Thorny Love

*Chapter 44

Ziana reached the meeting room. There, Restu was waiting for Zia with a feeling of impatience. When he saw Zia arrive, he immediately approached Zia with a feeling of relief.

"Mbak Zia's. Finally I came too" said Restu, welcoming Zia.

"Where is the foreign company's representative, Res?"

"In the mbak."

"Oh, yes, I have. Let's go inside."

"Wait mbak!" Restu held back Zia who wanted to go inside.

"What's up, Res?" asked Zia while looking towards Restu.

"Sir, I've met with representatives of this foreign company. But, it seems, it's impossible. Must have been a bad memory of him."

"You mean?" zia asked while tapping her forehead.

"I'm like I've seen the face of this representative of a foreign company. But it is very unlikely. Because this foreign company is a very famous company in their place."

"Can't be?" tanya Ziana was curious.

"Indeed, what company came to our office to offer cooperation with us?" ask Zia again.

"Martin group, mbak."

"Martin group?"

Zia felt shocked and happy. Because, Martin group is a big company whose name is already very famous. Not only famous in its place, but also famous in the country.

All the business people know about this company. Because the Martin group is not only famous for being big, but also famous for leaders who are very smart in running their business.

But unfortunately, company leader Martin's group is very mysterious. No one knows how the group's sole heir Martin looks. His identity is so well preserved that no one knows who he is.

"Mother." Restu called Zia to wake Zia from her daydream.

"Eh, yes Res."

"Why not daydream anyway?"

"sorry. When you say that if you come to our company to offer cooperation, it's the Martin group company, then think about their company. Is it true that this came from the company's representative Martin group? Or ...."

"Or what, mbak?"

"none. I only think about things that don't matter."

"I know what I'm thinking right now. Ma'am must have been afraid that those who come to our company today are only people who claim to be representatives of the famous company Martin group. Is it mbak?" restu asked while looking at Zia looking for the truth of what she said.

Zia who was in the eye, now nodded her head justifying what Restu said. Restu who saw Zia nodded, smiling sweetly towards Ziana.

"As for that, Zia didn't need to worry. I've checked all the files that the deputy brought. Everything is original mbak. There's nothing we should suspect. Since the original file with a fake, I can definitely differentiate."

"Yes mbak. Come on!"

Restu and Zia walked into the meeting room. Where Zein was waiting for them impatiently again. He wanted to see Zia's reaction when he found out that the representative of the foreign company was himself. The man who claimed to be the personal driver of a fierce boss.

"Excuse me. Sorry to keep you waiting for us too long. Introduce, I'm Zia. The head of the Zaza group company," Zia told Zein, who was standing on his back, looking out of the office from the glass of the meeting room.

Hearing those words, Zein immediately twisted his body to look at Zia who was behind him.

"Zeco." Zein called Zia while smiling.

"Zeein?" Ziana looked at Zein with a look of disbelief. For all he knew, Zein was just a private driver, not an office worker.

"Zia, I've come to replace my boss offering to cooperate with your company. Please do not look down on me, because my arrival this time is nothing but to prove that I am worthy to work with my fierce boss or not" Zein explained to Zia with a scared face.

"Zein, why are you explaining this to me? I didn't question that. What matters is not who you are, but what your purpose is. That's what we have to discuss now" Ziana said with a smile.

"Sir, was he the man who hit the floor that day?" restu asked half-whispered to Zia.

Zia replied with a nod. Making Restu look at Zein with a sharp look.

"I should have seen it like I've seen it. But when I found out he was a representative of the Martin group company, I denied that it was him" Restu said.

"It has. Don't talk about it. He's coming as our important guest now. We must professionally greet our guests with a welcome that should."

"Sorry Mr. Zein. Have seat. We will begin to discuss the offer of cooperation between the two companies" said Zia steadily.

"Thank you, Zia. Hm .. but before we discuss cooperation, can I ask you one thing?"

"Seek one thing?"

"Yes." Yeah." Zein replied briefly while looking at Zia.

"What?" asked Zia while raising her eyebrows asked curiously.

"Please don't call me father. It's very disturbing to me. I feel like a very old om-om."

Zia has not answered. He just looked at Zein with a look that Zein could not understand. A sharp look that I don't know what it means.

"How, Zia? Are you having no problem with my request just now?" asked Zein for certainty.

"Oh, yes. I will not call you by father's call. But, can we start now, Zein?"

"Oh, can-can. Let's get started" Zein said quickly.

They started talking about cooperation. How the path of cooperation they will take, also how the benefits they will both get. They're all talking about it now.

During the discussion, Zein looked at Zia a lot. So that Zia repeatedly had to awaken Zein from his reverie. It makes Restu increasingly uncomfortable with the presence of Zein. If Zein wasn't a representative of a well-known company, perhaps Restu had already expelled Zein in the first place. But alas, it was impossible for him to do because the fame of the Martin group was so incredible.