The Wife of the King's Pay

Chapter 55 Gossip in the Office

"I. bought these fruits from my salary as a nanny, Sister," Cleantha replied forced to lie.

"I reiterate once again, Clea. Never sell yourself to a man for money. Be it to the Lord King or Mr. Alvian. If you humiliate our family's good name, father must be devastated. I'll also cut ties with you when that happens" Keyla said, glaring.

The threat his brother uttered was like salt sprinkled on the wounds of his heart. It was so painful and piercing for Cleantha.

If his family knew he had sold his pride to the King, he would have been driven out of the house.

Unfortunately, he made the wrong decision. And that decision now shackles his life and makes it hard to break away.

"Sister, where's Dad?" cleantha asked to switch the conversation.

"In room. Dad was being fed by Sister Novi" Keyla said, releasing her sister.

"I'm going to see Dad."

Cleantha rushed to her father's room. He was amazed when he saw his father's face looked fresher. His sitting position is also more upright. It turned out that a few days handled by a nurse, his father's condition was much improved.

"Cle.aa," called Mr. Sigit glad to see his daughter coming.

Sister Novi looked over. He looked closely at Cleantha.

Judging from his physical characteristics, beautiful, white, and young. According to the instructions given by Dion. This woman must be the wife of King Adhiyaksa, the great businessman and his boss.

"Siang, Ma'am," said Sister Novi respectfully.

"Pass, Sister. Thank you for taking care of my father" Cleantha said.

Cleantha walked over to the bed and hugged her father.

"Dad, Clea stayed home until Friday. Clea will accompany Dad."

Mr. Sigit looked so happy that he shed tears. He hoped Cleantha could return to his side like she used to. And he promised to fix all the wrongs he had done to his daughter.

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In the evening they ate together as a family. This atmosphere was something Cleantha missed so much.

Although he used to be a child who was not considered, but still the family is the most valuable treasure in his life. A place where he can hide and hide from the harshness of the world.

"Mom, excuse me for a break" Sister Novi said goodbye to Cleantha.

Ana and Keyla frowned. They were astonished as to why the nurse was acting so respectfully towards Cleantha.

"Clea, why does Sister Novi look so disinclined to you? He even called you 'Mom' when you were younger than him?" ask Ana suspiciously.

"True, Sister Novi treats you as if you were the boss. To me he was being mediocre" Keyla said.

"I don't know either, sister," Cleantha replied as she tidied the dishes and glasses on the dining table.

Not to lose the suspicion of Ana and Keyla, Cleantha's phone suddenly rang loudly.

Cleantha stopped her work and grabbed her phone from the table. There's an unknown number on his phone screen.

"Is this Lord King? He said he'd use a new number while he was in Japan,"

cleantha thought to herself.

"I'll go to the room first, brother. I'll be back later to clean the dining table" Cleantha said hurriedly to her room.

"Key, it looks like your sister is indeed hiding a secret from us. Do you know what the secret is?"

"Tante, don't interfere in Cleantha's business. I'm gonna take a break" Keyla said, pulling up her chair.

"Good night, sorry who's this with?" cleantha asked while locking the door of her room.

"Clea, it's me. I used this number while I was in Japan."

"Master," said Cleantha happily hearing the King's voice.

"I just landed at the airport. I'll be going to the hotel soon. Where are you now?"

"I'm at my father's house, sir."

"In Jakarta it must have been night. Be rested. I will try to contact you every day. I hope the weather's good and my cell phone signal isn't compromised."

"Yes, sir, I understand. Have a good rest, too, for Mr and Ivyna."

Cleantha smiled as she placed her phone on the bed. For him to hear the voice of the King alone was more than enough to treat his longing.

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The weekend passed so quickly. Cleantha did not waste the opportunity to take care of and accompany the father.

I don't feel like the workday has arrived. Cleantha leaves with Keyla by public transport to get to their office.

Cleantha worked as usual, filled with passion and optimism. However, his teammates changed their attitude towards him. They keep their distance. Treat him as if he were the chairman or owner of the company.

Nurma who was usually familiar with him also changed a lot. The senior taught Cleantha a more formal language.

The actions of her friends made Cleantha feel like an alienated creature at her workplace.

Even at lunchtime, employees from other divisions followed him full of probes. It seems that rumors about her as Alvian Adhiyaksa's lover have spread rapidly.

"Clea, everyone in the office already knows about your relationship with Mr. Alvian. Look how they whisper when they see you. Some of them think of you as a seductive woman. Using your beauty to seduce Mr. Alvian to make it easy in this office. It just makes me feel embarrassed" said Keyla, gruntingly.

"Leave it, brother. The important thing is that I don't do what they accuse me of. Mr. Alvian will soon be engaged, where he may be dating me" Cleantha replied.

Keyla's eyes grew bigger when she heard her sister's explanation.

"Where did you know Mr. Alvian was getting engaged?"

"Eh, I never accidentally heard of it while in the King's House," Cleantha replied with a sigh.

"You need to get this straight, Clea. I don't want to get hit."

"Speak to Mr. Alvian. Ask her to take her fiance to the office so everyone knows you're not her boyfriend."

"I can't do that, brother. How could I have asked Mr. Alvian to see me" Cleantha replied.

"As far as you are. I'm sure this rumor will spread. It will also be heard by the King. She wouldn't like it if she found out Mr. Alvian was dating her nanny" Keyla said.

Cleantha pensively for a moment. The warning from Keyla is true.

Cleantha still remembers how angry the King was for thinking he was having an affair with Alvian. If the news of the bird about her and Alvian reached the King's ears, it was likely that her husband would misunderstand her a second time.

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Towards the hour of the office, dark cloudiness began to darken in the sky. The employees rushed home before it rained.

"Clea, I'm going to karaoke with my office mates. You go home alone" said Keyla with her bag.

"Yes, Brother. I'll take a taxi. My work is not done yet" Cleantha replied.

"Okay, I go first" Keyla said goodbye.

Mr. Setyo who came out of his room was surprised to see Cleantha had not come home yet.

"Clea, aren't you going to karaoke with the other kids?"

"No, sir, my work is not done yet."

"Alright, then I go first. Don't forget to turn off the lights and AC before locking the room."

"Yes, sir."

After Mr. Setyo left, Cleantha was alone in the finance room. He was still working an hour later.

"I'll book a taxi online now,"

thought Cleantha grabbed her phone.

Cleantha gasped when she saw that her phone was dead. This happened because he forgot to have not charged his phone battery since morning.

Cleantha groped her briefcase to look for a charger.

"My charger was left in the room. Then I can't book a taxi online. I'd better try to find an ojek in front of the office,"

inner Cleantha reinserted her phone.

After making sure all the air conditioners and lights had been turned off, Cleantha locked the door of the finance room.

While running small, he got into the elevator to get down to the lobby.

Only a few employees remained standing at the lobby door, waiting for the rain to subside.

Cleantha tried to figure out a way to get back to her home soon.

"*Ak*u will run to the security post to borrow an umbrella. Then I can walk forward and call ojek,"

cleantha thought she had a brilliant idea.

With a reckless capital, Cleantha pierced through the rainwater while running. Without seeing it, Alvian's car was also passing through the security post.

Alvian and Cleantha were both shocked. Same with the security on duty.

Merta Alvian stopped her car. If not, he would have hit his sister-in-law.

"Cleantha, why is she running around like that in the rain? Her behavior is truly magical,"

muttered Alvian astonishment.

Alvian opened the car window and shouted.

"Clea, what are you doing there? Why haven't you come home and it's raining?"

"Sorry, Sir. I'm just going home. I'll borrow an umbrella first from security" cried Cleantha.

Seeing Cleantha's wet clothes and hair, Alvian decides to get out of her car.

He pulled Cleantha and took her in the car.

"Follow me home. You can get sick when wet like this. I don't know what the response of King if you see your behavior like a child," said Alvian closed the door of his car.

Again the event was witnessed by security and some employees who happened to pass them.

Now they are more convinced that Cleantha has a special relationship with Alvian, the second heir to the Adhiyaksa Group.

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Fendi had just returned home after satisfied clubbing with his friends.

He was surprised to see Zevira calling him all of a sudden.

"Hello, honey, how's your vacation going?" tanya Fendi walked into her room.

"My vacation was so much fun. I shop a lot of good stuff here."

"But you're not making out with the King, are you? Don't make me jealous, honey," said Fendi, pretending to sulk.

"Not to talk about it. I called you because I wanted to tell you when it was the right time to set Cleantha up."

"When is that, honey?" ask Fendi.

"Two days left. The king and Ivyna will go to Hokkaido to ski. They'll be busy all day playing in the snow. The signal there is probably not good either. That's the best time to do our plan."

"Alright, Honey. Tomorrow I'll call Alvian for an appointment on Wednesday" Fendi said.

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