"Everything is ready, Ngga?"
"Yes. We'd better go now."
That morning, Evan and Angga prepared to meet a potential partner, to discuss a cooperation plan. When the two were in the car, Evan's phone ringing broke the silence between them. His expression immediately changed when he saw the name of the caller from his cellphone screen.
Angga, who saw the change, immediately understood who it was who could immediately change the look on his best friend's face. This time, he did not give any comments and prefers to focus on driving.
The distinctive voice of Jonathan the Father began to ring in Evan's ears. He conveyed this and that regarding the task he had to do. And without ever forgetting, he also advised maintaining the good image of the company when dealing with partners later. More than five minutes, Evan heard advice from his father regarding work problems. But for him, it was much better than having to talk about Berlin.
At first, Evan thought that his father would only talk about work. But his guess was wrong. Because, when he finished conveying many things related to the company's technicalities, Jonathan again asked him about Berlin.
"Yes, Dad. Take it easy. After all, Berlin must be busy too. I don't want to bother her," Evan said in a slightly lazy tone.
"After your work there is done, go home immediately. We will discuss the right time to propose for Berlin." Jhonatan—Evan's father sounded enthusiastic when he talked about the matchmaking, while Evan could only sigh in silence because he felt sick again when he heard his father's agenda echoed.
Evan only answered with a mumble, without wanting to give any response. He began to feel impatient and wanted to end the call immediately. However, Jonathan the Daddy seems to still want to continue discussing the matchmaking issue.
"We'll continue later, Dad. I'm almost at the client's location." After saying that, Evan hung up the phone without waiting for Jonathan's approval.
He closed his eyes for a moment, then exhaled slowly to relax his body and mind. That morning Evan was ready to meet new potential partners. However, after receiving a call from his Daddy, all the good mood and enthusiasm that had been awakened since the morning collapsed instantly.
"Uncle Jho really can't see the situations, huh." After a long silence, Angga finally gave his response. Because more or less heard the conversation that the father and son had.
"Come on, Ngga. There's no need to talk about that anymore. I'm so tired."
"I guess we have to hurry up and finish the work here, then go home so you can talk about it with Berlin. Honestly, I feel sorry for her too."
Evan didn't respond. He chose silence, then closed it to try again to calm his suddenly chaotic mind.
"Van, when you think about it, Uncle Jho's attitude is too much. This is just my opinion, I guess... the reason Om Jho is so adamant about marrying you and Berlin is not only about the company."
What Angga said caught Evan's attention. He opened his eyes, then turned to his friend with a confused face.
"You mean that … there is another reason?" he asked.
"Yes. If it's only about advancing the company, it doesn't seem strong enough. As I've already told you, if the position of the Galaxy is already strong, Van. There is still a lot of potentials that can be explored if you want to move forward. And Uncle Jho already knows. Yes, the collaboration with Sahasika Jayafood, which is owned by Berlin's parents, is good, but I don't think that's the only reason."
Evan was silent again for contemplating and digesting what Angga said. All this time he had only focused on thinking about how annoying the matchmaking event was and wanted it to not happen at all. But this time, it seems that he got a little enlightenment from his friend's explanation.
"I'll help later, Van," said Angga again to encourage his friend and boss. "Now, we are focusing on today's meeting with a new client. Hopefully, they will cooperate with us."
Angga patted Evan's shoulder as a form of support, then returned to focus on driving so he could get to his destination as soon as possible.
***
Evan's main goal as CEO of Galaxy Hemachandra Company is to meet one of the most influential people in the area who has earned the nickname The City Of Flowers. They want to hold talks about a cooperation plan to build a supermarket under the name Galaxy Mart.
If later an agreement can be reached between the two parties, then the plan will soon be realized. Because of this mission, Evan and Angga will stay for some time in the area, until they manage to find an agreement between Galaxy and those who want to cooperate with them.
The city that became their target earned the nickname The City Of Flowers. Because the majority of the population are farmers who manage flower gardens and ornamental flowers. In addition, they are also the main supplier of cut flowers to the surrounding areas and even outside the island.
Based on the results of a survey and observations conducted by Evan's Research Team, the city is considered a fairly developed city. Even though it is only a district city, the economy is fairly good, thus opening up an opportunity for Evan's Team to build a supermarket that is much better and more modern.
Seeing this opportunity, Evan did not want to waste it and immediately made a work program design for the project. After getting approval from Papa, he immediately moved to contact influential people in the city to offer his plan.
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The meeting lasted from morning until noon and went smoothly without any problems at all. Although Evan has not yet received a Yes or No answer regarding the collaboration he proposed; at least, the design of the project has been completed in sufficient detail.
Of course, both Evan and Angga as members of the Galaxy Company have high hopes that this collaboration can take place. After the discussion was over, they had lunch together at one of the famous restaurants in the area. And the meeting activities that day closed with the CEO and his assistant saying goodbye.
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During the return journey, neither Evan nor Angga was involved in the conversation at all. Evan chose to rest while Angga focused on driving.
"About the girl, you said her name was Lia, do you have a profile picture?"
Immediately Evan opened his eyes when the name was mentioned. To be honest, he was a little sanctioned if Angga lied to him. It can be seen from how hard his best friend wants to prove that he is not lying at all about the figure of Lia he met. In addition, an oath for whatever was thrown from his best friend so that he believed what he said.
"Wait, I'll check."
"Eh, come on later, Van. Please if you want to rest first, we'll discuss it later," said Angga immediately, which made Evan put his cell phone back into his pocket.
"Oh yeah, where are you going after this? Go straight home, Van?"
"Just go home, Ngga. I feel tired, my nose is starting to feel uncomfortable too."
"Okay then. But stop by the convenience store for a bit, okay?"
Evan nodded in agreement to the invitation, then resumed his rest.
***
"So how about it, Van? Do you have a photo?"
Evan and Angga were sitting on the back porch of the house while enjoying the juice and some snacks they had bought.
"Just a moment." Evan grabbed the cellphone that was on the table, then opened the contact for the girl named Lia. "Oh there," he said, handing the phone to Angga.
"Waaaahhhh… who is this, Van? No, this isn't Lia the girl who accompanies you when you sneeze." With full confidence, Angga said so. Moreover, he also took out his cellphone to show Lia's real photo.
"This is the real Lia, Van." Angga handed his cellphone to Evan.
For a moment, the young man looked at the photo of the white girl. If it is true that she is the real Lia, then who is Lia that he met? Has Evan been tricked?
"Fix you got tricked," Angga said confidently as he took back his cellphone which was in Evan's hand. "In this way, your appearance shows who you are, Van. Rich man, so... well, he might be an easy target for him. That's why he pretended to be Lia, "continued Angga again providing his analysis.
"But, her name is Lia, Ngga. I asked one of the ladies who opened a flower stall there. As you said, this Lia I met also has a flower garden and also delivers cut flowers to customers. One thing that makes me weird is that she doesn't recognize you at all. That's why I thought you were lying to me, Van."
At length, Evan explained what Angga heard well. It seemed that the young man felt a little annoyed with the girl who met Evan. Because has succeeded in making a 'war' between him and his best friend.
"Lia, whom I met, also has a flower garden and she delivers the cut flowers to the customer. That's why I said to you. And, that's not a lie at all. Besides, if you think I'm lying, why are you using the clue I gave you? Weird." Angga started to get annoyed and glanced annoyed at Evan.
Receiving the question, Evan could only remain silent and did not give any response. Because he could not completely escape his thoughts about Angga who only meant to work on him.
Evan just wanted to prove what Angga said. However, it seems that the sense of prestige that resides in him is asking to be responsible for one action he has taken.
"Hmmm... looks like we need to investigate." Suddenly Angga became a little enthusiastic to thoroughly investigate the foreign girl who claimed to be Lia.
"Hmm… it's really weird. But I think it needs to be found out to make it clearer. In addition, while everything has not gone further. I also don't want to be tricked," said Evan, who agreed to his best friend's plan.
In the end, that day they discussed two girls who were said to both have the name Lia to investigate, to know more about the truth. And on that very day, Evan and Angga agreed to make a plan so that they could know the truth about who the girl Evan met was.
While he was busy discussing the plans that were being drawn up, he heard an incoming message notification from Evan's cell phone which distracted him. His gaze immediately turned to Angga as an unusual surprise.
"Hey, what a coincidence. We're also just discussing her, Ngga. She's chatting with me," Evan said, showing the message the girl had sent.
"Well, while she's chatting, let's just carry out the first plan, Van. How about it?"
"Hmm… well. Then, let's get started."
***