Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

"Hello Lisa! How are you?" Hasan asked, suddenly approaching Lisa. The man put his shopping bag on the chair next to her. He gave a friendly smile as if Lisa was an old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Lisa was stunned as she watched the man come to visit her. The woman raised one eyebrow in astonishment and said, "Mr. Manager? How are you here?"

"I'm here to visit my former employee. Am I not allowed to? Oh, by the way, there's a cake for you, Lisa," Hasan replied, handing her the red grocery bag.

"I'm just curious. You as a manager are definitely very busy but you still take the time to visit me, so to be honest I'm glad you took your time. By the way, where did you learn that I've resigned? I haven't submitted a resignation letter, haven't I?" Lisa asked in surprise, tilting her head. As long as she could remember, she had not told anyone in the office other than Alia. Ah, maybe Alia reported it to him.

Before he could answer Lisa's question, Rangga entered the room. He was surprised to see Hasan's figure sitting beside Lisa. The man pointed at Hasan and said, "What... What are you doing here !?"

"Hey Rangga! It's been a long time since we met face to face like this, huh? I'm just checking on Lisa since she's my former employee," Hasan replied kindly.

Seeing that the two seemed somehow familiar with each other like friends made Lisa even more stunned. She turned her gaze at them alternately and replied, "You two know each other !?"

"Hasan and I have been business partners since I started my business. He was also the one who helped me when I was broke," Rangga explained. Surprisingly, the man seemed to talk in a flat tone and was reluctant when he met Hasan.

"Are you sure the two of us are just business partners?" Hasan added, raising an eyebrow as he smiled at Rangga.

"Of course, Mr. Hasan," Rangga said, starting to change his style to become formal.

"Come on, you don't have to be formal. Besides, we're not talking about business at the moment," Hasan responded kindly.

Seeing his attitude towards Rangga made Lisa's suspicions grow even more. Could something unexpected happen between the two of them? Lisa did not give any comment but froze in silence while staring at them with great suspicion.

"Oh, by the way, I've already taken care of administration and payments. You can go home now. Come on," Rangga said, stretching out his right hand. He spun around and raised his left hand towards Hasan as a sign of goodbye. Rangga did not look at his face or be friendly with Lisa's former boss.

"Eh, before you leave, can I talk to Lisa for a moment? I want to discuss the resignation procedure with her," Hasan asked, preventing Rangga from taking Lisa out of the hospital.

"Okay, I'll wait in the parking lot then," Rangga then left while slightly glaring at Hasan. He gave them a space in the waiting room.

Hasan tapped Lisa's shoulder slowly then said, "Lisa, Rangga was the one who told me if you wanted to resign. You take it easy, I have taken care of everything. But there is one thing I want to say. Sorry if this sounds rude... "

"Yeah? What is it, sir?" Lisa replied.

"I know I'm not supposed to say this to you Lisa, but ... Rangga really likes you."

"And what does that have to do with me?"

"I know you don't love Rangga as a lover. But if you resign and move to his house, you will fall in love with him even more."

"The problem is I have no other choice. If you have another solution that won't make me involved with Rangga, I'd love to hear about it," Lisa replied firmly.

"Unfortunately, I don't have any solution for you, sorry."

"What do you mean talking like this, sir? I suspect you like Rangga, don't you?" Lisa asked.

Hearing the last sentence just now made Hasan's heart beat very fast. It was like a thunderbolt that struck his chest and knocked him down.

There was a gap between the two. The atmosphere that enveloped Lisa and Hasan suddenly turned awkward and unpleasant. 

As he mustered his courage, Hasan finally spoke up, "Hopefully, you can keep this secret, okay? I have liked Rangga since I met him. But my love is unrequited because Rangga…"

"Because Rangga is not gay and loves me. Okay, I understand now. Earlier, I noticed your strange attitude when you met him," Lisa replied with an expressionless face while crossing her arms.

"Please don't tell anyone that I'm gay. I don't want to make a fuss."

"Don't worry, it's not my business. You don't have to worry," Lisa replied steadily without hesitation. 

"Well, I know I can never be with him. You are the woman Rangga loves until the end of his life."

"Are you done with me? I want to return to Jakarta," Lisa said to Hasan.

Hasan nodded. "Goodbye then. God bless you."

"Thank you, Mr. Hasan."

***

Meanwhile in Rangga's car....

"Rangga, you and Hasan. . . " Lisa spontaneously asked. He was still curious about the story from Rangga's point of view.

"He ended up admitting to you that he was gay, huh?" Rangga quickly answered as he glanced at Lisa over his left shoulder.

Lisa nodded. "You said you are his business partner, but Mr. Hasan told me he liked you from the beginning and that he wouldn't be able to make you accept him because you're not gay."

"Of course. I married a woman once and I had a child with her. She's a bastard though, taking Julian to America without my permission," Rangga SAID irritably.

"Are you still in contact with him?"

"Yes, him being gay has nothing to do with work. He helped me when I was down. If Hasan weren't around, I probably wouldn't have two companies like I do now. Hasan is a kind and understanding person. His work ethic is also good, so I like doing business with him," Rangga explained at length.

"But how come you didn't like him when you met him?"

"I don't want people to fall in love with me. But I also couldn't force him to immediately move on from me. So the right way is to avoid him," Rangga said flatly.

Lisa just hummed while looking ahead. She leaned her head on the back of the seat as she moved.

After he answered a question about Hasan and his relationship with him, the man with black curly hair did not start another conversation. Rangga was seen looking straight at the street as he moved the steering wheel. The atmosphere in the car suddenly became silent and awkward as if Lisa had offended him.

Not knowing what to do anymore, Lisa finally fell asleep until she reached her destination.