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"Oh, then I'm sorry." Vida immediately realized that the man in front of her was not the man she was supposed to meet. She must find Mr. Arga who is now somewhere. "Looks like I entered the wrong room."
Vida nervously stood up from her seat, then half bowed politely towards Liam. She hastily turned around to walk away from the room.
"You didn't enter the wrong room, Vida, you really should have come here. I told Mr. Arga to leave earlier."
Liam's words made Vida's steps near the door stop. She then turned around and looked at him in confusion. "You told Mr. Arga to leave? So my transfer has something to do with you?"
Liam smiled sweetly. "Your transfer is only used as a tool so I can meet you without causing gossip. Even your current superiors in administration don't know anything about this. I put you under the supervision of Mr. Arga because he is one of the people I trust in this company."
Liam gestured with his hand. "Come, si
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Vida opened the door to her house and immediately asked, "What does the Wijaya family have to do with me?" she was still staring warily at the man dressed as a chauffeur.The man looked confused what to answer. He then took out a photo and a letter envelope of beautiful golden paper."I don't know, miss. Mr. Roy Wijaya told me to give this to you. He said, after you see this, you will definitely want to come with me to the Wijaya family's residence," he answered as he handed the envelope and photo sheet into Vida's hand.She received the photo and envelope of the letter. She turned over the photo that had yellowed with age and then frowned when she saw it. The woman in this photo is similar to her mother, but certainly not her mother because given the age of the photo, her mother could not have reached this age several decades ago.Then… this was her grandmother in youth, Vida immediately concluded. People used to always say that her mother was ver
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Two fiancées at once?Who would want to have two fiancées in this world? Vida never imagined she would get one fiancé out of nowhere, let alone two.Vida looked at the faces all over the room and was confused. All eyes were on her and she seemed to be pressed for a choice, not to mention Reeves' blue eyes were staring at her with an implied threat.Reeves must have been trying to remind Vida that she had to return the favor to him because he had put so much money in her account. However, Vida also remembered Liam's words, that she had to be fair to him, that he deserved to be given the opportunity to compete fairly.Vida's face grew pale, confused. If she chooses, doesn't that mean she's voting for her future? She must marry the man of her choice, right?Was there no chance for Vida to refuse this engagement? She can't just accept this matchmaking, can she? Vida has the right to determine her own future husband, r
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The next morning Vida left the room still scared. The house was quiet as usual. She then stepped outside and saw her father still sleeping on the sofa, snoring loudly.She took a deep breath, then immediately headed for the kitchen and prepared breakfast. It was still half past six in the morning. Vida looked at the rice cooker and found that there was still a lot of leftover rice from last night. Her father might decide to eat instant noodles so the rice is not touched. What a coincidence. With that Vida would be able to make fried rice for breakfast. Today is Sunday, so she doesn't need to rush to get ready to go to work.A few minutes later, the smell of fragrant fried rice filled the tiny house, waking her father. The middle-aged man stepped, still half asleep towards the kitchen."You're up so early," her father greeted hoarsely, smiling as he sat down at the kitchen table.Vida observed her father and was grateful that it seemed the alcohol ef
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The car that picked up Vida arrived in front of the Wijaya family's mansion along with Reeves' sports car which stopped at the same place. From behind the backseat of her car, Vida saw Reeves get out from behind the wheel. The man nodded to the servant who quickly came and lifted his things from the car. Suddenly he turned sharply at the car, stared out the back window, as if he knew Vida was still sitting there watching him.After that, Reeves stepped closer to the car, making Vida gulp. Without permission the man opened the back door of the car and lowered his head, looking at her who was still sitting nervously in there with his blue eyes."Why don't you get out?"Reeves' eyes were very sharp, making her a little scared. Once again she swallowed her saliva and then answered in a weak voice, "I was just about to get out."Of course she didn't say that she had deliberately stayed out and waited for Reeves to come in, because she was afraid she'd ha
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Vida's face turned red when she heard those words that were said so matter-of-factly. The thought of such a cold man chasing after her at full power was terrifying to her. Vida reflexively took a step back from him.Reeves himself smiled seeing her reaction. The man tilted his head slightly, looking at her sharply. "Scared of me, eh?"Vida just swallowed her saliva, not daring to answer. Her voice seemed to have disappeared without a trace. Then, unexpectedly, Reeves stepped forward, causing her to freeze without having time to move away. The man was standing right in front of her, so tall that she had to raise her head to look at Reeves' cold and unreadable expression. Then the man stretched his slender fingers towards her face.Again, on reflex, Vida closed her eyes and frowned, afraid of what Reeves would do to her. Unexpectedly, Reeves just touched the tip of his finger to her cheek with a soft touch as light as a feather."Don't even think abou
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Vida stared at Reeves' outstretched hand, doubting for a moment. But maybe what he said is true, that to get to know someone, you can try dancing together.In the end, she accepted his hand.Reeves smiled and took Vida's hand, gently leading her into the center of the room, right under the glass-topped dome reflecting the beautiful dark starry sky.They stood face to face and Reeves then wrapped his arms around Vida's waist, bringing her arms around his neck. Their bodies pressed together, accompanied by the sound of soft music that fits perfectly.Reeves' feet moved and Vida's followed, their bodies made to dance together, just so well. His head was on top of hers and the man smiled.“I just realized you're so tiny, Vida.”Vida looked up, directly met with blue eyes that looked so sharp in the dark shadow of the room. Her cheeks were flushed and she hoped it would be dark enough that it couldn't be seen."Maybe you're jus
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