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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9

Beautiful and comfortable music with instrumental elements accompanies his healthy mind while moving his whole body to stretch his body. The flexibility of her slender waist moved slowly to the pleasant rhythm of the music. Rani was so calm with her eyes closed, feeling peaceful. She just does yoga in the house.

TING!

The sound of the toaster was heard behind the soothing instrumental music from the direction of the kitchen. Teresa, with a cup of coffee, sipped slowly before pressing the off switch on the socket plug. Two slices of toast are ready to be served as breakfast. Teresa takes time to increase energy in her body by practising a healthy diet before going to work. While Rani, who was focused on her yoga movements, began to smell the delicious smell of breakfast on the dining table.

"It's fragrant...Did you cook breakfast for me?" Rani asked with her eyes still closed for a long time. Teresa just sat in the chair to eat her breakfast on the table without thinking about the condition of Rani, who was getting hungry.

"You cook it yourself...This is mine." Answered Teresa, feeding a piece of toast to her mouth that had been smeared with butter. Both eyes quickly opened wide and turned off the instrumental music. She began to approach her friend there.

"You take care of yourself, Teresa. Cook it for me too. Please, my love." His laziness to make his breakfast just appealed to Teresa in front of her. Even Rani persuaded Teresa with a kiss from afar. Amused, Teresa looked at Rani's seductive behaviour with her lip movements from afar.

"Don't try to persuade me that way, okay? Doesn't work at all for me." Teresa was adamant not to indulge Rani's lazy nature. Rani's mouth closed because her persuasion was unsuccessful. She quickly sat with Teresa there without eating anything. She just watched as Teresa chewed on the toast.

"Oh yes...Yesterday you wanted to tell me about your problems at the company. How is your work situation there? They don't bully you, right?" Rani just remembered about that. Teresa let out an anxious breath. His face looked gloomy.

"Not bad. His work is so great that I didn't even finish work yesterday. I do not know what to say."

"You were talking about someone yesterday when you called me. Who do you mean?" Rani went straight to the main topic. Teresa thought about yesterday for a moment.

Wizart looks rude, stern and arrogant, but his heart is very kind. Teresa didn't know where to start the story. She tried to express it to Rani today.

"Do you remember the time we met Danish with another girl at the cafe? When I broke up with Danish."

"Yes. Why at that time?"

"When I was on my way home alone, I sat for a while on the bench in front of the bakery. I was crying until I didn't realize.. a man was sitting beside me at that time. Danish came to me there to persuade me again to get back in touch with him. Danish forced me that time to accept him again but.." Teresa suddenly stopped for a moment in her reverie. Later, Rani heard his story.

"But what?"

"The man who was sitting next to me... came towards us and he said I was his girlfriend in front of Danish."

"Wait? What?! You're not kidding me, Teresa?" Rani was shocked to hear his story. Teresa just shook her head.

"But I didn't expect it...the man who pretended to be my boyfriend at the time..was the CEO of W Comic Trending Company! That's what I'm worried about. Since last night I haven't slept. How can I avoid him? That's embarrassing, you know?" Teresa was under pressure.

"You should have worn a face mask last night. The man who tried to save you was your boss. Your destiny with him has already happened. You don't have to hide from him anymore. He will probably understand how you feel at that time."

"You won't understand, Rani. As for me, I would rather commit suicide than meet that man again! He's...like a psycho man, you know?"

"Whatever. May you have a happy day as long as you work with him."

After listening to her friend's problem, she walked away, leaving Teresa in the dining room. Breakfast on the table just looks old. Suddenly she lost her appetite, bringing up the embarrassing incident. She didn't want his face to be identified by Wizart. She is afraid that she will become a laughingstock among her colleagues. Should she open her face mask today?

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W Comic Trending Company, as usual, is running smoothly with many employees coming to start their respective jobs. Including part-time workers such as cleaning glass windows and doors, and cleaning the company's tile floors. Everyone has a job to do.

Slightly loose yellow leather shoes were worn on her white feet, Teresa finally decided to remain wearing a face mask without Wizart noticing. Branded leather bags are worn crisscrossed on the body to facilitate movement. While an old woman was busy mopping the floor with a mop, the tile floor in front of the company's door was quite slippery. She went along that road without realizing that the tile floor was quite slippery.

Seeing that Wizart was talking with someone near the employee staff entrance, Teresa, with a surprised expression, immediately sped toward it without Wizart noticing. Because her shoes were a little loose, Teresa slipped as a result of rushing there because she noticed Wizart. Wizart is still not aware of his presence. Teresa slipped and fell to the floor in disgrace. All the workers there looked at her. One side of his shoe came off his foot.

"Miss, are you okay?" The old female worker who was on duty mopping the floor there asked how she was. Teresa was unable to raise her face to look up. She felt very ashamed.

"It's a shame...What am I going to do with this?" Teresa said as both her cheeks turned red. She was still lying there stiffly.

"Teresa, why are you lying here?" Suddenly the voice she had heard asked her there. She quickly raised her head. Wizart in a black suit was seen standing in front of her with his head tilted. Wizart strangely looked at her.

'Why did he come here?' Teresa just said in her heart. His face was lowered to the floor again.

Seeing how Teresa didn't get up from the floor, Wizart looked at all the workers who were watching them. He understood why Teresa remained there without standing.

"Continue your work. Why? Is there a comedy show here?" Wizart insisted to those who were still watching Teresa. Slowly, they all dispersed.

"Teresa, let me help you get up from here. Many people are watching you. Hold my hand." Wizart is just helpful. His hand was ready to be extended to Teresa.

With a feeling of shame, she held Wizart's hand. He sincerely helped Teresa up from there. Teresa couldn't seem to look him straight in the face. Teresa's other shoe was taken and put on Teresa's foot. It's like a Cinderella fairy tale. Wizart, with one glance, saw the shoes that had been worn on Teresa's feet. Beautiful and simple, just like the wearer. His eyes immediately looked at Teresa's face.

"You're still wearing a face mask.."

"What?" Teresa was surprised by Wizart's question.

"Never mind. It's none of my business if you want to wear it or not." He said he immediately left there, leaving Teresa. Teresa felt strange about Wizart's question. It seems Wizart knows something about her. While Wizart was there, just widening his smile. What is the meaning behind Wizart's facial reaction?

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Walking calmly to his office as usual, he saw an old man standing inside his office. Wizart's steps stopped with a sharp look.

"Wizart.." the old man called to him from a distance after noticing his presence there. He casually pretended to be normal and approached until he entered the office.

"Why did you come here?" Wizart asked the old man.

"Dad tried to call you many times..but you didn't answer the phone right away. So Dad came here to see you."

It turned out that the busy old man calling him was his father, Sam. Sam also has a large business company but is not as successful as the W Comic Trending Company. In Wizart's eyes, Sam is just an ordinary father without love. But in Sam's eyes, Wizart is his adopted son who has been well taken care of. How will the discussion between the two of them be?