"How long will you be gone?" Alexa asked with a probing look.
"Probably about a week," said Melvin then devoured his sushi which only had one piece left.
Alexa nodded her head then continued eating. she always covers her mouth with her hand or looks down a little bit when eating sushi which forces her to open her mouth wide, and it makes her a little embarrassed because Melvin always smiles at her. ugh, looks like tomorrow she will not be willing to order sushi again because it will be very busy and nervous when eating.
"Don't look at me like that!" she protested.
"Why? In front of me is you, then it's only natural that I see you!" Melvin laughed, even more, when he saw Alexa's cheeks puffed up because her mouth was filled with sushi.
"At least don't be so serious when looking at me!" Alexa exclaimed then immediately finished her sushi. she turned to eat ramen.
"Looking at a girlfriend can cause affection. so, I will often look at you," said Melvin then also ate his ramen.
Silence for a while. They focused on eating, occasionally smiling at each other when they accidentally looked at each other. ugh, maybe the seeds of love have grown in their hearts especially Alexa, but somehow with Melvin.
"As long as I'm gone, I hope we can still communicate often," said Melvin after a moment of silence and now his ramen had run out.
Alexa took a tissue on the table and immediately wiped her lips, wiping her hands. "If I'm not busy, we can talk," she said then drank some lime juice.
"Oh Lord ...!" Alexa closed her eyes after drinking the juice. "So sour."
"You haven't stirred it yet," said Melvin with an exasperated smile at Alexa. He immediately took a spoon to stir Alexa's juice so that it was evenly distributed and not too sour.
"Now try to taste, maybe not too sour," he exclaimed.
Alexa sipped the juice again with a white pipette with red stripes. "Not too sour this time." She smiled shyly.
"I think I'm going to miss you," Melvin muttered.
"Don't brag," said Alexa with a look of horror.
"I'm not bragging. I love your sweet smile and your cute face. I just found out that dating feels this beautiful," Melvin said seriously, then pinched Alexa's cheek. "You're like Joey."
"Joey?"
"Yeah... she sometimes acts as cute as you do..you must be the same age but ... it's a shame she chose to marry young while you are working hard to make your parents happy, I salute you," said Melvin, remembering Joey who had locked his heart all this time..hmmm ... is it possible that his sweet attitude to Alexa is still not out of love?
"She's like that because she's found her love. If I were her .. maybe I'll also get married young, like in romantic films," Alexa said casually then continued drinking juice.
"Then how about we get married?" asked Melvin spontaneously.
Instantly Alexa, who was drinking, choked and coughed several times.
Chuck ... uhukk
Melvin got up from the chair and immediately walked over to Alexa, lightly patting the back of her neck, trying to make her stop coughing.
"You'd better be careful when you drink," he cried.
Alexa breathed a sigh of relief when she had stopped coughing. she took another drink to clear her throat. 'Why did he even offer a marriage, even though only yesterday we met and immediately went out and now offer marriage. is he out of his mind?' she wondered.
Melvin sat back down and immediately called the waiter and immediately paid for all the food he had ordered earlier.
"I'd better take you back to the office now," he said after he finished paying.
"Eh, yes... I have a lot of work to do because yesterday I didn't work," said Alexa while putting her smartphone in her bag.
Melvin got up and walked straight out of the cafe holding Alexa's hand. "I will ask Mrs. Siska not to be too hard on you," he said.
"That's not necessary," said Alexa, looking up to the side at Melvin, who was much taller than her.
"She will always obey me because I am the biggest shareholder in the company. if she dares to make you uncomfortable, I will revoke my shares," said Melvin as he continued to walk hand in hand with Alexa until he passed a glass door with a black frame.
Alexa smiled faintly, feeling that she would be protected from Siska's sadism just by being Melvin's lover. then, what if married? Maybe she doesn't need to work anymore but that seems unlikely because her boyfriend no longer talks about marriage after she choked.
'I can't expect more because he doesn't necessarily love me,' Alexa thought.
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Elsewhere, in her workspace. Siska was very upset because it turned out that Alexa was Melvin's girlfriend. That made her unable to act arbitrarily to her, for fear of being reported by the man who was the biggest shareholder in her company.
Drett ... drett ...
Her smartphone which was on the table rang. Siska grabbed it and saw an incoming call from Melvin then immediately answered it.
"Hello, Mr. Melvin," said Siska in a friendly manner.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Siska. Looks like Alexa will come back to the office a bit late...I hope you don't scold her," Melvin said over the phone.
Siska rolled her eyes, feeling annoyed and imagining Alexa was alone with the handsome and rich Melvin.
"Uh, it's okay," she said.
"She already said you didn't schedule an important meeting this afternoon. so I'll take her for a while."
"Oh, yes ... I understand because it seems like you guys are just dating. And this surprised me." Siska smiled sarcastically. clenched her fists, furious.
"Okay then, I'll turn off the phone."
The phone line was cut off. . Siska immediately put her smartphone on the table with a slight slam. "FUCK! Since yesterday she's always been looking for Melvin's attention. Now, she must be having fun and I can't get her into any more trouble. And what's even more worrying is..."
Siska is starting to feel anxious, worried if Melvin pays off Alexa's debt so that Alexa can quickly resign from the company, while all this time she has been a very good influence for the company. Ugh, she wouldn't be able to ensnare her in debt anymore.
Check...
Siska turned to look at the door and saw Bastian coming with a sour face, walking over to her.
"What's wrong with you?" Siska asked surprised.
"I need funds," Bastian replied then sat down on the sofa. he looks very lethargic when he meets Siska who is his wife, it's different when he meets Gea, always puts on a cheerful face and spoils her. That means Siska is indeed losing in everything, as said by Alexa.
"Funds for what else? Didn't I send you enough yesterday?" Siska asked with a frown. She got up from the chair and walked over to her husband who was lying on a black sofa equipped with a glass table with silver table legs.
"Of course to advance my company. If I continue to remain silent with existing facilities and the same products, I will advance my company. I will always be under you, and look low in the eyes of your family!" Bastian explained curtly as if showing annoyance. Hmm, it seems he is very materialistic towards his wife, or maybe the money he gets will be used to make Gea happy or maybe there is another woman?