"Where am I supposed to find Amelia, Pat?" asked David with an innocent face. I felt like Patricia wanted to punch David in the face. Gosh, this man in front of her made her furious.
"Use your brains and power! You have a lot of men, right?"
"I've paid people to look for it, but didn't find it."
"How persistently did you search for her?" asked Patricia. David was silent, what Patricia said was true, how persistent?
The man exhaled.
"Some people say, Amelia went abroad, that's what made me stop the search."
"You are terrible! Hah, never mind Dave, to be honest, I'm very disappointed with you for this. Tomorrow, I'm leaving, but remember one thing that I don't want to hear you stop Amelia's search. You have to go back to looking for her!" said Patricia fiercely.
Only Patricia had dared to command and yell at David all this time. David himself was a little obedient to his cousin because he felt that Patricia's mother had been taking care of him and he owed a debt of gratitude.
***
Once in Seoul, Patricia went straight to the hotel, then to the management office, she had contacted the day before. And Patricia was surprised when she met Tasya there. Of course, Tasya used to work for David and they used to be quite close.
"Tasya ...."
"Hi, Patty ...."
"It's a habit to call me Patty. I never thought that the person I had to meet was you. You've been successful, huh?"
Both of them hugged each other and Tasya happily took Patricia straight into her room. Tasya had expected, David would ask Patricia who came and she was already prepared for it. 'Just wait for your surprise, Dave' thought Tasya.
"So what can I do for you, Pat?" asked Tasya.
Patricia chuckled. "Don't you want to make small talk to me? Offer me this town food or something," Patricia protested, pursing her lips. Tasya laughed at Patricia's words.
"Hahaha ... We can do that outside of this office, Pat. Here, we'll talk about business first," said Tasya with a smile.
"Jasmine. David is interested in giving Jasmine an exclusive contract if she wants to join us."
Tasya smiled, in her heart, she was cheering happily, apparently, the snapper had entered the trap.
"Hmm ... Actually, management in Seoul has made many offers to Jasmine. However, she has not answered because she wants to return to Indonesia."
"What a coincidence then, right? Whatever and whatever conditions Jasmine David asks, he will give you," said Patricia excitedly.
Tasya pretended to be thinking by frowning and tapping her finger on the table.
"Come on, Tasya ... You know how David works. He will make Jasmine a famous star."
Tasya nodded, "I trust David's performance as well as yours. But, isn't David now also a good singer in terms of quality and appearance? Hmm ... Bianca and Gwen if I'm not mistaken have been predicted to be Karla's successor."
"To be honest, their careers are not too sky-high. Many have asked Karla to come back, but you know what Karla's voice is like. What's more, nowadays Karla has just given birth, she's not a shining star like she used to be," said Patricia.
"Where's Amelia?" asked Tasya trying to fish.
Hearing Amelia's name made Patricia look gloomy.
"She's gone and we don't know where she is now!"
"Have you been looking for it?"
"We searched for more than a year, but she disappeared as if swallowed up by the earth."
"Are you looking for her?"
"David ... He's the one most responsible for Amelia's disappearance. And I just found out the cause yesterday."
Tasya took a deep breath then exhaled slowly. This means that Patricia knows what happened between David and Amelia, Tasya thought.
"What if I talk to Jasmine first?"
"Meet me with her!" exclaimed Patricia excitedly.
Tasya chuckled, "Wow, you're so excited, Pat."
"Somehow, the first time I heard Jasmine's voice, just like David I immediately fell in love with her sweet voice. So, if I could meet Jasmine in person I would be very happy," replied Patricia.
Tasya chuckled at Patricia's answer.
"Hmm ... All right, Pat. Where are you staying? Tonight I'll invite Jasmine to have dinner with you, how about it?" asked Tasya.
"DEAL!"
Tasya laughed again at Patricia's answer.
"Ok, business is over. Now, what if you tell me about the situation in Indonesia now. How are Karla and David?"
"Karla, as I said earlier, she just gave birth about three months ago. The baby is a girl, beautiful and cute. But, to this day they are not married, David and Karla."
Tasya frowned, "It's strange if they live together for a long time even to have children, why not get married? "asked Tasya.
"I don't understand myself, Sya. But, David did tell me, his relationship with Karla is like a symbiotic mutualism. Mutually beneficial, all this time Karla's needs have always been fulfilled by David.
"Davila?"
"Yes. Their child's name is Davila Romano," said Patricia.
'It could be a coincidence,' thought Tasya.
Patricia smiled, "But, I like little Davila. I admit, Karla is beautiful and she inherited her beauty from Davila. But, to be honest I do not agree if one day David will marry her."
"Why?"
"David needs a woman who can love and appreciate him as David Romano. Not as a successful entrepreneur who has a lot of wealth. Many women want David for popularity like Karla did."
Tasya smiled bitterly, "Maybe there is a girl who loves David sincerely, but David is not aware of her love and sincerity."
"Even if there is, it's hard to find it, Tasya. Given David's track record so far, it will be very difficult to find a woman who loves him. Women out there already judge David as a person looking for profit. It's all because of his relationship with Karla."
"Can you guarantee that Jasmine and David will not have a relationship? Jasmine is a beautiful girl who also has many advantages. David, he's the type of guy who will pursue something hard," said Tasya with a serious face.
Patricia took a deep breath and then exhaled.
"Is that what made you doubt?"
"Honestly, I said yes," replied Tasya. She was deliberately acting like that to increase Amelia's selling point. She didn't want Amelia to be only used by David for the second time. Tasya wanted Amelia to glow like a star.
"I've told you, David will give you anything. So if you put the condition of non-relationship, maybe he will," Patricia replied.