Five

"What are you doing?" Karin scolded while trying to release Vian's grip on her waist.

"Don't mess around or I'm out of this project!"

Vian looked at that girl for a moment then shrugged and walked away.

'What's the matter with him?' Karin grumbled in her heart.

'Just play around with people's waists.'

Vian who stepped away also felt annoyed. He don't know what happened to him, when Karin was talking to another man, he felt displeased. Therefore, without thinking, he immediately approached and grabbed the girl's waist.

'My mind must have been messed up. After this project is over, maybe I shouldn't meet or talk to Karin.'

***

Karin came to the office the next day to report the progress of her project with Vian. However, Edwin instead told her to quit the project.

"Why? This project has almost succeeded. The cafeteria will soon be finished. This project will be our most successful project. Handling a famous actor...."

"I don't think that's the reason you don't want to go. It's all because you like that actor," said Edwin, cutting Karin off.

"I don't like him."

"Then you have to be willing to quit. As for projects, don't worry, there's still a lot to handle. You can also handle new projects."

"But he asked...."

"I do not care!" said Edwin.

"I don't care if he cancels the project. Even if he demands this place, I don't care about it either."

The man stood up and grabbed Karin's shoulders.

"Karin, I love you. I hope you can understand and take care of my feelings."

Karin silently stared at Edwin. A moment later, she shook her head.

"No, I don't understand. You can love me, but what I'm doing now is for the sake of the project. I want to be able to advance myself because this is my goal."

"Karin...!"

"I'm not done talking yet!" said Karin again

"I don't accept your feelings. I don't accept you. That means you have no right to control me. Who I'm close to, it's none of your business."

Edwin fell silent and lowered his hand. Karin turned and walked out of the room.

***

Anna came in and smiled when she saw the grim look on Edwin's face. She then immediately wrapped her arms around the neck of Edwin who was sitting.

"Why? She rejected you? Of course she is. She will choose a famous actor over you. You should be aware that all this time. You have only been used," said her.

Edwin immediately let go of the girl's arms and pushed Anna away.

"Get out of here!" He asked her out.

Anna still smiled. Instead, she stepped forward again and landed a kiss on Edwin's neck.

"Anna!" snarled Edwin.

"Stop acting cheap!"

"You're so stupid. The girl you like acts like me to that actor too, but you never think she's cheap."

The sound of the door opening made Edwin and Anna turn their heads. A smile tugged on Anna's lips, while Edwin immediately panicked when he saw Karin standing in the doorway.

Edwin immediately pushed Anna and chased Karin who had left the room. Inside, Anna smiled slightly at that moment before.

***

"Karin, don't get me wrong, Anna and I aren't have love relationship. It was Anna who came to seduce me first. You know, Anna is very brave to do things like that," said Edwin as he grabbed Karin's hand to hold her back so she can not keep going.

"I'm fine. What happens between you and Anna, it's none of my business. Didn't I tell you there was nothing between us?"

"Karin...."

"Edwin, I came to see you just so that I could handle Vian's project. The project is mine, just because you don't like me being close to Vian, you shouldn't stop me from the project," Karin said as she looked at that man. She then turned and hurried away.

***

Karin came while pedaling a bicycle to the project site. She then immediately parked the two-wheeled vehicle and walked in. A smile grew on Karin's lips when she saw the building in front of her was almost finished. After all this, she no longer needed to be bothered with Vian.

"I thought you wouldn't come here anymore. Wasn't it like that before? You put the trouble on someone else and just walked away?" said Vian.

"I'm not leaving. This project is my project. I'll definitely finish it," Karin said without looking back.

"Good, if you're going to finish it, but this building is awful. I want you to remodeling everything."

Karin was shocked and suddenly turned around.

"What do you mean? Didn't we agree on the plan at the start?"

"This project is mine. I have the money and financing you, so it's up to me if I want to change it," said Vian as he turned Karin around so they were facing each other. Karin winced in pain because of Vian's strong grip.

"Is this your revenge? You are so unreasonable!" said Karin.

"Right," said Vian. His black eyes looked directly at Karin's eyes.

"This is my revenge. You have destroyed me. I will never let you go. Forever."

***.

'What's really going on with that man? Why are they so unstable? Behaving good and then changing to be bad again?' Karin muttered to herself while tapping her forehead with a pencil.

Yesterday, she had thought Vian and her had made up, but apparently the man was still angry with her.

"Vian, I Miss You, I Love You, Wo ai ni!" Silvi exclaimed while wrapping her arms in a heart shape above her head. She also formed a heart symbol with a finger.

"Silvi!" said Karin.

"Can't you stop? Every day you're always like this. You idolize him, but he doesn't even know you. You don't know, maybe he's a bad and unpleasant person."

"You don't talk like that. My Vian isn't like that!" Silvi cried, crying. She then rushed into her room and slammed the door shut.

'Karin, what are you doing? You are upset with Vian, but why are you angry with Silvi? She doesn't know anything,' Karin cursed in her mind.

***

Silvi just left the room when it was late at night. The girl then screamed in surprise when she saw Karin sitting at the dining table with the lights off.

"You, are you trying to scare me?" She scolds Karin.

Karin shook her head with a smile.

"I wanted to apologize to you about Vian, but since you didn't come out of your room either, I waited here."

Silvi then turned on the light and sat beside Karin.

"You haven't been sleeping?" She asked. Karin just shook her head.

"Yes, then I will forgive you," said Silvi.

"I forgive you, but you can't badmouth Vian anymore. He's my favourite."

Karin nodded as she raised her hand.

"I promise not to badmouth Vian again."

Sylvia nodded then smiled.

"But you still have to be punished, now cook some ramen for me!"