The Secret of Office Girl

34. Voting

Balin heaved a sigh of relief, when he saw Kirana slowly opening her eyelids. He smiled widely, and rubbed the top of the head of his dearly beloved daughter.

Kirana looked around the room. In front of him were Balin, Alexa and the twins.

Kirana tried to get up. He wanted to sit down, even though his body was still limp. Alexa also swiftly helps Kirana lean on the pillow.

“You're crazy, Kirana. If you know coffee is poisonous, you should just throw it away. Why are you drinking?” bent Balin beaver.

Kirana was silent and did not argue. That was his own stupidity. While Alexa wrapped her arms to hug Kirana.

“Balin, enough is enough!” said Alexa.

“Now tell Papa! Who's the guy who put poison in that coffee?” balin asked while draping his hands in front of his chest.

“I suspect Raka who put poison in Papa's coffee,” replied Kirana with a heavy heart.

While the twins exchanged lyrics in disbelief hearing the answer from Kirana. They were as upset as their brother felt.

“Raka?” reset Balin. “Why do you suspect Raka?”

Kirana recounts that Raka approached her while she was making coffee for Balin. He also explains about Ray's death which might trigger Raka to take revenge.

Everyone in the VVIP inpatient room was focused on listening to Kirana's story. Until Kirana is done, no one has been able to start the conversation.

“It looks like you misunderstood, Kirana. Papa didn't hit Ray, and are you sure Raka holds a grudge on Papa?” ask Balin.

Kirana swallows saliva.

“Possibility, yes. Raka holds a grudge on Papa.”

“Maybe?” repeat Balin while grinning.

“Then tell me what really happened, Pa!”

“Good. Papa will tell.”

Flashback.

Two years ago.

Balin hangs up from Alexa as she drives the car on the way home. He's increasing the speed of the car. But soon he saw something on the street.

Balin braked suddenly, making him slightly slammed forward. Balin's two eyes narrowed, then perfectly patterned as he realized that something lying on the street was a young man.

Balin got out of the car, approached a young man covered in blood on the head. Not far from him, a red motorcycle was also lying just like that.

Too bad. This young man had just had an accident. Thought Balin.

He looked around. But no one passed by.

“Master, help me!” groan the young man.

“Iya. Come, Son. I'll take you to the hospital.”

Later, Balin helps the young man to get into his car. And that's when the blood that poured from the young man's head hatched dirty the suit that Balin wore.

“My name, Ray. I was hit by..”.

Ray was unable to continue his words, as he felt an unbearable pain.

Seeing Ray's condition, Balin immediately plugged the gas rotating direction to the nearest hospital. He felt sorry for that young man. Moreover, Ray's age looks as good as Kirana.

Arriving at the hospital, Balin helped push the gurney towards the IGD room. He was then taken into custody by a female nurse.

“Doctor will check the patient. Please Mr. to the receptionist to take care of the administrative costs,” said the nurse who then entered the IGD room.

“But I don't know who that young man is,” muttered Balin.

Suddenly he remembered the backpack Ray had brought. He returned to the car to get the bag, and opened it.

In the bag, there is a wallet and also Ray's cell phone. Then, Balin walked over to the receptionist to pay for all the handling fees of the poor young man.

Balin thought back to Alexa at home. He ruffled his hair in frustration.

“Alexa must be worried I haven't come home,” muttered Balin glanced at the watch.

“Excuse me, Sir. Here is the proof of payment,” said the officer thrust a brown envelope.

“Can I ask for help. Soon Ray's family will be coming, I'll drop this bag and please give it to the patient's family. My wife is sick at home. I have to go home soon,” obviously Balin gave me Ray's bag.

“Good, Mr.”

Finally he decided to go home, without waiting for the arrival of Ray's family. He left Ray's bag with the receptionist there.

Balin came home in a suit soiled by the blood of the young man he had just helped.

Off Flashback.

Kirana took a breath after listening to the story from Balin. He is relieved to find that it was not his father who hit Ray.

Kirana had wrongly drawn conclusions, however, her guess was right about that poisonous coffee.

“We can't see the problem only from one side, Kirana. Similarly with the incident today.” said Balin advising.

Then Balin threw a glance at Nakula. He assigns Nakula the task of checking CCTV footage that leads to the pantry.

Balin also called Raka to come to the hospital. He wanted to hear a confession from his secretary.

After hanging up the phone, Balin scolded Kirana, about what happened to him today.

“From now on finish your disguise, Kirana. Tomorrow, Papa will tell all office employees if you are Papa's daughter,” snapped Balin forcefully.

“Don't, Papa! I beg. I'm not ready to break my identity,” Kirana weld.

Kirana is not ready for Raka's reaction if she is a subsidiary of the Irawan Group company.

“No objection, Kirana. Papa does not want this kind of incident to happen again.”

At that time, Sadewa raised one hand, giving a proposal for Balin to vote.

The idea of Sadewa was approved by Balin.

“Good. Who agrees Kirana stops being an office girl and reveals her identity,” Balin said with eyeballs staring at family members one by one.

Sadewa was the first to raise his hand. If Kirana stops being an office girl, she also stops working with Sunny the witch.

Balin frowned finding that only Sadewa raised his hand.

Meanwhile, Nakula, who had not left the room, was nudged by Sadewa to raise his hand.

“I'm more supportive of Kak Kira, Pa,” Nakula said as Balin looked at her.

“OK, for a while voting two equal.”

Then, Balin's gaze turned to Alexa who was beside Kirana.

“How about you, Honey?” ask Balin.

“I choose neutral only,” replied Alexa.

“Mama, the number of our family members is odd. Mama must not be neutral, Mama must choose, and Mama's decision greatly determines the fate of Kak Kira,” explained Sadewa.

“Honey, you have to support your husband,” said Balin staring at Alexa full of seriousness.

Kirana also does not want to lose. He wriggled spoiled on Alexa's arm and put on puppy eyes. Begging Alexa to side with him.

“Mama, support me, please,” whine Kirana.

Alexa curls up a smile that looks very awkward.

“Mama select..”