Jisonia shut down her laptop when she finished working few minutes to closing hour and grab her bag to clocked out. She stopped outside the office door when she heard the conversations going on inside.
"Do you think we'll get paid for this month?" Kenny asked worriedly.
"I know! Can't we just ask Dandon group for help?" Hubita suggested.
"Hubita..?" Jasmi snapped.
"What? I heard they almost got married. It's better than losing the company to a bunch of thugs. It's not the time to save face!" Hubita rebutted.
"Don't you know our Director hated Dandon group? No matter how hard the company were, he won't let us even mention Dandon group?" Jasmi pressed.
"The situation isn't the same it was before. If I were her Duaghter I would've already gone to ex-fiance, even my ex-husband to begged for help. If she wasn't competent, she shouldn't have inherited it." Hubita said in displeased tone.
Jisonia felt hurt and shocked by what she from the conversation. She numbly walked back to her office room again. Everything was going on roller coaster from the day her father left her. She put all the burden in her head and was trying to bring back in normal. She silently sat down on her desk for a long minutes before she reached out her phone and called someone.
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"Secretary, Drive to Koushl restaurant!" Prithib said, with a radiant smile etched on his lips after he ended a call.
"But Sir! The meeting is in ten minutes!" Secretary confusedly informed. "Cancel it" Prithib stated authoritatively.
"Please this way" The male waiter guided Jisonia inside the resturant.
"Am I late? Did you wait long?" Jisonia said looking at the man who was already seated at the table.
"No, I just arrived" Prithib replied, his eyes peering at her. Jisonia nodded and joined him at the table. A male staff hurried over and pulled out a seat for her.
"Sorry! You might be busy". Jisonia said with a small voice. "No, Nothing important work is there". Prithib assured her with a smile.
"Please bring me the food," Prithib called the waiters.
"I ordered it in my own. Is that alright?" Prithib asked.
"Of course!" Jisonia replied.
Both of them were eating in silence. "Why aren't you eating so well?" Prithib asked when he saw Jisonia put the food into her mouth with no appetite.
"I am eating" Jisonia just smiled faintly as she took a little food to put on her plate.
"I think I stepped over the line in department store." Prithib said in apologetic voice.
"I know you were caring about me" Jisonia utters lowering her gaze. "Thank you for saying that" Prithib said as he picked up her plate and started serving her. "Eat a lot! You barely touch the food." Prithib added.
"I wanted.....You know!" Jisonia open her mouth to say something but she couldn't finished the whole sentence.
"What is it?" Prithib asked anxiously.
"Well...I wanted.... to thank you!" Jisonia voice dropping so low almost as if he was murmuring while Prithib simply stared at her without saying anything.
"I wanted to say thank you for helping during funeral" Jisonia said pushing a doting smile.
Prithib silently kept his gaze on her for some seconds and asked in calm tone, "Is it so hard to say?"
"I guess I have a lot of things to thank you for. It's tough to say!" Jisonia pursed her lip after saying that.
"So, are we good for now?" Prithib asked in low voice heaving a silent breath.
"What do you mean?" Jisonia glanced at him for a while before lowering her eyes again.
Prithib took a deep breath and said, I know we can't go back of how things were but I want to....What I'm saying is that I want us to go back how we understood each other.
Prithib briefly paused by and continued, " I won't expect anything from you right now but when you're upset, feeling victimised or having hard time and when you're in need of help. I'll be right by your side. I want you to stop thinking that you're left alone."
Jisonia did not lift her head and was oblivious to the fact that Prithib was studying her, watching to see her reaction.
After keeping quiet for a while, Prithib asked softly, "Why don't you answered it?"
"Okay" Jisonia raised her head and replied briefly. Prithib's lips curled up after hearing her, even a short answers make his heart content.
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"I am sure that your father will gone mad after he learn that Rubben was paying "Thoubat gallery" debts instead of collecting his debts?" Lili squinted her brows engrossing in deep thoughts.
"Yes, but Dad was calm as river right now. Mom, Do you sense anything?" James paused and turned to her mother.
"No, I can't really read his minds now!" Lili mutters sitting up straight. "Gosh! Rubben's energy is way too strong. Should I go to that old woman again?" Lili annoyingly mutters.
"Mom, Stop trusting that old fortune teller. Do you know what kind of situation I am after obeying her words? I can't even show my face to Rubben, I felt like he's going to kill me with his eyes." James anxiously mutters rolling his eyes.
"Son, you told me you found an excellent connection. What is it?" Lili curiously asked.
"No, I will tell you later. First, I have to convinced Dad." James said with a crooked smile.