Hiss

It's been almost a month since Alex has had a new secretary who is very much in line with his wishes, starting from how she works, his speed of thinking, and his stunning beauty—seeing how his secretary works make Alex even more confident in his decision to make Abel a permanent employee at his company.

Alex had just arrived at the lobby of his father's company, and all the employees who saw him immediately bowed their heads to pay their respects. He came earlier than usual because he remembered an important meeting with one of the investors from abroad. After all, Alex had a mission to expand his business wing even more.

When he walked towards the elevator, his pair of eyes looked at the corner of the employee elevator; a beautiful woman he knew and the man his sister was laughing out loud while waiting for the elevator to open.

Instantly, his heart beat erratically, and his anger peaked at the sight of this morning.

"Can't let it go!" Alex muttered in his heart.

His feet had already stepped close to the employee elevator, but his cell phone ringing broke his plan to pull Abel into his arms.

"Damn! Why call at a time like this?!"

Arriving in the room, Alex immediately threw his body on the soft black chair; his hands were still clenched into fists as if he was looking for prey.

Abel opened Alex's door slowly to put some materials on presentations for the first division meeting. Suddenly he was surprised when he saw his boss sitting in his chair firmly, his eyes immediately looked at the clock, and it was still half past eight in the morning.

"What? He came so early; what for?"

Abel gulped before speaking to Alex because his surprise made him instantly nervous.

"Good morning, sir. These are some documents that I have to sign, and I have prepared materials regarding the meeting this afternoon with the first division," explained Abel.

The explanation was ignored; Alex kept quiet without looking into his eyes as usual.

"I'll have lunch with me this afternoon because there are some things I want to ask," said Alex. Spontaneously surprised Abel, he did not expect the invitation made by his boss.

Again, Abel was faced with a decision that must be considered quickly and accurately; he did not refuse his boss's invitation.

"But, sir..." Before Abel could explain why he refused his invitation, Alex immediately told him to leave his office.

"Go back to your room," he ordered.

* * *

Alex is still having a serious conversation with investors after finishing the meeting this afternoon; he talked a lot about his company and its subsidiaries which are also expanding in the oil and palm oil sector.

Besides introducing his company, Alex also talked about Indonesia, one of the world's largest oil producers, because CPO or Crude Palm Oil in Indonesia is estimated to be almost 40 tons a year.

"Sound is exciting," said Mac, one of the investors from the Kangaroo country.

After the conversation was over, Alex immediately looked at the clock in his left hand. A Rolex Daytona series watch with silver color and a chronograph makes it look even more high class.

"Damn. It's one o'clock in the afternoon," Alex muttered.

He immediately drove his own car because using his private driver would take a long time. His vehicle drove towards his office, remembering the car told Abel where to have lunch.

There was a sigh from Airlangga's room, a sound that was quite loud because of the quiet office atmosphere. Alex was silent in front of the room for a moment, trying to observe the voices coming out.

"What are you doing here?" Alex snapped when he saw Abel in Airlangga's room.

Abel could only be silent and lowered his head; his body froze, and his eyes did not blink because he was surprised to see Alex, who entered Airlangga's room.

Not long after, Airlangga came out of the bathroom with an open jacket, and only a white shirt was in it; Alex's blood pressure was getting higher; he did not forgive if he had stained Abel.

"Wow. What is it?"

"What have you guys done?"

Abel's lips trembled as he tried to explain everything because he knew what his boss was thinking.

"It's not like what you thought, I was walking to the lobby, and in the corridor, I saw Pak Airlangga being stung by an insect, sir," explained Abel.

Airlangga just laughed sarcastically because he saw the expression his brother gave him; he managed to make his brother go crazy.

Abel's hand was quickly pulled by Alex and led him out of this room, the workroom, which was also a place of sweat fighting by Airlangga and his paid woman.

* * *

"Two-course menu," said Alex to the waiter in a friendly manner.

The two of them were already in a French-style restaurant that was so majestic and luxurious with vintage-style decorations, white painted walls, and pink accents giving a warm impression to this room; every sky of the building is decorated with unique cornices that add to the luxury of this restaurant.

Abel looked confused by the situation he was facing this afternoon; his stomach, which had been feeling hungry, seemed full because it was filled with his boss's sour face.

"I told you not to be close to Airlangga," said Alex, breaking Abel's confusion.

"I'm just running my co-worker relationship, sir. Nothing more," explained Abel haltingly.

Alex was silent because the statement given by his secretary was true, but he still didn't accept that the woman he liked was dealing with Airlangga.

"I will not explain anything about Airlangga; you will find out later!" he said emphatically.

"The order, Mr. Alexander," said the waiter in the urgency of the two of them.

Two Boeuf Bourguignon and Ratatouille were in front of them with a bottle of Billionaire Vodka that Alex ordered to calm his anger.

Abel took a deep breath; there was a feeling of pleasure because he saw Alex's behavior, that seemed to love him more and more daily, and his plans for revenge were being realized. He plays Alex's emotions so well!

Spoons took turns into their mouths, and Abel's eyes seemed to be unable to escape the gaze of the handsome man in front of him while imagining what would happen if he immediately told him that he was the person he had rejected at that time.

Unconsciously Abel smiled to himself with sparkling eyes making Alex confused.

"What is it?"

Abel choked when Alex realized that he was watching him.

"No, sir."

"The meeting results with the investors should be in my apartment tomorrow. I hope you're not too late to do that."

"Apartments?"