Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

The afternoon sun was shining cheerfully, hitting all corners of the busy and bustling capital city. However, in the joy under the bright and cheerful sunshine, someone was sitting dumbfoundedly on a park bench in the Petersson Communication office building area.

Her face was gloomy as if black clouds enveloped her mind. The woman looked desperate with what she had been fighting for so far. Her relationship with men always ended tragically. She lowered her head while covering her entire face, which was red because the cries kept whacking her.

Beside her, Andien was trying her best to relieve Lisa's cry that kept flooding her messy face.

Andien felt guilty for interfering with Lisa's personal affairs in the president director's office earlier, but as a true friend, she did not want to remain silent. She had the right to defend Lisa to the death. Too many times Andien saw her friend hurt. And worse, being hurt by men who always gave her false hopes and fake promises.

Andien embraced her friend with great empathy. She stroked Lisa's back while relieving Lisa's increasingly unstoppable sadness.

"Lis, don't get too sad. It's not worth crying over a jerk like Oscar. The Lisa I know is a strong woman who won't be discouraged even if boys hurt her back and forth!" Andien said, comforting Lisa.

"Ndien, I'm not not listening to what you say but I'm really sad! I don't understand what happened to my life. I'm ready to reconcile, I already believe Oscar wants to repent, wants to correct his mistakes in the past. But what is the proof? He suddenly said that he doesn't love me? And he's turning back to that demonic woman!?"

Lisa clenched her palms on top of her lap, trying to hold back the burning emotions in her heart. Tears continued to flow freely from the corners of her eyes. What a sad fate.

"Lis," Andien said while gripping Lisa's palm firmly. "I know it's really hard to forget Oscar, especially if you're already in love with him. But if you don't try to forget and move on, then you'll get hurt yourself. I don't want to see my best friend torturing herself like this,"

"But it hurts so much, Ndien! I'm really sick of being betrayed by someone I trusted. I don't really understand, I'm an idiot because I was too hopeful about reconciling with Oscar or even getting rid of Clara, the rascal bastard took away my future husband!" Her tears broke again after those words escaped her lips.

Andien could not hold back her pity seeing Lisa who kept crying. She patted Lisa's back in the hope that she could relieve the pain that was eating away at her best friend's heart at this time.

"Ndien, I'm really sad... It hurts so much… I already love Oscar… I've already fallen in love with that blonde haired white guy. I never thought he would hurt me like this!" Lisa moaned in a broken voice.

She hugged Andien tighter, her tears broke down even more until it soaked Andien's shirt. 

Andien still patted and stroked her friend's back until her crying subsided. "Come on, calm down… I'm here .. I won't let you fall and give up."

Lisa lifted her head and rubbed her red, swollen eyes. She stared at Andien's face, which radiated sadness wrapped with empathy. Suddenly, she chuckled at Andien's face and said, "Sorry Ndien, because of my tears your clothes are getting soaked like this."

In return, Andien laughed faintly. She helped wipe Lisa's tears which began to subside from her cheeks. "It's okay. The most important thing is you are more relieved now, right?"

Lisa took a tissue from her tote bag, wiping her wet face. "Andien, thank you very much for defending me, even though you didn't have to be rude to your boss like that. But I appreciate your brave efforts. Thank you very much for being a good friend," she said, her voice stammering.

Andien tapped Lisa's shoulder in response, "Come on, Lis, what's the point of friends then? I can't just stay put and let you get hurt! I can't see my best friend being bullied by a bastard and a jerk!"

Hearing Andien's words just now made Lisa feel both relieved and sick. Her love for Oscar was still blooming in the deepest of her mind. Lisa couldn't deny that her love would never fade even though that man has hurt her many times.

"You don't need to be afraid of losing a guy like Oscar. Our world is different from their world! They are rich and we are just ordinary people. The only problem that binds us is how we can live and eat in order to survive! Do you think they have to think like us? Because they had so much money, they were willing to do anything with money. You don't want to live like that, right? So just calm down, you will still live without Oscar," Andien said, comforting Lisa again. Her eyes staring at Lisa's face with tenderness.

As a balancing act, Lisa just nodded. A thin smile appeared on the corners of her lips.

"So Lis, do you have a plan? What to do now?" Andien asked suddenly.

Lisa shook her head. "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet."

"Ah, just relax, you still have a long time. Besides, you are completely free now, you can do whatever you want!" Andien replied, trying to comfort Lisa.

"Ndien, thank you very much. What will my fate be if I don't have a friend like you?" Lisa smiled back.

"Never mind, don't hesitate like that!" Andien replied while patting LIsa's back jokingly.

"But I'm serious, you shouldn't have to hit Clara like that. Moreover, you fought in front of Oscar. How will you do there?" Lisa asked, worried about Andien's future that was in danger of being destroyed.

"Lis, don't you see that I got slapped first by that bastard? Besides, I'm glad I beat that bastard. Clara deserves a slap from me haha!" Andien replied casually, she laughed with satisfaction.

"Are you sure— hey! Don't you still have working hours? Go back to your room!" Lisa said.

"Ugh, don't worry. I also want to resign from this office right now. I'm already too lazy to work under a jerk boss like Oscar," Andien replied casually. She stretched her arms behind her head.

"Don't you have to work for a living? What about your family if you don't work?" 

This question seemed to make Andien's heart pummel a little. Andien was already living alone, but her relationship with her family was not very good. Andien left the house and started looking for work when her younger brother became addicted to drugs, which cost her family money. Andien was the only person in her family who was able to support her mother and father who were getting old and weak.

"Ah, I still can think about it later! Anyway, I don't want to work under a boss who has hurt my best friend like this!" Andien replied firmly.

"Don't be careless. Finding a job in Jakarta is not easy, and you know that, right? There's many candidates who are much younger and more skilled than us fighting for jobs. We are almost too old by company standards in this country! You better apologize directly to Oscar because you've been acting recklessly like that. Even though I am really happy that you stood up for me," Lisa advised at length.

Andien turned her face away from Lisa, staring straight at the garden which was illuminated by the hot sun. She snorted as if she was belittling her friend's advice.

"Lis, what's the point in apologizing to my boss?"