
"Daddy wants to talk." Alex approached his daughter who was sitting by the pool of their mansion.
"Speak, dad. I'm listening." Since that day, they have not spoken again.
"What's your relationship with Leo?" hearing Leo Celina's name turn her body, facing Alex.
"What does daddy know?"
"Daddy doesn't know anything, 'cause that's why daddy asked you."
"Daddy couldn't possibly ask if daddy didn't know anything."
Alex gives a photo to Celina. The photo he got from Lola.
"Where did daddy get this photo?"
"You don't need to know. Now daddy replies, what's your relationship with Leo?"
"I love her." replied Celina steadily.
Alex looked surprised, he didn't expect it at all. He would be calmer if Celina said they were doing a one night stand.
"Don't you love Devan? How can you turn to Leo?"
Celina slicked her shoulders. "From the beginning I liked Leo." This time Alex was even more surprised, because after Alex Celina always chased Devan.
*One year ago*
Celina goes with Alex to a company's birthday party. Parties attended by important people from various companies. This moment is usually used by such people to build connections with more influential people so that the company is more developed.
That day Devan came with Leo. Devan has not been with anyone but Leo since he became president and CEO of Astra Group two years ago.
Alex, who saw Devan's arrival, did not waste his opportunity to say hello, although his Giant Group could be said to be comparable to Astra Group, but in some fields Astra is still far superior. So he wanted to work together to improve his own.
In the past, when Dirga, Devan's father was still in office Alex always got rejected. Image of Alex who is famous as a female criminal makes Dira reluctant to establish a relationship with him. That's why now he will try again, who knows the young will be more open-minded.
"Good night, son Devan." Alex greets Devan, then extends his hand.
Devan stared at Alex's hand for a moment before shaking it.
"Good night, Mr. Alex. How are you doing?"
"I'm good, son Devan. You can talk casually to me, you know I'm your father's old friend." Alex is as friendly as possible.
"There's no way I can casually speak to the leader of the Giant Family." Devan's face did not change his expression at all, remaining as flat as when he had just arrived earlier.
"Ohya, this is my only daughter, Celina."
Celina smiled, then greeted Devan who extended her hand first. Devan is cold but he can still maintain courtesy, especially to women. But his face remained flat.
"This is my assistant, Leo." Devan pointed at Leo who was beside him. Leo nodded to Celina and Alex but only Celina replied with a sweet smile, while Alex only glanced at a glance.
"I've seen you go to shows like this always come with her, don't you have a partner yet?"
"No, not yet. I'm still focusing on developing Astra Group."
"Astra has grown a lot, more than when Dirga took the lead."
"That's because my father has built a very strong foundation, I just carry on."
"Giant Family will have a new project, I hope you will join the project."
"really? then you can send the proposal through Leo."
"OKAY. I'll prepare later."
"I'm sorry then." Devan says goodbye to Alex and Leo nods to Ayag and the boy follows Devan.
"Daddy must be able to work with them" Celina said when Devan and Leo were far away.
"Why? you likey?" Alex could see his daughter's sparkling eyes staring at Devan talking. At least that's what Alex saw. She didn't know that Celina was actually staring at Leo.
"Yes. Let me take care of this project if I really work together." Alex chuckles.
"You're an artist, you don't know how to run a project like this."
"Daddy can get Dion to help me."
"OK-okay, will daddy submit if Astra Group accepts cooperation with us."
*
In a few months, the Giant Family and Astra Group officially cooperated. And Celina is in charge of this project.
At least once a week Celina visits Astra Group for discussion or plainly invites Devan and Leo to have lunch together.
Devan never refused, he always invited Celina and Leo to eat at Mia's place of work part-time. One oar two-three islands exceeded. He agreed to Celina's invitation and could see her heart adoration without being suspected because they came three.
Until that night, Celina takes Devan and Leo to a different place for the first time. If they usually eat at restaurants or luxury cafes, that night Celina invited to the night club.
Devan did not refuse because Celina begged him because she wanted Leo to be present. For three months they often go out together not make Leo's attitude soften. If it used to be when Devan was nicknamed the Ice Prince, then now Leo's attitude is more than that. Especially after Leo, Celina is approaching Devan.
"Lo come first, I want to go to the cafe first to see Mia." Devan spoke to Leo on the phone.
"I'm waiting for you, tar together."
"Don't do it, kasian Celina she's a girl all alone in there. There must be someone." Devan actually deliberately wants to let Leo and Celina have time together.
"Okay, that's it."
Leo went to the club alone, looking for Celina who he said was already inside.
"Leo, over here." Celina shouted while waving her hand for Leo to see.
Leo approached and sat down on the sofa opposite Celina.
"Sit here." Celina patted the seat beside her.
"No, I'm just here." Leo looks uncomfortable. Although he used to go to a place like this when he was still a gangster, it felt different because now he was just sitting with a girl.
"Drink." Celina poured the drink into the glass she asked the waiter for. He had previously ordered a bottle of high-calorie alcohol and had already drunk a few sips.
Leo drank it, wanting to lower his tension a little.
A drunk man suddenly sat beside Celina. At first Leo did not care much, but saw the man was about to touch Celina Leo stood up and pulled the man.
"Who are you, huh? how dare it bother me." rattled the man.
"Don't touch her." Leo said that with a murderous look made the man shrivel and left without saying anything more.
After seeing the man leave she looked at Celina who was also looking at him. Leo averted his eyes first, then was about to return to his seat but was pulled at once by Celina, so Leo sat beside Celina, with no distance.
"Thank you." said Celina.
"It's nothing." Leo was about to stand up but was still held back by Celina.
"I like you" Celina said suddenly.
Leo looked at Celina for a moment.
"I like you, Leo. You hear that?"
"You're drunk, Celina." Leo threw his face away.
"No, one glass won't make me drunk."
"Then why are you saying such absurd things."
"I'm not drunk, and I'm telling the truth. I've loved you, ever since I met you at that party."
"Then Devan? aren't you in charge of the project to get close to Devan?"
"I don't like it. And the reason I wanted to hold this project so I could be close to you."
"Mr.Alex even told me to make room for you to get close to Devan."
"Daddy? he misunderstood."
"really?"
Celina nodded.
"Then why is it always Devan that you eat together if what you like is me?"
"The color you never want to talk to me. You never even looked at me for more than five seconds. You always dodged every Devan left us both. So how can I take you out if the opportunity to talk is not there. Now if it wasn't for Devan, you wouldn't have come."
Leo was speechless at the length of Celina's speech. He really didn't realize that.
"Cih, after I spoke at length you were still silent, rock bottom." Celina suddenly spoke casually making Leo wake up from her daydream.
"Why? not to be called a stone? continue if not stone nam-.."
Cup.
Leo silenced Celina's open lips with hers. Celina widened her eyes, between shock, delight and disbelief Leo kissed her.
A few seconds of sticking together finally Celina first who moved her lips, she also draped her hands to Leo's neck. Celina is not an innocent girl, she has kissed several times with some of her former lovers, in contrast to Leo who is still stiff. This is his first kiss. Although he used to be a troublemaker, but for problems like this he was a big zero.
Not far from there, Dion witnessed the kiss of the two with tightly clenched hands.
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