Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Rangga tilted his head and looked closely at Riani\'s face. His arms were crossed behind his body like a boss inspecting his subordinates. He was still waiting for an answer from Riani, who had just spewed vile words towards Lisa.

"What\'s wrong with Lisa? I am waiting for your answer!" Rangga demanded again, his intonation slightly rising.

Breaking in cold sweat as she was caught fighting a former employee, Riani glanced left and right trying to make excuses. As she lowered her head and tried to explain it, her body staggered a little. 

"Sir… Lisa… She dared to mock me just now! Look at the cardboard that she brings, I\'m afraid she stole something from your office. I was just asking her to check it but she made fun of my face and said that I\'m ugly instead. I know that Lisa used to work in this office, but that doesn\'t mean she can just get away making fun of me, right?"

Hearing Riani\'s nonsensical explanation just now made the frown on Rangga\'s forehead even more obvious. The man pursed his lips and asked suspiciously. "Are you sure Lisa took some stuff that\'s not hers?"

"That\'s why sir! I was about to check but Lisa insisted that the items in the box were all hers. How suspicious, right?!" Riani replied as if Rangga was on her side.

The man then rubbed his chin while looking up. "Well, as far as I know, Lisa is not the type to be irresponsible, let alone take things that don\'t belong to her," he replied casually,  tilting his shoulders.

Riani was immediately surprised to hear Rangga\'s relaxed, unsuspecting response. Her plan to gain the man\'s favor failed miserably. Riani began to lose her mind and tried to taunt Lisa further.

"But sir! She dared to mock me!" Riani shrieked, insisting that she was innocent.

"Mr. Rangga, don\'t listen to all what Riani is saying. I was the one who helped Ms Lisa clean up her personal belongings yesterday, so you don\'t have to worry about her taking items other than hers because it\'s definitely impossible!" Vira interrupted, defending Lisa.

Riani turned her head as she showed a sour face on Vira and snorted in annoyance.

"You said Lisa mocked you that your face was ugly but you didn\'t explain to me how it started that she reacted that way towards you, no? Riani?" Rangga asked back.

"I don\'t know! Anyway, I stopped her from coming out of this office because I suspected she was stealing stuff but she refused and then made fun of me!"

Rangga cleared his throat in return. The man seemed unfazed by Riani\'s boasting. "Lisa, is it true what Riani said just now? Is it true that you mocked her and said her face is ugly?"

The man then looked at Lisa. His face was serious without expression. Riani looked at Lisa feeling glorious and happy that Lisa would lose Rangga\'s respect soon.

Lisa nodded without hesitation. "Yes, that\'s right, I made fun of Riani," she answered plainly and smiled politely at Rangga.

"Then, is it true that you didn\'t allow Riani to check the contents of the box you brought?" Rangga asked again.

Lisa nodded. "That\'s right, because this is my personal stuff and Riani has no right to it." A polite smile was still on the corners of her lips which flushed like rose petals.

Hearing Lisa\'s response, which seemed neither afraid nor shaken made Riani even more furious. She was amazed by Lisa, why was that bitch still able to smile at times like this!?

Rangga cleared his throat and raised an eyebrow. "Is it true you took some items with you?" He asked again to make sure.

Lisa shook her head firmly. "One hundred percent false. This is all of my personal belongings. You know me. I am your childhood friend."

"Okay, good, that means you don\'t let people who act arbitrarily dare to bother you," Rangga replied casually.

Hearing his words just now certainly made Riani even more furious and cringe. At first, she thought Rangga would side with her, but the opposite happened!

"Mr Rangga, you...!? How!?? Why are you defending this shameless woman!?" Riani exclaimed, pointing at Lisa\'s face.

"Who owns this advertising company?" Rangga replied sharply.

"You, sir..." Riani answered in a trembling voice. She stepped back a few inches from where she stood.

"Then who has the right to inspect the cardboard box?" Rangga asked again, his tone getting sharper and colder.

Riani looked down, feeling cornered. "You, sir..."

"Well, if I say Lisa didn\'t take office stuff, do you still doubt me?" Rangga asked again.

Riani could only reluctantly shake her head in return. The grim-faced woman failed to carry out her plan to demonize Lisa in front of Rangga. 

"Besides, your face is also ugly if you keep mistreating my employees. You haven\'t changed Riani, that\'s why I didn\'t raise your rank in this office. You are so arrogant and disgusting. But fortunately, this office has been taken over by Maria. So, enjoy it while it lasts," Rangga said at length.

The man\'s response was like a spear that pierced Riani\'s heart. She did not think that her superior would defend Lisa, who she thought was nobody and didn\'t deserve it. Riani had run out of words again, she was defeated so badly!

"Go back to your room, Riani. Do your job properly!" 

"But Mr. Rangga, why do you have the heart to defend Lisa, she\'s clearly not part of your company anymore, right? Why didn\'t you defend me!? I\'ve done my best in this office!" Riani suddenly exclaimed.

"I\'ll give you a last warning! If you make trouble again, I will have no qualms about removing you from my company even if Maria has taken over it! I still have authority as your boss in this building! Now, go back to your office or take all your belongings and never come back to this office!" Rangga pointed inside. His eyes glared fiercely at Riani, who was seen cowering in fear.

Without saying much, Riani immediately rushed into her room with a very sour face and a fiery heart. She stared at Lisa\'s face with a gaze full of hatred.

When the gloomy-faced woman left, Vira dismissed herself to return to the finance department room, leaving Rangga and Lisa together at the entrance.

The man then took a deep breath and glanced at his watch for a moment before looking at Lisa who was still stunned carrying a cardboard box. "Ugh, that crazy bastard woman. Why am I still making her an employee in this office?"

Lisa just shrugged her shoulders. She no longer wanted to deal with the man with black curly hair but something prevented her from leaving the office building immediately.

"I guess I\'ll go back first. Thanks for helping me." 

When Lisa stepped towards the gate, Rangga patted her shoulder to prevent her from leaving. "Lis, wait. I want to talk to you!"

Lisa turned around and took a deep breath. She rolled her eyes as if she was tired of all the charade that was happening today. 

\'What else is there? I want to go home!\'