Chapter 22. Looking Through the Glass
The man with thick black hair was talking on the cellphone with his father. "Yes, Dad?"
[I want you to replace me for dinner with Mr. Li, Okay?] Mr. Adyaksa asked.
"Today?" Adam asked back.
[Yes. Your mother asked to be accompanied to Singapore. You know that if I refuse, it will be a long business] Mrs. Wursita's husband replied.
Adam immediately flashed a smile and remembered his mother's sulky nature. Once upon a time, Mrs. Wursita fell ill because of her anemia and would only eat when Adam came home to feed her. At that time, Adam had not returned to Menteng for almost two months, hindered by his work with OSG, which had just started.
Trias walked with Adam to the elevator door. "The meeting with Advance Advertising will be held today, Boss. Would you like the schedule to be postponed so you can meet them in person?" Trias asked.
"No need. I'll leave it with you. Who will come later?"
"Head of their Planning division," the pregnant woman replied.
Adam was stunned for a moment, remembering that it was Bianca's division. However, he could not back down from the task given by his father. "Then our ambassador has a deal?"
"It's done. Just signing the contract, Boss. Also this afternoon. They're on their way here."
Ting!
The elevator door opened. Adam came in and pressed the button to keep the door from closing immediately. "Arrange it well. If there's anything in your doubt, give me a call," Adam instructed his assistant, then the elevator doors closed.
Bianca passed the guard post on a maroon motorbike. She had to replace Melissa who was supposed to meet their client that afternoon. The building that Bianca entered turned out to be the same building where OSG's office was. Bianca took the wrong turn to get to the parking location. So she had to circle around the vast building.
After finding the right location, the young woman took her place for her maroon motorbike. Bianca looked around, but could not find access to the inside of the building. Then she looked at the clock on her cell phone. Since she thought there was still time, she decided to enter from the front door.
As Bianca walked out of the parking lot, Adam saw her before getting in the car. "So, Bianca is representing today? Too bad," the man mumbled with one corner of his lips pulled back. The man got into the blue car named Aoi. That day he used a driver, so he sat in the back seat.
As the car slowly made its way out of the building, Adam could clearly see Bianca swinging her legs. The woman was dressed in a blazer suit with dark gray trousers. A briefcase slung over her shoulder and in her left hand she carried a laptop bag. Meanwhile, Bianca's short, shoulder-length hair was moving uncontrollably because it was being toyed with by the wind, which was blowing a little hard at that time.
There was an undefined swish in Adam as the blue car had to diverge from the woman waving at someone. 'Next time we'll see each other more often, Miss Bianca,' he promised himself.
"Big Sissy, what are you doing here?" Indira asked.
"I am also surprised how come I can meet you here. Is there an audition?" Bianca asked back.
"I will sign a contract. I will be an ambassador as well as sing the OSG jingle," Indira explained.
"OSG? That's my office's newest client. Could this be a coincidence," Bianca said happily.
"Wow, really? That means we'll be working together, right? We need to celebrate it. It's our first time, right!" Indira exclaimed.
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Adam was sitting enjoying dinner while talking with his father's important colleague in a five-star restaurant.
Mr. Li was a Taiwanese businessman who married an Indonesian woman. He was coming to visit his wife and his daughter who remained in Indonesia, while he stayed mostly in Taiwan. Then he took the time to met Mr. Adyaksa. However, the man who owned the AS Corp could not have met him. Fortunately, Adam was also knowing him, so it was not difficult for the handsome man to establish a conversation with Mr. Li.
The conversation of the occupants of the table with four chairs was interrupted by someone who came to say hello. "Adam, you were here?" Luna pinged Adam's shoulder gently.
Adam looked up and saw Luna's sweet smile had greeted him.
"Luna," Adam said politely. "Yeah, it's having dinner with a client," he added.
"Oh, sorry. Am I interrupting?" Luna asked.
"Oh, that's all right," Mr. Li said and he was quite fluent in Indonesian. "You are Luna Maheswari, aren't you?" he asked
Luna was surprised because the slanted-eyed man with a different speaking accent knew her. "Yes, I'm Luna," Luna answered, accompanied by a nod and an awkward smile because of surprised emotions.
"I know you from my daughter, Anita. My daughter really likes you," the man explained and introduced the girl who sat with sparkling eyes excitedly welcoming her idol.
The teenage girl who was sitting between her father and mother stood up and greeted Luna. "Hi, Sis. I'm Anita, a big fan of Sis Luna," the girl said excitedly.
With a happy smile, Luna returned the introduction and had time to glance at Adam.
The man did not expect his client's daughter to be a Luna fan. "May I have an autograph, Sis Luna, please," the girl asked.
"Oh, sure. Ah, but where's the signature?" Luna complained.
Adam quickly called the waiter and asked for a pen and a paper.
Luna elegantly signed and carved a little message for Anita, her big fan. "I seem to have to go back soon. Once again, I'm so sorry to disturb Mr. Li and family's dinner. I'm leaving first, Dear," Luna said to Adam. Then without hesitation Luna's smooth face moved closer to Adam's ear and whispered something there, "See you tomorrow, at lunch time, Dear."
Adam was quite impressed by Luna's aggressiveness. However, the man had a good ability to be as calm as possible.
"Uncle Adam, I really like Sis Luna. She's super beautiful," Anita said. "I wish I could be friends with Sis Luna," she continued.
Hearing Anita's wish, Adam had an idea. His lips curved into a smile.