Pursuing the Love of the Handsome

Calm Yourself

Clarissa arrived at her mother's house after traveling for over an hour. Claudia hugged her daughter, the whole family welcomed her arrival except for Raya who never liked her.

"I thought you'd never set foot in this house again" Raya said.

"I came here only to see my mother and her husband and my two beautiful sisters!" clarissa threw a smile at the two little girls.

Raya clucked in annoyance and chose to go to her room.

"You're staying here, right?" ask Claudia.

"Yes, Mom!" the answer.

"Come, we'll have lunch!" bring Ardian. He asked the servant to call Raya.

Everyone is gathered at the dining table. Claudia accidentally cooks her daughter's favorite food from her first husband.

"Uncle is happy, you finally want to go home and we can enjoy eating together like this again" said Ardian.

Raya showed her upset face and not her favorite. "He came home because Arta Fashion won't wear it anymore" she said.

Ardian and Claudia looked at each other. Meanwhile Clarissa only showed a thin smile and did not want to reply to the babble of her half-brother.

"Raya, eat. Don't say much" Ardian ordered in a low voice.

After lunch, Clarissa went to her room, which is still what it used to be.

Claudia knocked on the door and opened it a little. "Can you come in?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Claudia closed the door now they were in the room together. "You're here because there's no more work or you want to avoid trouble?" tanyakanya.

"Mom guessed my way of thinking" replied Clarissa.

"You're my daughter so I know. Because there's no way you're going to come here and stay for a few days" Claudia said. "Is it true that you have a special relationship with President Arta Fashion?" tanyakanya.

"No, Mom!"

"The photos and videos have been shared" Claudia said.

"Leave it," he said.

"Do you like that guy?" ask Claudia.

"Yes, Mom!"

"So this is the reason he broke the contract" Claudia said.

"Maybe, Mum!" guess Clarissa.

Claudia smiled warmly and rubbed her daughter's hair. "Rest, Son. You've been too tired for a few years now" he said

leave room.

"I miss you" in Clarissa's heart.

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Seventeen years ago...

Little Clarissa cried and ran towards her father who was waiting for her at the school gate.

"Why you?" father asked to wipe away his little daughter's tears.

"They're evil, Dad!" point Clarissa towards the school.

"Evil? What did they do to you?" ask Dad gently.

"They said I was a liar, my father was a fraud" Clarissa continued sobbing.

"What did you lie to them?"

"Dad said he wanted to buy me a necklace, but to this day I don't have one either" Clarissa replied still sobbing.

"Dad bought it, let's go home!"

"Dad didn't lie to me, did he?" Clarissa looked into the father's eyes.

"We go home" he answered.

Arriving home, Dad gives Clarissa a box with a necklace. He opened it and smiled. "Thank you, Dad!" she hugged him.

"I'm sorry the new dad could buy you a necklace. You like it, don't you?"

"It's so much fun, Dad!"

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Her night...

"Dad!" clarissa Shouts. He woke up from his sleep with his breath going up and down. He rubbed his face with both hands. Clarissa saw the wall clock still showing at 1 p.m. "I'm dreaming again!" muttered.

"Rissa!" call Claudia accompanied by a knock on the door.

Clarissa got out of bed and opened the door. "Mother!"

"Mother went into the kitchen and heard your voice. What's going on?" tanyanya's worried.

"I dream Daddy, Mom!" the answer.

"Oh, go back to sleep" Claudia said a little calmly

"Aren't we both looking for him?"

"Yes, Mom."

"Son, that necklace is long gone. We've also been looking near the lake, but it's not there anymore" said Claudia.

"That's the only treasure I have from Dad" Clarissa sat down by the side of the bed and covered her face with both hands and lowered her head.

"How else, son? The necklace really disappeared, just try to explain. If you want, you can announce it to the media. But it's been a long time, son." Claudia's Proposal.

"Hopefully I can find him" he hoped.

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Arta Fashion Building

Hilman gave Devan a month-long sales report. Today is exactly one month, Clarissa did not become an advertising star in the company.

"This is the report, sir!" he put the file on Devan's desk.

Devan examined it and put it back, he gnawed his forehead.

"Sales are down twenty percent, sir!" hilman. "If this continues likely, employee working hours will be cut," he continued.

"Find the replacement!" devan's proposal.

"We can't find him in a short time, sir!" hilman.

"Why? We can pay him dearly" Devan said.

"Models with good image and many fans are already under contract with competing companies" Hilman said.

"Find the model abroad," Devan suggested again.

"We're having trouble organizing their schedules, sir. Especially if they are famous celebrities," explained Hilman again.

"So how should we?"

"Pull back Miss Clarissa," replied Hilman eagerly.

"You want me to fire!" his jolt.

"Sorry, Sir. But 50% of our product buyers are fans of Ms. Clarissa" Hilman said.

"I can't possibly pull it back" Devan said.

"That's the only way, sir!" Hilman.

"Go on, get on with your work!" said cold.

"Alright, Sir. Excuse me!" pamit Hilman's.

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The Oma Fera family residence...

Fera approached Devan on the balcony, his granddaughter spending her evenings in the library. If it's a day off, he'll go to the gym.

"Devan, what's going on in the company?"

"Nothing, Oma."

"Sales of our products decline after we don't cooperate with them anymore" Fera said.

"Things like that are common, Oma. It has nothing to do with him" Devan said.

"If this has anything to do with him, how?"

"Devan guarantees this has nothing to do with him" he replied.

"Alright, Oma followed your decision this time. If in two weeks the sales go down, you have to bring him back" Fera said.

"Devan promises that it can increase sales again" he said.

"Oma leave everything to you" Fera patted his grandson's shoulder gently.

"Who do you think? I'll prove that sales can increase without that weird woman!" his inner.

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Three days later...

Clarissa was putting her clothes in a suitcase. He planned to leave this morning for his father's town. Claudia approached her daughter in the room. "Who are you going there with, Rissa?"

"Yuna and Tina. They'll come get me, Mom!" the answer.

Shortly after, the waiter calls Clarissa and tells her that her two friends have come.

"They've come, Mom. I'm leaving" he said.

The waiter helped Clarissa carry her suitcase into the trunk of the car.

"Auntie, Uncle, we're leaving!" yuna said.

"You guys be careful, don't take the car too fast!" ardian's Advice.

"Yes, Uncle!" yuna said.

Clarissa hugged Claudia as well as Yuna and Tina.