Rita still needed time to think more calmly. Arka looked relaxed after speaking like that.
"Are you happy that I was insulted like that?" Rita asked in her choked voice.
Arka's brow furrowed. He looked at Rita with a confused look. The woman's face burst into tears. He thought Rita could be calm. So Arka had time to joke with him.
"Are you crying, Rita?" asked Arka weakly.
"Still want to ask, hm? You think I'm crying all this because of you, Mr. Arka! I'd rather not have to be in this office than to be the despicable person in your life!"
Rita rose from her seat. He didn't touch the food in front of him. It hurts to have to think about it all. However, Arka grabbed the woman's hand.
"You don't have to act like that, Rita! I'm sorry! I'll do something to calm you down!"
Arka spoke calmly. No one could calm him down a bit more than himself. Meanwhile Rita had no other choice. The woman ran fast leaving Arka alone.
***
"Who insulted Rita?"
Arka gathered all stakeholders this afternoon. After he finds out Rita's sadness is being insulted as his sugar daddy, Arka makes sure not to stay silent.
All the employees who saw Arka's anger immediately looked down in silence. Some of them gave each other codes to answer the CEO's question.
"Who dares to speak to Rita like that? Really looking for trouble," one of them whispered in a whisper.
"Nia. This morning I heard the insults while passing through her room," said one of the people with a panicked expression on his face.
"Answer!"
Arka shouted loudly. He waited for all his employees to answer questions.
"Nia, sir!" said Sesil forced to muster up the courage. Even though fear was hitting him because he saw Nia who had rolled his eyes.
"S-sir Arka," Nia opened her voice, interrupting the conversation. "N-not me!" he stammered back.
Arka didn't make a sound. The man gave him an indescribable look. There was anger bubbling over him. But Arka did not want to show it in front of other employees.
"Please leave this meeting room. And let me be with Nia here,"
"Done!" Nia thought in fear. She was really scared because her career would soon be threatened.
"So it's true that you insulted Rita with the term sugar daddy? What do you mean by that?"
Nia fell silent and lowered her head. Confused about what to answer.
"Answer!" Arka demanded in his booming voice.
"It's no secret that you invite a beautiful woman to work in our office when she has absolutely no reliable skills. Come on, Arka! You recruited the wrong person!"
Nia doesn't know if Arka is actually a temporary secretary because she wants to pay off her family's debt. It couldn't be helped, Arka, who wanted to help, asked for it like that.
It was quite difficult for Ayuna, who had never had a higher education at all.
"That's none of your business, Nia. This office is mine. And your position here is only that of finance director. Again ... not the owner of the company. Got it?"
Arka was furious. He snapped at Nia with his voice rising. It could be that Arka decided to fire Nia that very second.
But... Arka thought again a thousand times. Nia's skill is too extraordinary. It's hard to let a human like Nia go.
"Oh my God, Arka is really angry that I insulted that woman. Who is Arka anyway?" Nia asked in her heart.
"Who is she?"
Nia spontaneously asked Arka seriously. His curiosity was unbearable.
"Whether it's anyone, you don't need to know about it. One thing you remember, Nia! I still give you a chance in this office to work.
But once again I heard and saw you hurt Rita openly. Don't expect your position in this job to last long!" said Arka, choosing to just walk away.
***
"That's it, Rita. You don't need to take the office people's words to heart.
Kina tried to calm her friend. How could Rita hide all her worries. And the only place to vent that can make him calm is dealing with Kina.
"I'm hurt, Kina. I can't be stepped on like this for too long. I'm tired of being poor, I'm tired of paying my family's endless debts!" Rita murmured with tears in her eyes.
"Then, what do you want now? If you decide to quit Mr. Arka's office, then try to use your mind, Rita.
Where is there any person or company that can easily give you 50 million in a month?"
Rita fell silent. She really couldn't think of himself, he needed deep thought.
Debt that continues to shackle him makes himself confused.
"You're right. Only Mr. Arka can think of all that. But I ... I'm ashamed, Kina! I'm a girl who doesn't have a husband! It's a shame to be called a sugar daddy,"
"It doesn't matter. Don't listen to what people say. You don't live by what people say, do you? They insult how you know the truth!"
Kina insists in its own way. He didn't want to let Rita dwell on her own thoughts.
"Rita!"
A booming voice came over to Kina and Rita who were still busy telling stories. Spontaneously both turned to Gea. Their boss came with the style of the waist.
"What are you guys doing here? Why isn't anyone sitting in the shop? There are customers and you don't serve them?"
Rita and Kina in unison jumped from their seats. At that moment, both of them grinned widely at the boss. And hurriedly ran to the front of the shop.
"Mr. Arka?" said Rita and Kina in unison.
"What do you need to come here for?" asked Rita then. The cold voice echoed in his ears.
"Rita! Don't be like that! She came here as a buyer. If Gea's mother hears that you are being mean like that, we will both be scolded. Do you understand?"
Rita took a deep breath. Ark looked at him with an annoyed look.
"What do you want?" he asked sharply.
"Want to meet you. Yes, Kina. I brought my best friend together," said Arka as he pulled Rita's hand without permission
"Hey!"
Rita pushed Arka's hand away but in vain.
"Where are you taking-"
"Okay, Mr. Arka! Enjoy my friend," Kina said interrupting.
Casually, Arka and Kina waved to each other. Rita's face continued to show annoyance as she got into the car.
Her head was thinking about what Kina just said.
"You and Kina have plans for each other?" accused Rita of emotion.
"What plan?" asked Arka lightly. Rita growled in annoyance. "Plan to enjoy me! What do you want to enjoy from me, huh!"
Just now screaming, Rita reflexively bit her lip in annoyance. She still needed time to process all the words he just said.
"Enjoying how do you mean, anyway?" Rita muttered in her heart.