Boyfriend?

Brian who got that stare started to feel confused, about what really happened to Abriella. "What is it?" Brian also asked the woman who now shook her head and exhaled slowly.

"I'm just tired… I have a lot of work to do today! Luckily the apprentice did a great job and helped me a lot!" Said Abriella who tried not to talk about her problem regarding the dream she had, oh not a dream... but a curse that befell her.

Brian smiled broadly at Abriella's words, he then nodded and said, "Thank goodness she helped a lot! Me and Mr. Albert are going to talk about this matter!" Brian said to Abriella who was confused by his words just now.

"This matter? What is the matter?" Abriella asked Brian who now snorted and put his hands back into his pants pockets when Abriella let go of their hands.

Brian who shrugged his shoulders casually said, "Well... Me and Mr. Albert should consider whether the company will continue to use Xian to work here, or not!" Brian said at the same time as the elevator door opened. Making both Abriella and Brian turn towards it and see Xian who came looking at them confused. The young woman smiled at the two of them and bowed briefly, before finally accelerating her steps to enter Abriella's room which was on their right.

Abriella smiled and looked at Brian who also smiled faintly and looked at her seriously. "I think you should advise Mr. Albert to keep Xian employed. Because I was helped a lot by his presence! You know, I would have had more time, with her help." Abriella whispered to Brian, asking him to keep Mr. Albert hiring Xian to help her. Brian also understood what Abriella meant, which also stated that they would have a lot of time afterward, and could date on weekends or in the evenings after work. Brian smiled faintly and nodded his head, then kissed Abriella's cheek before he finally walked into Mr. Albert's office which was waiting for him to start the meeting.

"See you later!" Abriella said to Brian who nodded. When the door to Mr.Albert's room was closed, Abriella decided to go into her room and looked at Xian who was already sitting in his chair and working on some files that they still had to finish.

Abriella walked to her desk, at the same time Xian looked up and watched her step as she said, "Is she your boyfriend, Abriella?" She asked Abriella who was sitting at her table and looking at Xian with a smile on her pretty face.

"Hm... I can't call him that, since we've only dated once." Answered Abriella who was accompanied by her low laugh, and looked at Xian who also laughed at that.

Abriella then fell silent as she remembered about the necklace they had previously discussed, but Abriella didn't want to talk about it for now and preferred to focus on doing her piled-up work with Xian who helped her a lot.

"Do you have other things to do after work? Xian?" Abriella asked when she was entering the data she had to enter into a file which she would later give to Mr.Albert. Xian, who at that time also did the same with Abriella, looked up at the woman who was several years older than her.

"I don't have a special occasion. Just going home and resting!" Xian replied that sounded as if she had no events outside other than inside his house. Abriella who heard it nodded and looked back at Xian who was now back at work. Abriella looked back at her computer screen and entered all the data until a phone call to her managed to surprise her.

Xian, who was sitting in a chair quite far from Abriella's table, also turned to Abriella's cellphone which was located on the table. An awkward smile Abriella gave to Xian who nodded and smiled faintly at her, then the girl went back to her work in silence.

While Abriella immediately took her cell phone and answered the call.

"Hello?" Abriella was silent waiting for an answer from the person who called her. But no voice ever answered so Abriella looked at her cellphone screen to see who was calling her that time.

'Natasha'

Abriella's brows furrowed slightly when she saw that it was Natasha who had called her. The woman who is usually busy can call her at noon like this? It was a small thing that became a big question for Abriella. "Nat? Natasha? Hello?" Abriella again tried to call Natasha from behind the telephone line and stood up from her place to make a call outside the room because she was afraid that Xian would be disturbed.

"Hello?"

"Ab?" Abriella's call to Natasha was finally answered, and Abriella sighed when she heard the voice from her friend that she had been worried about.

"What's wrong Nat? You rarely call me when we're at work?" Abriella asked her friend as she walked out of the building, to stand on the balcony of the office which was on the fifth floor.

"Abriella, I'm going to Mexico today and will be back next week. What do you want?" Natasha asked Abriella who was surprised to hear the news, she chuckled and leaned against the balcony railing while answering,

"Why is it suddenly like this? Is that your job assignment?" Asked Abriella who was a little sad to hear that her friend was going to Mexico, even if it was for a while. Natasha heard a chuckle from behind the phone.

"Hm… Like that! I'm leaving in just a week, and I'll be seeing you as soon as I get back to New York! So, what do you want?" Natasha asked again after she explained that her trip to Mexico was a work trip she couldn't miss.

Abriella was silent, thinking about what she wanted from Mexico. And when she remembered, she immediately replied, "Ah, can you buy Huipil for me? I want to try wearing it! And buy me coffee, I'll give it to Brian!" Abriella said to Natasha who sounded assent to her deposit.

"Ah, you still have time to think about your man! All right, I'll be leaving in a minute, and I've already called Melinda and Jane. Bye Abriella!" Natasha also said goodbye to Abriella through their telephone line.

After the connection was disconnected, Abriella was silent and looked up at the sky while again thinking about whether or not she had escaped the curse that David said. She doesn't know why, but whenever Abriella fell silent, she would remember David and the curse.

"I went back in time, was it just to expose his death?" That was the question that was in Abriella's mind as she looked up at the clear blue sky.