FIRED

The last customer of the day just left the bank. Haruna breathed a sigh of relief. Sari approached Haruna and sat beside her.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Haruna asked, surprised.

"Where are you from?"

"I went home for a while, who would have thought that when I came back here I was stuck in traffic."

"You seem to be hiding something from Lia and me. Are we so unbelievable that you don't want to talk about it?" asked Sari. Sari is disappointed that Haruna doesn't want to talk about the problem she is facing. Sari is sure that Haruna is in big trouble. All of Haruna's behavior over the past week was suspicious. Sari noticed all the changes from day to day until today.

"Sar, I really trust you and Lia. I really don't have a problem, it's just that I miss Kiara. I'm afraid Kia hasn't had lunch, that's all."

"Is that really all?" asked Sari.

"Really," said Haruna with a smile. Haruna put her cellphone in her bag and walked with Sari. They were preparing to go home because their working hours were over. However, Haruna stopped in her tracks because of a call from someone she knew very well.

"Haruna, come with me to the office!" said Nadya.

"Yes, ma'am. Em, Sar, you go first!"

"Okay, see you tomorrow. Bye," said Sari, waving her hand.

Haruna stepped into Nadya's room. Haruna felt a little tense. What happened and why was she called to Nadya's room? That question lingered in Haruna's mind. Nadya's face doesn't look good, Nadya looks gloomy calling Haruna. Usually a big smile always decorates Nadya's lips when she talks to the employees, including Haruna.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Come in!"

"Excuse me, ma'am. What did you call me for?"

"I can't say much. Here's your… termination letter and severance pay."

"Huh? Why did I get fired, ma'am?

"You just ask the President! I can't deny his orders. Sorry, Haruna."

Haruna couldn't do anything else but take a layoff letter and severance pay that was lying on the table. Haruna is sure that Nadya is also hard to do. Everything was done by Nadya forcefully, Haruna would not make things difficult for Nadya. Haruna said goodbye to Nadya's room. After Haruna closed the door, Nadya took a deep breath. Nadya's heart doesn't feel good to fire Haruna for no reason. However, she really had to.

"Sorry, Haruna." Nadya mumbled softly as she stared at the window of her room.

Haruna looked for Tristan in his room, but there was only Levi who was cleaning Tristan's desk.

"Mr. Levi, where is the President?"

"The president is waiting for you in the parking lot. Shouldn't you two go home together?"

Haruna didn't answer and left Levi. With a heavy heart, Haruna had to go back in the same car with Tristan, even though Haruna was going to take a taxi instead. Now there is no other choice for Haruna but to obey or Tristan will go crazy again with out-of-bounds actions. 

Aulia just got out of the bank and saw Haruna getting into Tristan's car. A faint smile appeared to decorate Aulia's lips. She was happy to see Haruna start to get close to men. Aulia and Sari know what causes Haruna to always reject the love of a man who likes her. It was the last year of high school. Haruna saw her high school friend commit suicide. Mega, who is Aulia and Haruna's best friend, was heartbroken and chose to end her life by jumping from the third floor of the school building. Mega fell right in front of Haruna who was walking.

"Hah, I hope you're happy, Haruna. You're too old to be a girl," Aulia muttered.

She stepped away from the parking lot after Tristan's car got out first. Haruna, Sari and Aulia always bring their own motorcycle when they go to work. However, now Haruna can no longer ride her favorite motorcycle.

In the car, Haruna trembled seeing Tristan's sour face. Haruna ventured to ask Tristan.

"Why did you fire me?"

"Because you're late."

"Only once. Should I have been given a warning letter first?"

"Your fault was… because you went home. You broke the agreement. Wasn't it written clearly in the agreement? You can't meet your family until your father's debt is paid off." Tristan increased the speed of his car.

"How do you know?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? I ordered people to watch over you 24 hours a day. Even though you're at home, you can't escape my surveillance," Tristan said intimidatingly.

  They arrived at Tristan's parking lot. Tristan grabbed Haruna's hand roughly and took her to the room. "From now on, you will only stay in this room and will not be able to get out of this house." Tristan locked Haruna's room.

"Tristan! Open the door! You can't do this to me. Tristan!" Haruna shouted while banging on the tightly closed door. Feeling that her efforts were in vain, Haruna slipped and sat against the door. Haruna wept bitterly. From now on, Haruna is truly a prisoner in Tristan's house. Nobody don't know how long Haruna will be free. 2 billion is not a small amount for Haruna's family. Haruna is not sure that her family can redeem Haruna from Tristan's hands.

Meanwhile Tristan is calling Levi and ordering him to rehire the housekeepers and bodyguards. "Tomorrow morning, they should be back at work in this house. One more thing, add some bodyguards at my house. Make sure they look after Haruna 24 hours a day!"

[Ok, young master]

Tristan hung up the phone and went to the bathroom. Tristan soaks in the warm water and remembers Christian's words. Tristan didn't know what had happened to him. When he heard Christian say he liked Haruna, there was a feeling of anger that his mind couldn't describe. "What is wrong with me?" Tristan wiped his wet face. When Tristan closed his eyes, the image of Haruna's soft lips danced across his eyelids. Tristan immediately opened his eyes again. "Damn it! What's wrong with me? Is it because I've been sleeping alone this week?" mumbled Tristan.

Tristan has not slept with women in the past week. Usually every time he comes home from work, Tristan will call a mother to send a night lady to his house. To fulfill his desire, Tristan called the nightclub that used to provide women for him. He then immediately rinsed his body and put on a kimono towel, and sat waiting for the woman he ordered to come.

He sat in the living room with a glass of red wine and a pack of cigarettes. He lit a cigarette and slid it between his lips. Tristan puffed his cigarette smoke into the air. He was feeling very depressed today. His passion soared when he imagined Haruna's lips, but he already had the determination to make Haruna go up to his bed willingly. 

*TO BE CONTINUED*