Chapter 6: War

The maiden doesn't know that the man that she is with already planned, and knows everything from the time that he sets foot in her hometown. That's why, even if Alma does not tell Raymart where to go, he surely knows. But Raymart just stayed silent and obeyed Alma.

"Turn there."

"That's right, keep straight."

"Oops! Turn right."

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Finally, they arrived at the house of Alma's parents, and Raymart opened the locks on the doors of his car.

"We're here already. Thank you."

Alma was about to go out when Raymart spoke.

"Will you not invite me inside?"

Alma rolled her eyes and faced him. "As far as I know, you are the CEO of a successful company. So, it's impossible for you to unable to afford a room in a hotel."

"What if I told you that, I don't. Because I didn't bring a lot of money with me?"

Alma angrily raised both of her middle fingers and madly got out of his car. Raymart smirked and followed Alma while his hands were inside his pockets.

Alma's parents both welcomed them into their house, but it seems like they froze on the spot where they're standing when they saw that their one and only daughter had brought a man.

Alma faked a cough and introduced the man to them. "Mother, father. This is Raymart, my former boss."

The sparkles in the eyes of the two elderly couple became dull and cold because of what they heard.

"You, shameless bastard! What are your rights to humiliate my daughter?"

Mr. Rama did not hesitate to punch Raymart in the face while the two women inside the house are trying their best to stop the old man.

"Gurang (old man/woman)! Stop now, you might kill the young man."

"Father, please stop!"

Raymart answered while covering his face; preventing the fists of Mr. Rama from hitting the vital area of a human body, which is the head. "It's o-okay. I know that I d-deserve this."

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"How are you, my son?" Mrs. Rama asked him.

"I am fine, ma'am."

He did not expect that even though Alma's father was already 76 years old, can still punch someone that strong. There's no doubt that he was left unconscious afterwards. Raymart also felt embarrassed because of what happened, especially when the old man said the reason why he became angry at him. It's all because of his assholeness towards his one and only daughter!

"Forgive me for what I have done to your daughter, ma'am" he sincerely said.

The old woman smiled and gently stroked the cold damp cloth on the reddish bump on his forehead before passing him the water. "Oh, dear! I am the one who needs to apologize after what my husband did to you, son. That old man almost killed you! My daughter's future was at stake if he really did."

Raymart choked on and swallowed the water. "W-what do you mean, ma'am?"

Mrs. Rama grins and was about to speak when Alma came inside the room where he is staying.

"Mother! Is he awake?"

"Yes, daughter! Son, I'll go ahead. I'll let you and my daughter spent time alone together for a while." Mrs. Rama said giddily.

Later on, Alma entered the room carrying a tray with a soup, pain reliever and a glass of water in it, and she puts it on the bedside table.

"A-ah, sorry? Hehe." Alma said while biting her lower lip.

Raymart just smiled a little before taking a spoonful of the soup that Alma had brought for him. "Hmm, this tastes great Did you cook it?"

"Yes. Ahm, how is your wounds, Mr. Guerrero?"

"Raymart is better, just like how you called me earlier."

Alma raised her eyebrows while crossing her arms on her chest. "You, if you just don't have bruises and a lump on your forehead right now, I might do much worse than what my father did to you!"

Raymart slightly laughs before putting down the bowl of soup, then, holding Alma's hand. "Thank you and... sorry. I thought, you were just angry because of our last figh in my office. But there's some other reasons why you also hate my presence. Believe me or not Alma, I never intend to humiliate or despise you. It's just that, I saw something wrong to your deed that's why I scolded you."

"Really? But, why you don't scold at the nosy employees? Kindly explain that to me if ever there is no such thing as favoritism that is happening in your company."

"Rumors? Did you listen to what they are saying Alma?"

"N-no. But they are forming a group and talking!"

"It's because they are collaborating to accomplish one big project before you resigned. Didn't I announce that we will prepare a welcome party for the new investors? Collaborative projects in my company are not new anymore. Even last year I also gave a collaborative project to the selected employees."

Alma was out of words and just shook her head to the side. Because the truth is, she sleeps while Raymart is announcing, that's why she didn't know what his speech was all about.

"You were once my secretary for a long time. So, how come that you don't know? We're you sleeping at that time too?"

Raymart was fully aware that Alma sleeps during working hours, but he just ignored it, unless there was paperwork that needed to be finished. He secretly smiled as he remembers that time when he saw Alma right now, who is feeling shy and didn't know what to do.