Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

"You said it's Goldiva chocolate, right!? Crazy! It's an expensive imported chocolate brand! This is such a gem!" Andien exclaimed cheerfully like a child on Christmas Day. The plump woman immediately threw her tote bag and hurried to the kitchen.

"Ndien, the chocolate is in my room!" Lisa shouted from the living room.

Andien immediately went up the stairs without paying attention to Lisa who shook her head.

"When it comes to food, you always forget everything else," Lisa said while following her friend to the second floor.

"Where is it, Lis? I want to see the box!" Andien jumped in her place with joy. She couldn't wait to see the appearance of the expensive and luxurious chocolate box.

"Holy shit! This is Goldiva's limited edition! Your boss is really rich, how come he bought this kind of chocolate for the employees?" Andien said when she saw the black box.

"My boss got it from a client. He said there were 10 boxes and he shared it with the kids in the office," Lisa replied flatly.

Andien's eyes were sparkling. The rows of beautiful chocolates looked tantalizing and made her lick her lips. "Lis, are you sure you'll let me eat this?"

"Yeah, what do you think I told you to come here for? Doing my laundry?"

"Ugh the problem is, this chocolate is not ordinary chocolate!" Andien said, lifting the chocolate box.

Lisa didn't really care. No matter how fancy chocolate was, chocolate was still chocolate for her. There was nothing special about a lump of chocolate in her eyes.

"If you don't want to, I'll just give it to the neighbors," Lisa teased with a playful tone.

"Uh wait, no, how come I don't want it. Come on, let's eat it together!"

Andien took a piece of chocolate and looked at it as if it was a very valuable diamond. Real premium Belgian chocolate, only a few people could eat it!

"Oh my God, this is really the best chocolate I've ever eaten! It's not like regular chocolate, Lis!" Andien said when he chewed the chocolate.

"Bullshit, it tastes like chocolate in general," Lisa said dryly.

"Ah, you're not cool! This is expensive chocolate, you know!" Andien exclaimed furiously.

"Just finish it all, Ndien. I don't want any of it," Lisa pushed the chocolate box to Andien.

The woman with the plump body was confused when she saw Lisa's reaction, who was not interested in the million rupiah chocolate.

"Is it true? Why don't you like it? This is expensive chocolate! You rarely get chocolate like this!" Andien exclaimed in surprise.

Lisa stared at the chocolate box blankly. Her mind ran everywhere. She remembered that the chocolate was given directly by Rangga. Even though the man said that the chocolate was not specially given to her, Lisa's hunch said that Rangga had bought the chocolate worth millions of rupiah just for her.

Just seeing the appearance of the box made Lisa a little nauseous. She didn't want to eat chocolate from someone who shouldn't love her.

"Just take it. You're always crazy about food. I don't really like chocolate. Besides, it tastes the same as chocolate sold in Indiemart!"

"You're so funny. Why do you compare this million rupiah chocolate with the ones that are only worth ten thousand rupiah!" Andien exclaimed, a little annoyed.

***

"But anyway, Lis," Andien said suddenly. Her mouth was still chewing the million rupiah chocolate. "Are you sure this chocolate is from your boss's client? Could it be that your boss deliberately lied to you just to get closer to you?" Andien added nosily.

"Yeah, duh! Why don't you believe me?"

"It's strange. This is a limited edition chocolate, right? It's packed a box and the price is two million rupiahs. I think the price's around it but it could be higher. Ah screw it I forgot. There is also no way that clients were willing to spend millions of rupiah just to buy 10 boxes of chocolates. Don't you think so?"

Andien had a point. Lisa began to think that maybe Rangga was deliberately tricking her. She hadn't seen anyone bringing a chocolate box in her office the entire day. Even Sarah asked why she didn't get chocolate either.

"Hmm. Yes, that's right. If there were 10 boxes and he had given it to me and his secretary, then there should be 8 left. And I didn't even know if my colleagues got it from him too… "

"Lis… Could it be that… Your boss…" The atmosphere was suddenly cold and quiet. Silence began to envelop the two.

"Is your boss handsome or not?" Andien asked spontaneously.

Lisa shook off Andien's face while saying, "I swear you're so stupid to ask that!"

"I'm just asking though, maybe he's handsome and the same age. Can he replace your ex-husband?"

Lisa fell silent.

Andien looked at her closely. The plump woman leaned over and whispered, "Lis, your boss has a crush on you! Did he confess his love to you? Do you accept his love?"

"Ugh, of course not! I can't accept my own boss as a lover!" Lisa replied firmly.

"Seriously? After he gave you expensive chocolate like this?" Andien asked to make sure.

"Yes Ndien, I'm serious!"

Andien took a deep breath and then patted her friend's shoulder. "Lis, I'll tell you… You're divorced from Oscar for a long time, you have to move on! There are many richer and more handsome guys than the blonde-haired Caucasian. This is an opportunity to fix your long-broken love life, Lis!"

"That's not it, Ndien! The problem is…."

The two of them were silent for a moment.

"My boss is Rangga," Lisa said flatly.

Hearing that, Andien was immediately surprised. Her eyes widened. "Rangga!?! Your childhood friend!?"

Lisa nodded. She didn't need to explain further.

"That's great, Lis! You have known Rangga for a long time. You should be grateful that guy likes you! This is a chance for you! A golden opportunity!" Andien's response was very positive, but Lisa didn't like it.

"I can't, I can't date Rangga, let alone marry him. I consider him as my own brother!"

"Ouch Lis, you are really funny. The problem is, you are in a difficult economic situation now. If you have a husband, he can at least help you a little, right?" Andien added, stretching out her hand.

"Ndien! You don't have to interfere with my personal matters! Look, you're also single and still fine until now!"

"Yes, but I don't have the burden to support my family. Did you forget?" Andien replied, getting annoyed.

"Alright, that's enough. I really don't want to talk about love!"

A few moments later, the two of them stopped talking. There was only one chocolate left in the box. Lisa looked at it with annoyance.

"Huh? There is only one left!"

"Seriously, you don't want to?"

"No! I'm lazy and I'm full because of you talking about Rangga!"

***

Almost a month had passed since Andien stopped by Lisa's boarding house and talked about love while accompanied by chocolate. It looked like the two friends were not doing well. 

Today, Lisa went to the office as usual. Nothing had changed much. Sarah was still a source of gossip and Riani still held a grudge towards her.   

Suddenly, a slender woman wearing a zebra pattern shirt entered the finance department room carrying a box containing MLM cosmetics.

Her gaze fell on Lisa who was sitting at her desk. She approached Lisa with steady steps and then said, "You don't sell clothes in Tokomedia anymore, right? Poor you, now you're a corporate slave again!"