Announcement

The fast footsteps were heard in the hallway of a well-known ceramics company in Indonesia, PT. Glomic. Black loafers that look very clean and shiny. Black suit with white shirt and tie. Glancing briefly at his watch, it was already five minutes more than the supposed invitation time.

"Shit!" The footsteps grew stronger and immediately opened the meeting room door in front of him.

Sure enough, the CEO of the company, Mr. Pangestu had arrived and stared intently at the entrance where the man was standing. Beside him sat the trusted secretary of Mr. Estu, Mrs. Ifa.

"I'm sorry Mr. Estu, I'm late, I was ad-"

"I don't need to hear your excuses. You know there's no reason for them to be late." The boss, who prefers to be called Mr. Estu, interrupted the conversation.

"Sorry sir." said the voice. Only with the big boss's hand instructions asked him to sit down and he just obeyed. Immediately he sat in the chair at the end of the meeting with the oval table. Glancing over and realizing there were three other people sitting beside him.

"I have something very, very important to tell the four of you today." The atmosphere turned very quiet and tense. It's common for meetings to be held with the CEO but seeing who's invited is definitely not the usual combination.

“My health condition has deteriorated a lot recently. After several visits to the doctor, as well as the results of my consultation with them, I decided to undergo liver cancer treatment in Singapore. I want to live a longer healthy life because for me personally there are still many things I want to see with my own eyes in the future.” Mr. Estu looked one by one into the eyes of the man sitting in front of him.

“I plan to retire early from the position of CEO. It will only focus on being on the board of directors as well as the largest shareholder in this factory. Therefore, I gathered the four of you here because one of you will take my place as CEO and marry my eldest daughter, Rea.” Of course, this statement made the four men in front of him shocked, but they couldn't be too excited because the CEO was still staring at them.

“I personally chose the four of you consciously based on subjective and objective assessments that I have done for the past two months. You will run a series of written tests and interviews with me to determine if you are suitable for the position and especially to be the husband of my child.” Said the CEO again.

"I hope you don't have to exaggerate this news and suffice that what I have to say just resonates in this space. There will be three tests that will be given in stages and in each test there will be one candidate who will fail or maybe two or maybe not at all depending on your results later. So up to this point, do any of you want to withdraw?” Mr. Estu asked without further ado.

So many questions running through their minds. But of course all chose to survive either because they were afraid or really wanted to fight.

"Good if everyone agrees. I resigned myself. I still have a lot of work to do.” Mr. Estu stood up and left the meeting room with Mrs. Ifa behind him.

Instantly the room became noisy. The man immediately turned to the other.

"This is surprising." Arjun starts the conversation.

"Maybe even more scary?" Edo replied.

"In fact, Pak Estu is really normal. But his aura is indeed very strong, scarier than mother-in-law's gaze.” Garin responded.

"It's because of Jin too. Are you crazy? Test your guts? Too late to meet Mr. Estu. I was worried that he would scold me too." Garin spoke again.

"Yeah, I'm so sorry bro. Incidentally there was a telephone from expedition person earlier. I want to close it, he's just talk." Jin answered.

 "Eh, but by the way, the news is really sudden. I don't know whether to be happy or not." Edo replied.

"Yes, right. When it comes to being a CEO, I don't have a problem. We will feel it ourselves whether we fail or pass, but if we are the husband of Pak Estu's daughter, I don’t know," Garin, an engineering manager, hung up on his words.

"What's it to you? Have you ever met Mr. Estu's daughter?" Jin is also curious because Mr. Estu's daughter has never appeared even at big company events.

"I have. Yes, because I am Mr. Estu's assistant. Once I came to his house just to deliver documents. When I was in the courtyard, I accidentally looked up, it was Mr. Estu's daughter's room. She just quietly daydreaming in the room." Arjun's story.

"So? Isn't she beautiful?" Edo asked the HRD supervisor curiously.

"She's beautiful, but some people said she was a bit..." Arjun pointed at his own head and twisted his index finger.

"What is it? What do you mean crazy?" Garin just talk.

"You're crazier because you said the CEO's daughter is crazy, you idiot!" Edo spoke again.

"Yes, but Garin is right. She's not crazy, but she's like having multiple personalities, I don't know what the term is. But yeah, I don't know how bad it is either." Arjun's story.

"Oh really? Yes, in psychology it is called dissociative identity disorder. Usually it happens because of childhood trauma. Yes, it's too bad if that's the case." Edo, who is a psychology graduate, spoke again.

"Can multiple personalities be cured, huh?" Jin is also curious about the story behind the CEO's daughter's illness.

"You can. Yes, it can't be instant. It takes continuous treatment so that his personality can unite. Yes, if it's a psychiatrist, then he will understand better. I do not really understand." Edo explained briefly.

"So you guys still want to continue?" Garin asked his friends.

"There's nothing to lose anyway." Arjun speaks again. His obsession to become a company leader has been around for a long time, that's why he was able to become an assistant CEO at a fairly young age of 26 years together with Mrs. Ifa.

"I will also continue. I'm also curious about Pak Estu's daughter." Edo said.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Who knows, our fortune will go through Mr, Estu, right? No one knows the fate of each person." Jin spoke again.

"Yes, all of you, continue, I will also continue. Let's just say you are lucky if you pass. You can be a CEO as well as get a wife. My mother and father in Java must have immediately bowed down in gratitude and holding a seven-day and seven-night party." Garin spoke to the crisp laughter of the four men.