A Friend from Malaysia

Victoria Hotels

"Try me! King Devil and Queen Devil are coming together" one N-one employee exclaimed to friends.

Yola and Ilham did come together to N-one today after they finished taking Ammar to school. They were a little late to the office.

"That devil duo!! Let's hurry back to each other's place! If you don't want to be sprayed with fire!" another N-one employee.

And be the employees and the workers running back to their respective positions. Some of the employees who worked upstairs also ran to the elevator. They have to get to the top first than their two bosses who got the nickname king and queen devil.

"Death kite! I'm kire king and queen devil are not here today" one of them complained.

"Whoever is it, they're just late!"

"The two of them are dating? They look very good!"

"Hussse!!! Be careful! Don't say just any word! The King devil has a wife. If the king devil and queen devil know you're spreading the word of the wind, you're dead .." his friend warned.

One of them was just about to head for the elevator when Yola was seen walking half-run towards the elevator.

"Wait, wait!" yells.

All the staff in the elevator were horrified to see the person they were just talking about walking towards the elevator. There was also an Inspiration that followed him from behind.

"The lift is full, we take the next elevator" said Ilham.

"No. You're the one who's on the next elevator. It still fits. I'll come with them" Yola refused, forcing her inside.

The truth is that he doesn't want to be alone in the next elevator with Inspiration. And even Inspiration does not seem to want to just succumb to the situation. Soon he also masui into the elevator which is increasingly crowded because of their presence.

Goddamnit! Really find this person, Yola grumbled inwardly.

Yola was so stuck on the wall, while Ilham with a protective style as if trying to protect his lover by positioning his body docked at Yola with a facing position. Really an intimate position, making the employees and employees in the elevator could not catch their breath looking at both. Yola seemed uncomfortable with the situation while Ilham instead seemed indifferent to the views of his subordinates.

Until finally the elevator arrived on the floor they were headed then Yola could breathe a sigh of relief when Ilham began to loosen his position that docked to Ilham.

"Wow, what a coincidence is that Mrs marketing director and the Chief Director came together. What is this thing?" Leon Goda.

"It's okay. Just happened to meet on the street. Then the good-natured director gave his subordinates a ride" Yola said.

"Oh, so to?" Leon pretended to believe but blinked his eyes at Ilham.

Of all the people Leon may have just found out that Yola and Ilham live next door to the apartment. Even Nadira doesn't know.

Ilham pura did not see the blink of Leon's eyes that clearly teased him. Meanwhile Yola immediately left the two and entered her room.

"How's it going, Bro? Success didn't plan you to get your beloved wife's heart?" leon Ledek.

Inspiration was upset with Leon.

"Forget me, I looked into your eyes as if you wanted to swallow me round and round, it seems that you have not been lucky. Don't surrender! I believe you can definitely conquer the heart of our beautiful marketing director very well," chuckled Leon still with a mocking tone.

"Leon ..." call Ilham in a soft tone.

"Yes, ape?" ask Leon who has walked in front.

"If you're bored in N-one KL, say so. I can send you to N-one Kuching or Sarawak ...." Threaten Inspiration.

"Haha .... Forgive me, forgive me, Chief Director. I was just kidding! Do not let the Director-General enter in your heart. This Chief Director of Inspiration, well very ..." Leon's laughter tried to curry favor with Inspiration and embrace it.

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This morning Yola was scheduled to visit the N-one supermarket in the northern suburbs of the city. Yola and the vice marketing director went there. A few meters before arriving at the supermarket branch N-one, Yola told the vice director of marketing to stop his car for a moment.

He looked at a hotel not far from the supermarket. Victoria Hotels.

"Ade ape, the director asked me to stop the train here?" ask this man who is much older than Yola.

Yola frowned.

"I'm just surprised, sir. This hotel is not far from our supermarket, according to the father why the guests of this hotel does not bring profit to our supermarket? Guests at this hotel are not interested in shopping at the N-one supermarket?" ask Yola curiously.

"Oh, that. Many years ago the N-one supermarket did cooperate with Hotel Victoria. But the last few years are no longer. Saye also did not understand clearly the cause ape. But what I heard was that Chairman of the Board of Directors Ilham had a problem that no one knew about the child of the owner of the Victoria hotel" the deputy director said.

"What problem?" ask Yola curiously.

"If that's not even me, Mrs Director" replied the man.

Looking at the hotel, Yola finally had an idea that was poured into the meeting of the staff of the supermarket N-one branch in the northern suburbs of the city.

"During two visits to this supermarket, I have seen the Victoria hotel which is just a few meters from our supermarket. So I have a thought and hope all of you here respond to my thoughts. I will not be convoluted, my thinking is what if the cooperation between the N-one supermarket and the Victoria hotel, we grow again like the past? The N-one can be the supply of the goods needed by Victoria hotel guests, and the benefits of Victoria hotels are, as follows, maximum service for customers so that their hotel guests can be satisfied due to the complete facilities of the hotel. Of course in this case I mean one of them is delivery service. Without the need to exit the hotel room guests can get shopping easily and cheaply and can be picked up in front of the door of each room," said Yola.

"But, Mommy! It looks like it's going to be a little difficult" said the manager appointed by Yola yesterday.

"What's so hard?" ask Yola.

"The owner of the hotel Victor Alexander will not be willing to do any cooperation with N-one .." the manager replied.

"Why? Why won't he?” ask Yola.

"It's all because of hubu ...."

Suddenly the manager's words stopped when he felt his leg being kicked from below by one of his colleagues. Yola can tell that.

"Where's what?" yola urged.

"Not de ape-ape, Mrs Director, it's really not ape-ape. Forgive me for not being able to control my mouth" he said, feeling guilty.

Until the meeting was over the manager was more silent than to express his proposal unlike the previous meeting. So when the meeting was over, Yola asked him to stay in the meeting room alone with her.

"Tell me what kind of secrets I can't figure out when it comes to marketing and turnover?" ask Yola to the manager.

"Pu-puan, I, I don't understand what puan means ...." He said brick.

"If you don't understand, I'll say it clearly. I want to find out what kind of trouble is going on between N-one and Victoria so that the owner is no longer willing to cooperate with N-one?" ask Yola firmly.

"Punish me, Mum. That's not something I can tell the ready-made. Mr. Ilham would be very angry if he knew this was discussed again" the manager said anxiously.

"Don't worry about him, I'll take it for you if he gets angry. Just say it," Yola ordered.

"I can't, Mrs ...." The manager who did look a bit woody was clear so that Yola did not force him.

"Well, how about I buy your secret" said Yola.

"That's more not okay, Mum. I don't want to take bribes!" said firmly.

"I wouldn't buy it with money. But I'll buy the secret with the secret, how?" yola said offer.

"Buying secrets with secrets, what kind?" ask the manager is confused and interested.

"I'll tell you a new secret we know among your friends? How sort? No interest?" ask Yola with a mixture of Malaysian dialects.

"Concealed???" The manager's eyes sparkled.

Hearing the word "secret" made him feel like a reliable and trustworthy person.

"Yes, secrets. This also concerns the secret of Mr. Ilham's director" Yola said.

The man was getting curious.

"What secret is that, Mum?" his insistence is impatient.

"Know know?"

"Here I whisper" said Yola, whispering something in the ear of the letoy manager.

"Apeeee???? Good Lord! How can it be?" hysterical shouting.

Yola nodded.

"So Mrs Yola is a wife ...." The manager named Aldi no longer continued his words when he saw Yola's gesture telling him to shut up.

Aldi's mouth is still open. Yes Yola told the manager his identity as the wife of Ilham. And somehow the secret exchange also makes the two become more familiar and like a friendly relationship.

"So that's the story, Mr. Victor the heir to the Victoria hotel loves Mrs Sonia very much. Formerly N-one and Victoria have always opened cooperation relationships in various branches of N-one and Victoria hotels. But since the matter, Victoria broke off cooperation with N-one. In other N-one branches there is no problem about the termination of cooperation. Because other N-one branches are strategic places and do not need to rely on other companies. It is different from N-one on the northern edge of the city. Here it is quiet, even though there are many residential areas, but because the residents are still villagers they prefer to shop at traditional markets" said Aldi.

"What is the problem more precisely between Ilham, Sonia and Victor?" Yola is more interested in her ex-husband's love triangle story.

"If that's me I don't know, mama. But it happened 5 years ago. There was an incident that resulted in Mrs Sonia's miscarriage, it involved Mr. Victor. Whether because Mr. Ilham accused him or how I misunderstood him, maybe Mr. Victor became offended and broke off cooperation with all N-one branches" Aldi said.

Oh, so is that it? Thought Yola. Sonia miscarried and Ilham scolded Victor, so Victor took offense. It means that Ilham loves Sonia very much and loves their future children. Or is it now that Sonia is so difficult to conceive that Ilham approaches her and loves Ammar because Ammar is the only child of Inspiration? That's what Yola thought.

Damnit damnit! What are you thinking, Yola? Do you think he really loves you? His inner. And suddenly Yola's heart became crowded because of it.

"Alright, Aldi. Enough information. About the information you gave me I won't tell anyone. I hope the information about me being the wife of the Chief Director doesn't have to reach anyone's ears, okay? That's long gone. We were separated, too" said Yola.

"So, is the director the mother of the young master Ammar?"tanya Aldi was still curious.

Yola nodded.

"Yes, I'm her real mother. A lot of things happened between us. But it's been a long time," said Yola.

"It turns out that the news about Mrs Sonia is not only the only wife of Mr. Ilham is true, but I just found out that the first wife is Mrs Yola, given the age of Puan is still very young, because she is still very young, how is that possible?"

Yola smiled.

"I was married to him when I was 12, it's only natural that you don't believe me. But that's exactly what happened. And by the way Aldi, next time, if you meet me outside of N-one, just call me Yola. You're older than me" Yola said.

"Ready Mrs Director!" sahut Aldi fast.

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"We'll stop at the Victoria hotel for a second!" yola told the vice marketing director.

"What's wrong, Director?" ask the man.

"Sekejab only. You just wait here!"

Yola got out of the car and went straight to the hotel. His presence was immediately welcomed by the hotel staff. But Yola kindly said that her arrival was only to meet her colleagues, not to check into the hotel.

Pretending to be waiting for her colleague in the hotel lobby, Yola swept around her with her gaze on the surroundings. Inside the hotel in addition to the restaurant there is also a kind of mini department store. Yola immediately went to the department store.

"Excuse me, Mum. Mommy want to find ape?" ask a guy, a department store.

This man's appearance was quite handsome, but according to Yola's assessment as a department store employee was too mature. He's probably about 35.

Yola did not answer the man but went straight to the shelves observing the price of goods. Crazy one! The price of one product can be 3 times the price of goods in another.

"Master is looking for ape? Let saye help?" the man said offering.

"No, I can do it myself" replied Yola.

"Master of Indonesia?" ask the man.

"Yes, how do you know?"

"Dialeg Puan is different from Malaysian punye" the employee replied.

"Oh, it's a little different," Yola responded using a Malaysian dialeg.

The man smiled at him. Beautiful and attractive young woman. Yola actually did not know that the man was Victor who was coming directly to the field and wanted to evaluate the progress of the department store at his hotel.

Yola is still circling all the products sold there and comparing the prices with those in the N-one supermarket. And in the end Yola just bought a few packets of snacks and took them to the cashier.

After paying, Yola took the time to go to the hotel receptionist. And oddly enough the employee who did not wear the uniform also went to the reception desk.

Victor was somehow very interested in the woman he had just met this once. Yola looked at him in wonder.

"Sorry, Mum, I would like to ask, can I meet the manager of this hotel?" ask Yola at the reception.

The receptionist had a glance at Victor but his boss gave a code shake his head.

"Manager is having important business. There's a need if we can find out?" ask the receptionist.

"When you meet the hotel owner or Mr Victor? I can?" ask Yola.

Again Victor gave the receptionist a code.

"Sir, any business with Mr Victor? Have you made an appointment?"

"Oh," Yola's a wave. "I'm his friend. But I lost contact. So I haven't made a promise." lied Yola.

Ooooo, very interesting, Victor thought. Lady is beautiful because you want so much to be friends with me, I grant your request, Victor's heart.

Then the man gave the receptionist a code to ask Yolanda for a business card.

"Oh, Mr. Victor is not there. If you want, you can leave the name card saje, we will convey to Mr. Victor," said the receptionist.

"Okay, okay. This is my business card. Please convey to him, "rich Yola while taking out a business card from his wallet.

Before Yola left the hotel, she glanced at Victor. He was still wondering what the man was doing at the reception desk instead of working to keep a display rack in the department store.

Finished his backup mission Yola got back in the car.

"Mr Kate was just about the same," complained the deputy director.

"Sorry, sorry. I have a little to do there. I've decided to try to work with the Victoria hotel again" Yola said.

"But it's not something we can decide for ourselves. Need approval from the Chairman of the Director," said the deputy director a little anxious at the idea of this marketing director.

"Don't worry about that. I'll talk to him later" Yola said.

On the way back to N-one, Yola was engrossed in writing small scribbles on her notebook about the planning she expressed to Ilham to try to re-establish a cooperative relationship with Victoria Hotel and N-one Grocery.

Just as he finished his streak when the car driven by the deputy director arrived at the N-one parking area. Yola immediately rushed up the elevator and hurriedly rushed into the Main Director's room. Their personal problems Yola can put aside temporarily, but the problem of work she has to be fast on target even though she has to deal with Ilham.

Yola arrived in front of the open main director's room and re-examined the scribbles. When he knocked on the door, his eyes were still fixated for a moment on the white sheet of paper filled with his writing.

Geck! Geck!Tok

"Sorry, I have to ...."

Yola raised her head and was surprised by what she saw. Ilham and Sonia .... Sonia was sitting on the lap of Inspiration and held her hand against the man's neck.

No less surprised by Yola, Ilham even more Sonia was more shocked by the presence of Yola.

"You-you!!!!" Jerit Sonia did not believe what she saw.

Yola had been preparing for this for a long time even though her heart was sore.

"Yes, this is Yolanda Gunawan. Long time no see, Ms. Nirwan, Sonia's sister!" Yola said calmly.