Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Lisa put her cell phone near the pillow then leaned against the wall near the bed, daydreaming.

The accusation that came out from Bella's lips left a deep wound in Lisa's heart. She didn't understand what had gotten into her younger sister that she fought Lisa for no apparent reason.

She was really disappointed at Bella. Her breath began to become unstable when the girl's spicy words came back in her mind.

Tears continued to stream down her cheeks. No matter how much she wiped her tears, her cheeks still wouldn't dry. It was very difficult for Lisa to receive anything hurtful from Bella.

Lisa curled up and sobbed again, this time louder than before.

Deep down inside, she just wanted Bella not to be involved in a twisted love like she once did with some men who had colored her life.

But she swore to God, she would never badmouth her sister in front of Rangga. No, Lisa was not the type of vengeful older sister who'd deliberately leak out her own sister's ugliness.

Tonight, Lisa couldn't sleep well. Her mind was still dwelling on the scathing words and accusations that Bella said to her.

Lisa thought that Bella shouldn't be angry at her. She hadn't done anything that could harm Bella.

She had no idea why the girl was behaving like that. Maybe Bella was drunk or something.

***

The next morning, Lisa woke up with a disturbed mind. The vile words that Bella said on the phone last night seemed to be ringing in her head.

She felt so uncomfortable about everything that happened between her and her younger sister. Her eye bags were dark and her face looked very haggard though she had taken a shower and finished applying her makeup.

This morning, Lisa came to the office earlier by half an hour. The finance department's room was still empty, there was no one besides her.

The woman planned to finish her work early so that she could rest at the boarding house longer.

Gradually, other employees started to come in and sit at their desks.

A woman with curly hair suddenly approached Lisa who looked lethargic and haggard. The woman leaned over and said, "What's wrong with you, Sis Lisa? Can't you sleep last night?"

Lisa glanced lazily at Sarah's face then looked back at her computer screen. "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well last night,"

"Don't tell me it's because of Riani again?" Sarah asked guessingly. She dragged her chair and sat next to Lisa.

"Oh no, this is my personal matter. Don't worry about it, Sar!" Lisa replied briefly.

Sarah muttered and went back to work. "Just be careful, Sis, You know what Riani is like," Sarah said spontaneously, chuckling.

"I can handle her." 

Luckily, Lisa still had a coworker who's always supportive and conversing with her sitting at the next table. Even though Lisa and Sarah weren't as close compared to Andien with her when she was still at Petersson Communication, the two seemed to be on good terms and didn't have a problem working together.

At least, there were still people at the office who'd lighten her burden a little.

***

Lunch time was almost here. Lisa glanced at the clock on the room's wall several times as if it was time to hunt down Rangga. Her hunch prompted her to talk to Rangga about Bella but she still had some doubts!

Lisa just wanted to make sure from Rangga's side whether it was true that her childhood friend rejected Bella in an unpleasant way that made the girl so angry like last night.

When Lisa cancelled her intention to go to the second floor, fate pushed her to meet with Rangga. One of her coworkers approached her desk and put down a folder. "Lis, please give this document to Mr. Rangga, okay?"

Without much thought, Lisa immediately got up from her chair and went up to the second floor. She finally found a golden opportunity to talk to him!

Walking her way up to the second floor, Lisa stared at the document with a relieved heart. Finally, she had a valid reason that wasn't suspicious to meet with the president of the company where she worked.

Arriving on the second floor, Lisa met Rangga's private secretary and asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Rangga in his office?"

The secretary smiled as usual. "Yes, he is in his room. Miss Lisa, what do you need from Mr Rangga?"

"Here, I want to submit documents from the finance department for further study," Lisa replied frankly.

The secretary then invited Lisa into the president's room.

"Just come in Lisa!" Rangga exclaimed from his desk.

"Mr. Rangga, here is a document from the finance department for you to check again," Lisa handed over the A4 sized folder to Rangga.

The man grabbed the folder and glanced at Lisa with a dumbfounded look. Lisa's formal way of speaking tickled him.

"Do you really need to be this formal, Lis?" Rangga spontaneously said. His lips smiled mischievously.

The man scanned through the papers quickly and carefully. Flicking through the pages, he said, "Anything else?"

Hearing Rangga's question just now made Lisa panic a little. She still felt hesitant to talk to Rangga about Bella. Her palms started to sweat, while her lips trembled.

"Um... I want to ask something. Can I?" Lisa asked nervously.

Rangga stared at Lisa's worried face with a relaxed and curious expression. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Please, don't hesitate. Feel free to ask. Don't be nervous like that,"

Lisa pulled the chair in front of him and sat down. She leaned forward so that her quiet voice could be heard clearly. Her fingers were linked in her lap as she moved them like someone waiting for the results of a national exam. Lisa was so nervous!

"I've heard that recently, my sister Bella often contacted you, right? Did you—" not finished with her question, Rangga was already cutting her sentence.

"Yes, I did what you told me to do. I've done it the way you want. Weren't you asking me to think of Bella as my own sister? Just calm down, Lis. I'm not going to do anything to her," Rangga replied bluntly. The man's voice sounded sincere and honest.

Hearing Rangga's explanation made Lisa a little relieved but also anxious. She really didn't think that Rangga would follow her order not to approach Bella.

"Yes, but I mean it didn't have to come this way either. Rangga, I never thought that you would do my sister like that!" Lisa exclaimed spontaneously.

"Well, you're the one who told me to stay away from her, right?" Rangga replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"Can you tell me what you said to Bella before?" Lisa asked, starting to be curious.

"Sure," Rangga handed his cellphone to Lisa, showing the chat history between him and Bella.

Lisa grabbed the cellphone and read it carefully.

The man then smiled. "How is it? I didn't say anything wrong, right?"