The Secret Marriage of the Teacher

New Men

“Gabriela ?”

Mr. Harry looked dumbfounded at the appearance of the little girl who rarely wears makeup everyday.

“Om Harry,” greet Gaby with a smile and nod his head.

“You look different tonight, more and more like Anna.”

“It's not weird, is it, Om ?” Harry laughed and nodded.

“Along the journey here, Gaby has more than ten times asked if she looks strange or not and my answer is the same as Mr. Harry,” timpal Om Sofian laughs.

“Can I borrow Gaby for a moment, want me to introduce with my two sons.”

Om Sofian nodded and walked to the table arranged by the organizer.

“Mario, Martin, this is Gabriela,”

The two handsome men who were chatting with two other men who were not less handsome stopped their conversation and turned to Om Harry.

“It turns out to be really cute,” one man's comment that was there.

“I had heard the news about Om Hendri's daughter who was young and cute to be the successor of Yuanyang and it turned out that the news was not a hoax. Brian.”

The man immediately reached out to invite Gaby to meet.

“Gabriela.”

Martin looks at Daddy Harry with a smile, both of them have agreed to fulfill Om Sofian's request not to tell the public the true status of Gaby. Mario, Martin's brother doesn't really follow the case of Maya, Jonathan and Gaby.

”Gabriela, this is Mario Om's oldest son and Martin's second new son after that Maya.”

“Hai, Gabriela.” With a friendly smile Gaby greets one by one the son of Om Harry and the last man named Putra, a friend of the three handsome men in front of him.

They chatted for a moment before the host asked all the guests to occupy their respective seats.

“It looks like we're paired.”

Gaby looked up, Brian pulling the chair beside her. Gaby also glanced at the name placed near the tableware. Brian Iskandar's.

“Maybe,” said Gaby while laughing softly. “I'm a little relieved because the one sitting to my right left is the person I know. Please Mr. Brian.”

“No Sir, call name only. I'd rather be called by a name let alone by a pretty girl like you.”

“Gombal !” Gaby sneered while Brian laughed.

From another table, Mario, Jihan's ex-lover just stared at the couple who were chatting while laughing. Before the event began, Om Sofian who saw him first immediately approached him while warning Mario not to follow Gaby throughout the event, but when he saw Gaby enter the room, Mario immediately approached the EO staff, and then he approached Gaby, sitting next to Gaby.

“So you went to college while working in a company ?”

“Officially I have not been allowed to work as a leader in the company due to age factor but the reality is like what you said just now, I went to college while studying at the company.”

“Can you ask for your phone number ? Who knows our company can work together so I always have a reason to contact you and invite you to meet.”

“Mode !” Brian chuckles at Gaby's nagging and is happy that the girl took his phone and asks for Brian's number

“That's my number but you better wa first before the phone. If it doesn't matter, don't expect me to lift it.”

“Then I will always send you a message that makes you unable to refuse my phone.”

”Basic playboy cap flying horse.” Brian laughed again.

The dinner begins. Om Sofian had introduced Gaby to some people who sat at a table with them. Honestly, Gaby has not been able to memorize the names of those who look stiff and very forimal.

“Why ?” asked Om Sofian as he glanced at Gaby daydreaming and just stirring the food on her plate.

“Ndon't know Om, suddenly my feeling is not good anymore.”

“Maybe because of the new atmosphere and since the beginning you do not have interest to come to this event.”

After dinner, guests are given the opportunity to mingle with other guests at the table while enjoying the strains of live music and snacks.

“You are bored, not ?” Gaby turned her head and her eyes were puffed up as Brian's face was so close to her.

”Eh..ngg.. bit.”.

Gaby took two steps back and her face blushed as she felt Brian's breath so warmly sweep across her face.

“I want to take you somewhere.”

“Still here or outside ? If it's outside me..”.

“No need to ride in the car to see the place I mean and guaranteed definitely will not be moneyed.”

Before Gaby refused, Brian had already pulled his hand out of the showroom towards the elevator. Several hotel employees nodded their heads saluting Brian making Gaby twitch her forehead.

“Brian, you didn't mean to ask me to check in, did you?” gaby asked with a worried face.

“Basic little boy,” Brian meyentil Gaby's forehead while laughing and Gaby just pouted while wiping her forehead.

“What do I look like a guy who likes one-night relationships?”

“Entaihlah,” Gaby shrugged both shoulders. “Sometimes outer appearance can be deceiving.”

“You have a bad experience with men,” Brian glanced at Gaby who was laughing bitterly.

The elevator went off and the door opened. Brian's hand that was still holding Gaby pulled him out.

“Usually guests are reluctant to stay on the 13th floor but in reality the figure is inevitable just not written on the elevator earlier. I ask papi to be given the trust to cultivate this 13th floor into a different place so that people do not think about the myth.”

“So you are the owner of this hotel ?”

“Not me, still papi,” said Brian while laughing.

The two dimples on Brian's face added to his good looks making Gaby smile thinly at remembering someone.

“Wow !” Gaby clucked in awe staring at one spacious floor and surrounded by glass walls with a minimalist room design and a bar table in one corner while the new bench and table have not been laid out, still stacked and wrapped in plastic.

“The views here are very beautiful, not too high and low. The daily plan of this place will be an executive lounge and can be rented for birthday events or weddings. What do you think ?”

“Keren !” Gaby gave a thumbs up and went around staring at the view out the window.

“Jakarta as filled with fireflies.”

“Indeed, children your age still have time to see fireflies in Jakarta ?”

“Not in Jakarta but during the school event where we have to stay in the countryside for a few days.” Brian nodded his head.

The man explained at length about his plans and dreams to make the 13th floor a special place.

Gaby's phone vibrated and saw the name Om Sofian on the screen.

“Brian, it looks like I have to go back to the ballroom. Om Sofian looking for me.”

“Okay, we're back there. I'll invite you to be a special guest at the opening of this place.

“Don't make me too special, Brai,” Gaby said as the two returned to the elevator.

“Why ? Do you have a lover, fiance or maybe a husband?” ask Brian while chuckling.

“It seems so,” said Gaby with a thin smile.

”Thank you for your honesty,” Brian said with a laugh. “But all that will not prevent me from making you a special guest at the opening later.”

Gaby just smiled and waited for the elevator to arrive on the ground floor.