
"Explain to Mama, why did you come home so soon? Don't you want a longer vacation because Jean's there?"
Rosa was still as unwilling as she wiped the snot melts coming out of her nose. Plastic surgery she had a year ago.
No wonder Rosa looks so beautiful like a Victoria Secret model with an ideal body because of all the treatments she underwent thanks to the injection of funds from her Stepfather who continues to flow in her account every month.
Mistress Anne's eyes squinted as she saw a red, circular stroke on Rosa's wrist. A stark contrast to the white of the Son.
Then he pulled the rough hands of Rosa until the owner grimaced in pain so surprised.
"WHO HURT YOU? TELL MAMA, ROSA! DID JOANNA DO THIS, HUH? LET MAMA REPLY TO THAT WOMAN!"
Rosa's cry that had begun to subside, now again sounded. He does not like to be yelled at, let alone physically hurt.
Yes, although Rosa often does this to others, she wants to be a selfish human being by not allowing anyone to be bad to her.
If Rosa did it, it's okay.
"ANSWER MAMA, ROSALINDA RAFLESIA ARNOLDI! YOU HAVE A MOUTH, RIGHT? WHO IS YANG—"
"WHY DOES MOM KEEP YELLING AT ME WHILE I'M STILL CRYING? I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY BUT LET MY CRY SUBSIDE FIRST, MAMA!"
Silent then.
Both of them gasped and set their breaths after shouting at each other until their voices sounded downstairs.
"Mama's sorry." she said.
Mistress Anne's gaze softened. One hand outstretched rubbing the top of Rosa's head and hugged her until it made Rosa cry, again.
"Am I so bad that Papa and Jean ignored me? Not only that, Kalandra hurt me. That delinquent woman attacked me for no reason, Mama! Look it! He pushed me to the point of hitting the asphalt and then grabbed me until it felt like my hand would break if he didn't take it off immediately. Wicked!"
Joanna's right.
About Rosa who likes to complain, behave childishly and bestow all the mistakes she did to others.
Kalandra only tried to defend Joanna and protect her secret until Joanna was ready to tell Mr. Dery her own problems.
"That means, have you met Joanna? Then how is he? Did you find anything suspicious?"
"Ish, Mama! His one-one-tany! I'm dizzy!"
"sorry. So it's true you've met him there?"
Unfortunately Rosa shook her head, hesitating.
Hitting her lower lip for fear of fueling Mrs Anne's emotions again because Rosa failed to do her job yesterday.
"Stupid! How can you just meet Kalandra without Joanna, huh? Even against a single person, you can't!"
Mistress Anne got up from the chair, picked up the medicine box that was on top of the closet. Applying pain relief ointment to Rosa's wounds.
"Let Mama report this matter to your Papa! It's good that scorpion! Hurting my hard-earned daughter I made this beautiful with expensive treatment." she scolded as she continued to move her index finger around Rosa's wrist.
"Aren't you angry that I failed to find information about Joanna?"
Rosa asked very carefully, afraid that Mistress Anne would return to her wrath and yell at her like that.
"still asking? Obviously Mama is angry! But what can you do when you see you hurt other than having to hold back? Don't think about Joanna and her friend. What matters is that your wounds should heal first. If we need to see your Orthopaedic Doctor and ask for the results as evidence to make your Papa believe that out there, his son is friends with a violent delinquent and he has dared to hurt you!"
"I'm not osteoporosis, Mama! So there's no need to see a Bone Doctor and such." protested Rosa.
"You said he pushed you down, didn't he? It could be that your bones are cracked or there are serious internal injuries but you are not aware of that, Rosa!
"No need! I'm fine, Mama! Mama better get out. I'm gonna take a shower!"
"Yes already! Then Mama will have Maid prepare clothes and food for you."
"Yes, yes!"
...••••...
Three months passed.
That means even one year, Joanna settled in Connecticut and for the last few months— Joanna kept avoiding her father.
Until Mr. Dery decided to follow his daughter secretly after pocketing some information from the connections he had in America.
To be honest, Mr. Dery knew Joanna's condition a month ago.
She waited for Joanna herself to tell her about her pregnancy but to this day, Joanna would not open up to Mr. Dery. Even by phone, no.
For sure.
Because no parent in any hemisphere wants to see his Son pregnant without the figure of the Husband who accompanies.
Having a child without the sacred bond of marriage is a big mistake especially for those who hold fast to the eastern culture.
All this was done without the knowledge of Anne.
Performing a morning flight and reasoned visit to Lian's relatives; a confidant of the Percy family, who is in China.
"Sorry, Sir. Lately, Ms. Joanna has rarely been to the store. Last four days ago and it just stopped by for a second."
One of Joanna's employees named Bella explained while glancing at her co-workers who looked nervous because they were already brifieng by Joanna about the arrival of a man who was in front of them now.
Dery Antonio Percy's.
The man sighed deeply, "So you guys really don't know your Boss' home address huh?"
They nodded simultaneously.
Although Bella and Bianca did not play their roles well, the important thing is that they both tried to follow Joanna's orders, according to her speech the other day.
"Pardon us, sir." regretted Bianca.
"Haha, it's okay! Enough to apologize. You can go back to work and thank you for the time."
Bizarrely.
Mr. Dery's reaction was not what they had expected.
The man looked relaxed with a faint smile on his old face.
I don't know what Mr. Dery was thinking so easily to trust two employees of Joanna who was clearly so rigid when questioned earlier.
"Take me to The Green now!"
"Good, Sir."
...••••...
Repeatedly heard the sound of table waves to make everyone in the meeting room jump in shock and fear as their CEO stared intently one by one the faces of the staff who had been down agitated.
"Don't you learn from the case of Alena and your two friends yesterday, huh?"
Among them, only Hazel dared to go head-to-head with Jean's pair of sharp eyes that looked flushed with small veins protruding at each temple.
Jean tries to refrain from blowing up all her emotions in order to make the right decision.
"Many guests are complaining because the service of this Hotel is very bad and do not you think, I did not read the review of the Hotel that got a lot of one star because the facilities in this place are inadequate ..."
Jean nibbled at her temple which felt pulsating. Making him immediately gulp down the glass of water beside him until it was gone, "Fix everything! Replace the old facility with the new one and make sure you can direct your subordinates properly! Today's meeting is over! You can go back to your own room."
Without further ado, they were shoved out of the room in cold sweat that soaked their faces.
The temperature in the room was set as low as possible.
Atmospheric tension is still gripping. Hazel already knew of the fraud that her co-workers had committed in the office.
Starting from embezzling large amounts of funds to manipulating important company data but there is not much Hazel can do because she is afraid of the threat of her friends in the office, who at any time can strike back at him.
"Sir Jean want me to make you some coffee?"
Jean, who had closed her eyes while leaning her head against the chair, looked directly at Hazel who was standing on her right side.
Paying close attention to Hazel's appearance is quite interesting to be used as a candidate for his wife.
But unfortunately, Hazel and Jean's relationship is limited to working partners.
Because Hazel already has a boyfriend.
Jean shook her head slowly, "No need! You can go back to your room, Miss Hazel."
"good. Then excuse me, sir."
Just a nod of the head as the next answer because after that, Jean intends to go somewhere and all take off the fatigue that feels disturbing.
...••••...
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