Chapter 20: Chapter 20

Hearing that, Dennis immediately put his fork and spoon onto the plate and looked at Liza sharply. Dennis looked very upset with her as if she had made a mistake by asking him

"Didn't I tell you never to touch my cellphone? Why do you keep doing it? " said Dennis

"Sorry, but your cellphone rang so I tried to open it." Said Liza

"Why did you do that ?! I told you never to touch my cellphone, you shouldn't have done that! " said Dennis angrily

"Why are you so angry? What's wrong with holding my boyfriend's cellphone? Are you hiding something? What? Are you starting to cheat behind me? " Liza asked but Dennis didn't answer all of her questions and just kept quiet.

"You've changed now. You don't have time for me anymore. Where did the old Dennis go? Or you just don't love me anymore. " Said Liza

But Dennis remained silent. Liza took her bag and walked out.

Liza was working in her chair, even though her eyes were focused on the computer monitor that was right in front of her and her hands were busy entering data but her mind was still filled with Dennis.

Dennis's attitude was getting cold to her and the installation of a password on the lock screen of his cellphone continued to bother Liza.

"Hey, can you talk for a minute?" Liza said, glancing at Precious who was behind her.

"As if you wouldn't talk if I said no." Said Precious while staying focused

"I think Dennis cheated on me." Liza said in a sad tone

Precious who was focused on work, suddenly stopped. She immediately turned to Liza. Precious knew very well what her new friend was feeling. Maybe because she herself had been in a love triangle relationship. The thing Liza said made her remember the biggest mistake she had ever made.

" Are you sure?" Precious asked, looking at Liza with a caring look

"Yes, lately he always has no time for me. He forgot our promise and even scolded me if I touched his cellphone. He really changed ... "said Liza in a sad voice

"What should I do? I love him so much, what if he cheats on me? If that's true, I ... I ... ”said Liza staring at Precious with red eyes and in tears

Precious felt very sad when she looked into the sad eyes of Liza which was ready to shed tears. She could see how scared and broken Liza was when she thought her boyfriend might have been cheating on her. Precious hugs Liza to cheer her up because right now a hug is more meaningful than words.

" Just take it easy, maybe this is just a misunderstanding. Don't think bad about it yet. Maybe that never happened and it only in your mind. " Said Precious trying to cheer up her friend.

***

The office canteen was full of employees enjoying their lunch. In the midst of the employees who were enjoying the rest period Robert walked into the middle of the canteen and looked around.

"Please pay attention for a moment." Said Robert drawing all attention to him

"I want to invite all employees in my company to have dinner to celebrate the anniversary of the company. And of course everyone must come. Thank you for your attention and see you tonight. " Said Robert.

Then Robert went and approached Alex, who was waiting for him in front of the cafeteria door. Robert smiled and embraced his friend.

"Are you sure you want to announce a new division?" asked Alex

"Yes, 100 percent." Said Robert excitedly

They walked away from the room. Time went on and the dinner began. Everyone gathered at a fancy restaurant that had been rented. Luxurious food was presented on the dining table and everyone enjoyed the dinner very much. The wine that was poured tasted very good.

On that beautiful night, Robert, wearing a black suit, stood in the middle of the crowd. Flicking the glass cup he was holding to get attention. All eyes were on Robert, who was preparing to make an important announcement.

"On this special night I want to say a big thank you to all employees who have worked hard and made our company a big company in just 5 years. And on this anniversary of our company, I want to announce that our company will launch its own products specifically for clothing, dresses and suits. " Said Robert with great confidence

"And we will open 2 new divisions to realize all this. The first division The marketing division will be led by my friend and also our beloved Manager Alex. Then the most important division, the Fashion division, will be led by a very famous genius designer, let me introduce Claire Danes. " Said Robert made everyone surprised to hear that

The sound of approaching footsteps echoed and distracted everyone. A beautiful woman who looks like a rock star walks with confidence. Her confident smile broke and her eyes looked straight at the one person standing in front of her. Although many eyes were looking at her, but the woman was not disturbed at all. She then ran and immediately hugged Alex tightly to make everyone who saw it surprised.

"I miss you so much, Alex! It's been a long time, I'm very happy to see you again! ” said Claire with great pleasure

" Me too! Since you graduated and became very famous I have had difficulty contacting you. I am very happy because from now on we will continue to meet. " Said Alex also sounded very happy

"Excuse me, have you forgotten that many people are currently looking at you?" Robert said, stopping Alex and Claire, who were releasing hugs.

Alex and Claire immediately stopped hugging. Claire immediately stood next to Robert. Robert then continued his announcement and introduced Claire to his employees. The event was resumed and everyone was having fun eating while chatting.

Precious, who sat with Liza and other coworkers, quietly watched Alex, who was engrossed in conversation with Claire and Robert. Alex looked very happy and smiled broadly as he spoke to Claire, kept Precious interested and teasing her.

" What is wrong? You look upset. " Said Liza

" What? No, I'm not upset. " Said Precious denying

Liza said nothing but she really knew that her coworker was upset and it started when Claire hugged Alex in front of everyone.

Meanwhile Alex is having a conversation with Claire and Robert, while remembering about the college they spent together. They look so happy that they keep smiling broadly while talking.

" i am sorry, i think i have to go to the toilet for a moment." Said Claire

Claire goes to the toilet leaving Robert and Alex. When she entered the toilet she saw Stella washing her hand and Stella who looked in the mirror looked annoyed when she looked at Claire. Claire doesn't really care and ignores her.

When Claire came out she was surprised that Stella was standing in front of the door, waiting for her while looking at her with annoyance.

"Do you have a relationship with Alex? How can you hug him in front of everyone like that? " Stella asked

Hearing that question Claire immediately smiled faintly and then embraced Stella and pulled her so they became very close

"Do you like him?" Claire asked with a deep look

Stella was silent and nervous because Claire was staring at her very deeply and their distance was very close.

Even though Stella was quiet Claire realized the answer that Stella's beautiful eyes were opening. Claire released her embrace. She lowered her head briefly as she sighed then looked at Stella.