Thank God I didn't wake up late, even though I cried all night because I remembered my late mother, but why did I dream last night about the man I should call Dad? Is this a sign that the man is looking for me? Memories of the past that I tried to keep under wraps are now coming back since I became Ryan's secretary,' thought Karin.
Karin got out of bed and went to the sink to clean her face and brush her teeth. After that, she changed clothes and walked to the kitchen to make breakfast. She turned on the oven and baked bread in it. After that, she spread the bread with peanut butter, deliciously.
She looked at her watch and it was already 07.15 in the morning. There was still half an hour for her to get to the office.
After breakfast, Karin hurriedly left her apartment. She walked towards the bus stop and didn't wait long. The bus that went to work came and stopped in front of the bus stop where she was sitting.
She chose to sit in the middle which was still empty. Occasionally she glanced at her watch, for fear of being late on his first day of work.
Who would have thought, in the middle of the journey? The bus Karin was riding in had an accident. The bus she was traveling in collided with a car.
'Damn! I have to get to the office immediately, I don't want to get angry with Mr. Ryan,' Karin muttered to herself. Not wanting to arrive late, Karin approached the bus driver, who was involved in a conversation with the driver of the car that collided with the bus he was driving.
"Excuse me, Sir! I'm in a hurry to get to the office. Here is my phone number, if you need a statement from me.” Karin took out a business card from her bag and handed it to the bus driver.
Not waiting for an answer from the bus driver, Karin ran along the corridor towards the office building where she worked.
Karin ignored the call from the bus driver, who asked her to come back. Karin just wanted to get to the office quickly, so she could avoid trouble. Fortunately, the distance she had to travel was no longer only a few blocks.With heavy breathing and clothes wet with sweat. Karin finally arrived at the building where she worked. However, unluck she arrived a few minutes late.
And when she was about to go to her office. Unfortunately, she entered at the same time as the woman, who had expressed her dislike for Karin from the start of the meeting, left the office.
The fierce woman, whose name Karin didn't want to remember, looked at her coldly. She then folded her arms in front of her chest and said, “Do you know what time it is? It's only your first day of work and you're already late."
Karin, who realized her mistake, could only look down. She couldn't argue, even explain, she wasn't sure that the woman standing in front of her would accept her explanation.
Karin's misfortune didn't stop there. From behind her came a baritone voice that made her heart beat fast. 'Oh Lord! Double damn. Why did Mr. Ryan have to catch me coming late?' thought Karin.
"You came straight into my room, Karin! "And you, Helda! Go back to your room," said Ryan, in a firm tone of voice.
Karin quickly walked towards the door of Ryan's study, but she stopped in front of the door. Wait for the person who has room to enter first.
Not long after, Ryan was standing next to Karin. He then reached into the pocket of the jacket he was wearing and took out the key. The door opened easily.
Ryan moved his body to the side and invited Karin to enter his office first.
'Why did Mr. Ryan ask me to come in first? And not him?' Karin asked herself.
Karin looked at Ryan, a little hesitant. However, she also stepped forward to enter. As she passed right in front of Ryan, a masculine aroma radiated from his body. It was as if there was an invisible magnet pulling Karin closer.
The sound of the door closing made Karin jump in surprise. She became worried, especially when she saw Ryan playing with the key he was holding in the air, before putting it in his shirt pocket under the jacket he was wearing.
"Sit down, Karin! You know, don't you, the reason why I ordered you to come in to my room?" Ryan walked to his work chair and sat there.
Ryan cast a cold gaze at Karin. As a leader, he doesn't like it when his employees arrive late.
“You made a mistake on your first day of work, by arriving late. Do you think you can just do that without getting punished?" Ryan snapped fiercely.
Karin lowered her head, her hands interlocked in her lap. "Excuse me, Sir! "Earlier on the way, the bus I was riding in had an accident and I was already running, so I could get to the office on time."
Ryan's eyes searched Karin's face, which looked sweaty. His gaze then fell to Karin's chest, where the shirt she was wearing looked damp and stuck to it.
“You intend to tease me? By looking like that?” Ryan asked fiercely. However, his eyes did not move to look at Karin's body, which was clad in a shirt that was stuck to his body due to sweat, and he had left the top two buttons open.
"I didn't mean to tease you. "My clothes were wet because I had run and I didn't bring a change of shirt, because I didn't expect something like this to happen," said Karin. She saw that her shirt was see-through and showed her bra.
She heard the sound of the chair Ryan was sitting on shifting and she saw her boss walking into a room inside the office. Not long after, he came out again and walked over to Karin.
Ryan was standing right behind the chair occupied by Karin. “I will lend you my shirt to wear. Maybe, you indirectly gave me a code to ask you to sleep together." Ryan whispered in Karin's ear.
Suddenly Karin was shocked, she straightened up in her seat and it turned out it was a mistake for her. Her head accidentally hit her boss's chin, causing his voice to groan.
“You must have done it on purpose, right? And you did all this to get my attention!” Ryan scolded. He then walked back to sit in his chair.
"Change your shirt! Or do you want me to help you put on the shirt? "I'll be happy to help take it off,” said Ryan, in a mocking tone.
Karin stood up from her seat and looked at Ryan bravely. “Thank you for the shirt loan, sir! I will return, because I don't want you to have a reason to come to my apartment, as you accused me of."
Ryan stared coldly at Karin. He didn't like Karin twisting what he said earlier. He waved his hand and threw Karin out of the room.
Karin quickly walked towards the door, then she turned to face Ryan. She remembered that she had heard the sound of the door being locked, plus Ryan brandishing the key in his hand
"How can I get out of this room, if you lock the door, Sir?" Karin asked.
Ryan had a mysterious smile on his lips. “If you want to open it. "Please take the key that is in my shirt pocket," said Ryan.
, “You can also change clothes in the bathroom.” Ryan added again, with seductive eyes.Suddenly Karin was surprised to hear that. She is stared in disbelief at Ryan. How could the boss say something like that so casually? "You must be joking, Sir!""Thank you for your offer, sir. However, I prefer to just change clothes in the employee toilet, sir!” said Karin.Ryan stood up from his seat and walked closer to where Karin was standing. He then said in a low voice. "Do you dare to take this key, so you can get out of my room?"Karin closed her eyes and took a deep breath. It felt like she was about to curse her boss, who had made her feel like she was trapped in the lion's den.She held out her hand towards Ryan. "Please give me the door key, sir!"Ryan grabbed Karin's fingers and put them right in the pocket of the shirt he was wearing. “I'm not forbidding you from taking it directly. It's just that there are conditions if you want me to hand it directly in to your hands.Karin had to hold back her anger which was ready to explode. She understood what conditions Ryan mea
“Ryan! Don't you still love me?" Ryan's girlfriend asked uncertainly.Ryan glanced briefly at his lover and folded his arms across his chest, then looked straight back in front."I warned you that I don't like having a lover who is nagging and jealous for no apparent reason," Ryan stated coldly.“I think it's time for our relationship to end here. Go ahead, find another man, one you can boss around and suspect as you please!” Ryan stared coldly at the woman who was now his ex-girlfriend.Ryan's girlfriend stared in disbelief at Ryan, who was acting selfishly. She had heard rumors about how Ryan easily broke up with his girlfriend.“What do you mean by saying, like that? Did you break up with me? You bastard, you Ryan! You just want to break up with me and this must all be because of that woman, right?" Ryan's girlfriend snapped, shaking Ryan's body violently.“Sir, please stop!” Ryan ordered his driver. And the driver immediately followed suit.Once the car has stopped. Ryan glanced a
“Why should I, sir? "I don't deserve to be your companion at that party," said KarinInstead of answering Karin's question, Ryan got up from his seat and walked out of the restaurant.Karin stared in disbelief at Ryan's back, who was walking out of the restaurant, after he gave her an ultimatum.Awakening from her reverie, Karin got up from her seat and walked towards the cashier. When she was about to pay her lunch bill, it turned out that Ryan had already paid her lunch bill.Karin walked out of the restaurant and almost bumped into Ryan's back, who suddenly appeared from beside the restaurant door."Why are you standing there? Are you waiting for me?" asked Karin,Ryan turned around and looked at Karin coldly. "Don't be big-headed, I can't possibly wait for you!"Karin nodded. "Yes, what you said is true. Excuse me, sir, I'm going to the office first." Karin walked back towards the company where she worked.However, after she had only walked a few steps, Ryan rebuked him. "What are
"Oh Lord! Don't let the people in the car get close to me,' thought Karin.Karin's nervousness became even more intense when she came from inside the car with dark windows. A man wearing all black came down and approached Karin."Good evening Miss! Please come with me into the car!” the person's order was short.Karin's hand touched the bag she was carrying on her shoulder. She also managed to find what she was looking for. Pepper spray. However, before she could use it, the man in black clothes warned her."Mr. Ryan is waiting for you in the car, Miss!" said the man.Hearing his name called, Ryan rolled down the car window, so Karin could see that he was the one in the car.“Come in quickly! Don't pretend to refuse. You never know what you will encounter, if you are determined to stay at this stop. There could be a drunk who will rape you. Instead of being raped by drunks, it's better to come with me!” Ryan ordered.Karin considered what Ryan said. And the best choice was to go, with
Ryan looked at the two security officers casually and had no fear at all. “What do you want? Are you going to throw me out of here? If you dare touch my body, I will make you suffer on the streets and no one will accept you to work!"He was silent for a moment waiting for the reaction of the two security officers. "Good! You understand what I'm saying. "The owner of this nightclub is my cousin, tell him that Ryan is disappointed with the service!"After saying that, Ryan walked out of the VIP room. The security guard, who had looked fierce, just let Ryan pass them.Both of them remembered Ryan's face. And they did recognize him as the brother of this nightclub owner.Instead of having trouble with the boss's cousin, it's better for them to just act indifferent. After all, the woman who had screamed did not suffer the slightest injury and her clothes and appearance were not damaged.Once outside, Ryan walked towards the parking lot and his private driver swiftly opened the door for him
Ryan watched Karin's face sleeping in his arms. 'Hmm, what would this woman do if she found out she was sleeping in my arms?' Ryan muttered.Ryan slept next to Karin, with his arm faithfully hugging Karin's stomach, while his other hand became a pillow for Karin's head.A few moments later Karin opened her eyes slowly. She was surprised, because she remembered sleeping on the sofa and why now she was back on his bed.When she was about to get out of bed. She felt a heavy feeling in her stomach and she also heard the sound of a man's heavy breathing right next to her ear.She quickly turned around and that's when her eyes met Ryan's black eyes.“Sir, Ryan! Why can you sleep with me? What have you done?" Karin asked, with a disapproving look.Ryan had woken up earlier and was watching what Karin was doing. "If only we had slept together, would you easily forget what we had done?" Ryan winked teasingly at Karin.Karin immediately opened the blanket and saw that her clothes were still int
Karin was suddenly surprised by Ryan's question, "Are you spying on me? Why did you accept me as secretary, if you doubt who I am?" Karin asked back.Ryan pulled Karin close to him. "You've certainly heard the term. It is better to watch your enemy closely until we know what steps he will take.”Karin jerked Ryan's hand on her shoulder. "Then you consider me an enemy?"“You diverted my question, by asking a question! You are indeed smart Karin, unfortunately I won't be fooled. Just answer my question!”By holding back harsh curses, which had never escaped her lips. Karin said, "My family is none of your business! Why aren't their portraits on the walls of my apartment? Because I remember them in my heart and my head. Not through a picture in a frame!”Hearing Karin's answer, Ryan smiled crookedly. "A smart and diplomatic answer, to hide a fact about family relationships.""Now you have heard my answer. Please get out of my apartment!" said Karin.“How dare you chase me away! My other
Suddenly Karin was shocked and afraid. She was like a trapped rabbit and didn't know how to get out to save himself. "Why did you lock the door?"Karin got up from her seat and walked towards the door. “Please open the door right now, sir! I will report you if you dare touch me!"Ryan wore a crooked smile while throwing around and catching the keys in his hand. “Did I forbid you from leaving my room? No, right? Just go ahead and I won't stop you!"Karin's hands were clenched tightly on both sides of her body. She was really afraid that she would experience what was her childhood trauma. And this is what makes her reluctant to have special relationships with man.Even at the age of 22 years. She has never had a serious romantic relationship with any man."You didn't directly forbid me from leaving this room. However, by indirectly locking this door, you are forbidding me from going out!" Karin said in a high tone because she was emotional.Ryan casually walked away from the door and wa
"Hmm, is it true what you said, Karin?" Ryan squinted at Karin, he was about to prove Karin's words, but his eyes accidentally looked in the rearview mirror and saw his private driver glancing through the rearview mirror. Ryan glared at his private driver, so he immediately looked back at the road. Meanwhile, Ryan himself chose to divert his attention by opening his cell phone. Not long after, the car stopped right in front of the company door. After the car door was opened, Ryan and Karin got out and entered the company building together. News about the two of them being together apparently also spread throughout his company. And when the two of them were about to enter the elevator they met Luke, who winked at Karin, making Karin smile when she saw him. “What are you doing standing there?” Ryan scolded Luke coldly who was standing in front of the elevator. Luke frowned looking at Ryan in surprise. He couldn't stop
“You certainly know my fear, but I didn't see you running or walking towards me! You stood silently next to the woman who was your first love. And I don't know if you still have feelings for her." Karin looked at Ryan with a hurt look because of the man's rude attitude. Ryan was silent for a moment, then walked back towards Karin. “I don't have any feelings for Maurie anymore! And instead of just keeping quiet, you would have heard me calling your name, but instead, you ignored my call and got into the car of a man you just met!" Karin pushed Ryan's chest with her fist. “You're just trying to justify yourself and blame me! You s...” The sentence Karin was about to say was cut off by Ryan's kiss. And the man only stopped the kiss when he heard Karin's rapid breathing as well as his own. “What are you trying to show by kissing me, like that?” Karin asked fiercely. Ryan looked coldly at Karin and said, "Of course to prov
“How considerate of you! "Okay, I'll face them all and show them that I'm not at all bothered by what they're asking!" Karin waved her hand to give Derek a signal to leave her room. Derek casually left Karin's room. He wasn't afraid that Karin would run away from where she was currently. While Karin was sleeping, he deliberately took cash, credit cards and an ATM from the bag Karin was carrying. Elsewhere a few hours earlier. With long and hasty steps, Ryan headed towards the room he shared with Karin. However, when he found out that the door to the room was locked, Ryan quickly headed for the elevator to catch up with Karin, who he thought had gone out for lunch. His steps stopped when he saw Karin facing journalists. Anxiety about Karin's emotional state made him speed up his steps. However, Maurie grabbed his arm, forcing him to stop. Unfortunately, that's when his eyes met Karin's eyes, even though they
"Are you now afraid and regret coming with me?" Asked a voice that Karin was starting to recognize. Karin turned her gaze towards the voice in the shadows. She saw that the form that had previously been just a shadow changed into the form of Derek, who was walking closer to her. Derek stopped at the end of the bed Karin was sleeping on. “What's on your mind now? Are you going to run away from here? I won't let you go alone!" Karin lifted the blanket covering her body, then got out of bed and walked over to Derek. "I was sorry at first, but after hearing what you said just now, I'm not afraid anymore, because I know you care about me, so there's no way you would consciously hurt me!" There was a loud sound of applause from Derek. “Wow! You make me feel honored little Sister! I give you one piece of advice, never trust humans, you never know what someone will do to get what they want!" Karin expressed her gratitude for
Karin steeled herself to stare at the reporter coldly. She remembered her mother's pained face, so she wouldn't cry. “It feels the same as other people who are in love. That is if you have ever felt in love!" Not wanting to stay there any longer, Karin half-ran away from the journalists towards the sidewalk. Karin faintly heard Ryan's voice calling her name, but she was reluctant to stop her steps. Karin almost screamed when she felt a tug on her arm, but once she knew who it was, she remained silent and got into the car of the man pulling her. Once the two of them were sitting comfortably in the car. Karin looked at Derek with a frown. "Why are you in this city too?" Derek glanced at Karin, smiling sarcastically. “Did you think I was following you? Just like when I helped you when you were drunk. And this time I'm back to help you! Looks like you're going to owe me more and more." Karin leaned her head on
Karin reflexively raised her hand in front of her face which had turned pale. Ryan looked at the gathered reporters coldly. His hand gripped Karin's fingers which were already cold as ice. The woman was so scared just by seeing the flash of the camera light. “Good morning, Mr Ryan, give us a moment to ask you a question?” said one of the journalists. Ryan whispered in Karin's ear. “Get in first into the company car that is waiting for us. I will face this interview first.” Without being asked twice, Karin immediately left Ryan's side and headed for a car not far from where they were. She couldn't help but let them take pictures of her. As soon as she sat in the car, Karin breathed a sigh of relief. Through the window, she saw how Ryan faced them all calmly. Meanwhile, Karin sat comfortably and protected in the car. Ryan answered several questions from journalists about what ha
Maurie quickly turned to Ryan. “Why are you so afraid to be close to me? Are you not sure of yourself, that you will not be able to reject what was once between us?" Maurie glanced at Karin, who was just listening. "Karin, did you know that Ryan and I used to be lovers? We are so well known in this city and the news of our breakup became news because Ryan was heartbroken and immediately left this city!" “Shut your mouth, Maurie! I respect you because you are an intelligent woman and also the leader of my company branch, but that doesn't mean you can do whatever you want!" Ryan stood up from his seat, then he invited Karin along. The two of them then left the restaurant, with curious looks from the restaurant visitors. However, Ryan didn't care that he was too angry because of Maurie's actions. Once outside, Ryan took off the jacket he was wearing, and then put it on Karin's body. They went home in silence, no one started a co
The woman who was once Ryan's lover got up from her seat. She walked gracefully towards Ryan and Karin who were dancing. “Good evening, sorry to bother you guys, can I dance with you, Ryan?” asked the woman named Maurie. Ryan glared at Maurie, who had rudely interrupted his dance with Karin. However, he also couldn't possibly be rude, by refusing Maurie's invitation to dance. Seeing Ryan who was in a dilemma with a smile on her face. Karin said, “Dance! I will wait for you at our table.” Karin walked off the dance floor gracefully towards the table she and Ryan had previously occupied. 'Is that woman following us? Does she want to force herself to have a relationship with Ryan again? Can I believe that Ryan will not be tempted by the presence of this woman whose appearance is so seductive?' Karin thought. Don't want to see the intimacy between Ryan and that woman, even if it's just dancing. Karin p
"Don't worry, I know a great way to keep you in bed all night. I have prepared sleeping pills that will make you unable to move.” Karin looked at Ryan with a sullen face. Instead of being angry at what Karin said, Ryan laughed loudly. “You do have a smart answer.” Not long after, the car they were riding in stopped in front of a five-star hotel. The two of them immediately got out of the car and entered the building. When they arrived at the hotel room, Karin went straight into the bathroom, while Ryan sat on the bed, opening his cell phone. He checked messages and emails from Luke. There was nothing important about Luke's report, everything went well. He sent a reply to Luke, saying that he wouldn't be back until two days later. He will carry out some coordination regarding the reconstruction of the burned building. He had just put his cell phone on the nightstand. He saw Karin come out of the bathroom wearing only a