Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Returning from the restaurant, Lisa planned to go to bed soon. But something prevented her from sleeping. She got an email from one of the companies she was applying for!

How happy she was when she read that her job application was received by one of the hundreds of companies she applied to!

Tomorrow morning, she was ordered to come for an interview. Lisa could feel her heart was racing fast! After she experienced misfortunes many times, her luck finally came.

The next morning, Lisa woke up earlier than usual. Today she prepared her best for the interview. She put on a standard attire for an interview— formal dress and a little bit of make-up.

Lisa arrived at the location an hour earlier. She had to do it in case the road's  jammed that morning. She didn't want to waste this golden opportunity!

Half an hour later, Lisa arrived at the Colors Advertising office building. The company was engaged in advertising, but they were in need of labor in the finance division so Lisa proposed. Luckily, Lisa's application was accepted.

The building didn't look like a conventional office. If looked closely, the Colors Advertising building was similar to Rangga's insurance company building that Lisa visited at that time.

"Looks like the owner of this company has good taste," Lisa said to herself.

Arriving at the door of the office, Lisa stopped her steps and took a deep breath. She was very nervous this morning! She understood that she had passed the initial selection but most candidates usually failed during the interview. Hopefully, today's also her lucky day.

Lisa continued her steps again, she approached a staff member at the information desk and asked about an interview. The staff politely answered Lisa's questions and told her to sit in the waiting room.

When Lisa entered the waiting room, she saw dozens of other candidates sitting in line for interviews.

The sight made Lisa very nervous. She tried not to look directly into their eyes because not only was it rude, it also made her confidence waver when she was interviewed later.

Lisa preferred to sit in a chair with less people on it. She didn't want to be alone in the crowd so she sat in a chair near the back window of the waiting room.

Lisa could faintly hear the voice of a staff member who entered and called the name according to the serial number. This morning, Lisa got the last serial number. Her heart started to worry.

The woman rubbed her palms then squeezed the black skirt she was wearing. She was very afraid of not passing the interview because she was in the last serial number. But she tried to calm herself. 

"Failing or not is not on a serial number! But from the quality of the candidate!" Lisa said to herself.

Waiting for the interview queue was really boring. It'd been almost an hour but Lisa still hadn't been called. Other candidates began to arrive.

The crowd in the waiting room made Lisa very nervous. For a moment, she stood up and took a deep breath, then sat back down again.

Lisa swept the waiting room carefully. Some of them were chatting, telling they were from a well-known private university in the capital city. Some of them looked very professional and capable.

Lisa's confidence immediately shrank. She knew she was not stupid. She was also a graduate of a well-known public college in the capital but she had a humble appearance and probably less working experience.

Lisa's heart started beating faster than ever. Sweat started pouring from her forehead. She wiped the sweat away and closed her eyes again, trying to calm herself down.

Minutes had passed. Names after names had been called. Suddenly, a staff member came and called Lisa's name.

"Miss Lisa please come into room 107!" The staff exclaimed with a loud voice.

Lisa was surprised, she was impatient but also nervous! The woman got up from her chair and followed the staff to room 107.

In room 107, she saw a handsome interviewer around 30 years old. The man got up from his chair and introduced himself and shook Lisa's hand. 

"Good morning, my name is Elfan."

Lisa thought that the man was very handsome and friendly.

She returned the handshake and introduced herself, "Good morning, I'm Lisa Soeweandi,"

"Please sit down," Elfan held out his hand signaling Lisa to sit on the chair that had been prepared.

Today, Lisa was wearing her top white shirt along with a black bodycon skirt. Her make-up was not exaggerated either, she only used mascara and red lipstick, like Korean artists. Her appearance this morning was so charming!

Lisa plopped down on the chair and crossed her legs. She smiled kindly at the man while making small talk.

Lisa's nervousness and anxiety immediately disappeared when she entered the room and met the interviewer in person. It could be that the man who interviewed her was able to evoke a calm and comfortable atmosphere so that Lisa didn't have to worry.

Lisa handed Elfan a brown envelope containing files and her resume. The interviewer opened the file and read it quickly.

"Lisa Soewandi," he said politely. "Did you work at Petersson Communication before?"

"That's right sir," Lisa answered curtly.

"Okay, working experience at Petersson Communication is already good. You used to be a finance manager at the company too, right?" Elfan asked again.

Lisa nodded. "Yes,"

"Okay, how about your financial situation so far? Are you married? Do you have children?"

The question actually offended Lisa a little, but this time she fought back her anger in order to get a stable job.

"I was married and then divorced, I had a child but had a miscarriage. So I am now a widow and my current financial situation is not very good," Lisa answered frankly.

"So is that the reason you chose our company?"

Lisa nodded, this time she didn't say anything.

"Okay, Miss Lisa is the best graduate in a public university in the capital, right? You also excelled at big, prestigious companies like Petersson Communications. But why do you still choose our company which is still very new?" Elfan asked critically.

Lisa answered the question in a casual and straightforward manner. She did not cover up the real reason why she wanted to get the job.

The man closed the interview with a thank you and invited Lisa to come home.

When Lisa came out of the room, a staff member came over to her and said, "Miss Lisa, please wait for our email to notify the result of the interview, OK!"

Lisa nodded. Finally the interview was over, she could breathe a sigh of relief now. "Thank you very much for the information,"

"You're welcome and good luck!" The staff said cheerfully.

Lisa left the advertising company feeling relieved and happy.. Tonight, Lisa finally could sleep peacefully while waiting for the email.