
"This what?! Why is there even a report on the cost of repairing a tool of this size. This isn't on the budget?!" One more person who suddenly missed this sudden budget. One of the facing unit heads asking for an additional budget immediately received an overflow of my emotions early in the morning.
"But this is urging Mom."
"Sign Mr. Director there! How can be damaged continue, even if I am new here , I know this is not once part you suddenly charge a tool repair fee of this size, I have 11 years in the Finance unit, I have been in the Finance unit, where there is this 2x broken in the period of not 2 years. I love the Remarks! I want who is responsible and the report, who is the operator, the reason for the damage, the anticipation! This should be a complete report... I can't accept excuses for broken doang! I'd like a special meeting on the Doctor's part to Mr. Director." I threw the filing documents back at the head of the unit.
I'm in charge of money, even if the head of this unit is a senior doctor, I have the right to stop requests for funds, even scold them, I don't know the technicalities but I can ask for a logical technical explanation, so that they appreciate their own unit maintenance. The money keeper of the company, and this commitment is what the commissioners need when I'm in control of the finances.
"Mom, why did it have to get to Mr. Director is it just a faulty MRI repair tool? Don't go to Director Ma'am. I complete the Ma'am's request." Now he looks at me with a jerrie. Maybe I didn't think I'd dare scold him and go up to the Director.
"Ohh just, so how many hundreds of millions of this is just. Fine! I'll bring this to the Director myself."
"But Ma'am,..." I took the documents.
"Go out."
"Well, I'll make a report to Mom. Don't go to Director Ma'am..." He wanted to take the documents from me. He was suddenly scared. It means there's a problem here. Or maybe the Director is more creepy than me. I haven't been here long, I've never seen Bambang get angry.
"No, I changed my mind. I want an internal audit on this now." If I use the audit committee, the Director will obviously know about this matter.
"What is audit? Why is it suddenly an audit." Now he's freaked out. I saw his worried face, maybe he was protecting the person who caused this damage. I'll make the audit commission check all the way to his SOP.
"Let's clear. If there's no problem I'll sign, get out. This document I took."
Now the doctor in front of me can't talk. I really want to know what's here. And after I do this internal audit, no one here would dare to think that their young financial head is easy to deal with.
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"You're asking for an audit? What audit..." I reached the Director's room and brought my own documents. Since this faulty MRI unit 1 will make a queue in the other units, I also know this is urgent but I need someone to take responsibility. He saw the documents I brought.
"MRI machine is often damaged, in this 12 months there are 2x submissions, there are repair costs filed hundreds of millions, outside maintenance, this is not normal I want an SOP audit, and I want to, who's in charge of the full report, I just released the signature cost." He's been researching my report.
"I didn't know this was ever broken, it's a new unit. Okay I would agree to this audit, but it urges a lot of patients in line if one breaks, I give you the approval note but this will still go into the audit. You'll get the report from the internal auditor right away." He immediately called the auditor's section one floor with him, the auditor came and took the document receiving the order. Work efficiently.
"Okay, Doc. I'm out first..." I'm ready to leave after the auditor's out.
"Sir Rudy's been reporting to you?" I'm not leaving.
"He said, maybe the most cepet this afternoon is finished, the longest in two days if the results are clear, he gave me a notice if I can pick it up."
"Ohh okay. Yes, hopefully, quickly. Want to accompany me to lunch?" How dare I refuse the invitation to lunch now, instead I have to pay for lunch. He's been a lot of help.
"Ohh, okay Doc, will I see you in the lobby?"
"Yes." Yeah." She smiles. I don't know what that smile means.
"I'm out first Doc."
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The lunch was peaceful and quiet. I mean he chose a light topic, joked a lot and did not try anything like flirting with any purpose. He was polite and did not mention the kindness he had done.
When I took the initiative to pay he immediately rejected it. He said there is no rule subordinates pay superiors. I wonder why he is so kind. Until afternoon...
Bambang that made me think of him.
By late afternoon, a message from Mr. Rudy said around 6 pm Ardy could already be picked up. I heaved a sigh of relief, giving thanks that this matter did not enlarge in the end. I'll be out of the office at 5, hoping I can unravel the traffic jam to pick up Ardy.
"You want to get Ardy?" I happened to meet Bambang in front of the elevator. "Sir Herman said it's done with the case."
"Yes Doc, thank you, if I don't know what to do." He smiled when he saw me smiling.
"It's a relief..."
"Rubber." I can laugh now. My headache suddenly disappeared.
"Don't be diomelin. He also knows he made a mistake..."
"Yes. Thanks Doc..." He just nodded. "I'll go first.."
"She be careful."
I left with a feeling of relief. At the police station, Mr. Rudy was sitting with Ardy. My sister she doesn't know how panicked I am.
"Sir Rudy, thank you sir."
"Let's go home,..." I wanted to nag her, but maybe she got her shock therapy for this too. He just assented when I told him to get in the car.
"I'm sorry to bother Brother..." He started talking at last. I looked at him, his face looking shabby. Half pity it but the other half hurt to think about the bill I had to pay. Sleeping in jail, that's what he got for mismanagement.
"You are really making your brother difficult. You go in there one more time, I'll let you go to jail for years. I won't pick you up again. You're horrified of it. You know how much the cops and lawyers have to pay because you got along wrong... You think your brother has a gold factory."
He was silent hearing me squash. I took a deep breath to ease my own emotions,...
"That's it, don't cause any more trouble. Don't tell Mama. Only Lenna knows..." He just kept quiet about accepting my nagging.
No one spoke later. Lenna who saw him coming home kindly told him to take a shower and eat.
I'm not gonna nag her again for tonight.
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"Sir Herman, I'd like to ask you what fees I have to pay." I called Mr. Herman during the day out of curiosity about how much his advocacy bill was.
"Oh about that, it has been covered Mr. Vincent, I tried to go to Mr. Vincent only."
"Lhoo kok covered Doctor Vincent Pak, am I the litigant?"
"Emmm... It's probably best if Ms. Melisa asks Mr. Vincent directly, I just accept the client's request."
"I'm asking for the number sir." Well maybe he doesn't want me to think about paying now, I can change the amount on payday. My cash is already running low.
"That's also I can't give you details, I can ask Mr. Vincent. That's his message, I can't give any details to Mom." I'm speechless now.
Why won't he let me know the amount. He doesn't want me to pay him, why? What purpose does he have? Personal or business?
I looked for him in his office at lunchtime.
"Luna, Doctor Vincent is there, can I have a word?" I asked a secretary, as well as his assistant.
"But Miss Mel."
"Sir, Melisa's going to see you." Melissa hung up. "Come on Ma'am."
"Ohh okay."
I went in and he was looking at something on his computer.
"Yes? What's wrong, Miss Melisa?" He even maintained an official, courteous call.
"I want to ask you how much I have to pay to the doctor. Mr. Herman's bill." He looked at me for a moment and his eyes returned to the screen.
"Ohh, he's my personal lawyer. Consider it a help. There's nothing to talk about anymore." He even spoke not to see me. His eyes focused on the laptop.
"I can't owe that to the doctor? Let me know the amount. I have to pay, Doctor has helped me enough."
"Necessary, not a large amount. No need to talk about it anymore. Let's just say there's no debt." He persisted by not telling me about the number of bills. And don't even care about my whereabouts.
"Dok, I still have to pay. It's unethical, how can I just take things for granted." He sighed. I also took a breath.
"Hmm. partly right. But it's partly wrong."
"meaning?"
"We'll use a replacement."
"Huh?"
"Tomorrow Friday night after work, one dinner."
"Eat dinner?" How to replace a lawyer with one dinner?
"After that, consider it paid off, after that you have no debt. Even if you want to find trouble with me at a committee meeting, I don't intend to use that to run another office business. If you think I have other intentions in office business. And not to manipulate personal closeness if that's what you're afraid of. That's it, I realize there's too much speculation swirling in your brain. Evidently. And I'm a little busy today. Can we talk tomorrow night..." Vincent spoke fast so I held my breath hearing the speed he spoke.
"okay." I still have trouble digesting what he's talking about.
"OKAY. You can come out." He even kicked me out. So efficient.
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