
After the incident that night, Karina avoided Indra as much as possible. Even during the meeting, Karina refused firmly if she invited Indra personally to the meeting room because it was not part of her duty. Karina doesn't care if Indra fires her, she's ready. But unexpectedly, Indra can understand it.
There is not much compulsion that Indra does to Karina now. Indra gave space for Karina to think. Although Karina actually chose to shy away from Indra.
Two weeks later, news of CEO Jonathan's engagement was heard filling the company's gossip room. So did Karina hear the news. Somehow in his chest a little throbbing pain, just a little. And that doesn't make Karina think much longer. He immediately dismissed those feelings.
"All men are just bragging in the mouth. Smart tombal and gray." muttered Karina while continuing to concentrate on her laptop.
"Why mbak?" asked Bella who was approaching Karina's desk at the time because she wanted to take her to lunch.
"Eh, Bella.." replied Karina smirked without sin.
***
The engagement was held in the ballroom of Jonathan's family's luxury hotel. All employees at Jonathan's family-owned company received an invitation. No exception Karina, if not for respecting her place to make a living for many years, Karina actually wanted to choose to go home alone to accompany her daughter.
But the insistence of the group of employees on his division made him inevitably contact bi Ani, ART who often accompanied his daughter to accompany him back that night. What can be expected is that Karina will be home late tonight. Karina's co-worker's dress that has been prepared in advance has been taken all while leaving for work earlier.
But only Karina who looks not to bring a party dress because she was already reluctant to come. Even if it had to come, anyway the formal suit of her work clothes looked appropriate enough to attend her big boss' engagement.
"Sir, don't bring a party dress?" ask Bella who saw Karina only add makeup without changing her work clothes.
"This is enough. Your plan is to go straight home after congratulating you. My daughter is at home only with ART aunty." Karina replied with a gentle smile.
"Well, dear mbak, a massive gini event is not often Lo. Moreover, many good and free food..hihi.." whispered Bella at the end of her sentence smiling happily.
"You know food." replied Karina smiling knots.
"Come, go all together!" invite someone consisting of all groups from the financial division which amounted to about seven women including Karina not including the male employees of the division who were waiting in the parking lot.
Karina walks a little later with Bella, arriving at Bella's parking lot directly approached Theo the lover who had agreed to leave together. Karina just shook her head at Bella's behavior. He was about to go to his car, but his wrist was pulled by Indra who without much talk directly invited him into his car.
"Sir..."
"Wear Karina's setbelt!" tell Indra without waiting for Karina's protest.
"Sir, I..."
"You don't want to be ticketed by the police, do you? Or I wear it!" indra stared at Karina intensely.
"No. I will wear it." replied Karina while wearing her setbelt by force without being able to protest again.
Moreover, seeing all his colleagues in pairs somehow fit once their respective partners. Karina seemed to be breathing a long sigh. Indra started to drive his car at a moderate speed.
***
In the ballroom of the hotel where the engagement, there are already many invited guests present. And of course many business partners and big family relations. Almost all of the company's employees were also present at the engagement. Of course, it is impossible not to be present all.
The owner of the company is famous for being very generous and kind. The engagement event in addition to combining the two companies owned by the bride's parents is also an open house event, opening the door for all people with free meals even though the event is held tomorrow morning. For now enough special and special invited guests of company employees.
Karina entered hand in hand with Indra even with a little coercion from Indra. Somehow Karina complied with Indra's words. Walking like a couple. Karina's hand entered holding Indra's arm like a couple in general. Many invited guests who look towards the arrival of Indra and Karina make Karina uncomfortable.
This is what he does not like if he comes with Indra will definitely attract the attention of people because Indra is still a cousin of the groom's extended family. Karina lowered her head a lot of embarrassment. Many envious women admired Karina.
There are also whispers to say that Karina was an actor who caused Indra's divorce. Karina lowered her head. The whispering that cornered him made him even more claustrophobic in his chest.
Indra even more hardened his coupling to encourage Karina not to take heart the speeches at the party. Karina tried to release her hand from Indra's grasp but Indra was getting tighter.
Finally they arrived at a place that had a fiancee event. They approached to congratulate. Indra's grip loosened, making Karina take the opportunity to take off their arms.
"Congratulations sir.." Speech by word to the betrothed one by one all pronounce in their own way.
Karina also looked into those eyes that seemed to be emitting longing for her. But Karina did not want to be big-headed. After all, the man was engaged and was about to get married, and it was as if Karina was relieved and inexplicably also sad given that her boss would not dare to bother her anymore.
After all finished greeting their boss who had the event, the employees hunted for food. Karina just drinks orange juice. He did not want to make the mistake again by drinking alcohol that would make him in trouble later. Jonathan's eyes squinted at Karina who was seen talking to her co-worker.
Karina moved away from that place. He was not blind with the eye-wielding glare given to him. As much as possible he avoided that person's eyes. It was not that Jonathan kept stopping to look at her, but instead that he was following her wherever Karina went. Until Karina felt uncomfortable.
"Excuse me.." greet someone unknown to Karina.
Karina who felt that she was not the one who was called just kept silent did not care about that person. Indra is busy being held by his extended family without being able to escape. Actually she wanted to spend her time with Karina but whatever the power, her extended family held her back.
"Excuse me, Miss." said the man again patting Karina on the shoulder. Karina looked at the stranger.
"Yes?" asked Karina turning her body towards the unknown man.
"How much you get paid by Mr. Indra, I can give you more." whispered the man right in Karina's ear.
Karina wanted to throw a slap on the cheek of the man who was looking at her from the bottom to the top of Karina's body with a seductive look. Karina still has a sense of self where she is now. He does not want to embarrass himself or the boss who has a wish.
Seen the man who teased him looked at him with perverted eyes. With the appearance of an expensive suit parlente that fits in his body. He guessed that man was not a random person. It could be bad if Karina treats her. Although his chest was very tight and hurt seeing himself was considered cheap by the man.
"Sorry, excuse me." Karina's hand was immediately pulled by the man as Karina was about to leave the place. Karina flinched as her body hit the chest of the man's field.
"Don't sell expensive. Because I know women like you only sell bodies for your pleasure. Say it! How much you're worth!" the man's circus grabbed Karina's rough waist.
Karina's eyes began to glaze over and be treated like that. He had expected this to happen gradually if he was too familiar with Indra.
"Sorry, sir. I don't understand what you mean. Off!" henk Karina tried to let go of the arms of the man who was getting bolder began to browse through her body.
Karina tried to push the man's body but still did not budge because of her small strength. The man even smiled more pervertedly to see Karina could not wart. People's gazes were distracted because Karina was standing away from the party crowd. Karina almost gave up, her tears almost unstoppable.
Yet..
Byur...
"I'm sorry sir, I'm sorry I didn't mean it" said the waiter who had just passed the two.
Spontaneous the perverted man took off his arms because he felt wet on his back because the waiter had tripped while carrying a tray containing drinks.
"Ah, shit.." said the perverted man.
It was used by Karina to get away from the man, but another hand pulled her out of the hotel ballroom.
"Hey, let me go!" Karina screamed trying to let go of the tight hand check even though it was difficult. Karina just wanted to cry. He's like coming out of a crocodile cage into a tiger cage.
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Epilogues
Jonathan pretends to take a drink from a passing servant, he gets closer to the uncomfortable-looking Karina in the arms of a man who may be unfamiliar to him.
From the man's right, Jonathan called another waiter who was carrying a tray of drinks. Jonathan gave his undrinkable drink to the tray.
"Just go straight!" he whispered in the servant's ear.
"Yes?" the waiter wondered Jonathan's intentions, followed Jonathan's point of view to Karina, and as soon as he saw his pocket inserted with some red money, the servant immediately understood Jonathan's intentions.
The waiter deliberately spilled the drink on the man's back, pretending to be accidental while glancing at Jonathan who was giving his thumbs up while blinking one eye.
TB