My Crazy Rich - Ard

Chapter 18: The Proud Woman

As Office Boy, it was Rich's job to ease the workload of other employees. This time, their team must help serve, an advertising star model who will become the brand ambassador of the company's new products.

Unfortunately, the artist is famous for his attitude that is difficult to set and likes arbitrarily. I don't know why a company of this size would choose to work with such a person.

It is not an easy thing to face a top artist with a rising fame. Rich and Ramon not only help their needs in the company, but also have to prepare a lunch according to their taste. Unfortunately, the desired restaurant is quite far from the company, according to the request of the artist. Both of them even have to go to the place themselves and should not use inter-messaging services.

“Artists are different. They always just arbitrarily and feel like the King owns everything. If you do not receive the service, just upload it on social media and viral in just seconds. Then you can make sure we will die at the hands of his fans," muttered Ramon grumbling while carrying some plastic containing food boxes in both hands.

“How long have you been working here?” ask Rich. Usually he did not care about the affairs of others, for some reason being the one at the bottom made him realize how difficult this job was. Even the wages they receive are not comparable to other workers in the office, while their tasks feel quite tiring. Not to mention having to accept being the target of anger if one does the slightest thing wrong.

“Not long. It was all because of my father. I was a businessman before. But, when I asked Dad not to work he refused. I'm afraid he's too old to work. His name is also a lowly worker, there is no such thing as a pension that will guarantee our lives in the future. Even though I was still able to finance his life, still he insisted on wanting to work, so I came to work here so I could help him,” Ramon told me about himself.

“Employer? Then why did you choose a job like this. Isn't the money you make more than the salary here?” ask Rich in wonder.

“Iya, it's true so at the beginning I pioneered the business. But lately my efforts have not been going well either. My father was also sick at that time and needed high costs for treatment. Because they have no other capital. I sold my cart to make up for my father's medical expenses.”

“Cart? You mean?” asked Rich while frowning.

“Yes, I am a fried businessman. But, in this country? Not many people like fried foods because they are too oily. Not to mention that it's only for the lowly like me. If not immediately hit the steering wheel, when can I be rich. At least from the salary here I can still eat, and later I can start another better business. Kumpulin modal only first, mumpung not married. Yes no?”

The smile on Ramon's face wasn't very comfortable in Rich's eyes. Not because of the sentence, but a row of black teeth because Ramon is too much smoking tucked between the teeth.

Not long as the two were walking towards the room, an old man seemed to be walking towards them in a hurry.

“Do I tell you one secret?” Ramon.

Rich frowned, what is the importance of knowing the secrets of others.

“He's the father I meant. But don't tell anyone. He's pretty shy about having a lazy kid like me. Anyway, I was later accepted to work here because of him. I don't want to be considered an instant employee.”

It was not the fact that one of their colleagues was the father of Ramon that surprised Richard, but the fact that this company turned out to be too cruel to accept workers who were old enough. After all what to be proud of from the office boy position. Unless his father is the owner of the company, then that's a big secret.

However, it was certainly impossible since the owner of this company, was none other than Richard's own family.

Rich shook his head. At first he himself was confused why he had such an old co-worker on the team. But now that he understood, they were only working to connect. Moreover, Ramon's father sometimes coughs while working.

It indicates that the man is actually not in good health, the man should have enjoyed his old age at home. However, it still does heavy work as a responsibility.

“What kind of policy does Uncle give for the welfare of his employees here. It should be him who pretends to be a poor man in order to know the condition of his employees, Richard's inner” while shaking little.

“Why were you guys so long? They've been waiting since,” complained the old man. His hand took over a bag of food and immediately carried it into the room.

They distributed the food to everyone in the room, including the actress who was seen still reading something. However, accidentally because he did not see, he instead nudged a glass of coffee to spill into his own body.

Everyone turned to look towards the source of the commotion. Richard was the main target of the artist's anger because of his close second position. But it's definitely not Rich.

“Do you know how much this shirt cost me?” he shouted while shaking hands where the coffee spill was imprinted there.

“But I —"

“With your lifetime salary you won't even be able to replace it. It sucks, but it's my favorite dress" the artist grumbled as he looked at his clothes without letting Richard explain first.

Not yet had Richard defended himself, the artist has cursed continuously. Though clearly not he who spilled the coffee, but the artist himself who accidentally because too focused with the phone in his hand.

"Sorry Miss. He's a new employee. Accidentally made a mistake." Ramon's father tried to help the artist with a hand that held a tissue, but had not had the object approached, the woman instead pushed the old man, until he fell down to hit the table.

"Hey! What the fuck are you? You're looking for a chance to harass me, aren't you?" Shouted the artist refusing help as if disgusted by a lowly employee.

“Dad.” Ramon immediately moved to help the father, while Richard seemed to close his eyes while sighing deeply. Why are his days always filled with problems, being poor is troublesome and annoying simultaneously.

“Didn't what you did go too far?’’ asked Rich in a cold and flat tone.

“Why? You don't accept what I do?” Instead of regretting and sympathizing with Ramon's father who began to hold his chest, the artist even pushed the chest of Rich's field several times violently, as if challenging him.

“Only lowly employees like you do not know yourself and position. How dare he plan to be indecent with me. Just look, I will definitely ask the manager to fire you guys.” Refer to her with indignation at the three office boys, while other employees do not dare to defend for fear of being affected as well. After all what actually happened no one saw firsthand the events at first.

“Enough!” Richard's baritone voice blared to fill the room. The artist was surprised at that because no one had ever dared him before. However, his high ego causes him to be reluctant to budge, let alone apologize.

“You! Dare to snap at me?” The aris was about to raise his hand, to slap Rich's right cheek.

Unfortunately, Richard's hand was of course quicker at moving to stop him. “Don't you think you rich can do whatever you want here, Miss,” he said coldly.

“Dad ... dad.” The panicked and worried voice of Ramon distracts Richard .

He flicked the woman's hand and immediately moved towards the co-worker. “Quickly take your father to the hospital!” richard's orders to Ramon.

“But, how about you and our work?” ramon asked confusedly.

“Your father is more important. Everyone here can also be a witness if anything happens to your father. So he's the main suspect,” said Richard casually while helping lift Ramon's father's body to the man's back.

Hearing the threat of Office Boy in front of him, of course the artist was tight-fisted. What if something happened to the old man because he pushed him earlier, his career could be destroyed in the blink of an eye. “A—aku did nothing. Don't just accuse!”

“We will see who will be found guilty!” richard said with giddy eyes, and glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner of the room. He then passed away to help Ramon, while the artist was sitting limp looking at Richard's glance at the CCTV in the room.