169 Days With Mr. CEO
18. Coincidental Meeting

The next day, Bianca goes to Daniel's workplace as usual. This time Bianca brought a few pieces of toast and salad.

Along the way, Bianca guesses whether Daniel is in his office or not.

The girl's guess didn't miss.

Daniel Alvarez Tyee was sitting in his big chair, struggling with his laptop.

"Hi, good morning." Bianca cheerful greeting.

"..." - ".Daniel gave no answer at all.

"Good morning, Mr Daniel?" Bianca repeated her greeting.

"Hm." Daniel replied after sighing.

"Here I bring you breakfast, toast and salad." Bianca put the paper bag on the left side of Daniel's desk.

If it was like the previous day Bianca would take a seat on the sofa chair and would look at the motion and handsome face of Daniel of course from a distance.

However, now Bianca took a seat in front of Daniel, between them only separated the man's desk.

Bianca pressed her hands together and looked at Daniel.

"Do you have no other job but to stare at me like that?" Daniel asked without looking at Bianca. His fingers deftly typed a collection of letters on his laptop keyboard.

"There was. My job is to make sure Daniel stays okay." Reply Bianca smiled.

Daniel took a slow breath. He refocused to type some reports that had been delayed due to his cut period of several days.

"Two Sundays is my birthday. About my request to be married to you was granted no?" Bianca asked Daniel who looked more like a monologue to himself.

"..." - ".Daniel was busy with his work.

"Don't forget my birthday in two weeks on March 16. I always try to be the first to say when the people closest to me have a birthday. Later on December 9th I will also be the first to say 'happy birthday' to you." Bianca.

"..." - ".Daniel did not comment. He was a little surprised when Bianca leaned towards him to take the pen in his pocket.

Bianca took the paper on her right side. The girl started drawing

"It's okay to get married for 169 days. You can divorce me afterwards. I just want to marry you." In the midst of his busy life scribbling a sheet of paper in his hand, Bianca still rambled.

"You think getting married is like playing?" Daniel sneered at the thought of the girl in front of him whom he rated short-spoken.

"Yes of course it's different, but if you want to marry me for the next it's okay I'll be happy." Bianca replied, still diligently finishing the picture.

"..." - ".Daniel took a breath. Don't know what to comment.

After a while, Bianca was done with her work.

"What are you typing? too busy?" Ask Bianca.

"Report." Daniel answered briefly.

"Isn't that your secretary's job?" Ask Bianca.

"Stella, leave today because of illness." Daniel replied with the words 'Oh' by Bianca.

"Why don't you ask the other employees?" ask Bianca again.

"They're doing other things too, you don't ask anymore. I need to finish this report so I can attend Alicia's show." Daniel was upset.

Bianca who heard that Daniel had an appointment with Alicia smiled stiffly.

'Oh apparently so you can quickly go with Alicia.'

"Go to what show?" Bianca asked in a soft voice. He was trying to find out where the man went with Alicia.

Daniel looked at her sharply.

"If you have no business, leave my room immediately." Daniel ketus.

Feeling that his efforts failed, Bianca left Daniel's office with a sense of resentment in her heart.

Daniel did not move out of his chair until the afternoon. The breakfast brought by Bianca he ate in the middle of the day because he was hungry.

Daniel finished his work at 16:11. Some of his employees saluted and bailed home.

The man immediately cleaned his desk from the bread crumbs and threw the food wrapper into a garbage basket located not far from his desk.

After putting his laptop in, the man grabbed his suit draped on the shoulder of the chair.

Before he left the study, Daniel stopped when he saw a piece of paper with some drawing patterns.

The man's hand stretched out to grab the piece of paper. Then he observed what was drawn by Bianca earlier.

***

Thomas arrived earlier than he had promised. At five o'clock in the afternoon he came in front of Bianca's house in a red suit. But one of the housemaids who opened the door for her said that Bianca was still washing her body in the bathroom and told the man to come in and wait in the living room.

"Eh, Thomas come on in." Lady Liliana who passed from the back garden was shocked when Thomas, her daughter's friend, came to visit.

"Yes Aunty.." Thomas walks behind the laid-back mistress Liliana carrying a basket of red roses that had just been picked up from the back garden.

Thomas thinks he might have to bring a bouquet of flowers for his Cherry later.

After quite a long conversation with lady Liliana and enjoy a variety of cakes and tea on the table. Thomas watched Bianca climb down the stairs carefully. Currently, Bianca wears a dress color in line with her attributes. The silver-colored clutch looked sweet and glittering in his grasp.

Thomas got up from his seat and thanked him for the banquet, the man asked the permission of Lady Liliana to bring Bianca to his friend's event.

Lady Liliana escorted them to their doorstep and reminded them not to go home too late.

Thomas Fodao's black Volkswagen Beetle has already darted out of Bianca's yard.

"Well probably before I left for Australia to go to college." Thomas Fodao replied when the traffic light showed red and his car stopped.

"Well, this car is still strong and good too." Praise Bianca while wiping the dashboard that looks clean.

Hearing Bianca's words made Thomas smile with pride. His late grandfather's legacy car still looks stylish in Bianca's eyes.

A moment Laura's shadow flashed across Thomas' head. Laura almost used to ride her car. But Thomas often felt annoyed when Laura berated his car with the title of a butut car and not modern at all.

Grandpa Thomas did not wrongly name his car as Schmecker¹, every time annoying people participate in his car, then every time it was also his car broke down suddenly.

How many times did Laura have that day? don't ask me again even Laura already considers Schmecker as her sworn enemy.

Perhaps Thomas's assumption could be true. Even in the middle of the road that is jammed until arriving at the event location, the car that is overlapped with Bianca is still functioning properly.

They arrived at six in less than ten minutes. The South Jakarta area, especially the Kemang area during their departure time, is the ideal time for workers who want to go home.

Thomas and Bianca looked through the windshield of their car, and several people in red dresscodes entered the gallery building.

Bianca got out of the car first, while Thomas saw the car glass for a bit to comb her hair which he had given a little hair oil from home.

After praising himself with the phrase 'Thomas Fodao is indeed the coolest man of the century.' The man immediately got out of his car with a bouquet of roses he bought by the roadside on his way to the event venue. After locking his beloved car with double security, Thomas walks with Bianca to the door of the building.

This is not the first time Bianca has visited an exhibition. Several times he had been invited by his Grandfather and also his father in the inauguration of the gallery building in China or painting auction for humanitarian donations.

Bianca never thought that the world would become so narrow and appear as broad as a leaf inhabited by a caterpillar, wherever the caterpillar goes will seem crowded because it meets the same things.

And among the possibilities, he never thought that he would meet someone he knew very well while talking to several men. Choose to retreat? already late. The best option is to lower your head.

"Hello Tomi.." Say hello to a beautiful girl with a man by her side.

"Hi, Cher." Thomas was a little nervous but tried to display his best smile.

"Oh, this is a flower for you. Congratulations on your return and the show this time." Thomas handed me a bouquet of roses.

"Thank you, are you with your girlfriend?" Asked the girl, she felt familiar and strange with the attitude of the woman next to Thomas who had just been silent and lowered his head.

"Oh, ma'am, this isn't my friend's name..." Thomas nudges Bianca's arm, hoping the girl helps him to talk.

"Bianca?" Alicia was surprised.

Bianca grimaces.

"Ha-hello Alice." Sapa Bianca raised her clumsy hand.

"So you two know each other?" Thomas asked in surprise, the man instantly covered his mouth as the people around them turned to stare at him.

"What's wrong?" A man approached them.

"Oh no, it's okay." Answer Alicia.

"Bianca?" Daniel asked a little surprised.

Bianca who felt her name was called back smiled stiffly.

Alicia suddenly grabbed Daniel's arm.

Bianca and Thomas who saw it were upset not playing.

"The three of us already knew each other and—" Before Alicia could finish her sentence, an art curator called her name to immediately go up to the podium giving words of welcome.

"Okay, I'll stay a while. Enjoy the show." When Alicia passed away. Bianca, who was uncomfortable because Daniel was still staring at her, reasoned to go to the toilet.

Leaving Daniel and Thomas alone.

"Excuse me, Thomas Fodao." Said Thomas with a face that he was deliberately arrogant about, the man stretched out his hand.

Daniel looked at the hands of the man before him with a flat look.

"Daniel Alvarez Tyee."

Thomas Fodao gnashed his teeth when his hand was not countered. He quickly pulled his hand.

Feeling familiar with the name, Thomas again sorted out his memories. Both of his eyes were rounded as he regained his memories.

"And-Daniel?" Her speech stammered. The man who owned the name first turned around and left.

Thomas who was about to ask Bianca directly forgot that Bianca had already left.

Finally the man squeezed his hair in frustration.

***

Bianca had just come out of the ladies' bathroom when Thomas called her many times and in an annoyed tone invited Bianca home. Bianca knew maybe Thomas was in shock and feeling really stupid in front of Alicia right now.

As Bianca rushed towards the gallery building, her phone shook again. The girl immediately grabbed her phone in her clutch without first reading who called her.

"Huh-hello? yes Tom—"

'Enjoying the party eh? just wait it'll be time your loved ones die.'

The mysterious caller turned off his phone connection unilaterally.

Bianca who was shocked to hear the threat began to watch her surroundings. He believes the mysterious caller is stalking him.

"Hey, where have you been? Let's hurry up and leave. Cheri invited us to dinner." Thomas Fodao suddenly came and pulled Bianca who was still silently staring to head towards the building.

When Bianca looked back, she found someone in all-black clothes and wearing a mask of the character 'Scream' waving at her.

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