Love, Treasure And Erlita

Chapter 32

The day after tomorrow was Erlita's twenty-third birthday and a week later was the four-year anniversary of her marriage to Nafan. Last year they united the two celebrations by holding a simple party together at Nafan's official house.

Although there are no super large and delicious tarts on the subscription and there are not many fancy gifts that it usually receives as birthday gifts, there are no, last year he was so happy to celebrate with the people he loved so much.

Erlita again bowed lethargic to receive a request for a party invitation from her friends. He shared a message that was also directly connected to his social media, that year he would not celebrate his birthday party because he had just lost his grandmother a few months ago.

Apparently Johan also read the post of his cousin's sister. He was concerned, however, that Erlita, who he knew was a party girl, missed such an important event without a party looking unlike the Erlita he knew. He then contacted Nafan.

***

The next morning, the, Erlita like being prank because suddenly there were many complaints that came due to an issue that was widely circulated in the community that mentioned that the dye in furniture produced by the Erlita company contained compounds dangerous that can cause respiratory disorders even to lead to destruction of lung function in the long run.

Erlita immediately held a meeting and confirmed that the news was not true. And there are those who deliberately want to bring Erlita down. Erlita asks Johan to help her find out about the origin of the fake news. Four hours later, Johan discovered that the issue started with a customer who said he often experienced shortness of breath while sitting in a chair manufactured by the Erlita company.

Then without confirming, rival company Erlita deliberately used the issue to drop the image of Erlita company. Erlita immediately held a press conference to clarify the truth behind the negative issues that plagued her. He also said that it would bring this defamation problem to the legal path so that it does not happen again in the future.

Erlita is looking for a lot of information about a similar incident and it turns out that something like that happened about four years ago and was handled and resolved well by a young lawyer named Cecilia Judith, SH.MH.

The name seemed familiar and Erlita tried hard to remember it. Where has he heard that name? He tried, but he did not remember. He will try to remember again next time but most importantly now he must go home and eat because he has not had time to eat since morning because of the chaos of the day.

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Even though that night was his schedule for eating out but suddenly Erlita changed her mind. Instead of stopping at his subscription luxury restaurant, he actually went ki alley elephant mada to buy meatballs. He wanted to buy Johan a lot of meatballs as a thank you for helping him a lot that day.

He parked his car on the side of the road and then walked into the alley elephant mada.

“Pak as usual three packs.”

Erlita was sitting in the chair she once sat with Nafan, suddenly she remembered about a lawyer named Cecilia Judith, SH.MH. The woman who had met him and Nafan at the meatball stall. A woman who seems to know Nafan well. The woman who made him cry out with jealousy.

“Pak, the girl who when the day I met here, never come again?”

“Have not been here for a long time, Non. Two months ago he was here anyway he said he wanted to go to Banyuwangi, chasing his first love. Don't know what it's just kidding.”

“What?! Banyuwangi? First love?”

“Bapak knows what his first love was called?”

The meatball seller laughed, “Yes ngggglah Non. Where do you know? Non this is-there aja.”

***

Erlita brought three packs of meatballs to Johan's room.

“Eh why are you here? Tumben very?”

Erlita thrust out the meatballs she was carrying.

“Do know if I haven't eaten.” Johan hurried to take two bowls for them to eat together.

“Ta, mabok ya lo? Or want to kill yourself?”

Erlita did not touch Johan's words at all and continued to devour the meatballs full of sambal as if it felt nothing.

Johan could not believe Erlita did not feel spicy and burning inside her mouth. Now he was really worried about Erlita's state.

“Ta, why? Your mouth is safe?”

Erlita's tears broke. He rushed to find drinking water because he felt pain and his mouth was burned by the sauce.

“So, you cry because of the spiciness?” ask Johan just to make sure

Erlita nods, “Gue hates Nafan!”

He then went back to devouring his meat as if he was going to devour someone's head.

“Emang Nafan why Ta?”

“Gue tried his hardest to survive alone here, while he was delicious there with his ex, his first love.” Erlita's crying became so

“Emang lo know where?”

“The girl, her ex Nafan told the meatball brother if he wanted to go to Banyuwangi to pursue his first love.”

Johan laughed out loud. “Erlita..Erlita, you think people in Banyuwangi are just Nafan doang?”

“lo doesn't know anyway brother. When I go there buyin meatballs pesenan lo when the day, I same Nafan meet ma tu chick. They turned out to know each other and are very familiar and worse yet the girl was a lawyer while I was in college was not yet running.”

“if so, Nafan's a lucky guy. Breaking up from the ribet rich girl, she immediately dapet a beautiful lawyer who even defends her to go there. Well elo, who was invited there uh, even back here and left him alone. Ckckckck..”.

Erlita getting angry, “Udah ah, sis. Males I'm talking to elo!”

Erlita goes straight up to one of her favorite beds in Johan's room and pretends to sleep there. Johan let Erlita sleep there because when she was a child, it was her favorite escape place when she was scolded by her grandmother or had a fight with Jihan or her friends.

“Btw, Ta. What is your birthday tomorrow?”

“Au ah, bodo highly. I'm keseeeeel again!!”

***

Erlita felt better after a night of sleeping in Johan's room. That morning he went to work with enthusiasm. He is determined to celebrate his birthday night with Johan and Kenny alone.

He booked a place at a restaurant located in a five-star hotel in Bandung. He deliberately did not make an event in a hotel or villa owned by his family because he wanted to change the atmosphere. He also ordered three rooms for them. Just in case they get drunk and can't drive home.

He then sent a short message to his two cousins to empty their schedules later tonight because he wanted to invite them to Bandung to celebrate his birthday.

After learning that the party would only be attended by the three of them and no outsiders would come along, the two agreed. They didn't want to let her cousin's sister have a casual party, so they started thinking about something.