignored the words of Alfa who completely insinuated her. “After you finish your work,” he said. “I will wait in the cafeteria near while doing my interview there. Let me know if you're leaving. I'll make sure you don't disavow your words this time and we go together to Diena,” she concluded and passed from her place. Leaving that studio room and darting away. Already understand very well he will be an Alpha character who likes to be alone in making decisions. And this time, he did not want to lose big because he had rejected many offers for the sake of doing fashion photography in that place.

“OK,” reply Alfa briefly. “You. Do not forget to finish your work immediately and follow me also to the studio Diena,” orders to Brian who is still fixated on the departure of Karina to the end of the eye.

“What's with you two? You ... You're not having an affair, are you?” Brian did not answer his colleague's words, instead showing a questionable face with his body facing completely to the Alfa table.

Alfa turned her head and showered her companion with her eagle gaze. “It’s just about business. You know myself I'm the loyal kind of guy, right?”

“Then, why did you two suddenly become close? Ah, you are so greedy,” the woe while straightening the sitting position and leaning the body and head on the chair. “You are always inseparable from the beautiful women who will voluntarily approach you. While me? I've always been kind to women indiscriminately. However, none of them intend to be close to me,” he lamented.

Alpha. “That's because you set yourself too cheap,” hinaya. Brian turned his head and nodded. “Women prefer men who can keep an impression, while you?” Alfa raised her chin full of arrogance. “You don't even have the type of woman you chose and you're throwing your aura everywhere,” the clumsiness that made Brian throw a paper at his best friend's arm.

“Damn you!” Brian snorted angrily and then returned to busying himself with his laptop. Alpha is like that. He chuckled at the face of the crazy guy and focused his mind on his computer screen again. The two again dissolve in their respective activities until some time.

Brian fucker. Didn't he understand that Alfa was trying to shake his brain from thinking about Tiara? He tried to kill time so that his long distance relationship with his beloved wife could be finished soon, but without sin, the man even suspected him of cheating? Gosh darn. Until anytime there will be no term cheating in the vocabularies of the man.

Alpha ceaselessly curses in the heart as long as it works. Her fingers were already itching to want to immediately touch her phone again and contact Tiara. Hearing the sweet voice and the beautiful face of the woman who could always calm her gulan.

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Brian, Alfa and Karina enter simultaneously into the building design studio owned by Diena, a famous fashion designer who has been inspired by many designs, ranging from the middle class to the upper class. Karina will be the latest promotional model of the woman's design by paying Alfa as a partner model and photographer.

Brian and Alfa prepare sets and all kinds of supplies for the theme of this wedding photo. Voluntarily, Alfa will be a male model wearing a tuxedo as Karina's partner, of course with no close proximity and touch as the man wishes and combine photos of the two only in image editing. Brian just shook his head with the strange behavior of the unusual Alpha. The man could only cluck in annoyance because Tiara's husband was only joking at her when asked. Somehow it was as if Brian smelled something unusual that Alfa wanted to show. Was it? Oh, Brian wants to try to throw away his curiosity. When the man was struggling with all the rages of his mind, suddenly, he was transfixed by the arrival of Karina. The tall woman was wearing a gray dress to the chest with an elongated dress tail. The light brown black hair was loosely braided with twists of flowers and beautifully arranged synthetic leaves. How fascinating. Alfa who knew Karina had finished the arrangement then prepared behind the camera lens. Commanding with her distinctive style so that the model woman changes poses according to her instructions. Brian also helped Karina in adjusting her dress to fit on camera.

After he finished, Alfa looked back at the shots for a moment, then handed the camera to Brian. With his flexibility, Alfa who has changed costumes with after the old ash suit was in the style of a professional model when styling her body with men-style poses fashion show.

Without a trace, the activities of the three were recorded clearly by Julius who followed all their activities. With his camouflage skills that came as a shirt buyer and nimbly hid between the closet and the clothes neatly arranged there, julius secretly took the photo into his camera with a disgusted expression. He did not expect, it turns out, Alfa is no different from a hypocritical man who only admires women limited to his body. Oh, really this must be exciting news for Helmia. However, it was really sickening for him. Never crossed a little in his mind to be met with today where he found Alfa was happily doing a prewedding photo session.

Is Alfa getting married?

After buying a set of kebaya, Julius exits the Diena design studio and re-enters his car. Throwing a rough paper bag containing a kebaya into the passenger seat, then grab the phone from inside his suit pocket and tap on Helmia's name.

“Yes. What's up?” the woman's voice sounded hoarse. Presumably, his time-consuming work really had a bad effect on his health. His body began to weaken and his endurance was compromised. In recent days, the woman has even received road treatment and consumed various types of vitamins to support her body to stay fit.

“I have been following Gheo Alfa all day and I bring good news to you,” he said.

“I hope it's not about something that doesn't make sense anymore Julius. I'll fire you if you dare to tell me again about the nonsense news,” he sis.

Julius exhaled a long breath and closed his eyes. “This time I'm not making small talk let alone tagging you. I'll send you proof from start to finish that will help you to believe,” gerundelnya then install bluetooth earing and operate the screen. Prepare to send the image and video files that he had saved a few minutes ago before he exited the building owned by the designer.

“Quick say!” Helmia was thinning her lips, her patience was thinning when it came to this matter.

“Alfa is accompanied by one friend and Karina enters Diena's studio. They do prewedding photo,” he explained while tapping the send button on some photos and videos that he wants to show to the master.

Helmia frowned when she received some of the files in the form of JPG and MPG. With the chest up and down withstanding all the emotional turmoil, finally opened one by one the photo slowly. And, how surprised he was when the atmosphere in the studio room taken by his men secretly, managed to show clearly the activity of Alfa and Karina who were doing a shooting session.

The woman rubbed her forehead. Feeling the strange blow that broke his soul.

“Mistress? You still there?” call the man. Julius frowned so much that there was no response at all from his master after quite some time. The number of phone call timers is still running and for a long time worry begins to perch in the chest. “Nyonya-“ he said he was about to ask again, but, the sound of silence from the other end of the phone disconnected his intention.

“How about Tiara? Any latest news?” ask her with breath.

“Not Mistress. Maybe after this I will try to come-“

“Not necessary. I'll find out myself. You, just get here,” break it up.

“Do I need to accompany where you go?” bargained for.

The woman exhaled a rough breath. “Yes. Tomorrow morning take me to the Alfa residence,” he concluded and closed the call just like that. Helmia leaned her head to the top of the chair where she sat. His heart was beating uncontrollably fast. Something's wrong this time. And he must quickly find out before all this confusion makes him more tormented.

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