Shackles of Love
41. New Challenge
Tok.dok…
Someone knocked on Keisha's door.
“Log.” Keisha allowed the person who knocked on the door to enter his room.
“Excuse me ma'am. These are some of the plans submitted by the team. Mr. Dimas asked mom to check it out.” Lestari, his assistant brought some files with the latest designs.
Keisha now works at her papa company which is engaged in fashion. For a long time, his grandfather and father built a fashion empire in this country so that his company became one of the big companies in this country. Today, Keisha is in a new division that focuses on making jackets for sports or hiking purposes. Keisha is fully responsible for building the new division launched by his company.
When Keisha decided to join his papa-owned company, the company was planning to add a division, the sportswear division. Ken, his older brother who had already joined the family company saw the potential that his only sister had.
Ken saw the potential of Keisha who would be able to develop this new division due to Keisha's hobbies in sports and hiking. Plus, the fashion science obtained by Keisha while in Milan is expected to support his ability to develop a new division in the company.
“Dance, say same to our team, 30 minutes away we are meeting.” Keisha exclaimed at his assistant and secretary.
There were four people in the team that Keisha formed. It was Keisha who asked her sister to form her own team. Keisha directly interviews and selects the people who will be his team. The four men consisted of 2 men and 2 women. The four people are actually employees who have worked for a long time in the company and this is where the four people were chosen by Keisha himself directly to build this new division together.
One worker from the production department, one from marketing, one from Research and Development (R&D) and another is his assistant, Lestari and her underclassmen while studying at the Istituto Marangoni Milan.
The two people in his team were people who were already well known to Keisha. In addition to Lestari, there is Daffa his hobby in conquering mountain peaks including the highest mountain peak in the world. Unexpectedly, Daffa who majored in business management when he was in college was stranded in his papa-owned company.
Previously Daffa worked in marketing, but in this team, Keisha will collaborate with Salma who works in R&D or research and product development. Keisha knew very well that Daffa's uphill hobby would help Salma create new innovations and ideas.
The other person on Keisha's team is Umar. Umar is responsible for realizing the ideas and innovations created by the team into a concrete form or in other words, Umar will help to sew the pieces of fabric into a product that is used as an example before being mass produced.
Keisha is quite satisfied with the team he has now. He will try to show people that he got the position of head of this division not because it is a subsidiary of the owner of the company but because he was able to get the position.
Ken, his older brother who has held the position of CEO at the company also believes his younger brother will be able to carry out Amanah to become the new division head. But as an older brother of course Ken did not stay silent to let his sister fight alone.
Today, Ken asks Keisha to meet him in his room. A well-built, handsome-looking man was in Ken's room.
Tok.dok…
“Log, Kei.”
“What's up, bang?” ask Keisha.
“Include, this is Bayu, head of marketing.” Ken introduced the handsome faceless strapping man.
“Keisha Arrasyid.” Keisha introduces herself while shaking Bayu's hand.
“Great Wood Pratama.” Bayu introduced himself while replying to Keisha's handwriting tightly.
“Bayu will help you in marketing, although in your team there are already marketing people but it seems you still need additional help.” Ken explains Bayu's role.
“Good, Bang.” Answer Keisha
“Later promotional and marketing affairs will be handled by Bayu's team. You concentrate fully on developing your division. That's the marketing guy already on your team, bandage him in his R&D.
“Siap, Bang. Kei had planned that too. Daffa, the marketing guy turned out to be my best friend. So he is already experienced with clothes that are good for hiking or sports so can help make research and development.” Keisha explained about the plan that he would apply to his team.
“Good job.” Praise Ken to Keisha. “Abang sure the division you lead will succeed.”
“Half lunch hour. Brother went home first yes Kei, brother-in-law you already called brother for lunch together at home. You had lunch with Bayu. Okay Bay, you guys have lunch together while chatting about the marketing plan.” Ken gives orders to Keisha and Bayu to have lunch together subtly.
“Come on.” While nodding, Keisha could not refuse Bayu's invitation.
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Arfian meets Kagendra and Revan at a restaurant. They haven't had lunch together in a long time. Usually the three of them often meet for lunch, gym or playing futsal together.
Since Revan's marriage, Kagendra has been busy searching for his estranged wife, and Arfian is troubled by Keisha's disappearance, the three of them rarely meet. Today was their first meeting after 1 month of not meeting at all.
“Yan, you still remember the news of your former Early, right? Do you want to know how the Early is now?” ask Revan on a whim.
“Udah does not care.” replied Arfian indifferently.
“Gue wants a story even if you don't want to know more about him. Now that Early girl has become a rich girl. A few years ago she married a big boss, she became her young wife. One year ago, her wealthy husband died and left behind a considerable legacy for Early. Won a lot of him even though he was blasphemed by his children from an old wife.” Revan tells Arfian something that is meaningless.
“Means the dream he achieved. She does want to be the wife of a rich man.” Sahut Arfian flat.
“Lo don't want to turn him around. Now she's getting prettier plus her body is getting ouhai.” Tawar Revan prank.
“Never thought of that in my life.” Arfian said flatly, he could no longer possibly store any flavor on Early.
“Lo how dare muji another girl behind wife lo. Want me to report to lo.”'s wife Kagendra's intention is to defend Arfian.
“Kampr*t. Be careful if you dare to talk to my wife. I chopped abis lo.” Excited Revan while throwing a piece of fried tempeh towards Kagendra.
“Pamali throwing food. Later kualat lo.” Said Kagendra while capturing the piece of tempeh and put it in his own mouth.
“Eh, Yan. That's Keisha same a guy again sitting at the corner table there.” Excited Revan while pointing towards the two people sitting at the table in the corner of the restaurant.
Arfian and Kagendra compactly turned their heads in the direction indicated by Revan.
“Jrit really it Keisha same guy. Who are the guys?” kagendra.
Arfian immediately got up from his seat, with some emotion he was about to approach Keisha and Bayu who were having lunch together.
“Lo where to go?” Kagendra asked while holding Arfian's arm who was planning to approach Keisha and the man with her.
“Least. Damn the brave guy having lunch with my girl.” Arfian exclaimed in a high tone of voice while trying to release his arm gripped by Kagendra.
“Lo don't be rash Yan. Keisha just had lunch with that guy. Do not embarrass yourself in a rich public place. Patience, bro.” said Kagendra calms Arfian emotions that have begun to bubble.
Arfian sat down. Both of his hands clenched tightly on the table until it was clear the veins in his hands that poked indicated he was holding high levels of emotion.
“Udah, you must be patient, bro.” said Revan while patting Arfian on the shoulder.
“Gue back first.” Arfian shouted while rising from his seat and snatching his suit that was draped on the chair.
Revan and Kagendra could only sigh and shake their heads.
“He's jealous heavily.” Revan said.
“Hmmm Kagendra could only respond with a murmur, he could feel what Arfian was feeling now because it turned out that his fate was also the same as Arfian, feeling a great jealousy.
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