Early in the morning, Bryan was in the office—in his room, dealing with the papers and folders strewn across his desk. Yesterday Bryan decided to go home because Bi Sumi called again to tell him about the woman who suddenly came to his house claiming to be his little friend.
And now Bryan has to do the work he had postponed yesterday because of the girl he didn't know. Looks like he has to ask for help from one of his friends who happens to work in his office.
Bryan grabbed his office phone and punched a few numbers there to call his friend.
"You go to my room now," said the man after the call was connected and then just turned it off.
While waiting for Tio to arrive, Bryan again focused on the papers he had to read and sign. Even though he knew the papers had been read and revised by his secretary, Bryan had to step in and make sure nothing was wrong.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Enter!"
The door to his room opened and revealed the figure of Tio who immediately walked into his room, the man casually sat on the sofa and lifted his right leg to put on top of his left leg.
Seeing that Bryan could only chuckle in annoyance, Tio always behaved like that even in the office area unless there were other employees among them, then Tio would treat herself like a boss.
"What are you calling me for? It's really hard to contact me directly, usually through your secretary," Tio wondered as she turned her back on her back, staring at Bryan who was still busy signing papers.
"I want to ask you for help."
Tio's reflex immediately sat up and glared in disbelief at Bryan. "What? Are you asking me for help? For what? It's really annoying, usually anything you can sen—"
Bryan threw a photo to Tio. "Look for the girl's identity."
Tio swiftly caught the photo thrown suddenly by her friend and CEO. His eyes saw the female figure in the photo then turned his gaze to Bryan with a meaningful look.
Feeling Tio's gaze was strange, Bryan knit his brows. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Surely you want to date this girl, right?" guessed Tio while holding up the photo.
"Ck, no!" Bryan argued.
"So what do you want this girl to do?"
"You really have to know my business?" snapped Bryan, who started to feel uncomfortable because Tio was being asked this and that.
Tio swallowed her saliva with difficulty, it was dangerous if Bryan had made such a tone. Without further ado, Tio immediately nodded her head. "I will help you until you get all the identities of this girl, I will continue to work first."
The man immediately rushed out of Bryan's room, not wanting his job to be a threat. So, now Tio will do everything possible to fulfill Bryan's desire to find the identity of a woman who is still mysterious.
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"Why, Pa? How come you're home? Should Papa come back the day after tomorrow?"
Eva blinked in surprise when she saw the arrival of her husband who had just come from out of town, her brow furrowed even more when she saw the look on Roy's face that looked gloomy. Eva deftly took over the man's briefcase and helped carry his coat.
"What's the matter, Papa?" asked the woman when the two of them were sitting on the sofa, not forgetting Eva's hand to help untie the tie that was wrapped around Roy's neck.
"The branch office in Semarang is bankrupt, Ma."
Eva's eyes widened at the bad news. "How come? Doesn't Papa always check progress at the branch office, right?"
Roy nodded. "Always, even at all branch offices, Papa always checks and it's always Papa who intervenes."
"Then what caused the bankruptcy, Pa?"
"Someone is embezzling investors' money."
Hearing this made Eva even more surprised, they might be missed by their corrupt employees.
"The client whose money was corrupted asked for compensation and spread this news to all companies in Semarang, now the news can only reach here, Ma. I don't know anymore Papa if all the clients here cancel their cooperation."
Eva exhaled in exasperation, she herself was at a loss as to what to do with it. Her hand reached out to stroke her husband's shoulder, intending to calm him down. Yes, all she can do right now is calm her husband so he doesn't think too much about everything.
"Do you know who did it?"
Roy shook his head. "No one has dared to confess yet."
"Well now you just focus on compensation to your client. I still have savings, if you want to use it, okay?"
Roy's eyes turned to Eva, his gaze really showed that the man was tired. "I also still have savings, you just save the money for your sake with Naya."
Eva shook her head. "The money for my needs with Naya is still there, the savings were deliberately made for sudden needs like this."
"Thank you, honey."
The woman smiled sweetly. "You don't need to say thank you either, that's money from you and you keep it with me."
"EKHEM, IS THERE ANYONE?"
Suddenly the two people immediately turned their eyes to the source of the sound, right on the last stairs Kanaya stood with her hands on her hips. Eva and Roy immediately looked at each other, had Kanaya ever heard the two of them talking?
"Hey, honey! How long have you been there?" asked Roy while coding his daughter to come to him.
"Ever since Mama and Papa looked at me, Naya feels like a mosquito here," Kanaya said with pursed lips, then sat between her parents. "What were you two talking about, anyway? You're so serious that you don't want to invite Naya."
Roy smiled widely. "Eat that you have a girlfriend so you don't become a mosquito!" teased the man as he chuckled softly, ignoring the feeling of sadness inside him. He must be able to cover up his office problems in front of this only child.
Kanaya's face became more sullen when she heard the joke from her father, but when she remembered one thing her face immediately turned cheerful. The girl looked at her father with a happy look.
"Pa, have you called Naya's lecturer yet?"
"Naya..." Eva reprimanded when she found out where her daughter's conversation was going, Kanaya would definitely ask for a reward because the learning process on campus was good.
Kanaya immediately turned around. "Why, Mom? Don't be jealous, okay?"
"Naya, you are no longer a child who needs a gift if you have high grades!" Eva unconsciously snapped at Kanaya which made the girl immediately gasped.
The girl looked at her mother in disbelief, usually her mother wouldn't be this angry or even reprimanded her.
"Ma..." this time it was Roy's turn to reprimand Eva, Roy's hand rubbed his daughter's shoulder who looked surprised to hear Eva's screams.
"What, Pa? Anyway, from now on, Papa can't give Naya something like that again!"
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