Lily Flowers for Prince

22. Avoiding Rakha

Lily checked all the papers Mr. Bram had signed. He had to make sure no one was missed. Because this week is Lily's last week at work. The file in his hand is the last file of his job that he will hand over to the new employee.

Lily stared at all the neatly arranged document folders in the closet. Everything is complete. The successor will hopefully be able to work as neat as Lily and Mr. Bram.

Thirty minutes to go home. Lily tidied up her desk.

Suddenly the phone on his desk rang.

" Lily, there's Rakha here. Looking for you" Lestari the receptionist half whispered. He knows Rakha. Because he who often received Rakha's parcels in the past and often get parts also from Lily such as chocolate, cakes and gifts given by Rakha.

Lestari is the same age as Lily. They are very familiar in the office. Even outside the office they never go together.

"Please tell her I'm being unbothered" Lily replied.

"Later to chat you" Lily said again

Lestari: Why don't you want to meet him?

Lily: She is married to her ex-boyfriend

Lestari: Really? what does he keep coming here for?

Lily: I don't know. I don't want to meet him

Lestari: Baguae. Just plain as it were. Already cheating with ex, maksa want to meet.

Lily:Please, Dance

Lestari doesn't reply to Lily's chat anymore. Lily went to the pantry. It's terrible that he dared to come to the office, Lily thought in fear.

When it comes to the money Rakha has borrowed, Lily has asked Anna for help. Later the team from her father's attorney's office Anna will contact Rakha on behalf of Lily. Actually Papa and Angga advised Lily to give up the money, which is important Lily is not related to Rakha anymore. But Lily felt she had to fight for her rights first. Papa allows as long as he uses the help of a lawyer as a legal representative to mediate with Rakha. So Lily no longer needs to see Rakha.

Lestari sent a message via chat

Lestari: Ly, he'll wait for you until you get home

Lily: Let it go. Later I went out through the basement elevator directly to the parking lot. Please make sure he stays in the lobby.

Lestari: Siep, Ly. Careful

Lily called out to Yuni tea who was waiting for her in the pantry. Ask him to take you home. It had been two months since Ran proposed to her. Lily no longer lives in the boarding house. Now Lily occupies one of Ran's apartment units in the Simatupang street area. One building with Ran's residence, but different floors. All for the safety of Lily while in Jakarta, until Lily stops working. And Papa provided one car for Lily. Later next month Lily and Ran will be getting married. Preparation is 90% complete. This week is the last week Lily worked at PT Raja Bumi. Lily already got her replacement in the office as Mr. Bram's secretary.

Teh Yuni is the niece of Bu Halimah who now accompanies Lily in Jakarta. She was 35 years old, a widow with one child. Her husband died a year ago. So he had to make a living for him and his son. Ms. Halimah asked him to work at Papa's house. Coincidentally able to drive a car because while in his father's village Yuni tea has a car like a carrier of garden products to the city, the, so Yuni tea likes to steal the opportunity to bring the tub car to play with her friends to the city. Yuni tea is also very agile and deft. Hence, Ms. Halimah assured Papa that Yuni tea was reliable.

Yuni's tea chores Lily to the office every morning. If Lily is not scheduled to leave the office, Yuni Tea usually asks Lily to wait in the apartment. An hour before Lily came home, Teh Yuni left again to the office to pick up Lily.

Lily has arrived at the employee-only parking lot in the basement . In the car, Lily sat in the middle seat. While passing through the parking lot for guests in the front yard of the office building, Lily noticed Rakha's car was still there.

Lily's car is already on the highway. Lily took a breath. Then tell Lestari that she's on her way home.

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Ran left for business in Korea for 3 days and will continue to Thailand for 3 days as well. Just now he told keeat chat that he had just finished a meeting with one of his colleagues there. Lily had deliberately not told Ran about Rakha. Worried about Ran even thought Lily. There is Yuni tea now.

Dear Lily, please,

I went to your office. Since my number can't reach you, you blocked my number right, Ly?

It's been three months I've been trying to see you but you're so hard to find.I just want to talk to you. About the money I used, I'll give it back, Ly. But don't go through a lawyer. There was a lawyer representing you to see me. We're done okay, Ly.

I'll keep trying to meet you until you're ready.

I'm currently in the process of divorcing Dina, Ly. I hope you're still faithfully waiting for me, Ly.

The guy I saw with you back then, I think he's just gonna use you. You don't trust him, Ly. I'm the only one who loves you.

Rakha

Lily took a breath. Knowing Rakha was a mistake in his life. Sometimes Lily tries to convince her heart that Rakha is actually good. Maybe he really had to marry his wife. To this day, she still maintains her marriage. It wasn't because Lily hoped he'd split from his wife. Lily doesn't care either. Lily is getting married. It's just that Lily gets bored because Rakha always uses that excuse to try to pull Lily back to her.

And now he's vilifying Brother Ran. Rakha may accuse Ran of just using her, Lily thought

Ddrrrttttt his phone reads. Brother Ran. Lily lifted him up. He was waiting for Ran.

"Hello, what's Ly doing?"ask Kak Ran

"I was waiting for Ran's sister to call" Lily replied

"Today's meeting is over. And now I'm going to rest at the hotel. Tomorrow morning at eight, another meeting with a different company" said Ran.

"excitement yes, Brother Ran" said Lily

"Your job, how?" ask Ran

"Job is fine. My positional successor at the office was used to his work. Tomorrow Lily will introduce to the other divisions and Lily bids farewell to everyone" Lily replied

"Thank God. Hopefully towards the marriage all smoothly yes" said Ran. Lily assures

"i miss Lily. Hopefully given the ease of holding this longing until we get married" said Ran made Lily's heart rustle. He also misses Ran's sister.

"it seems like Papa has been deliberately sending me overseas assignments lately. In order not to see you often" Brother Ran laughed. Lily laughed.

"Metul as well, Brother. Since Lily lived here, Brother Ran has been assigned four times outside the city. This time, it's abroad." Lily assented.

"After Ran's brother came home, Lily was already in Bandung" Lily chuckled.

"Yetul yes, our parents deliberately make us rarely meet" said Brother Ran.

"It looks like we just met again at the time of the marriage contract, Ly" said Kak Ran.

That's right, Lily thought. Brother Ran the next six days is still abroad. While Lily in four days has returned to Bandung. Until later the marriage contract, Lily and Kak Ran could not meet because the schedule of wedding dress fittings was not at the same time.

But it was all arranged by the parents for the good of both.

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