"Of course, I won't answer your question." Embun looked at Pandu right in the dark circles of his eyes.
A shady gaze that can instantly turn sharp and piercing. Apparently, this was how the girl protected herself. She can instantly change, from a beautiful white swan to a tiger ready to fight.
The atmosphere became a little awkward because of Pandu's question earlier. Luckily, the server came right away with their order. The stiff atmosphere can be quickly dispersed.
"Please, Miss. We can discuss while eating." Pandu tries to lighten the mood.
Embun only nodded in response and started eating food while waiting for Pandu to continue the conversation. She stopped talking.
Let this man explain everything, Embun thought.
Pandu seemed able to read the girl's intentions and thoughts. He immediately told his purpose to meet Embun. He told the details of the cooperation offer he offered to the girl.
"Is the person who rented my womb the owner of the company you work for?" Embun tried to be as calm as possible to say the sentence. Her heart was agitated, surprised, but also wanting to know more about this matter.
"I can't say anything. Incidentally, I do work at the company. However, you could say this business is outside of work. I purposely mentioned the company where I work, just as a consideration to you, I am not an obscure person. About me, can also be accessed or investigated easily. But then again, this has nothing to do with the job and the company I work for."
Pandu gave a simple explanation. Of course, he had to protect the confidentiality of the identities of his two bosses, Kala and Lady.
"So I shouldn't know who I'm cooperating with?"
"Of course not, Miss. All of this is to avoid risk and protect the interests of all parties. Here, I bring you a copy of the agreement. You can read and learn it slowly. Just relax." Pandu held out a brown envelope.
Embun accepted the envelope, took out three pieces of white paper inside, then read the articles of the agreement that were written in a row.
"Miss Embun, can you tell me which articles are objected to, need to be reduced or added?" Pandu was mute in conveying the sentence.
This girl is exquisite. Hopefully she will accept this cooperation, then marry me. I don't mind accepting her as my wife. Pandu hoped in his heart.
"May I take it home for me to study?" Embun's gaze still hadn't moved from the paper in her hand.
"Sorry can not. You can read this paper while I wait here. It's not too long ago, really," said Pandu.
Not bad, can see your beautiful face in front of me, said Pandu in his mind. He really didn't mind if he had to stare at Embun's face for a long time. Love at first sight? Who knows? Pandu had also never been in love before.
Pandu held out a pen to the girl. "Probably needing to doodle or something."
Sure enough, Embun was seen writing some things and marking certain parts of the agreement paper.
This beauty is also quite thorough, Pandu thought, whose eyes could not be separated from Embun. He continued to gaze.
"I can't give an answer about whether I agree because there are several things I need to ask and I need to state. First, I received one billion. Regarding this, I want five billion because the risks and losses are quite large." Embun started negotiations.
Pandu immediately recorded what Embun said.
"Just a moment, Miss Embun. Let me record as evidence and discussion material with the tenant. Don't let them think this is my will." Pandu tuned his cell phone to the audio recorder, then placed it on the table close to Embun.
"Repeated, Miss," Pandu ordered.
"First, I want to ask for five billion rupiah in return for my willingness to work with them. Second, should I seclude myself in the villa? Why?"
"I'll help answer, yes, Miss. In order for this matter to remain our secret, involving no one, you need to be isolated, away from the reach and communication of outside parties. No one can know. This is not only for the sake of the confidentiality of this cooperation, but also for the sake of you as well." Pandu try to explain.
"Just imagine if you stay here. When you left the house, you will be met by people you knew. They will ask, you are pregnant with whom? Who are you married to? This, of course, will interfere with your life as well."
"Not to mention, later after giving birth, people will wonder again. Where's your baby? Thrown away? Adopted people? Killed? Aborted? Too much hassle to come. Not only will it disrupt the pregnancy because you will be stressed and depressed, but it will also be difficult for you to start a new life after giving birth."
"Therefore, we propose such a solution. Safe for all parties." Pandu confirmed.
What was explained by Pandu, Embun could understand. That's true. It would be so much easier if no one knew about her pregnancy. Later, after giving birth, she can arrange a new life again. People, no one wonders. Let's just say she wandered out of town for one year. After all, she also doesn't know many people. Her environment is only around campus and work.
"You want to kill me after giving birth?" asked Embun suspiciously. After all, she didn't know the people she worked with.
Of course, she should be suspicious. No one knew about this agreement of theirs. It would be very easy for them to just eliminate her. Better, she asked, than stuck in the heart.
"Well, I won't, Miss Embun." Pandu is very surprised. Didn't expect that the question would come out of those sweet and tempting lips.
"Could be, right? After all, no one knows about our agreement. Looks like you guys really want to keep this a secret. Killing me would be the best and easiest way for you guys, right?" said Embun, looking at him probing ly.