The Complicated Love #2

Season Two: Rise

"I'm so happy, Jen." Riana said to Jeni while they were in a shophouse.

The shophouse had just contracted Riana for one year. It will be a new home for him and Kiano.

"I'm also glad to see you can come back smiling happily like this, Riana." Jeni hugged Riana.

"Thank you, yeah."

Kiano showed up from the outside, he had just bought a snack in front of the shophouse.

"Mother, this is delicious." Kiano said showing snacks like siomay to his mother.

"Oh yeah, here Mother try the chip first."

Riana took one and made sure the food could be eaten by her son or not. Riana was indeed very strict about food matters towards Kiano. She does not want her child to have stomach pain or have digestive problems from eating carelessly.

"Daddy is good, you can eat. But not while running or standing. Sit in one of the chairs there." Kiano's Order.

"Good, Bun."

Kiano passed, Riana chatted again with Jeni who had been smiling since seeing Kiano's adorable behavior.

"That's funny, Kiano. If you look at Kiano, it's like I have kids too."

"Well, I just talked to Jen's son." Sindir Riana's.

The cornered Jeni simply fell silent and refused to speak again. Realizing that, Riana asked another topic about Jeni's family. The stories flowed quickly from Jeni's mouth. Sometimes interspersed with laughter, or a soft sentence, or a tone of sadness when Jeni tells about her mother who died while she was in the process of preparing the thesis.

"I'm sorry for your mother, Jen."

Jeni nodded and again there was a pause between them. Riana remembered something, she became curious to ask it directly to Jeni.

"How do you know Tefan?"

Jeni's eyes bulged, not expecting Riana to even ask about it. Jeni thought Riana was still going to talk about her family.

"Mr Tefan that, really good-natured

Jeni opens the story, but feels hanging for Riana.

"Can I call you sir?"

"Yes, because he's a rich man who's not arrogant. Treat everyone very well. I know he is not a native of Bali. But, his guardian soul always doesn't see where you are from. That was the impression I first caught of him."

"O yeah?" Riana seemed to not believe in all of Jeni's stories just now.

Riana did not deny, once Tefan was very good. So did his family, but only because their possessions changed drastically. Tefan's family, especially his father, beat the drums of war against the Riana family. Since that fight, there has never been a good relationship again.

Has Tefan really changed? Maybe it was just a cover to look good in front of me? Ah, but this is Jeni's story. Huh, I hope it's true he's changed.

"He helped you, Jeni?"

"Yes, it is to me like lifting someone from a filthy pit to a higher ground so as not to get dirty anymore."

From there Riana began to understand, maybe Jeni was once very helped by Tefan. But Riana did not want to ask any further, fearing that it would interfere with the privacy of Jeni.

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In a different place, Tefan was paying attention to some accessories that Riana had sent this morning. The money that has been promised according to the initial contract signature has been transferred completely to Riana's account.

Geck... Geck... Geck...

The sound of the door being knocked disperse the real concentration of Tefan not just researching one by one accessories. But also are thinking about the sender of the accessories. Who else if not Riana.

"Lake in!" Tefan's Order.

Mr. Bono appeared with a calm face but like there was something he wanted to say.

"What's up, Mr Bono?"

"Miss Femi is outside. Insist on entering to see the Master. Should I throw him out, sir?"

"Haha.., Mr. Bono is so cruel. It's okay to ask him to come in."

Completely clueless with the Boss's way of thinking, he was not at all pleased with the woman but was also given the space to simply enter her life.

Mr. Bono came out and followed Femi into the room.

"Woahh..., what is this? That's a lot."

"Souvernir for hotel and Resort."

"You're adding new business?"

"Yes, it seems so."

"But, I think it's too common for a hotel or resort souvenir. If you want, I can find a better one."

"Hmmpptt, that." Femi looked nervous and the plan he had drawn up earlier was even spoiled.

"What's wrong? Just say it."

"I lost my job as a model. I volunteered to be recruited to one of your hotels or resorts. It's just I don't know for what position."

"Why not find another agency?"

"I'm lazy to be a model. I want to make a career somewhere else."

"You mean a career here, right? What can you do?"

"How about being your private secretary?" Remi Remi excited.

"There's Mr. Bono. Do you know what to do, Mr Bono? I don't need anyone else to be a secretary or personal assistant, Femi."

"Well, but I want to work with you."

"Let's have Mr. Bono arrange a position for you at the hotel."

Femi's face pouted, his plan to approach Tefan failing miserably. If the secretary fails, anything important he can be close to Tefan at this time. That was how Femi thought as if he cared nothing but to be close to Tefan.

"All right, no problem. May Mr. Bono take my presence into account."

"Is there anything else?"

"No one, but I'm hungry."

"Femi, please I have a lunch appointment with a client today. Sorry I can't accompany you to lunch."

"You deliberately rejected me, didn't you?"

The woman kept trying, making Tefan feel bad. But this time he really had to refuse. There was no way he would obey all of Femi's wishes, once in a while he needed to resist.

"I've got a meeting, check with Mr. Bono if you don't believe me."

Femi exhaled an irritated breath and walked out of Tefan's room. Tefan smiled wryly, as well as Mr. Bono who saw the expression on Femi's face that looked bad.

Basic women, the habit of imposing the will.

"Sir, cancel all meetings today. I want to see someone."

Tefan said steadily, for Mr. Bono it was a kind of code that his master was looking to see the woman at that time. Especially when Mr. Bono conveyed to Tefan that Riana is officially alone and is currently not close to anyone.

"Would I take you to the new Miss Riana's place, sir?" Guess Mr. Bono who made Tefan's face like a face that was being caught red-handed.

"I know you're reliable, Mr. Bono. But look, I don't like Mr. Bono's smile that mocks me."

Hearing that Mr. Bono smiled wider. This time he was happy to tease his master.

"I dare not, Sir." Said later.

"All right, take me there." Reply Tefan who made Mr. Bono just bobbing heads.

I know what you're thinking, sir. There is no need to hide like that, since Master found Miss Riana alive as if you turned more colorful. Boss is in love again.

The two of them also left, in fact he really wanted to invite Riana to lunch together but it seems like such a situation is not possible. So this time he used the excuse of wanting to meet Kiano because he missed the boy.

He can't wait to get there soon. Then about twenty minutes later, they arrived in front of a two-story shophouse. The lower floor is used for Shops and the upper floor is used as a residence.

Tefan's tail followed the steps of a woman who had just come out of the shophouse.

That's Riana, ah she still looks pretty.

Riana came out for a while to throw out the trash bag.

"Down, Sir?" Ask Mr. Bono to surprise Tefan.

"Ah, Mr. Bono makes it a shock."

"Well, why sir?"

"Oh, I have, forget it. Today's enough, we'll have lunch nearby."

Finally they did not come down, Tefan had not gathered much courage to face Riana at this time.

Just wait, there will be time. I hope it won't be long, I can get closer to you soon.

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