Love Because Love
THREATEN HANA
“What gift does the boss ask for? As long as I can give it to him I will give it,” Laurel said with a smile, even though her brain immediately thought hard trying to guess what Dave wanted from her, about whether she could give it or not, expensive or not. With his position as the head of a major hospital and rumors that Dave is also a successful entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical field, it feels like Dave is better able to buy whatever Dave wants as a gift than he is still just started his career.
“When it's just the two of us, call me with Dave, and I'll call your name without the frills of the doctor in front of your name. And I ask that you can casually mention me or you, not me or you who sound formal,” Laurel again smiled while breathing a sigh of relief, because what Dave asked for was not something difficult, but still it felt inappropriate to do.
“But boss..,”
“Dave...,” Dave confirmed Laurel's words.
“Sorry.., but it feels very awkward, too strange, as if I have no respect for my leader,” Dave smiled at the rejection from Laurel, saying, and Dave's smile this afternoon was quite a bit of a surprise because in his memory Dave rarely smiled at him, and he had to admit that the smile of the man in front of him right now was indeed truly charming, it was fitting that so many girls were captivated by his charm. Laurel slightly held her breath, and it seemed like she was one of the girls who had been fascinated by the male figure in front of her.
“I said when we were both, who would consider you disrespectful to me when we were just the two of us?” Laurel smiled amusedly, from Dave's words as if in the future they would spend a lot of time just the two of them, imagining that Laurel immediately took a deep breath, remembering Hana again.
“Looks like I, uh.., I in the future have to ask permission from doctor Hana so that there is no misunderstanding,” Dave slightly jerked to hear Laurel's words about Hana, he almost forgot to explain to Laurel about the incident earlier this afternoon in his office with Hana.
“Laurel, about Hana, it's just a case..,” Dave stopped talking because suddenly Laurel's phone rang.
“Sorry,” Dave fell silent, letting Laurel pick up the call on her phone, and Laurel's face instantly turned a little tense hearing the words of the person who was calling her.
“Ok, I'll be there soon,” Laurel closes the call on her phone.
“Sorry, I.., uhh, I have to come back soon, please, there are patients on IGD who seem to have chronic hyponatremia (Hiponatremia is an electrolyte disorder condition when the levels of sodium (sodium) in the blood are lower than the normal limit. In our body, sodium has a number of functions, among others, to control water levels in the body, maintain blood pressure, and regulate the nervous system and muscle performance., in chronic hyponatremia conditions, including, where sodium levels fall gradually in 2 days or more, complications that arise are not dangerous. However, when sodium levels drop quickly (acute hyponatremia), brain swelling can occur that can cause coma and even death).” Without waiting for a response from Dave, Laurel immediately ran out of Dave's house, leaving Dave only speechless while taking a deep breath while looking at his well-wrapped hand with bandages.
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With a tense face Laurel reads the message written on her phone, again a message from Arnold who billed her promise for Laurel's answer to her love today.
"Oh," Again unconsciously because of daydreaming Laurel hit the body of Leo who immediately laughed amusedly see the guilty face of Laurel who seemed to Leo just makes Laurel look more beautiful and adorable.
"Sorry doc,"
"A second time today, who is the lucky man you are daydreaming about until you don't care about your surroundings anymore?" Laurel laughed a little at Leo's joke.
"No doc, no, I owe you something with a friend that I have to settle immediately, so that the debt does not increase," Leo immediately laughed at Laurel's words, watching Laurel's face at a glance, looks tired, but at least his face does not look moody or sad, indicating that the incident last afternoon in Dave's room may not have been too thought of, really Laurel is a girl who carries a cheerful aura, and she is a girl who carries a cheerful aura, make people around them feel happy.
"Other times just file a debt to me, I won't count the interest," Laurel giggled at Leo's offer.
"I'll really remember Leo's doctor's offer today when I really need him later" Leo immediately gave his two thumbs up at Laurel's words.
"Whenever you need it," Leo said with a smile.
"Sorry doc, I have to go first" Leo immediately nodded and moved his body to the side, giving way to Laurel while moving her hand like a doorman letting a guest through the door she was guarding.
"Thank you doc," In a little hurry Laurel walked away to the hospital park in the west of the hospital, usually the hospital employees release tired and relax looking for fresh air.
"It looks like you were serious about your words this afternoon about Laurel," Leo who initially wanted to leave immediately regardless of Dave's presence immediately stopped his steps as soon as he heard Dave's words and turned his head to look at Dave whose eyes looked straight at Laurel leaving.
"You know I've never joked about my personal life, and I've never played around with women" Dave took a deep breath at Leo's reply.
"I'll never give up on Laurel. I will take him back to my side, to where he should be, not by your side or the other man's side. I know you've never played around with a woman, but you also know exactly I've never loved another woman besides Laurel," Without waiting for a response from Leo, you know, Dave walks away to Laurel to go to see Arnold, to give her answer to her love.
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As soon as Arnold and Laurel sit together in a concrete chair in the park from afar, Dave's steps come to a halt. Observe what Arnold and Laurel are doing from a distance. When he saw Arnold was about to pull Laurel's hand, Dave was quick to run towards them, but he immediately stopped his actions seeing Laurel who immediately got up and stood back, avoiding Arnold's hand movements, and then he could stop his actions, making Arnold's hand stalled in the air, while Laurel immediately bent a little, as if to show that she apologized to Arnold, after which Laurel walked away from Arnold.
From what he saw from afar, Dave could guess that Laurel had already given Arnold an answer, and it must have been a rejection, he said, and it was really evident from the reaction of Arnold who was bowed lethargic in the concrete chair and Laurel who immediately tried to get away from the place. Unaware of himself, Dave smiled at the smile on his lips at the scene.
Just as Laurel was slightly away from Arnold, Hana seemed to walk closer to him, making Dave again stop his steps to approach Laurel.
"Hana's doctor's afternoon," Hana smiled at Laurel's greeting.
"Good afternoon Laurel, do you have time? There's something I need to talk to you about" Laurel smiled at Hana's request.
"Yes doc," Hana walks ahead of Laurel and takes a sitting position in one of the concrete chairs near them.
"Yes doc, what do doctors want to talk about?" Laurel takes a sitting position next to Hana.
"Ah, what a beautiful afternoon," Hana pulled both her hands up, trying to flex her muscles, Laurel could only smile at Hana's actions, honestly, right now the shadow about Hana kissing Dave's cheek this afternoon is really back on her mind.
"This afternoon reminds me of the first time I joined this hospital, I was so excited to meet Dave and reminisce about our High School days in this park," Hana glanced at Laurel's calm face and kept smiling even though she mentioned about Dave.
"I'm fully aware that Dave is a handsome man, and not just handsome, with his position as BOD (Board Of Director) of the largest pharmaceutical company in Ireland, wherever he went was always the center of attention because of his charm and prowess. You know, almost all female employees in this place idolize it, whether they are single or married, I will never blame you if you are one of them, and trying hard to keep being around her," Laurel was slightly jolted by Hana's words which seemed to accuse her of trying to do everything she could to get close to Dave.
(Board of Directors is a term used in the United States for a group of supervisors and managers of companies made up of representatives of majority shareholders, founders of companies, major creditors, etc, and people who contribute to the company. Board of directors represents the interests of shareholders, and is accountable to them for a set of specific tasks, including defining corporate strategy and corporate philosophy, executive oversight of management, and, and the implementation of internal control. In Indonesia the Board of Directors is equivalent to the board of commissioners).
"Eh, no doc, it looks like Hana's doctor misunderstood me, I never tried to get close to the boss," Hana laughed at Laurel's explanation.
"Come, we're both women, from your gaze when you look at Dave I can see you're so admiring, just you should know, I've known Dave since High School, I knew him better than you, I knew him better than you, you understand what I mean, right? Please respect your senior, don't act rashly just because of your momentary interest in Dave. He's a man who doesn't give attention to women easily, because then than you hurt yourself you better back off at the beginning" Laurel looked straight ahead, although Hana's words sounded soft from her tone, but those words were truly piercing in the heart.
"I'm warning you not to regret it later, don't let your wishful thinking go too high to expect Dave to be interested in you, ever since you came to this hospital you know who the woman who was always next to him without me needing to mention my name. I don't want to do anything that would make you regret, I can pry any info about your personal life and make it something that would disgust you, Dave," Laurel tries to keep smiling at Hana's words, which, though soft in tone, are full of threats.
"I never hide anything rotten, if the doctor wants to find my fault and show the boss, go ahead. It seems like doctor Hana was too frightened for no apparent reason, thus thinking of me as a great enemy for no reason. Doctor Hana knew clearly I was not a person who was so busy attracting the bosses or always looking for a way to always be able to stand next to him," Hana slightly held her breath hearing the words of reply from Laurel, who was not at all, she could barely hold her hand to move slapping the face of the beautiful girl in front of her, but she quickly tried to hold herself back in order to keep looking elegant and graceful in front of Laurel.
"I warned you, lest you regret it. The most painful thing is the moment when the person we like is reluctant to look at us or even disgusted because of our past," Hana got up from her seat and without saying goodbye to Laurel she immediately walked away leaving Laurel who could only sit pensively in her position. Hana's words unknowingly recall her status as a widow, even though at this hospital it felt like no one had ever known about her status except Dave.
