Not the Substitute Girl
You're Alea Kan?

Annika walks gontai into the lobby of her office, the girl of Alea's age is again made dizzy with the questions of Alea's parents. If Alea was apprenticed to Milan, why would Alea never contact them. Not informing them. Alea was often at odds with her parents. But the girl never forgot to tell her father and mother even though only through messages.

Nika, who is a neighbor of Alea, certainly knows. Although Alea's family relationship was not good, Alea's parents loved their only daughter very much. Nika admitted that sometimes Alea's attitude was directed at her father and mother.

Alea liked to be alone when asking for something. No matter what their parents are in trouble. Alea's parents always worked hard so that whatever Alea wanted could be realized. But it was never realized by Alea.

"Aduuhhhh.eh sorry." Annika hurriedly apologized when she accidentally bumped into someone.

"You're daydreaming, huh?" An's voice instantly made Nika lift her face.

"I.yes that's it." Nika replied while scratching her non-itchy head. Both then go hand in hand.

"Did Vano trouble you?" He asked while they were in the elevator. Nika recently joined the main designer team after her Frienship Bracelet design caught Vano's attention. The head of the design division plans to release Nika's design after the Black Rose series is completed.

"No, Mr. Aciel has been very helpful in developing my abilities. I learned a lot from him." Nika's face immediately changed suddenly when talking about work. The girl momentarily forgot Alea's affairs. An and Nika talk a lot while walking down the hallway that connects the floor where Alea's room is located and the design division building. Both seem to have similar interests. Both like to exercise.

"How about Sunday we go cycling?" tawar An's.

"really? Are you not busy? As far as I'm concerned, the assistant CEO doesn't look at the time." Nika said slowly. The two have become familiar lately.

"Let me see my schedule again." An replied while scratching his head.

Nika chuckled, followed by An who was also laughing. Nika's laughter came to a halt as her two eyeballs looked at Alea walking in tandem with Orion, followed by Atika and Xuan behind them.

"Alea.." murmured Nika. The girl reflexively ran towards Alea. An was certainly surprised by it, the next second, An waved his hand at Xuan.

"Wait first! Who's she?" An held back the hand of Nika who was already halfway after Alea, which Xuan directed to turn as soon as he saw the code from An.

"He's my friend Alea!" Jerit Nika's.

"You're not wrong, are you? She is Serafina Athaya, my superior."

Deg, Nika's backtracking. Heard the words of An. The girl clearly saw that it was Alea, but why did An call Alea Sera.

"Is it possible that it actually happened. Alea's got a double aka doppelganger." Nika was pensive where she stood. Recall Alea's habit of painting a pair of twin roses when the girl had free time outside of college and part time.

Nika once asked about Alea's favorite. The girl only replied that she liked to paint it, Alea felt that someone was waiting for help from her.

"But it was clear Alea wasn't Sera." Nika's murmur was still pecking in place.

Huufft

"Almost just." An exhaled a sigh of relief, he was already beside Xuan who was laughing looking at the anxious look of his co-worker.

For now they are safe. But next time, who knows. Xuan and An returned to their respective posts. Today there are many clients who would like to meet to discuss cooperation with Star Jewelry.

Unlike Xuan and An who are getting busy working, Nika actually has to face the scorn of her teammates in the design division. Several times Nika's co-worker sees the girl talking to Xuan and An, making Nika's co-worker suspicious, if the girl gets into the design division with the help of Xuan and An who is known to be the assistant CEO where they work.

Nika repeatedly took her breath to loosen the tightness in the chest. Working under a lot of pressure made Nika start to get frustrated. Vano acknowledged the ability and saw Nika's talent, but the others were nothing like that. They assume that Nika entered the place in a dirty way.

"Well, working in a place where the mouth and hands are just as creative. His hands were busy designing, his mouth was busy sneering." Inner Nika. The girl will try to survive, because what they say is not true. Nika feels she has the ability and deserves to be there.

"I'll prove what they say isn't true. I have the ability," Nika was determined inwardly. Even if he knew it would be difficult. In that state, Nika remembered Alea. The girl though was very annoying, but always gave support to whatever Nika was doing. Alea and Nika support each other for good in their development.

"I miss you Lea." Whispering Nika after returning failed to call Alea's number. The girl looked at the smiling face of Alea beside her in a picture frame that was on her cubicle table.

"Look, he even dreamed of being close to our CEO." The chirps of a colleague Nika who passed behind the girl. Nika took her breath, preferring to ignore the sounds that would only make her head grow dizzy.

But from the apogee of Nika's co-worker makes the girl curious, how similar Alea and the CEO of Star Jewelry they say is similar. Nika is determined to meet Sera. Such was the monologue Nika had in her heart when the girl came out of her room in the afternoon, when the working hours were over.

Upon arriving at the lobby exit, Nika's eyes were rounded. To see someone she so desperately wanted to meet in person. Alea got out of the elevator by herself. Without Orion, Axa, Xuan or An. Not even Atika.

Nika froze again when she saw Sera's appearance that was completely similar to Alea's. "No. She's not Sera, she's Alea." Nika muttered, looking at Alea who looked busy with a phone in her hand, to the point of not seeing Nika.

Alea passed by Nika without knowing Nika's presence there. Walk in a hurry to the parking lot where a red Ferrari F8 Spider is located. Alea paused for a moment, before opening the door. That was when Nika ran towards Alea.

"Alea!!!" yelled Nika loudly

Alea's hand movements that wanted to open the car door came to a halt. The girl was silent and surprised. Heard a call from a voice he was very familiar with. "Annika's." The whisper of Alea lirih.

Alea's body froze with cold sweat started to pour on the girl's forehead. "Relax Alea. Calm. If you don't act, Nika won't know it's you." Inner Alea was worried.

The girl shook her head as Nika's footsteps sounded closer.

"You're Alea, right?"

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