Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Lisa was so shocked when she found a diamond ring wrapped around her ring finger after she woke up from Oscar's arms. She got out of bed and lifted her tapered fingers toward the sunlight. The diamond looked so beautiful when the sun rays shone on it. Her tongue felt sore, she was speechless the more she looked at the sparkle of the diamond ring that encircled her ring finger.

"Oscar," Lisa said softly. "Thank you so much! This is crazy good!"

"You like it?" Oscar asked softly. The expression on his face was peaceful.

"Are you kidding me? I obviously love it!" Lisa replied firmly without any hesitation. She still stared at the diamond ring with sparkling eyes.

Lisa stared at the clock on her cellphone, half an hour late for work! She immediately panicked, she had not had time to brush her teeth and wash her face. Not to mention that Oscar's residence was located very far from her office. Even though the man wouldn't mind driving her to the office and stepping on the gas pedal at full force, Lisa would still be late.

The woman circled in the middle of the room, her attitude made Oscar astonished and then asked, "What's wrong, Lisa? May I help you?"

"I woke up late! Ouch, I still have to work today!" Lisa said, sighing deeply.

"Just take a day off, it's okay, it's useless to leave at this hour, you're late for sure." 

Lisa thought Oscar might be right. A day of absence would not ruin her career. She then laid back on the soft bed and hugged Oscar who was still lying relaxed.

"Oscar, this afternoon, we'll go back to the boarding house, right? I have to take care of that place," Lisa asked softly.

"Don't worry, I'll take you later," Oscar replied without hesitation.

***

In the afternoon after lunch at a restaurant near Oscar's second residence, the man drove Lisa back to her boarding house. Before they got to the boarding house, Lisa checked her cell phone just in case any important messages came in. 

In the last few days, Andien had often stayed at Lisa's boarding house. Usually her best friend always left messages, either by text or telephone. But since yesterday, Andien did not send any messages to Lisa.

Lisa started to panic, her feeling said something bad had happened to her best friend. She dialed a row of numbers on her cell phone's screen, made a call to Andien but the call did not go through at all. It could be that Andien's cell phone died because it ran out of battery or worse, her cellphone was stolen!

When Lisa arrived at the boarding house, Oscar said goodbye and continued his way to the office. Lisa opened the gate of the rickety boarding house and took a deep breath. She had only left it for a day but the dirt made it felt like she left it for years.

She felt the dust starting to fill the floor of her boarding house, making her feet black. Lisa would be busy with cleaning around this day.

***

Late in the evening, Lisa went out for a while to buy dinner at a shop in her boarding house. She was too tired to cook, so buying food at the stall was the right choice in her opinion.

When she stepped out, her cell phone immediately rang. Lisa grabbed the phone from her jeans' pocket then stared at the screen and read the name of the caller. It was an unknown number. For a moment she hesitated about picking up the call, but her hunch said she should pick up the mysterious call.

"Hello?" Lisa greeted, her voice sounded very doubtful.

"Good evening, with Miss Lisa Soewandi? This is from the Husada Hospital, Central Jakarta. There is a patient named Andien Fatmawati currently being treated in room 202 due to a miscarriage. I have asked Miss Andien's family contact but she asked me to contact you. Can you come here now?" A woman's voice came from across.

Hearing the bad news just now made Lisa's guts feel as if they were being shaken and then stabbed by hundreds of daggers. She was silent for a moment before she returned the call from the hospital. The woman then closed her eyes, trying to catch her breath and calm herself down.

"Okay, I'll be right there," she replied without hesitation.

Lisa started to panic, when she was about to order an online motorcycle taxi, her cellphone rang again. It was a call from Rangga! What a coincidence, Lisa thought.

"Hello Lisa, why didn't you come in today?" Rangga asked from across.

"Sorry, I forgot to tell you, but I have a problem. Can you help me get to Husada Hospital? They said Andien was admitted to the hospital because of a miscarriage!" Lisa replied hastily, sounding very panicked.

"I see, okay, I will go to your place then we'll go to the hospital," Rangga said firmly.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Lisa hung up the call then went back inside to get ready for the hospital.

***

Half an hour later, Lisa and Rangga arrived at the Husada Hospital where Andien was being treated. The two friends immediately rushed to room 202 and then accidentally they both bumped into Oscar in the hallway to the same room.

Oscar stared at Rangga with a dumbfounded face. His blue eyes bulged as if he had just witnessed the most terrible apparition he had ever seen in his life. Rangga and Lisa holding hands!

Oscar stopped his steps then squinted at Rangga, "I didn't see it wrong, right?"

"Oscar please believe me! I got a sudden call from the hospital and Rangga called me because I forgot to tell him that I was absent, so I asked him to take me here!" Lisa explained in a hurry. She looked very panicked. Either panicking about Andien's condition, or if Oscar misunderstood her again.

Oscar had his hands on his hips. "You didn't lie to me, did you ?" He asked sharply and coldly.

"Of course I didn't! Trust me, Oscar! Rangga just came with me," Lisa  explained, trying hard to convey the man that she was not lying.

"That's true, Mr. Oscar. I called Lisa to ask about her absence today," Rangga added politely.

Oscar turned his gaze to Oscar then said, "Enough, I'm not talking to you."

Suddenly, a nurse came out of room 202 and Lisa walked over to her. "Excuse me, I am Andien's best friend, Lisa Soewandi, the one you called on the phone. How is my friend's condition?"

"It's a shame but Miss Andien had to undergo a surgical procedure because she had a miscarriage. The problem is that if action is not taken immediately, Miss Andien could be permanently infertile," the nurse explained pitifully.

"Will my best friend get better?" Lisa asked back, her face looking even more worried.

"Don't worry, as long as Ms. Andien is undergoing a surgical procedure handled by a reliable doctor, I am sure she will be fine," the nurse answered, trying to calm Lisa down.

Hearing the short explanation from the nurse just now at least made Lisa's heart relieved. She took a deep breath and then tapped the nurse on the shoulder. "Thank goodness, thank you. I will entrust it to your doctor,"

Without saying much, Oscar immediately took over the cost of Andien's treatment and medication. As Andien's boss, he was responsible for the safety of his employees.

Since there was no further business, Rangga immediately asked permission to go home first. Lisa waved at her childhood friend and Oscar didn't even glance when Rangga turned around.

After finishing the registration, Oscar came back to Lisa and looked at her. Those blue eyes looked very disappointed and sad. "Lisa, why didn't you call me right away? Why did you go here with Rangga?"

"Oscar I already told you, Rangga called me at a coincidence. I also intended to call you when I got to the hospital, but it turns out we bumped into each other at the wrong time. Please, trust me Oscar.. Don't let us misunderstand each other again," Lisa explained in a hurry.