03 Longing and Threat

Author’s POV

Alex was still swamped with the files he had to sign. Luckily, his secretary, Darius, had already checked the contents of the piled-up files, so Alex's work began to be a little less.

He is Alexander Louis, the CEO of Indonesia's largest gaming company. The company was originally founded by his grandfather and eventually passed down to him. Currently, the company is working on a 3D game project, which is a tough and busy time for him.

He was silent as he received a resignation letter from one of the senior 3D artists which said that he would be leaving in the next two months. Alex then called his secretary, Darius, and asked him to explain why he had not been informed of Adrian's resignation which had already been submitted 1 month ago,

"The file is piled-up with other files, sir..."

"Obviously, why didn't anyone tell me?" he asked as he is waving the resignation letter in front of Darius.

"I'm sorry, sir," stated Darius politely.

“Open a vacancy as soon as possible and ask Seira---manager 3D artist and Adrian---senior 3D artist to intervene. If possible, in the next two weeks we will find a 3D artist who will replace Adrian,” he said before he asked Darius to arrange a letter of recommendation for Adrian.

"Okay, sir..." Darius said as he withdrew from Alex's presence.

Alex leaned back in his oversized chair, he groaned as he stretched his body which was getting tired from his work. His mind was telling him to get back to work because he needed to quickly get these files done so he could get on with his next agenda.

His thoughts drifted back to his memories the other day. After 12 years had passed, who would have thought that he would even meet his ex-lover who had disappeared from him? Alex sighed, thinking about what steps he should take to win Naomi's heart back.

Naomi has changed a lot, starting from the way she looked at him and the way she acted toward him. Ah… even so, his love for her didn't change. He tried to relax his body and closed his eyes.

It was undeniable, he really missed everything about Naomi. Starting from her warm gaze to her beautiful body. Alex bit his lip as he remembered the warmth and comfort he felt when he was inside her. At that time he felt proud because he was the first man to get her virginity.

He clenched his jaw, trying to suppress his desire. He wanted her more than anything because no other woman could give him this extraordinary sensation.

"Naomi..." he called as if Naomi was in front of him.

Should and where should he start? That man didn't have any idea or plan to chase her. To win back Naomi's heart was not something that can be underestimated, considering Naomi is already cold to him.

He had to be able to melt the ice wall that girl had built to limit herself from him. However, a swamped schedule and the many meetings he has to attend, it has drained his energy. For the past few days, he hasn't made any moves to catch up to her, but clearly, that girl must be his. No matter what came his way and what the rewards were, he didn't care.

"You're mine, Naomi," he said as he close his eyes.

Alex’s phone rings. He want to ignore it but seems it’s not that easy. He lazily reached for his cellphone which was located in the corner of the table and take it to his right ear. As soon as he found out that it was the agent he had sent to monitor her house, he immediately straightened his seat.

“How? Did something happen?” asked him, before he received a piece of information that took him by surprise,

"What?!"

****

With the sound of the door booming, Naomi hesitated to open the door. Meanwhile his father, Benny stepped forward with the intention to face some burly people behind the door who were waiting for them to open the door. Consisting of 3 men, all three shouted while knocking and violently moving the doorknob.

Naomi held her father's shirt quickly, a sign she didn't want her father to approach the men who were violently calling for them. Benny make up his mind and take his daughter's hands down before he stepped and opened the door. Before he let the door open, he asked his daughter to hide behind the wall.

"This is it," said a bald man with very strong muscles. The bald man accidentally saw Naomi who was peeking behind the wall. When their eyes met, she immediately hid back behind the wall.

"You have a beautiful girl huh..." speculated him with a sinister grin. Benny didn't stop apologizing, but when he heard the bald man talking about his daughter, Benny immediately knelt down to the burly man, pleading with him not to involve his daughter who didn't know anything,

"Please sir, please don't involve my daughter,"

Hearing the plea from a middle-aged man, the three of them burst out laughing. One of their leaders, the bald man, pulled a crouch while imitating the old man's words with ridicule. He grabbed Benny by the collar and lifted him easily. Seeing the father who was in a tense situation, she ran to get the father who was being pulled by his collar.

Before she touched her father, the bald man threw Benny so that he fell down. He walked over, touching Naomi’s beautiful face.

"Please let my father go!" she shouted, making the bald man tilt his head,

"You're asking me to release him from his debts, aren't you?" he said again, pointing his finger to her.

She glanced at her father who was trying to get up. She bit his lip, her heart seemed to be slashed to see his father who was trying to defend him. She also pleaded with the bald man to give herself and his father a chance to pay off their debt.

"Okay, I'll give you a month," he said, making Naomi and Benny stare at each other,

"If in a month it can't be finished..." he stopped his words while looking her up and down as if she was a soft food for him to taste,

"We brought this girl," he claimed before he closed their door firmly. The other two men left them with shouting 'one more month'.

After seeing the men leave, Naomi immediately went to her father and helped him up. She cried seeing the sacrifice of her father who loved her so much.

While Benny, smiled while stroking her head affectionately. After the father's company went bankrupt, their grief widened when not long after his mother left them for good,

“Why… why is God unfair to me?” Naomi asked to herself,

A broken love life, bankruptcy, to the death of her mother, all of which attacked her at a young age. Her work as a freelancer did not really help his father to pay off his father's debt.

This time she was determined,

She had to find a job as soon as possible.