S1E12: Restoring The Company and My Heart (Part 1)

I approached Rose with a suit and a leather briefcase in my hand, tie surrounded my collar, and un-buttoned shirt. "Morning." She glance at me as she puts a plate of sandwich.

I put my suit and briefcase on the chair, then buttoned my shirt. "You look mess. Are you going somewhere?" I'm nodding my head.

"I can't sit for long because I am already late." She puts a glass of milk next to my plate. Now, this will become my new routine. Goes to the office, and gets back home at dinner time.

Should I retire to my writing career and focusing to my company, or I automate all of them. This is tough decision.

Avoiding burned out and stress it's my priority for now. What if in the future I have a wife and we start a family? Quality time also important too for our future kids growth. Good parents not also give them freedom, but how much you can teach them where is wrong and where is not.

Rose tapped my hand, and I jolted. "I-I'm sorry..." It's fine. You saved me. I devoured my sandwich and chugged the milk. God... this is delicious. "You said your late, right?"

I wiped my mouth with napkin, then grabbed my suit and briefcase. "Slow down." I'm chuckling. Somehow, I can see that charming. "If you..."

"I will let you know." Shit. Why this is so awkward? I won't let her 'defeated' me this time. Chill, Lobak. Imagine her face...

I rubbed my face roughly and sighed. I can't do that. Instead her, you can imagine your celebrity's crush. She's more way beautiful than her, right?

"You... don't have to cook dinner for me. I will go home late." She hummed.

"Lobak, wait!" I'm looking at her. She's approaching me and re-tied my tie. This is absurd. She's... cooking, taking care of me, and I told her to not cook dinner for me. Why it should be happened to me?! I even don't want to remember anything about her.

I can smell her perfume, the vanilla scent. Maybe it's her favorite scent. She turned up my collar and draped my collar around my neck. "The wide end is on your right hand..." I focused on observing her face.

Her perfume scent will become my own addiction from now on. I admit she's beautiful both inside and outside. Without Rose realized she already bewitched me. You've got my attention, Rose. You already done that. Her gaze keep captivating me.

I'm not blinking my eyes as if I don't want to lose a single thing about her. "What's your reason to behave... like this?" She pulled the knot and tidying my collar, then slapped my shoulder.

"It's that obvious?" She's whispering through my ears.

It's not obvious enough for me. "We talk later." I kissed her forehead. I walked to my garage as rolled my sleeves up.

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After I parked my car, I decide to approach to the security post to gathered some information. Small ranks tell the truth. Kwang In approached me with a coffee in his hand.

He's the one who was taking care all the purchase, and he officially become this company's legal team. "How's inside?" I asked him.

He handed me a report. "Chaotic and madness. I can't describe with words anymore." I'm nodding my head, as he continued to explain. "A person you told me to observe. He literally a douche, like..." he sighed.

I'm chuckling as I put the report inside my agenda. As we arrived at the security post, we're greeting by his salute to Kwang In. "Good morning, Mr. Xu, and..."

I elbowed him. "This is the new CEO, called her Ms. Gabriela. She's from... America." He's nodding his head. "Ms... Gabriela, his name is... Mr. Dadang Suprapto. He's the Head Security from this company."

I shake his hand, even thought I reluctant, but it's for formalities. "Can you... tell me your biography, sir?"

I sit on the wooden bench. It's a bit wobbling and looks old. "I've had worked here since 2017." His Javanese accent was thick. I can't uncovered myself to him, that I'm not from America.

"I'm not from here. I came to this city to working." He said as he rubbed his thigh.

"His from... Tegal, Central Java." Ah... Tegal. No wonder your Javanese accent thicker than mine. I looked at his CV and matching them with his face. This is him from 2017. In front of me, this is him in 2021. Have he seen his family? I bet he haven't seen his family.

"Do you... have family sir? I was wondering if you haven't met your family before?" He looks down and nod slowly.

"It's already been five years, Ms. Gabriela. I haven't seen my family" What?! For the five years, you haven't seen your family?! Oh, my God. This is ridiculous.

These people are not slave or machine. "Kwang In..." I whisper to him. "Do you find anything resourceful such as... a vacation system inside this company and where's the HR?"

He's scratching his hair. "The HR quit several months ago." I took a deep breath and sighed. "Do you want me to call him?" I'm nodding my head. I get up, then looked at him.

"Mr. Suprapto?" He lifted his head. "Um... you can take your leave as long as you need." Mr. Suprapto furrowed his brow. "I'm not... fired you. You have my word."

His eyes glimmering as I gave him permission to leave his work. A villager like him, came to the big city has only one thing to do. To get a job and a better life for their family.

He packed his belonging and walked to the parking lot. "That old man should be rested and enjoyed his old life..." he's right.

"How many security..."

"Only him. Originally, they have three times sift. Day time, evening, and night time. I also gathered some information and he the only one left." Kwang In said.

Can you imagine? A person like him. Old, alone, and tired. What if there's any bad guys tried to harmed him? What if he gets injured? We walked to the lobby.

"A-ah... Mr. Xu and..." I put my hand inside my pocket and stared my icy glare on him. "Wh-who is this?"

"She's the new CEO, Ms. Gabriela. He's a pervert, but the best in his field." He said as I looked into his CV. His experience was astonishing. Been worked in several big cooperated, but pervert.

I took a deep breath and sighed. "It's quite astonishing you're achieving the great success." He... wringing his hand and pale. "I gathered a lot of intel that you... abused your power in order to meet your needs, beside... Anugerah Merah Tirta's CEO was my dad's friend."

He widened his eyes. "U-Um... i-it's surprise, yes..."

Oh, I can't take anymore. "Mr. Yang already told me everything. You fired." Kwang In widened his eyes.

We're walked inside to the lobby, then two receptionists in front of their desk bow to me. either they were afraid or they just doing their jobs. "He's the best in his field, Lobak. I..."

I took a deep breath and tapped his shoulder. "Who will you choose: The best of his field, but pervert, or them? I bet one of them were assaulted by Mr. Vincent. How many victims you need to convince yourself!?" Kwang In silent.

"I do really care about your ethnic, Kwang In. The person, who I told you to observed, he's from my ethnic, and I'm abut to fired him." We continue our journey to meet other employees.