I am Agneta Laurinda Aretina; currently, I am 23 years old. I work for a large company in Apparel, textiles, and fashion, which has been successful. I feel lucky to be able to work for this company, even if only in the marketing department.
I'm currently preparing breakfast for us.
Oops! I haven't told you I have a little prince, have I? Well, now I have a little angel named Regan Danial. He is already four years old.
"Morning, Mother!" He cheerfully made me smile.
Regan is the reason I survived until now. Regan is also the one who got me excited again after all this time enduring incurable pain.
"Morning, Mother's Prince." I kissed Regan's chubby cheek.
Even though he was only four, Regan was an elegant and intelligent child. He was even the top student in kindergarten. His oriental face, or mulatto, makes him even more handsome. However, looking at his face reminds me of the jerk who has ruined my life. The first and last man I hated and never wanted to meet again in my life
"Why are you looking at Egan so intently? Egan is very handsome, huh?" He chirps with a lisp, making me smile broadly.
They even have the same character—so confident—and I don't want Regan to look like that guy.
"You are very handsome, honey. Let's have breakfast!" I held his body and sat him on the bar stool in my small rented house. "Egan, maybe Mom will be a little busy at work and can't pick you up home. You can go home by yourself and go to Aunt Iren's house, right?" I said this because today is the day I welcome my new boss.
"Let me pick him up." Someone's words made Egan and I look towards the sound of a man wearing a black suit standing in the doorway. He smiled sweetly at us.
"Aiden's father!" Egan shouted and ran to Aiden.
"Daddy master!" Aiden lifted Egan's body into the air, making him laugh gleefully.
He is Aiden Zharil Pratama, a kind-hearted man who has always filled my heart. He was able to accept me because I already had children. He also loved Regan so much that it was as if she were his biological child.
"Good morning, dear."
The whisper jolted me back to reality. I didn't realize that Aiden was already standing next to me. I smiled at him and went to prepare breakfast for him too.
"Aren't you going to be busy? Aren't you, as the CEO's representative, really in need of his presence?" I asked.
Aiden is the deputy CEO of the Wiratama Group, also known as the WT Group Corporation. I work for the largest Apparel, textile, and Fashion company in Indonesia and abroad, including in several developed countries.
"No, just let it be. Besides my cousin, who just came back from London and became the CEO, He won't need me. So Dad will pick up Regan later." Aiden pinched Regan's cheek, making her cheer up.
I can only smile and be happy to see the cohesiveness between them. I'm also grateful that when my life was destroyed and there was nowhere to stand, Aiden came to bring hope to Regan and me. I don't love him as much as he loves me, but I will try to love him with all my heart.
After dropping Regan off at school and leaving her with the teacher, Aiden and I headed straight to the office. We split up in the parking lot because we were in different rooms.
This is where I am now, at my desk with several files piled up. Mr. Wildan, the marketing department manager, has asked me to prepare several reports.
"Ta, don't you know? They say the replacement for the old CEO is still young, you know," Sonya chirps.
"So?" I asked.
Even when I came to the office, from the lobby to the hallways, everyone was gossiping about the new CEO, who was said to be young and handsome.
Whatever.
"He said he was very handsome," Sonya chirped, making me roll my eyes out of embarrassment.
"You've said that many times, and this is probably the hundredth time," I said exaggeratedly.
"Bad, lol," he chuckled.
Immediately, several people came, excitedly broadcasting the news that the new CEO had arrived. We have to prepare soon because the CEO is touring all the divisions.
"I have to dress as prettily as possible," Sonya said, looking in the mirror and adding her makeup. I just shook my head.
"I'll go to Mr. Wildan's room first." I quickly went to Mr. Wildan's room, and Sonya nodded in response.
I was in the middle of reporting some documents to Mr. Wildan when the door to the room opened.
"Mr. Wildan, Mr. Wiratama has come." The notification made Mr. Wildan and I stand up from our seats.
"Good afternoon,"
Damn it!!
He?
He was standing in front of me with the same gaze. His sharp eye was full of intimidation, and his face looked even more handsome and mature. After five years, he is now in front of me. I felt my world stop turning when his gaze again stabbed into the retina of my eyes. The same look that made me hate him and love him at the same time. However, he is the only person I want to avoid and eliminate from this world. He's the person I don't want to see again. He is Davero Anderson Wiratama!
***
"Welcome, Mr. Wiratama," said Mr. Wildan, making me realize this was not a dream or a hallucination. "Call me Dave," he said, still expressionless, his gaze fixed on me. His sharp look traversed my entire body as if to strip me naked. God, this asshole, how dare he? "Oh yes, Mr. Dave, I am Wildan Handiansyah. I am the manager in the Marketing division, and this is Agneta Laurinda Aretina; she is the best employee in the marketing division at this company," explained Mr. Wildan. I still stared at him hatefully and clenched my fists on both sides. The wounds I buried long ago are now returning to the surface. There is a pain that is imprinted in the recesses of my heart. The damage is excruciating because of the man in front of me. He stared back at me with a glare full of intimidation. Nothing has changed; he is still the same Dave as he was five years ago. He walked towards me, making me take a step back to put some distance between us. He approached me as if he wanted to close the distance between us. I immediately lowered my head because I could no longer return his scary gaze or melt my heart. "Long time no see, Neta!" His whisper made me shiver and swallow my saliva. I still don't want to return that intimidating stare. I liked this meeting. I wouldn't say I like it. "I miss you," he whispered right in my ear, then walked away. It makes my breath stop for a moment. After he left, this time, Mr. Wildan looked at me questioningly. It seemed he was curious about Davero's behavior just now. "Excuse me, sir!" I said that because I wanted to avoid discussing Davero with Mr. Wildan. ***