Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Chapter 188 - A Box Of Chocolates For Me?

Lisa read the chat history between Rangga and Bella. The contents of the messages were nothing more than small chit chats between two teenagers who'd just graduated from high school.

Lisa wanted to laugh reading the conversation between Bella and Rangga. Her younger sister was just like a teenager!

'Have you eaten yet, Brother Rangga?'

'What time will you be home?'

'Good morning, have a nice day!'

Those were the texts that Bella sent to Rangga.

From the chat, Lisa could read that Rangga didn't say anything harsh that could potentially hurt Bella. The man refused all of Bella's invitations softly and politely. Some of them sounded firm and straightforward, such as when Bella innocently expressed her love for Rangga through the message.

After reading the chat between her sister and Rangga, Lisa sighed with relief. Some of Rangga's sentences might sound harsh to Bella, but the man maintained his politeness and distance from the girl.

Lisa began to understand why Bella was furious last night. Being rejected by the person you liked the most was painful, but that didn't mean she had to justify her bad attitude to Lisa last night!

Lisa returned Rangga's cellphone feeling uneasy and embarrassed. She shouldn't have interfered in the man's personal affairs. However, as a good sister, Lisa didn't want her younger sister to get caught up in complicated love affairs like hers.

"Sorry, I'm done checking. I shouldn't have read that but I just want to protect my sister. Sorry, it's not that I don't believe you, but my younger sibling has to finish her college first. That's why I don't want Bella to go out with anyone for a while," Lisa said, looking down shyly.

"Hey, just relax! I understand, you've become a good sister for Bella," Rangga said casually with a thin smile. The man's face looked a little sour, but he wasn't angry with Lisa.

"Alright then. I'll go back to my room," Lisa lowered her head then turned her body. Before she could take a step, the man hurriedly stopped her steps.

"Wait, Lis!" Rangga opened his drawer and took out a shiny black box. "I want to give you this. This chocolate is from my client when I had a meeting in Bandung. You know, I don't really like chocolate. This is too much after all so I want to share it."

Rangga pushed the black box towards Lisa. The box was quite large, with excellent materials and looked luxurious!

"Wow, thanks. But I don't think I can accept your chocolate," Lisa gently refused.

Rangga frowned, looking confused. "Why not? Don't you like chocolate?"

Lisa shook her head. "It's not like that, I..."

"Afraid of being fat?" Rangga replied before Lisa continued her sentence.

"That's... No! It's not that I'm afraid of getting fat or I don't want it, but I think a boy giving chocolate to a girl means he likes that girl. I have told you many times that I will not receive your love," Lisa replied bluntly.

Rangga bursted out laughing at what Lisa said just now. For as long as he became her close friend, Rangga had never heard Lisa talk about the relationship between chocolate and love.

"Gosh, Lisa. I swear you're so funny sometimes! I didn't only give this to you, idiot. I also gave it to other employees. Yesterday, the client gave me lots of chocolate. Seriously there were like 10 boxes of them!" Rangga said, still chuckling.

"Seriously?" Lisa raised an eyebrow.

"Really, I swear I dare to bet! You just take it and share it with your friends or to your neighbors if you have one!" Rangga explained, waving his hand.

"Really? Just watch if you lie to me, I'll smack your face hard!" Lisa added with a little annoyed voice.

"Just ask Dita, my secretary outside. Yesterday I gave her two boxes!" Rangga exclaimed, smiling ignorantly.

Lisa rolled her eyes at that. She grabbed the box and said, "Then, I'll take this! Thanks!"

The man just nodded in return.

Lisa picked up the chocolate box and walked to the exit. Before she closed the door, she said, "Thank you for your time, Mr. Rangga!"

When Lisa went down to the ground floor, she returned to the finance department with a black chocolate box. 

The view of the chocolate box was very interesting so Sarah immediately approached Lisa and asked, "Sis, who is this chocolate box from? Hmm... from Mr. Rangga, huh?"

"Shush! Don't get the wrong idea! He's not only giving it to me, other employees are also given!" Lisa answered plainly.

Hearing that sentence, Sarah frowned. "Really? How come I didn't receive it?"

"Most likely because you are the source of the gossip, that's why he doesn't give you one," Lisa teased, sticking out her tongue.

She then returned to her desk and put the box of black chocolate on the table.

From behind her desk, Riani stared at Lisa with a fierce gaze full of malice. The woman with the gloomy face was jealous of her. How dare Lisa come out from Rangga's room with a box of expensive chocolates!

Riani grabbed her handheld mirror and looked at her face. She preened in front of the mirror she was holding, muttering, "I'm much prettier than Lisa. I'm taller and slimmer. Why doesn't Mr. Rangga just give the chocolate box to me!?"

Since her arrival at Colors Advertising, Lisa had been in the spotlight in the entire office. In the past, Riani was the figure that the employees always looked up to and feared. But now, she was like a tiger that had lost its teeth!

Riani swore in her heart, she would do everything she could to kick Lisa out of the office forever!

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After work, Lisa called Andien. She knew very well that Andien was a food lover and that chocolate was among her favorite. 

Seeing that Rangga gave not a few chocolates, she needed Andien's help to finish it. Especially if it's expensive chocolate. Of course Andien wouldn't reject it!

"Hello, Lis. What's up?" Andien asked from across the phone. Her voice was hoarse.

"Hey punk, are you sick?" Lisa asked back.

"No, I'm just not feeling well. I've just prepared to return to my apartment. Why Lis?"

"Do you want to stop by my boarding house now?"

"What's wrong, Lis? Do you need urgent help?" Andien asked, starting to worry.

"Oh no, but I'm sure you won't refuse!"

"Come on, what do you want to say, Lis?"

"I have chocolate from my boss. An expensive brand, the Goldiva chocolate, Ndien! I was given a big box!"

Hearing Lisa's sentence, Andien's eyes immediately lit up. Without further ado, the woman from across the phone said, "Wait for me, Lis! I'll immediately go to your boarding house now!!!!"

And the phone was closed.

About twenty minutes later, there was a knock on Lisa's door. Andien had arrived!

"Wow, you're always the fastest when it comes to food!" Lisa exclaimed as she opened the door.