PLEASE, LOVE ME, WIDOW

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE

When the time came, Dika along with William's assistant and secretary Risha stepped into the main hall room where the media were waiting for their presence. The bodyguards immediately provided security since they exited the elevator. This is to avoid the occurrence of unwanted things.

Dika was not alone, because one of the representatives of the senior board of commissioners also accompanied him. William's assistant immediately opened the press conference,

"Thank you for the presence of your media friends during the day. We from PT.Mahardika will immediately convey some important things, we hope that friends all hear first, later we will give the opportunity to ask. Next we will show the latest news in our company first, please friends listen, original files can be requested on our publicist after this event later" said assistant William in a firm voice.

After that, on the big screen aired several photos of the handover of the presidency from daddy Putra to Dika. Continued a short speech Dika at the meeting, which of course has been adjusted for public consumption. Mumbles from the media crews were heard filling the hall room while watching this.

"Alright, then my friend will hear a statement directly from our president, Mr. Dika" said William's assistant while bowing respectfully to Dika.

Dika just gave a little smile to William's assistant, "Well, as you can see earlier, the board of commissioners has agreed to transfer the leadership of PT.Mahardika, from Mr. Daniel Putra Mahardika to me, unanimously. All this is done because Mr. Daniel is now involved in a personal matter that has nothing to do with PT.Mahardika. So, whatever Mr. Daniel has done, it is all regardless of his position as president at PT. Mahardika" said Dika firmly and cold face.

"And we have severed ties with Mr. Daniel Putra Mahardika, in other words we will not involve ourselves with the personal problems that Mr. Daniel is currently facing. So, we will not give any assistance in any form to Mr. Daniel in solving his problems. Because once again, everything that Mr. Daniel did was purely for his personal interests and desires without any relation to the company" Dika continued.

"And today I also introduced my personal assistant who had opened this event, Assistant William and my private secretary Risha. So if anyone wants to contact me can contact these two people first, thank you" said Dika closed his announcement to the media.

"Well, now we open the opportunity to ask questions and answer" William's assistant said. Several reporters scrambled to raise their hands, but William's assistant pointed at three people at random.

"To my knowledge Mr. Dika is Mr. Daniel's personal assistant, whether Mr. Dika's appointment is based on a letter prepared by Mr. Daniel, as news has spread throughout the years" asked the first reporter.

"Absolutely not, there is no letter or anything like that from Mr. Daniel referring to me as his successor. My appointment is entirely on the decision of the board of commissioners, and if you all do not believe it, this is Mr. Handoko, one of the senior board of commissioners who participated in the meeting" said Dika.

"Rightly said the president of Dika, his appointment in accordance with the rules and procedures that apply at PT.Mahardika. We have all held a full meeting which was even attended by Mr. Putra Mahardika. And the appointment of Dika's president was entirely based on the results of the election by a unanimous vote at the meeting this morning. So, the news that says about the letter, message or anything that comes from Daniel who pointed to the president of Dika, it is hoax news" Handoko continued to justify Dika's answer.

"Then what is true PT.Mahardika will let Mr. Daniel and not provide legal assistance for him, as Mr. Dika is a close friend of Mr. Daniel, and this company belongs to Mr. Daniel. Didn't rule out the possibility that the Mahardika hid Mr. Daniel" asked other journalists.

"Please be careful with your questions, we may charge you with defamation charges. But, because today we will indeed clarify, then I reiterate once again, everything done by Mr. Daniel has nothing to do with PT. Mahardic. So the company will not provide assistance including legal assistance to Mr. Daniel. And it's true that I'm Mr. Daniel's best friend, but I have absolutely no idea what's going on. I was far outside the country at the time of this incident, and to this day none of us knew of the whereabouts of Mr. Daniel, including his parents" said Dika at length.

"So Mr. Dika means, the company will lose responsibility for all who were victims of yesterday's events" asked other journalists again.

"Not off the responsibility, but we do not have to be responsible, because indeed all of that is the personal realm of Mr. Daniel is right regardless of the company. However, if there are victims who demand compensation, we will continue to serve and help, not as our responsibility, but as a form of corporate social service. Just as we will help the victims of other natural disasters that do not mean we are responsible for the natural disaster, so we will help the victims of yesterday's events" said Dika again firmly.

"What if the Zacharias side makes a claim to the Mahardika, as we know the two camps are always competing in various fields" asked another journalist.

"It is true that we and Zacharias are always competing in various fields, but not only with Zacharias, Mahardika is also competing with many other large companies. So, do not lead the thought that we are only competing with Zacharias, only that we often face alone in several big tenders, of course after us, Mahardika and Zacharias, it is just that, beat other companies. And as for the demands of Zacharias, I don't think it will be possible, Zacharias is a big company and I'm sure they can think wisely" Dika said.

"Then if Zacharias had made a claim against Mahardika, what would you do" asked another journalist.

"I don't know if they're going to file a lawsuit against the Mahardika family, but if the demands go to the company, in this case PT. Mahardika, I don't think it's possible, because once again I emphasize that all that is done by Mr. Daniel, purely his personal interests without any connection with the company" said Dika.

"So you won't help Mr. Daniel either, but to our knowledge you are Mr. Daniel's foster brother" the reporter asked.

"You are right, I am Lord Daniel's adoptive brother, and as an adoptive brother I will help him if Mr. Son of Mahardika as Lord Daniel's father and my adoptive father wishes him. And even if I provide assistance, I will not do it by involving the company, all purely because of family and regardless of the company" said Dika.

"But, will you still use the legal team of PT.Mahardika" asked other journalists.

"Alright, I think everything has been answered, if there is still something stuck please contact us directly for confirmation. We hope that there will be no more news that is not clear source and can make things worse. We also hope that the problems faced by Zacharias and Mr. Daniel can soon find a way out, thank you and good afternoon" William's assistant closed the meeting after he saw the code from Dika.

Dika immediately stood followed by Handoko and secretary Risha and William's last assistant. The line was tightly guarded by bodyguards until it reached the presidir's special elevator. "Hopefully all of this can calm investors so that the company can still run well" said Handoko with an agitated face.

Dika just took a heavy breath, "The impact will not be too big, it will only hold investors who are not related to Zacharias alone. But for Zacharias-related investors, I think the Zacharias side will definitely put pressure on all the companies that are in cooperation with them. And we also can not harm other companies for our benefit, because I am very sure they must force that all companies choose between us or them" said Dika.

"Indeed how many companies are involved with Zacharias and are also involved with us" Handoko asked with a serious face.

"Quite a lot, sir, almost seventy-five percent of our investors are also cooperating with Zacharias" said William's assistant who had been coded by Dika to speak.

"Gosh, that much, then what are the chances that they'll all pull away from us" Handoko asked again.

"Depending on the company itself, if the value of their cooperation is greater with Zacharias it is certain that they will choose Zacharias, but if the value of their cooperation is greater with us, they should also consider again. Our position is really in a position of guilt right now, and it is very difficult to expect their partisanship" on us said Dika.

"But wouldn't they be hit with a finalty if they cancel the contract of cooperation with us, what is not their consideration as well" asked Handoko again.

"Well, that will also definitely be a consideration for them, but if they have to choose, I think our chances are quite difficult" he said. The elevator door opened on the floor where Dika and William's assistant were and they immediately stepped out into Dika's room. There they again discussed as possible opportunities to save PT.Mahardika from the rampage of the Zacharias family.

Dika felt a vibration on his phone, when he opened it he saw an email notification coming into his email. Soon he opened it, and his face was stunned for a moment when he saw the message that entered his email, although without a name but he knew who sent the message.

"Thank you, Bro, please help me" that's all, but Dika knows exactly who sent the message.

"Where are you" asked Dika to reply to the message, but the message was not sent because the email address was blocked and could not receive any more messages.

"Huh ......" Dika sighed heavily making everyone in the room look at her in surprise.

"What's wrong, sir" asked William's assistant.

"It's okay, it looks like it's lunch hour, please if you guys want lunch, I still have to clear up some work first" said Dika again. Everyone in the room immediately understood and one by one they excused themselves to leave the room.

After everyone came out, Dika immediately stood up and faced towards the large glass window that was behind his seat. With both hands tucked into the pocket of the cloth trousers used, the young man stared deep into the horizon. His handsome face looked slightly frowned like he was thinking of a heavy problem.

"Where are you, I hope you don't do anything even crazier, pity Qiandra. Should all the advantages possessed by Qiandra could make her the happiest woman. But it boomerang for him, making the two presidirs crazy about him and even able to do something this desperate. I don't know what to do, I know Daniel loves Qiandra very much, but he should be able to accept when Qiandra has made a choice" Dika said in his heart.

Although he knows how much Daniel loves Qiandra, he also cannot justify Daniel's actions. Dika even felt very sorry for Qiandra who had to be a victim of the great love of the two presidir.

Meanwhile, far away in a villa located on a very remote island, Daniel smiled wryly at the screen of his phone. Daniel did follow the live broadcast conducted by Dika. "From the beginning I knew that I could count on you, sorry to put you in such a difficult position. But I believe, you must be able to solve and overcome all these problems. Forgive me, dear friend, I hope one day I can say everything I know to you and you can forgive me" Daniel sighed inwardly.

Daniel knew that Dika would always support him, no matter what he did. Dika never denied all of Daniel's wishes, even he was able to sacrifice himself to fulfill Daniel's wishes. However, for the big secret that Daniel has kept to date, Daniel is not sure Dika will be able to forgive him. Let alone forgiving him, even still consider him as a friend even Daniel still hesitated.

He was the only one who was always by Daniel's side in the circumstances Daniel faced. A friend who feels even more than a brother to Daniel. The thing that Daniel was worried about was that Dika left him if he knew the thing that Daniel had been hiding. But Daniel was also unable to tell Dika the truth, because he knew it would make Qiandra move further away from him.