Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

The next day, sunlight hit Lisa's face through the worn out window of her boarding house. Lisa was very reluctant to get up and go through the day, she was too tired both mentally and physically due to the incident that happened a few days ago.

Not long after, her cell phone was ringing softly on her desk. The woman gradually gathered her consciousness to get up and pick up the call. She snorted in annoyance for a moment. Who would dare to disturb her precious sleeping time?

Lisa grabbed her cellphone and stared at the glowing screen for a long moment. Her eyes were still unfocused, her vision was still a little blurry. She rubbed one of her eyes and tried to read the name of the caller.

"Oh," she said dryly. Lisa slid the button on the screen and picked up the call. "Why are you calling so early in the morning like this, Ndien?"

"Good morning, you have a nutmeg, Lis! It's 11 o'clock in the afternoon!" Andien replied from across.

"Huh? Eleven o'clock in the afternoon?" Lisa turned and looked at the clock on the wall. It was true, she woke up late.

"What a slacker. Did you receive overwhelming orders from your online shop? Must be good to own a business since you can sleep until noon like this, huh?!" Andien added noisily.

"So what do you want to say? I just woke up and I couldn't understand what you said!"

"Lis, I just got promoted! I got a bonus too! What if we eat out at Hanasama tonight? It's been a long time since we last went out together!" Andien asked enthusiastically.

Lisa wrinkled her forehead and pursed her lips. She didn't want to be bothered by anyone today. Her heart still hadn't healed from the wound Karina inflicted on her a few days ago. 

Lisa's online shop was gone. She had returned to being unemployed after struggling to maintain her small online business for a short period of time.

"Ndien, I'm so sorry but I can't do it tonight. I have to prepare files to look for job vacancies," Lisa replied bluntly.

Hearing Lisa's statement, Andien was immediately shocked and sprung from her chair in the office. The woman gripped her cellphone firmly and said, "What happened? Why are you looking for a job? Are you not busy taking care of your clothing business in Tokomedia now?"

Lisa was silent for a long time when she heard Andien's question that sounded like a storm about to knock her out. She just muttered incoherently, unable to answer Andien's question.

"Lis, I'll come to your place later after I get back from work, okay? You have to tell me everything. Now take a rest and lie down first. Calm your mind!"

"Oh Andien sorry, you—" not finished with her sentence, Andien hastily hung up the call.

Lisa put her cell phone on her desk again. Today she was really not excited. She just wanted to sleep all day doing nothing. The woman laid down on the bed and went back to sleep.

The evening had arrived. The dim lights began to illuminate the whole street outside the boarding house, showing a serene scenery as it was hit by a crimson glow from the setting sun.

Lisa didn't realize that she had fallen asleep for a long time. When the woman opened her eyes, she realized that she hadn't turned on the lights. Her room was so dark, a terrible aura enveloped the old, rusty place.

Lisa grabbed her cell phone then turned on the flashlight. She turned on the room light then went down to the living room to turn on the porch light and the back light.

How many hours did she sleep? Lisa wondered to herself but she couldn't answer it.

The woman yawned then checked the notification on her cellphone. A message from Andien came.

"I'm on my way to your place."

Lisa raised an eyebrow. The woman replied with a thumbs-up emoji and hurried to the bathroom. Her face was very languid and untidy. Her black hair, which used to be neatly tied back, was now matted and limp.

Lisa had to take a shower, she didn't want Andien to see her in this sad state.

Half an hour after Lisa was done cleaning herself, her cell phone rang in the living room. The woman walked into the living room and reached for the cell phone. She looked at the cell phone screen with a flat expression.

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"It must be Andien," Lisa firmly said. Shortly thereafter, the gate was knocked loudly. she could hear a woman's voice outside calling out her name.

Lisa ran to open the door. Andien was here! She then invited her best friend in and gave her a glass of water.

"Lis, please tell me. What happened to your online shop?" Andien asked directly.

Lisa slowly poured plain water into Andien's glass. The woman handed the glass to Andien saying, "Karina messed up everything and destroyed my shop,"

Hearing this, Andien hurriedly berated Karina. She thought that Karina should no longer have anything to do with Lisa. Their relationship ended a year ago!

"Lis, how stupid can you be that you didn't bring this case to court? It's obvious that Karina is at fault, she used violence to take you down. You really lost this time, Lis!" Andien said fiery. Today, she looked very aggressive!

"Ndien, you know I don't have much fortune and I'm not the daughter of a conglomerate either! Thank God, I can still eat delicious food though it's just occasional. How am I supposed to bring this case to the court with my current financial circumstance?"

"You have Rangga Lis. I'm sure he'll want to help you!" Andien said spontaneously.

Lisa did not flinch for a moment. She thought that she didn't want to rely on Rangga even though the man would definitely help her with it. She did not want to be in debt to her childhood friend. 

Rangga was getting along too well with her. It was him who helped her set up her small business. There's no way Lisa would ask that man again to bring the vandalism case that happened a few days ago to court!

"I can't, I don't feel good for asking help from him again," Lisa replied bluntly. 

"Goddammit! You have a good and rich friend like Rangga, why don't you take advantage of him!" 

Hearing Andien's sharp words, Lisa immediately choked. That sentence really offended her. Rangga was Lisa's best friend, not some sort of ATM machine that she could use to cash out money whenever she needed.

Lisa got up from her seat and grabbed Andien by the collar. Her annoyance increased when the sentence was blurted out of Andien's mouth.

"Ndien, watch your mouth! Rangga is my friend! Just like you! Don't call him rich and I can take advantage of him! Do you want me to destroy our friendship?!" Lisa snapped irritably.

Seeing the glint of Lisa's fiery eyes made Andien scared. The woman raised her hands and gave up. "Sorry, sorry. I don't mean you should take advantage of him. But Karina made your business fall apart. I mean, shouldn't you ask Rangga to take the case to court because he definitely wants to do it too?"

Lisa sat on the sofa again, rubbing her face. Then she took a deep breath. Her head was lifted, staring blankly at the living room's ceiling.

Andien lowered her head for a moment. She regretted having said those unpleasant words to Lisa. As a sign of her apologies, Andien approached Lisa and said, "Come on, Lis, let's eat out after this. I'll treat you!"

Lisa put a smile on her blushing lips, giving a sign that she welcomed her friend's offer.. Then she hugged Andien and got ready for dinner.