FORBIDDEN TO FALL IN LOVE

2. Starting Day

Valeda opened her eyes with great difficulty from sleeping late last night. Sunlight had not even emerged from the contest, but Valeda had to prepare to start his day. Yes, of course Valeda should not complain about this. This is his ninja path!

“Valeda! Valeda! Come quickly out!”

"God! Grandma was ready first apparently! It was five in the morning. But he's been hanging out in my apartment" Valeda murmured.

“Valeda!?” celine's great-grandson again for not hearing the apartment owner's answer.

“Iya, yes! I'm up! Don't scream, I'm not a budeg!” valeda was half upset. Rather than having to hear the call from Celine again, Valeda chose to immediately go take a shower and prepare herself for a busy day.

On Thursday. Time for the blue color. Valeda will wear a top as bright as the blue sky and a skirt as blue as the deep sea. Combined with her designer glass shoes and a branded bag she just bought. The day will be perfect.

Ah, no. This time, it must be perfect…

As soon as she was ready, Valeda came out of her comfortable and warm room. Valeda walked over to Celine who was sitting in the living room as she arranged the papers on the table. Valeda could guess, that was the file Celine prepared for their meeting with the marketing team later in the day.

“Breakfast is on the kitchen table,” said Celine without turning to Valeda. He was really focused on his job.

Valeda walked quickly to the dining table. There has been breakfast ‘Day Thursday’ that Valeda always order. A fancy looking omelet plate with extra caviar on top, combined with the best lobster mix. The aroma that filled the kitchen of his apartment really made Valeda scream starving stomach.

“What is the schedule for today?” valeda asked as she sat in front of her precious breakfast. Valeda would not be able to get through the morning without his favorite meal every morning.

“After arriving at the office, you should drive around to greet all the staff and ask if there is a problem. Even though you already know all the problems that are in your office,” Celine started.

“Oke, then?” Valeda invited Celine to continue. Valeda started to enjoy his omelettes.

Hey, don't tell me that Valeda is a bad guy! Valeda knows, some of you must have sneered at him for eating alone, and let Celine keep working. Let me tell you, please,

You're wrong!

This is what Celine wanted. He was not used to breakfast. He said his brain would not function if he worked on a full stomach in the morning. Once upon a time, Valeda forced her to eat breakfast. Then, he daydreamed throughout the course of the meeting. The one that lost Valeda, dong!

“Jam eleven, you have an appointment to meet with Director Mahaputra. You should thank him for planting shares in your new mall.”

“Iya, I understand,” replied Valeda.

“Lunch later, I've prepared un-”

“Through my lunch,” cut Valeda fast. “I want to check the history of new doctors that I will recruit.”

Celine furrowed her brows. “But you have agreed, Val,” Celine reminded. “Two days away, they will start orientation in hospital.”

“After reading the resume you gave me, I noticed an irregularity in one of the doctors I hired. I want to investigate it more deeply, before anything wrong happens in my hospital.” Valeda gulped down the available milk next to the omelette plate.

Celine nodded. “I also feel there is something strange. But couldn't find anything,” he said, agreeing with what Valeda said. “Then, at two in the afternoon, there will be a meeting with the marketing team about the rooms that are still empty at mall.”

“Yes, we must quickly fill the empty room. Then, I should hold a further review for the extraordinary grand opening.” Valeda rubbed the tip of her lips with a tissue. “Oh, yes! I asked for the hospital's financial statements for last month, submitted by tomorrow at the latest.”

“OK,” Celine sent a message to the hospital HRD about what I asked for. “By the way, how about your butamu dating plan?”

“Duh, kepo, deh! Early in the morning it is not important,” said Valeda lazy. “I don't think, why Mama suddenly asked me to get married.”

“Aud age?” tease Celine while giggling amusedly. “My mom also often asks, why didn't you have a boyfriend until now?”

“You yourself know what my reason is, right?” Valeda asked Celine. “You should support my decision to build a company and live comfortably without the help of men.”

“If that's true, why did you break up with Michael last month? Then, how does the story you cry storm all day because of Rangga?”

“Hey, it is forbidden to bring up the past!” celine protest is sebal.

Valeda just grinned, taunting him. Celine did date a few times, but ended tragically. It's not a matter of appearance. Celine is no less beautiful if juxtaposed with Valeda. Moreover, he is of mixed Indonesian-European blood. With the looks of capital alone, actually Celine was able to get one or two men beside her.

Celine has the same problem as Valeda. They both like to work. Celine is more concerned about her job than her boyfriend. The result, you can guess, right? Her boyfriend ran away with another woman.

From there Valeda learned, no man would be willing to bother climbing together towards the current peak. At this age, they certainly prefer to play games rather than work.

"You still have to go on the blind date that Miss Emily arranged" Celine said. He stuffed all the documents he had arranged into his briefcase.

"Yes. I'm coming with."

Valeda will definitely make them dislike him, then they will lift their legs by themselves.

Valeda walked over to Celine. Unasked, Celine observed Valeda's appearance. "Aren't you shampooing?" tanyakanya.

"Hhh..." Valeda took a long breath. "Yesterday I didn't get a chance to shampoo. Just make haste."

"Whatever busy you are, bathing is the most important thing, Val. You should set your time to soak often so that your body is more relaxed."

"Did I open a spa too, huh?" ask Valeda to Celine.

"Stop! You need to focus on your mall first! Don't think about anything else!" reject Celine.

"And good, can spa every day," Valeda manyun.

"There are already many spa businesses and provide various facilities, depending on which one you choose. You don't have to create a new one just because you want a spa every day. That's called reason!" Celine got up from her seat.

Valeda glanced at the clock on the wall. It's almost seven in the morning. "Have you called Kris?" ask Valeda.

"She was downstairs since thirty minutes ago," Celine replied.

Valeda snatched her bag, followed Celine downstairs to her personal driver who would drive them to the office.

"Morning, Miss Val!" greet Kris when she sees her boss appear in the apartment lobby. Like other days, Kris always wore a black suit. Kris is a friend of Valeda Junior High. Valeda recruited him after accidentally seeing him selling newspapers on the side of the road. He meets with Valeda, and Valeda decides to give him a chance with a better job.

"August, Kris!" greet Valeda back. "Have you had breakfast?"

Kris opened the back door for Valeda. "Later, in the office, Miss," he replied with a smile.

"Kris," call Valeda before she closes the door. "Let's have Celine have breakfast together!"

Kris glanced at Celine who was coming in from the opposite direction. "If Miss Celine pleases," she whispered to Valeda.

She wanted, Valeda nyomblangin Celine with Kris. Kris was plain, definitely able to last a long time with the stubborn Celine.

Don't think about Valeda. Valeda himself has no intention to date. Maybe, if it has been twenty-five years, when the development of the business is smooth, then Valeda will find a girlfriend.

Might as well.

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