5. Crazy

Kia stood rigidly in front of the door of Alex's penthouse.

For a moment, she took a deep breath, trying not to run as far away as possible from here, something she truly wished she could do.

She was too hurt. Too heartbroken, knowing that her love for him wasn't enough to make Alex choose her as his companion. Instead, he chose the woman picked by his parents.

Bastard. Coward. Liar.

Kia still directed a million curses at the man who was also her boss, for all the time and feelings she had wasted on him.

Alex made Kia believe he truly loved her, enough that she was willing to give up her purity, overwhelmed by the handsome lawyer's seductions.

After all, who wouldn’t be tempted by Alex Guntoro, who was not only attractive and charismatic but also a well-known lawyer in this country?

Initially, Kia secretly admired him, rejoicing when, a year ago, she was accepted as a Junior Law Assistant at Guntoro & Partners Law Firm.

And she never expected that Alex Guntoro would notice her!

Kia never felt that there was anything special about her, just a clumsy junior who often made mistakes. She worked under Alex, as his junior assistant. And she admired Alex even more for his warm demeanor that treated senior and junior staff equally.

In short, Kia fell in love. And so did Alex. But unfortunately, their love story had to be kept secret because Alex was already engaged.

Her name was Tessa. A surgeon with royal blood from the Yogyakarta Sultanate. Beautiful, educated, and well-liked by Alex’s mother.

Unfortunately, not by Alex himself.

Alex did not reject the engagement because he loved his mother dearly, especially given her declining health due to age.

Alex and Kia’s secret relationship continued, with the lawyer's office serving as the silent witness to their love, carried out under the guise of overtime.

Until finally, Alex and Tessa were really going to marry next week. Kia's secret lover would truly become another woman’s husband.

Damn. And that bastard Alex casually said their relationship would never end, no matter what his status would be. Kia would always be his.

At least, that was what Alex thought, but Kia firmly refused to be a kept woman for a married man.

And what was even worse were the words that came out of Alex’s mouth to Kia.

"I took your purity, Kia. So it's only right that I should be the one to protect you."

“If you truly wanted to protect me, then I should be the one you marry, not Tessa!” Kia screamed back, completely controlled by her emotions, ending up scratching Alex’s face in frustration.

Protect her, my ass! Alex only wanted her body to be readily available whenever he desired it.

Fine. No problem. If Alex wanted to leave her for Tessa, Kia would do the same.

She would find a man much more handsome, richer, more captivating than Alex, and have a passionate affair with him!

For a moment, Kia's mind drifted to the man who had satisfied her desires the night before. Byantara.

But she quickly shook her head. Byan was indeed handsome, but his job as a bartender and a gigolo didn’t fit the criteria.

No, Kia didn’t mean to demean any profession.

It’s just that if she really wanted to get revenge and make Alex go mad with jealousy, then the man she slept with should at least have some influence.

Too bad, Byan was very handsome. Even more so than Alex, honestly, and incredibly skilled in bed. If only he were a CEO or at least a Vice President, she would have definitely approached him just for revenge.

Kia suddenly realized that she had been daydreaming in front of Alex's penthouse door all this time. Finally, she decided to enter the six-digit code, Alex's birth date, to access his luxurious property.

A faint smile formed on her lips as the door opened, and Kia stepped inside.

No one was there. It seemed like Alex hadn’t stayed overnight at his penthouse. Ha, he might have stayed at Tessa’s apartment.

Kia tried to calm her heart, which felt as if it was being torn apart. Her blind love for Alex had led her into a trap with no way out.

She tilted her head upwards, wiping away the tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks. A soft laugh filled the air—a reflection of her deep disappointment. Disappointed in herself and in Alex.

“Bastard…” Kia muttered under her breath, closing her eyes and sighing softly. When she opened them again, her gaze fell on a photo frame on the display table. Strange. Alex never liked displaying his photos.

Kia approached the frame and froze. It was a picture of two people, wrapped in each other's arms with affection—Alex and Tessa. Both of them were smiling happily, as if they were two people genuinely in love.

In rage, Kia grabbed the frame and hurled it against the wall, shattering the glass into pieces.

“Not in love with Tessa, you say? Forced to marry that witch, you say?!” Kia screamed into the empty air in front of her, as if Alex were there.

Her emotions flared, making her shout loudly. She ran to the wall above the sofa, where two fencing swords were crossed and displayed. Alex indeed loved that sport.

Kia destroyed everything in sight in a fit of anger, using one of the fencing swords she took from the wall, not caring that her actions had left the place in ruins.

“I swear I will destroy you, Alex Guntoro,” Kia muttered with fiery rage in her eyes.

“I will destroy you into pieces! Starting with this apartment.”

***

A pair of long legs with flawless, white skin moved sensually and confidently towards the bartender's table.

Her dark, sparkling eyes fixed on someone standing at the bar, serving drinks to the guests.

“Where is he?” The beautiful woman asked with a frown, looking displeased at the bartender who was on duty. It wasn’t him she was looking for. Damn. Was he not on shift tonight?

“Good evening, Miss. I'm sorry, who are you looking for?” The male bartender responded to Kia, who wore a sour expression because she couldn’t find the person she was searching for.

“Byan. Byantara. He’s also a bartender here, right? Is he not working tonight?” Kia asked while exhaling. Bad luck, but maybe she could get Byan’s phone number from this bartender.

After venting her anger by smashing everything in Alex's apartment to pieces, Kia still felt unsatisfied. She wanted to see Byan. She wanted to forget about Alex for a moment by having wild sex with him.

Byan’s skill in bed could make her feel like she was soaring above the clouds and momentarily forget all her messy problems on earth.

She needed Byan.

“Do you mean Mr. Byantara?” The bartender seemed a bit surprised upon hearing the name Kia was looking for. He immediately shook his head.

“I'm sorry, Miss, but I think you’re mistaken. Mr. Byantara is not a bartender, but rather…”

The bartender's words abruptly stopped when his gaze met someone standing behind Kia. Someone who signaled for him not to continue, not to reveal Byantara’s true identity.

“Not a bartender?” Kia asked in confusion, her brows furrowed. She didn’t seem to realize that the man she was looking for was standing right behind her.

“What do you mean—”

“Hello, Miss Kia. I’m so glad to see you again.”

Kia gasped softly and turned around when she heard the masculine whisper from behind her.

She couldn’t calm the strange pounding in her chest when she turned and locked eyes with the man who looked like an angel but had a lecherous nature that rivaled the devil.

Look at him. Byan didn’t even hesitate to pull Kia’s slender waist and press it against his body.

Kia’s skin bristled instantly as she felt Byan’s warm breath, smelling of fresh mint, hovering above her lips, and something very hard and large pressing against her lower body.

A faint but meaningful smirk appeared on Byan's handsome face. “It seems your body has quite an effect on me, Miss Kia. Look, he’s already hard and ready for a full night of battle. Isn’t that why you came to see me?”

Kia bit her lip as she felt Byan deliberately pressing his lower body, which was now as hard as steel, against her soft figure.

Oh, this wild stallion would surely exhaust her like last night. But maybe that's exactly what she needed. To make love with all her passion until she was satisfied.

And finally, Kia nodded with a sweet smile. “Make me happy, Byan. Because today, I’m feeling sad.” Sensually, Kia brushed her lips against Byan’s ear, standing on her toes due to their considerable height difference.

“Let’s make love until we go crazy.”

***