CAMELLIAS

episode 27's

"Mel, wake up in the afternoon." Febian shook Camelia's body, which was still wrapped in a blanket covering her body to the head. Many times Febian tried to wake Camelia up, but the girl just muttered softly, but did not open the blanket. 

"It's late in the afternoon!" Back Febian tried to wake Camelia, feeling no response finally Febian exited the room to where Jupi was. Although Febian rarely makes physical contact with cats, there is no other option.

"Jupi, it's time for action." Febian puts Jupi in the blanket, until Camelia squirms and finally opens the blanket that covers her head.

"Ih, why bring Jupi here anyway?" Protestants, 

"He's the only one who can wake you up. I woke up yuk, it's seven o'clock, we have to get to the destination before nine." Despite having removed the blanket, Camelia still did not move from her bed. 

"Come, take a shower!" Febian's orders, Febian,

"Lo takes a long time to make up, your face is so swollen."  Camelia held the cheek with both hands, she let out a weak sigh. Camelia knew her face must be swollen, her eyes must be swollen and red from last night for her to cry. 

"Five minutes I'll wake up." Febian just clucked, and opted out leaving Camelia. 

Camelia was still staring at the ceiling of the room, her sleepiness just disappeared even though she had only fallen asleep at four in the morning. Jupi, who was still in the blanket with him, crawled up until his head popped out from under the blanket,

"Why? Hungry huh? Mom wakes up Jupi. It feels like your energy is drained." Camelia invites Jupi to talk, she does consider the cat named Jupi as her child, no wonder if she calls herself Mother in front of Jupi. 

"You know, I met him last night. He looked a lot more handsome and,,, sexy," Camelia chuckled, recalling the figure she met last night. 

"But the look in his eyes seemed to expose me and suck out all my energy. I miss her so much, Jupi,," Camelia hugged her beloved cat and closed her eyes, trying to recall her unlikely encounter with Jupiter that night. 

Now he and Febian are at the dinner table for breakfast first, before the two of them set off to meet the new investors who will be working with them and are scheduled to meet today. 

"Today we have a meeting with one of the new investors, lucky he asked us to come directly to his company, not the club as usual." Obviously Febian, tell me the schedule they have to work on today.

"Where? Who's the investor?" Ask Camelia,

"In Mega Kuningan, the investor's name is Alfa."

"New guy?" 

"Yes, he's a new entrepreneur, but make no mistake his company is on the rise." Camelia just muttered, she knew quite a few famous businessmen in this Capital, even some of them still ask for his services every time they negotiate, he said, and of course Camelia gets a pretty big payoff in return. 

"But there was a slight problem," Febian put down his cup of coffee, looking solemnly at Camelia.

"They're one of those companies that rarely use dirty ways, so there's a chance we're rejected." 

Camelia shifts the bowl of cereal, puts both hands on the table with one hand propped up on her chin, then poses sensually and winks one eye.

"Surely, will refuse my service?" Ask.

Camelia's one hand opened a little of the red blazer she wore today, clearly wearing only a thin black tanktop, showing off her seductive cleavage. 

"Okay, I guarantee you'll be welcome." Febian raised both hands, smiling with a sharp look at the appearance of his best friend, he was sure that no man could resist the beauty of Camelia.

The five-story building that was in front of her, was different from the place that Camelia often went to. 

"Is this the place?" Camelia asked as soon as she got out of the car.

"Yes, I told you that our investor is a new businessman, but make no mistake he is quite famous." Camelia observed the building in front of her, usually going to the dozens of buildings with extra security, but this time it was the opposite. Although not included in the category of ordinary buildings, considering this building stands in the elite Mega Kuningan area, but still in the eyes of Camelia is one of the simplest buildings.

A man immediately welcomed their arrival and took them directly to the fifth floor where they would meet with the CEO of this company. 

A man wearing a grey suit was sitting at his desk, and he turned his head as soon as he noticed the presence of Camelia and Febian. 

"Sir Febian, please sit." 

"Thank you, Mr. Alfa," Camelia and Febian sat in a black long chair, not far from the Alfa desk. 

Camelia observed every detail of Alfa's workspace, as she suspected the room was not too luxurious and seemed very minimalist. Alfa got up from her desk, carrying a few maps in her hands. 

Febian nudged Camelia's arm, as if understanding Camelia immediately opened the little red blazer she was wearing, until her cleavage was clearly visible. Alfa was still guarding her wibawa, although it could not be denied once in a while she still glanced with the tip of her eyes. Camelia only smiled faintly, no man could resist such temptation. 

"Ehem, alright we can start discussing our cooperation. But before we go into more detail, I'm still waiting for one of the investors to fully back up my company." Camelia and Febian looked at each other, 

"I'm sorry, can you explain in detail what that means?"  Febian Pinta.

"Look, my company is still under the auspices of a large company, Global ink. I am interested in becoming an investor and working with Mr. Febian, but before that I have to include my boss, before we deal and start cooperation." Obviously Alpha.

Camelia and Febian understood Alfa's explanation, so it is true that Camelia's guess is that the company is only one branch and still depends on the company that supports it. Feeling that this was not a big bait, Camelia immediately tidied up her blazer, again closing the meeting. He felt no need to do excessive things for small companies, even if he was rejected, he would not feel a loss. 

"Excuse me for a minute" Alfa asked for permission as soon as her phone rang. 

"People have arrived, we can wait for him for a while." Not long after Alfa came back, after making a phone call for a while.

Camelia and Febian simply nodded, waiting for the main higher-ups who would determine the cooperation this time around. 

The black door slowly opened, a man appeared from behind the door. Camelia was unaware of her presence as she was busy checking some incoming messages on her phone. Febian again elbowed Camelia's arm as soon as the man got closer. 

"What the hell, Feb?" Camelia turned her head and how surprised she was to see a tall man standing not far from her place. As if not believing what she saw, Camelia rubbed her eyes together, hoping she was wrong and just hallucinating.

"Talk, this is Jupiter. CEO of Global Ink." 

Pupus is Camelia's hope, it turns out she is not hallucinating and the man is Jupiter's right. 

Jupiter was sitting right in front of her, her eyes sharp as if intimidating Camelia, making Camelia shudder to feel her body bristling with Jupiter's sharp gaze.

"Please start the presentation." Alfa asks either Febian or Camelia to start immediately. 

Seeing Camelia was like a loss of life, Febian finally took over, this time he started the presentation. 

As long as Febian explained the vision of the mission, only Alfa paid close attention, while Jupiter just stared intently at Camelia. 

As if feeling dejavu, stared intensely like that, Camelia's memory recalls the events of six years ago, when they first met at their parents' dinner. The sharp gaze of Jupiter seemed to be able to strip him, even penetrating into his heart. 

Camelia could only hold the powerful hp she was in her hands, hiding her nervousness. He was unable to reply or look back at Jupiter, but seemed challenged because Jupiter was still silent and continued to pay attention to it, finally Camelia ventured back to look at Jupiter. Their gazes met, for a split second they were still staring at each other, until Jupiter finally smiled. A gentle smile that was able to break Camelia's confidence, as that smile was very deadly to her. 

Camelia tried to calm down, though her heart was actually rumbling, as if jumping from her place. Camelia was still staring at him flatly, until she could see the motions of Jupiter's lips muttering,

"Long time no see, rendang kara." 

Although it was just the movement of the lips without making a sound, Camelia knew what Jupiter was saying. Camelia felt paralyzed and unable to do anything more.