Chapter 3 Cynical Attitude

Dirga and Naira really just want a quiet life without any distractions.

So far, each of them had lived a life that was quite complicated and full of obstacles. Many misfortunes came to disturb their tranquility. Even with a thousand patience moves, Naira and Dirga were still only human. He had often dealt with a thousand-no, maybe more-things that distorted his calculations.

Especially Naira. She had always had one simple wish: for things to go according to her calculations.

That wish might sound trivial to anyone. When everyone wants to achieve this and that, Naira just wants things to go according to her calculations.

Like now.

"DAMN DIRGA! COME HERE!"

Among many misfortunes, Dirga was the ultimate misfortune for Naira.

"I SWEAR I DID NOTHING! WHY ATTACK ME?!"

Naira ignored Dirga's exclamation and continued to chase the man while lifting the bottom of her dress. It was a good thing Naira wasn't wearing a dress with waves down her legs. Other than the fact that she didn't like troublesome things, Naira knew that something like this would happen.

"DIRGA!"

They ran after each other without realizing they had arrived at the hotel ballroom. Several people in formal attire sitting at round tables and standing around chatting with each other turned around to see them suddenly emerge from the path leading to the restrooms. All of them simultaneously glared at Naira who was running while lifting the bottom of her dress and carrying heels.

'Maybe Naira is crazy!' Dirga thought as she tried to escape Naira's reach.

Naira's face looked furious and vengeful at the man who ran a few meters ahead of her. They slipped between several people who were standing in a huddle. The crowded ballroom made it difficult for Naira to catch up with Dirga because of the large number of people from various companies gathered there.

From one corner of the room, four people had covered their faces in unison after letting out a rough sigh.

The four of them had been busy building a good image in the eyes of the higher-ups of the related companies they worked for.

And Naira, instead of gathering with them as team leader, was playing chase with her bare feet throughout the hotel ballroom. Just to chase Dirga, the ex who is hated more than her nemesis.

The good image that the four marketing team members had tried to build was destroyed.

"DIRGA!"

"STOP, NAIRA! ASTAGA!"

Irritated, Naira finally slowed down. Her eyes squinted as she watched Dirga's movements. Suddenly, an idea popped into her head. Naira separated the two shoes in her hands, then twirled the heels as she ran to find a position. Her eyes targeted Dirga.

On the count of one..., two...,

"LOOK OUT OVER THERE!"

When she was only three meters away from Dirga, Naira sent the heels she had been twirling in her hands flying.

Naira's eyeballs moved to follow the direction her heels flew. Not only Naira, but all the eyes of the people standing along the direction of Naira's shoes were wide-eyed.

Some of them moved out of the way immediately before Naira's heels finally landed perfectly.

Instead of hitting Naira's body, it hit the body of the head of the marketing division team of Haleya Beauty Company-a relation of the company she worked for. And Dirga was hiding behind the team leader's body.

Naira's eyes bulged as she winced. "Damn it!"

Naira shrank instantly after watching the head of Haleya Beauty Company's marketing division team slowly look up. Her piercing gaze was fixed on Jeje. There was no reaction whatsoever on the man's face, only a look of surprise and resignation that made Naira shrink even more.

Because the sharp gaze of the head of the marketing division team of the company where Naira worked who stood beside her seemed to tell something: Naira's life was about to turn into a catastrophe.

And Dirga, behind the body of the head of the marketing division team, stuck out his tongue mocking Naira.

***

Misfortune once again befell Naira.

After an unexpected incident of heels falling on the body of the head of the marketing division team of the Haleya Beauty company, Naira was summoned to a special room for team heads. Not only Naira, but Dirga was also standing next to her. Next to the marketing team leader of Aesva Beauty-the company Naira worked for-was the marketing team leader of Haleya Beauty. The two of them had deliberately brought Naira and Dirga together in this room in order to solve the problem.

Naira honestly had no idea that the head of the marketing team had arrived at the hotel. The estimated time she knew was still an hour away considering they were now in Malang.

The next thing she knew, Mr. Sagar-the head of Naira's marketing team-appeared out of the way of the company officials.

"Naira Alya Kinara, how long are you going to act like a child?"

Naira lowered her head even more in shame as she heard Mr. Sagar's question. Next to Mr. Sagar, Mr. Kim just looked expressionlessly at Naira. It looked like he was still in shock that Naira's heels had suddenly hit him.

"Fire me, sir," Mr. Kim said suddenly, making Naira immediately look up with her eyes widened in panic.

Mr. Sagar also looked panicked. "Uh, sir... don't be so hasty. I brought them here so that we can meet face to face and sort things out."

Mr. Kim took a breath and let it out roughly. Naira didn't dare look Mr. Kim in the eye.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kim. I misfired earlier, I should have hit him," Naira replied while giving Dirga a glance at the end of her sentence. She briefly glared at Dirga who had a look of incomprehension on his face, then looked back at Mr. Kim timidly. "I apologize once again, sir, I will not repeat my actions again. I admit I was wrong," she continued with a bow of her head.

Mr. Sagar looked at Naira as if he couldn't understand. That's right. This was the umpteenth time Mr. Sagar had faced Naira's childish behavior. Luckily, Mr. Sagar still had a heart because Naira was the team leader of the marketing division who always led the achievement of customer targets and was clever in developing branding strategies.

"Now I want to ask you, Naira, what exactly did you do earlier?"

"Eum, that was actually-"

"That was, sir-"

Naira and Dirga immediately fell silent after realizing they were both answering in unison. Their gazes implied unacceptance to each other.

Mr. Sagar and Mr. Kim stared at each other not understanding and not expecting it.

"I'll speak first."

"Let me do the talking, sir."

Naira's lips pursed furiously as Dirga again said the same sentence in unison.

"Can I speak first?" asked Naira in a whisper to Dirga.

Dirga leaned closer to Naira's ear and whispered back, "Don't get your hopes up. I know you will slander me."

"Slander from where?!" A second later, Naira was taken aback as she unconsciously raised her voice. Dirga immediately looked down, secretly smiling with laughter. Naira grimaced. "Hold your temper, Naira," he muttered softly.

Naira looked at Mr. Sagar and Mr. Kim in front of her with a grin on her face. "Well... I'm sorry, sir. We used to discuss in a loud tone because Adirga's hearing is a bit problematic as is her mindset. So, let me do the talking."

Dirga immediately looked up and gave Nura a look of disapproval. This boy is sour!

"So long story short, I was in the bathroom. The reason I chased Adirga was because I found a bluetooth device that turned on on my cell phone when I was checking whether there was a hidden camera or not. And when I came out of the bathroom, Adirga was walking out of the women's toilet, sir. I think she was the one who placed the hidden camera-"

"Lies! Slander it, sir!" Dirga deftly refuted Naira's explanation while shaking his head. His face showed panic. "There's no way I would put a hidden camera in the ladies' restroom? How many hours of free time do I have? Ah, it's impossible because I'm busy meeting with the marketing division team of my company's relations."

Naira snorted. "No way. I clearly saw that Adirga was in the ladies' restroom, sir! He must have deliberately installed a hidden camera to see what women were doing in the restroom!"

Dirga's frustration had reached its peak. He leaned closer to Naira, whispering into her ear, "It's too much trouble to install a hidden camera. I'd rather break in directly to get a better look."

Naira was wide-eyed at what Dirga said. They hadn't seen each other in years, and she didn't know how he was doing, but Dirga was still a perverted man!