My Bastard Ex Boyfriend's
Chapter 44 Don’t Worry
After arriving in London, Brianna asked Stefa to take a day to recover all the energy that had been drained in Paris before getting back into his core job. Stefa can only obey every order Brianna gives her as long as it's not excessive.
One day of recovery is over, and here it is. The Fritz Group skyscraper.
The building where he works and focuses on his core work. Several reporters had gathered in front of the Lobby making it difficult for Stefa to break inside.
Grateful, some security can be relied on and they carry out their duties properly. Throwing away the journalist who tried to forcefully lunged at Stefa and poked him with a thousand questions about his new career in about a week.
Whispers began to fill Stefa's hearing, some praising her success, and most were the scorn of the envious. They say that Stefa is not satisfied with the career that has been his main job. Hanging his life on behalf of a family.
Needless to say, what they meant was his relationship with Ken. The man who had held a press conference and explained that his nephew would enter the world of modeling. Of course Stefa will ignore the scorn of the envious easily, as long as they do not do reckless and excessive.
Not a few also Stefa heard the people of envy said that Stefa tried to rival Deborah as a destroyer of relationships other people and the famous model. Hid. They don't know anything but dare to judge people just like that, they don't even know what risks Stefa faces.
They will only believe what they see and hear at a glance regardless of the actual facts. They won't know what Stefa's struggle is like until now. They only see Stefa, an office worker and a new model in just a few days. Gosh darn. It made Stefa tired himself if all the scorn of the people of envy he put into the ear.
“Welcome back, Ms. Stefas. I've heard you became a model under the auspices of Uncle, you. That's so cool.” A welcome from his division employee greeted Stefa as he opened the door to the division room.
Unlike the people in the Lobby who mostly just sneer. In this section, his people instead welcomed him warmly. Although there are some who do not respond well. At least it reduces the unpleasant scenery in the morning.
“Thank you, everyone. You do not need to bother like this.” reply Stefa with a little smile. Just slightly.
The room was adorned with banners congratulating Stefa on her success in the entertainment world, and welcome. Balloons also filled the walls of the room. One of the employees gave a cake with a candle that had been lit in front of Stefa.
“Please blow out the candles, Miss! And don't forget to say hope and prayers for your career and success.” Stefa put her hands together and prayed to God before blowing out the candle.
They cheered happily when the candle flame had been blown. Stefa's eyes looked for a Judith who did not welcome him like the others.
“Where is my secretary?” ask one of the employees who are still there.
“Oh, the. Your secretary came this morning, but soon she left the office.” Answer the employee.
Stefa just nodded and let the people start to get back to work. Stefa didn't take the cake and let her subordinates enjoy it on their own. Maybe he should hold a dinner together to make his subordinates happy because he had worked hard all this time and welcomed him. Her thought.
Stefa went into her master room. His private work room was neatly arranged as usual. Apparently Judith kept the neatness and cleanliness of Stefa's office even though she wasn't there at all.
“Where did he go?” stefa muttered as she closed the door. Then sent a message to Judith asking about her whereabouts.
Stefa immediately opened one by one the maps that had been stored on his desk while waiting for a reply from Judith. The sun was at its peak, but Stefa still had no reply regarding Judith.
He was worried about the existence of his secretary, afraid that something bad happened to his secretary. Glancing at the watch in the hand that showed it was lunchtime, Stefa was forced to leave the room alone without Judith accompanying him.
He went down to the bottom floor where the employee canteen was located. Not like other corporate canteens. In the skyscraper, the canteen there looks like a luxury restaurant. Comfortable atmosphere, the floor that always looks clean. Not even for the dust dare to stick on the floor.
The various types of delicious food are done by special chefs directly chosen by David. Employees just take the food menu and pay for it later. No need to wait in line to order food like in the cafeteria of other companies.
That is why employees feel at home to stay in the canteen. They are willing to spend their breaks and lunch hours longer in the canteen. The company also provides free fruits and juices to its employees.
They just have to pay for the food bills. Oh, that's the employees' paradise. The employee canteen is a paradise for employees because it can help them save when the middle of the month to the end of the month because there are several other menus that are also free.
Stefa sat alone at one of the tables in the back corner. He did not want to be the spotlight of many people while eating his food and began to gossip back about it. Almost half of the food was gone before someone occupied the seat in front of him.
“Wow, a new model apparently can eat here.” That voice sounded not friendly at all. Cynic tone and satire that actually more dominating.
Stefa doesn't ignore the guy. He enjoyed the food before
glancing at the man at a glance.
“After becoming a model, you become arrogant apparently.” Knock that guy again
this time, Stefa had to stop the chewing. He took the lemon juice in front of him and then looked at the man lightly.
“Broast or not it depends who sees and how to look at it.
I think in this country everyone has the right to argue, so do you.” Stefa was no less cynical when she said that.
“Well, well, well. So after being a cheap, seductive woman, now you're turning into a model. Did you get an offer to get into the bed of one of the other famous models and make you his mistress?!” Really am. The words came back to touch Stefa's ego. He could not understand the person in front of him.
Having considered her a cheap and seductive woman, she is now stamped as a mistress. Gosh darn. Isn't it so outrageous to be the size of a person who has never been in a relationship and isn't too close?! Yes although some conditions once made them look close.
“Uhm, savings yes?!” Stefa seemed to think.
“Actually I'm looking for savings, anyway. But yeah you know for yourself, I just got on to being a model. And unfortunately your guess is not right this time. Because until now there has been no famous model or other humans who offered me to be his mistress. Are you interested?” Stefa chanted a long line of words that made the person in front of her growl and clench their hands.
Stefa was made to chuckle at him. Maybe the guy's intention was to upset him which would lead to embarrassing Stefa herself. But unfortunately, after all the pain that happened to him. Stefa is better able to control her emotions. Stefa turned things around. He who has to become a victim now even makes the main suspect a victim of his own behavior.
After all, what was that person for in the employee cafeteria. It was basically legitimate that the person came, just not as usual. That person would go every lunch hour and enter an expensive restaurant just to eat his lunch menu.
Instead of greeting each other, providing support, or more briefly congratulating
upon his return and his new career. That person had even come to make trouble with him. Stefa's appetite just disappeared. Though his intention is to steal a meal as much as possible mumpung no Brianna watching him.
“Lantas, are you interested in becoming my mistress?” smile with a slanted smile.
“Don't worry, I'll think of your offer if I really don't get an offer from someone else.”
“Gosh! My stomach was suddenly full when the food on the plate was not yet finished.” Stefa ignored the man and stood up and grabbed his phone on the table.
“Then excuse me, Mr. David.” Stefa literally left David alone in the cafeteria. Actually not alone. It's just that Stefa let the guy sit alone at the dinner table without him.
The people who were there stared at David in wonder who occasionally stared at Stefa's departure
the employee canteen. They hurriedly turned their eyes away after David stared at them one by one sharply.
David got up and left the canteen. He regretted having decided to
following Stefa to that place even made her have to endure the unburdened anger.
“What's with, Mr. David's? What relationship do they have?” whispered one of the employees.
“Sstt!! You do not talk about them and say carelessly, you do not want the fate of your work to disappear just like that ‘kan?!” another colleague tried to warn the man not to say carelessly.
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“Oh, are you back?” greet Stefa when she saw Judith sitting behind her desk. Judith immediately stood up and approached Stefa with a grim look.
“Sorry, I did not ask for permission and did not tell you. I have a business I can't leave.” Clearly with a formal attitude.
Stefa frowned with Judith's formal demeanor. Looking at her face, Stefa was convinced that Judith was covering something up from him.
“Tak what. And don't be formal with me, I'm still your co-worker too!” Judith brushed off her forced smile.
“You can come to my room after you finished your work just now!” Stefa turned around and left Judith.
Half an hour later Judith knocked on Stefa's door and entered immediately after receiving permission from the owner of the room. Judith submitted an updated report on cooperation with the company Revaldo located in Indonesia. He got a report directly from Revaldo's secretary.
Stefa received the report and read it carefully. Read each number carefully, examine each word neatly arranged into a combination of sentences. The look on Stefa's face changed for a moment as her hands moved to open each report sheet.
“You are sure this report is all correct?” stefa asked in a stern tone without taking her eyes off the report.
“I checked and the report is correct. Did you find something wrong?” ask Judith carefully.
Stefa nodded then closed the report. “There are some ambiguous sentences there, the nominal numbers are wrong. Contact the Indonesian side to resend the correct report after they double-check the report!” like an ultimatum to Judith, there is no need to listen to the order for the umpteenth time. The woman immediately took back the report that Stefa had read.
Judith moved quickly to her desk and called the Indonesian side about the report they sent that there was an error. Stefa this time passed Judith just for her ignorance because she did not check the report well and more thoroughly.
“I've contacted Indoenesia.” Judith reported back and Stefa nodded.
“Sit!” he pointed to the sofa in the middle of the room. Judith was a little confused for a moment, but
he also followed Stefa.
Stefa took a sitting position right next to Judith who was staring blankly. It was as if his body had no soul anymore. No matter where Judith's soul went at this moment, her gaze was completely blank.
The warm touch on his arm drew Judith's consciousness back and looked at a middle hand flicking his arm with a worried look on his eyes. Judith smiled as if to say that she was fine.
“You can tell me what you're going through, I don't know what happened to you!” Stefa began to open their conversation to get a little information about her secretary.
“I'm fine. You don't worry!” Judith smiled, but not with her eyes that implied disappointment, anger, sadness and also confusion.
“You can trust me, right?! Say whatever is currently seizing your mind.”
Judith took her breath so long and then exhaled it heavily. He began to talk about the problems that had befallen him. And that explains why he wasn't there to welcome Stefa to the office when Stefa returned from Paris. Hearing Judith's story, Stefa felt the same way as her.
Angry, disappointed, sad and confused. He is upset by the attitude of a Cordy Black who has no sense of responsibility. Yes, Cordy Balck. The man had made his secretary contain the seeds of their romance some time ago when they still often met in Indonesia.
“You didn't roll up the safety?” ask Stefa.
Judith nodded weakly. “She said, she doesn't like to wear safety. It makes our activities look uncomfortable. I forgot not to take my pills either. Gosh darn. It really drives me crazy.” Judith groaned in frustration.
Stefa hugged Judith by gently rubbing the woman's back.
“She really doesn't want to be in charge?” ask again.
“She just said that she will think about it first.” Stefa immediately stood up and ruffled her waist, her face immediately flushed red withstanding her anger.
“Damn it! Who does he think he is, huh? He said he wanted to think about it? It's obvious she planted a seed in your womb. He thought he could just run away from his problems and responsibilities. Basic ******** jerk, damn it!” swearing out of Stefa's mouth.
“Listen to me! If in these two days he doesn't give you certainty, we'll meet him in Indonesia! Don't tell him that we're going to meet him to hold him accountable, you just have to follow my words. You understand?!” Judith nodded.
There was gratitude in her heart because Stefa did not judge her and judged her as a lazy woman. Maybe if he told others, he would be judged in such a way. Worth it poorly without knowing the truth.
“Don’t worry, everything will be fine!” Stefa hugged Judith again with a hunting breath because of her unsatisfied emotional outbursts. He is eager to meet Cordy in Indonesia and paint a hand stamp on both cheeks.
It felt like the man he knew was of no quality in the slightest. Their attitude is as if women are one-time-use items that they can throw away if the benefits they already get. Like citrus fruits, they will only eat the contents and remove the orange peel because it has no meaning anymore.
