Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

"Lis, even if I apologize to my boss, what's the point? He just married Clara and I'm sure that bitch will be back working as a finance manager. My life must be more and more difficult with Clara around!"

The sentence uttered by Andien just now made Lisa think twice. Previously, Clara had worked at the multinational telecommunications company because she forced Oscar to make her an employee there. During that demonic woman's reign at Petersson Communication company, Andien struggled with her career life.

Andien could not even defend herself in office because Clara's position was higher at that time. She did not want her life to be tortured like the past.

"Okay, I understand your feelings. I understand it was really frustrating when Clara was a finance manager, but please don't think of quitting, you're being reckless like this. Just be realistic, Ndien. Looking for an established job now is hard as hell! You see, my online business collapsed in a short time, right? Do you want to end up like me?" Lisa said, convincing Andien not to leave the Petersson company.

Andien was silent for a moment, ignoring Lisa's words just now. She took a deep breath as she rubbed her face. "Lis, I want us to stay together, look for work together. You also don't have a place to live now, right? You want to go back to your mother's house, right? What if she asks you about your relationship with Oscar?"

"Ndien, I appreciate your efforts to help me but don't be reckless either!" Lisa replied firmly.

"How do I do this? I want to help you to get out of this problem, but you refused? We're best friends! Best! Friends! I won't let you fall. Anyway, I want you to live in my apartment until we both get a new job!" Andien replied firmly without hesitation.

Lisa looked at her best friend with a look of happiness mixed with annoyance. Annoyed that Andien was stubborn and reckless but happy because without her friend's stubbornness, Lisa didn't know where else to live.

"Ndien, I really can't thank you enough. Even though I have to admit that your actions just now are really stupid!" Lisa replied, patting Andien's shoulder.

"Hey, don't hesitate!" Andien said as she took the key to her apartment and handed it over to Lisa. "You just go back to my apartment first, don't forget to feed my cat, huh? I'll follow up, I have to go back to my room."

Lisa grabbed the key and nodded. 

"Take care on the road, Lis!" Andien said and they both parted ways in front of the lobby of the Petersson Communication building.

*** 

The afternoon began to gradually turn into evening along with Lisa's footsteps towards the busway stop. She walked through the sea of ​​people passing by with an empty heart and a foggy mind.

In just one day, the day that should have been the biggest and happiest day in her life immediately turned gloomy and gray. It was as if the weather forecast lied to her saying it would be hot all day long but suddenly lightning strikes and it rained.

During the trip, Lisa couldn't think straight. Her head was filled with only flashes of memories of Oscar. It was very difficult to forget the figure of the tall, slender man with a handsome face like a fashion magazine's model from her mind. Lisa had learned how to love him.

Even though she had shed all of her tears until there were no tears left, the pain still lodged in her heart deepest. She was relieved a bit, but to be able to forget Oscar's figure that was already planted in her heart would take her a very long time.

Lisa stared at the window of the bus blankly.  Lisa went into a lonely daydream as if she had sunk into the deepest trough in the world. Dark and cold, lonely and eerie. 

While staring at the busway's window, without realizing it, tears began to stream back in the corners of her still puffy eyes. She tried her best to hold back the tears from breaking. She did not want to attract the attention of other passengers when she shed tears.

A bitter and painful taste enveloped her heart. 'Is this heartbreak?'

Even when Lisa divorced Oscar 2 years ago, the pain she felt was not as painful as this time. The pain she felt right now was like choking her to the point of exhausting her breath. 

Lisa shed tears that she couldn't hold back. Her eyes twitched, her lips trembled as the image of Oscar's face began to appear in her mind.

She shook her head repeatedly until the painful thought was diverted. No, Lisa didn't want her senses to sink into grief over and over. She had to be strong, she had to get up, so she took a deep breath and then exhaled.

***

Arriving at Andien's apartment, Lisa immediately dropped her body on top of the bed. Andien's two cats slowly approached her and rubbed their heads against Lisa's gloomy face.

The pain she had endured during the trip started to strengthen. She couldn't hold back her tears anymore, so she let out a painful cry for the second time.

She was ashamed, so ashamed that she could not erase the sadness that had started to eat away at her heart. She felt numb and empty. Throughout her entire life, she never felt a happy relationship like a fairy tale. 

Her love story always ended sadly. For a moment Lisa thought, was she really destined to fail in her relationship? Was her fate always this bad? 

Lisa felt that her life was very miserable. She never felt happy since she was little. Her family was devastated by her father's irresponsible behavior. Her love story went back and forth since she was a student. Lisa just wanted true love to fill the gap in her heart.

Lisa buried her face on the pillow and shouted out loud. Both Andien's pet cats turned away from her because of the loud crying sound.

"Why! Why does my love story never end happily! Why do I never get love from the people I care about !? Not even my own family! Bastard!" Lisa threw a pillow at the wall, startling Andien's two cats.

She grabbed her hair as if losing her mind. She went down to the floor and then pounded the floor with anger.

When the clock showed 6 pm, Andien came to bring food for Lisa. She looked at her best friend lying on the floor with a worried face. Without thinking much, Andien put the plastic bag on the floor and walked over to Lisa, stomping her feet.

"Lis! What happened to you! You're not sick right?!?" Andien asked anxiously, she helped Lisa sit on the bed.

Lisa was silent, trying to calm herself down after two hours of pouring out her raging emotions. She was still breathless.

"Lis, let's eat. I'll bring you soup so you can feel relieved. Come on, after that, take a shower and continue sleeping," Andien asked while gently stroking her friend's back, which looked messy and sad.

"Thanks Ndien, sorry I'm really bothering you.. After this, I want to take my stuff at Oscar's house and return the things he bought for me," Lisa said, stammering.