Denisa Rosaline

HUT A.C (2): Meeting Them in a Dinner One Day

Erlangga POVs

At that time I was standing giving a broken two words until broken on stage when I saw him entering the ballroom held by a handsome man who I recognized as the CEO of a famous company in Bali.

Aline. Yes, the girl who has officially become my secretary is walking very gracefully. She looks so charming tonight. Perfect with natural makeup and a dress that is simple but still elegant. Honestly, I really like the look, very classy. Different from his everyday appearance. Even though her beauty is no different. It does not seem in the slightest that she is a girl with a double job, who is working on a panting job for what or who. Mornings work in the office while afternoons work in the restaurant as a waiter. But his arm tonight makes me a little unhappy. There was a pinch of feeling in this heart. Ignored though. There's no way I'm jealous. He's not who I am, just a secretary I know before for helping me, even though he doesn't remember me. And honestly, that sucks.

I continued my welcome. The formal words are full of motivation and encouragement and pride in the company that my papa and his friends have painstakingly built me up with a sense of happiness and pride. Twenty-five years ago this company was established and the stronger it was. I'm grateful for all of that.

Get off the stage, I'm back looking for that figure.

He was talking to Ricky. For a moment in my mind, what was their relationship. Why so familiar? And how can a girl who I know her association is very limited to the friends of one division and fellow employees of the restaurant where she works get to know young entrepreneurs who often become lip fruit in Bali that's.

I saw Aline following Ricky wherever he was. No, it was Ricky who took the girl wherever she went. It even seems like Ricky introduced Aline to his colleagues who also attended my invitation. I sat down in a huff at the VVIP table with the whole family following a series of events that felt very boring. Plus the presence of Kania clinging to me, is really annoying.

My mood collapses further to see Satria who is currently blatantly praising my secretary with Alby, Delila's fiancee. Huh, this condition really makes me hungry instantly.

I then went to the buffet dining table, hoping that the snack could improve the mood that had been already chaotic, of course with Kania who was still attached to me like a stamp.

"She's my princess." I heard Ricky's voice not far from where I am right now. He must be introducing my secretary to his colleagues. Are they both dating? Ah, my eating bafsu disappeared instantly thinking of the answer. I put back the plate I had filled with fruits and some snacks that had seemed appetizing, but now no longer.

I just took a glass of my favorite carrot juice and went back to the table where the whole family sat together. Following event after event. Satria and Alby are the most passionate to attend the charity auction. This is what Rendi meant yesterday. Pretty interesting. It's kind of improving my mood. I have to admit, the participants are high quality, coming from inside and outside the company. The men had beautiful faces, while the women were also beautiful with their expensive makeup and clothes. Everyone has talents that deserve a thumbs up.

I was getting tired of hearing Satria, Kania, Delila and Alby. This is the ninth player. And they're still 45 spirit commenting on every performance. My parents sometimes cheated on me, sometimes. But not with the youngest. He just stared at the participants without interest. Yes, he was different from his brothers.

I was just about to go somewhere when a name was announced as the last participant. My activities stopped and sat back in my chair. I looked up at the stage. My secretary was standing there, in the middle of the stage. The giant screen revealed itself that spoiled everyone's eyes. Beautiful, really. I watched the entire guest, their eyes all fixed on the girl. Moreover, Satria who muttered did not clearly admire him. My secretary is very, very charming tonight.

Kania seemed to see my gurgle. He nudged my arm with his elbow, asking for attention. But I don't care. This woman is really thick-faced. It's still stuck duceki. It is very different from the girl on stage who is listening carefully to the rules of this charity auction. Not dikeki only he cuek, especially if dikeki, definitely more ignored and considered non-existent. And it sucks and fun to disturb.

"Well, we need one participant's number if so." The first challenge was read out. The MC received another glass pot proffered by a committee, then walked towards Rendi. "Please ask for Mr. Rendi's willingness as the Incharge of this event to find a duet companion for our last auctioneer!" he said he was throwing the glass pot. Turns out my secretary had a duet challenge. Rendi stirred and then took one number. "007!" Rendi read out the number he took.

"Yep, the luckiest number, James Bond, 007!" the MC man repeated. "For the owner of number 007, please stand up!" said later.

My reflex stood up, even though Satria was tugging at my shirt, asking for an exchange because she was numbered 008, I still ignored. So did Kania who scowled. All neglected. There was a sense of pleasure in knowing I was the one who was going to duet her on the stage. The female MC came up to me and took me to the center of the stage.

"Well, it turns out the big boss is going to be a duet friend Mbak Aline tonight." He chuckled and it managed to melt the tense atmosphere. It turns out he was my employee. "Sir Erlangga, are you ready?" the question is too friendly to be made up, the type of teaser or sycophant, my bathin.

I nodded steadily. "I doubt even if this Mbak is unprepared," I said with a scornful look, but sounded like a joke to others, making them all laugh amusedly. While Aline, he swerved towards me. So cute.

Then the male MC started an auction of 30 million. The auction value ended at 176 million. That's fair.

Alexander Suseno, the winner of this auction, asked me and Aline to perform a romantic song that his wife loved because today was the day of the first meeting of himself and his wife, 22 years ago, he said. Hearing his request, it came to my mind his Perfect Ed Sheeran duet with Beyonce, a song that anyone would agree is a very romantic song.

I sat in the chair provided while holding the guitar. It feels less romantic when he stands up. I asked for another chair for him. "To look romantic at the maximum" I said, filled with a snort by him. Very amusing.

I played the intro and started singing Ed's part.

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...But you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonnage...

This last lyrics I sing in earnest. It fits perfectly with what I see and think.

I'm done singing my part. Now turn. But he was silent not. Whether because he was nervous, not good at singing, his voice was chaotic or he did not memorize the song or whatever the obvious reason he was silent. But if we don't sing romantically, then 176 million dollars will fail. I finally grabbed his arm, making his gaze switch to me. Kupeloloti, intended to resuscitate him and told him to immediately sing his part.

Finally, after I repeated the same tone three times, he began to make his voice heard. Her voice was truly beautiful, making everyone who had been holding their breath finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. I looked in amazement at him. She was smiling, beautiful and singing in a romantic style. There was a strange feeling in me watching him sing. His voice has a wide vocal range, from soft to heavy he listened to. His vocal technique is good and honed, no pitch misses. This girl is amazing. I wonder who he really is. There is no way that ordinary people who are said to be lower middle class have very well honed vocals like this. Could all these facts be related to being with Ricky Tiocandra?

We managed to perform this romantic song as the auction winner wished. I'm not satisfied with this girl. But the game still continues. I got off the stage and went back to the VVIP table. My family congratulated me, except for Kania who grumbled. I don't know, I don't like this spoiled Kania-type girl. Satria and Alby who had been complaining Aline look happy, why did Kania sewot? Is he jealous? Ah, care of the devil.

I enjoyed the minute after minute of this event, even though the woman next to me was constantly whining for attention. The girl standing in the middle of the stage managed to grab my attention. He managed to conquer one challenge at a time very well. One word I can say to her, WOW! He is good at playing the dynamics of songs. I saw almost all the guests were moved to immerse in the song that I believed for both parents. Are they dead? Ah, I don't know who to ask. He mixed two songs into one and performed them with a hearty feel. His feeling got really. And the message of the song reaches everyone who listens. Hypnotize anyone who listens, make touched even to shed tears.

He is also good at playing some musical instruments, even he can do DJ-DJ. Something that I thought was impossible for him to do, considering that he was hijab while the DJ was synonymous with the night world. Was he a resident of the night world but now he has repented, I don't know. All I'm sure is, Ricky Tiocandra's known this girl for a long time. Evidently he chose an instrument that the girl could play so as to make it far from shy and embarrassing.

Now, he will face the final challenge, which is to have dinner with the winner of the auction. The same challenge that was given to all the participants tonight. Satria had been waiting for this moment. He made all of us at this table shake our heads. However, papa and mama no one forbade him to join this final auction. Satria already has its own income from its rapidly growing restaurant in the past year. So, he's free to do anything with his own money, isn't he?

"Why deck?" whispered to him.

"Sister, I would like to have dinner with him" he replied in a whisper.

"You mean?" I asked back while whispering to her.

"Win this auction for me! I want to have dinner with her" she asked pointing at Aline with her chin. He rarely asks like this. My sister is very picky. Aline's appearance must have been so memorable for her that she asked for this.

"My money is not enough. I bought a new instrument yesterday" he whispered. "Please, Brother!"

I couldn't bear to refuse her request, only to nod. How'this? Satria was obviously very enthusiastic from now on. Then now my youngest brother is also interested. He rarely asks me for anything.

Finally, I decided to follow the will of the youngest. But also hope Satria succeeds. I don't know, I hope there's a way.

The auction process goes very hard. It seemed like almost everyone here was intending to take her to dinner. Satria made her offer. 800 million! A pretty bold number.

"850 million!" Niko Ardian Wirawan also made an offer. To my knowledge, he was a widower. The news got excited some time ago. His wife chose his career over their marriage. With the status he is now, just be free if he wants to know Aline.

Soon a man heard again a cry. "1M!" I looked for the owner of the voice who turned out to be Andrew Wicaksana, a man of fifty years, his hair was gray but still look dashing who came with his wife, Elizabeth Doherty. I'm sure he intends to introduce his son to this girl. I know their families through my dad.

"Fantastic! 1M for the final challenge!" the voice of the female MC echoed with excitement.

Long time no more fighting. Maybe they thought twice about paying more than 1M for a dinner.

"1,5M!" I cried, just spontaneous. I had intended to fulfill my youngest brother's request. But the more here I feel the more unwilling if my secretary is having dinner with another man.

"1,6M!" Satria again exclaimed, breaking my offer. We sat. Satria won't budge. He really wanted that dinner.

Then, the baritone voice stopped our face-to-face action. "2.1M!" The voice of a man mentions a very fantastic nominal. The man walked leisurely to Ricky Tiocandra's desk. Tiocandra Rio! Yes, he is Lavenderio Tiocandra, one of the successful young entrepreneurs owned by Indonesia. He belonged to the Tiocandra clan, which was known for its cold hands. If A.C controls Java, Bali and North Sulawesi, then he controls almost all of Indonesia, not to mention the branches of the company spread in Asia and Europe, all are under the auspices of TC Group. A large company that has been around the world and stood for decades.

"remarkable. 2.1M first!" the MC man said.

"2.1M second!" This time the MC lady spoke.

"2.2M!" Nico Wirawan is back to pricing.

"Wow! 2.2M. Awesome!"

Not yet had time to admire the offer spoken, the baritone voice was again heard. "2.5M!" Rio again mentioned a nominal that is not playing games, making me more curious, what exactly is the relationship of these three people. Is Aline his girlfriend? And what about Ricky? What does she's my princess mean? However, the number 2.5M could not have been given by someone if not to save someone who meant so much to him. That's not a small number. Meanwhile, if Ricky is his lover, why does not the man give an offer at all? In fact, Rio and Nico were like scrambling for dinner with Aline. Satria has given up. Rio and Nico are not a match. Then it came to my mind, Rio isn't already engaged? My God, his fiancee is Nico's sister? Is the engagement off? And he's after my secretary right now? While Nico looks like he wants to make things difficult for Rio. Why am I speculating so clearly?

"2.5M third!" suddenly I heard the MC saying it together.

"Really fantastic! We're going to the winner this time!" said the MC.

"I'm sorry, who's with you, Mom?" The MC the woman I didn't know her name was giving Rio a mic.

"Rio, Tiocandra's Lavenderio." Obviously his last name affects most attendees. Who doesn't know the Tiocandra clan?

Stale bases that happened. But the speculation in my mind also continued. Especially seeing my secretary come down the stage and walk towards Tiocandra's desk. Make my side go out.

Next to me, the Bungsu was snatching, as well as Satria who looked disappointed. In my heart I promise to meet them at a dinner one day.

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Assalamu'alaikum.

I said Happy Eid Al-Fitr, Minal Aidin wal Faidzin. Sorry to be born and to. Sorry I just got up tonight. Eitts, this is Eidan, so must be paid yes (maksa😁). So must still be awaited comments, like the cassi trus, vote, cassi kembang a lot ato nyuguhin coffee also bole, consider us again be-raya, hehehe.

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