Trial Marriage Husband : I Am CEO's Plaything

Chapter 261 - Looking For The Culprit

"Andien! Have you woken up already?!" Lisa shouted, surprised to find her friend grinning nosily.

"Sorry to bother you, but this is a hospital. I don't want to be presumptuous but...  don't do it here please? Sir? Lisa?" Andien added politely. 

Oscar got out of bed and let Lisa go. He fixed his messy tie and shirt and cleared his throat. The man then lowered his head for a moment, his face slightly flushed with embarrassment. 

"I'm sorry Andien, it's a habit," Oscar said briefly. His head was still bowed.

"By the way, why is Mr. Oscar here?" Andien asked innocently. She turned her body towards Oscar who was sitting across from her bed.

"What are you talking about? Oscar is your boss. It's his responsibility if the employee has an accident. You should be grateful that you have an understanding boss like Oscar who's willing to take care of you in the hospital. Not all bosses are like him!" Lisa explained excitedly.

"Oh my God, thank you very much Mr. Oscar. I'm so sorry this must be really bothering you. I apologize for the trouble," Andien said softly. 

"Hey, please don't hesitate. It's not your wish to be hospitalized, anyway," Oscar replied softly.

Lisa approached Andien's bed and sat on the edge of the bed. She lowered her body so that it was parallel to Andien's face then said, "Ndien, can you tell me how did you get into the hospital like this?"

Andien turned her head and looked closely at Lisa's face. The woman's lips suddenly clenched when she heard the question that Lisa had just asked. She sighed, trying to calm herself before finally speaking up, "I was in the office... But suddenly my lower stomach felt really painful. I didn't know how the story went, I just passed out and when I woke up— I was already in the hospital,"

Andien's explanation just made Lisa even more curious and suspicious. As far as she knew, Andien was not in a relationship with any man. What kind of man had the heart to commit such a dishonorable act to Andien that she had to become pregnant and suffered an early miscarriage?

"Ndien, do you want to tell me who did this to you?" Lisa asked slowly. Her eyes were narrowed while her hands crossed and her face filled with suspicion.

Her question just now made Andien's heart beat very fast. Even she herself did not know that she was pregnant!

Andien was silent for a long time, she just stared at Lisa's eyes blankly. Her mouth fell open slightly in confusion. Her eyeballs glanced at Oscar a few times, beckoning Lisa.

"Okay, if you can't tell, now, no problem. Anyway, you still have to tell me when you're ready, okay?" Lisa said attentively.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Lis, my thoughts are so messy today. I will tell you tomorrow, because I myself did not realize that I was pregnant," Andien said with a sad and pitiful face. There was a feeling of regret behind her dark eyes.

***

In the morning exactly 2 hours before the operating procedure, Lisa and Oscar rushed to their respective offices. Oscar went to go to the office first, while Lisa accompanied Andien in the hospital for just a few minutes. 

"Oscar, I don't want your company to fall apart just because you were late for work," Lisa said worriedly. She fixed the gold haired man's tie then touched her cheek.

"All right, take care of yourself, Lisa. Don't forget to have lunch later. And as for Andien," Oscar said while turning his eyes to Andien. "Hopefully the operation will run smoothly, and don't forget to rest a lot," he continued then walked out of room 202.

Now only Lisa and Andien were left in room 202. The two women could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Andien could tell her stories freely without interference from her superior. It's not that she didn't respect her boss, but it was precisely because Andien didn't want her image to look ugly in Oscar's eyes that she didn't dare to tell Lisa last night.

"Alright so... I want to tell you about how I got pregnant but I don't even understand if I'm pregnant myself," Andien suddenly said.

Lisa sat on the chair next to Andien's bed. She leaned forward, sharpened her sense of hearing then focused her attention on Andien. "Tell me everything, Ndien."

"So it all started a month ago when I had to go out of town on a business trip. I accompanied Damar, that's the story. I stayed overnight and then I got drunk at the hotel bar with some people who were also out on duty," Andien said softly. 

"Ndien, don't tell me if you were raped by Damar!?" Lisa exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course not, duh! Damar didn't even drink alcohol," Andien said irritably.

"Then who was it, Ndien?"

Andien was silent. Remembering the face of a man who took her virginity alone made her feel disgusted and hurt. She looked away from Lisa's face. With a heavy tongue and choked throat, Andien said, "The president of another company who was on duty together with Petersson Communication ..."

Lisa frowned, her face looked very worried. "Ndien, did you hear what you just said? You were not sedated by the president of another company, weren't you !?"

Andien buried her face on the pillow. Remembering the vague events that had happened from long ago made her feel disgusted with herself and tarnished.

"I really don't know, I was drunk at the bar and the next morning, I woke up in the hotel room alone. I don't really remember who got in with me after I had a hangover at the bar. Anyway, I'm sure it must be the president director of the company who joined the Petersson company," Andien added, shedding sad tears.

Hearing the sadness and grief of her best friend, Lisa immediately tapped Andien on the shoulder and hugged her tightly. She tried to calm Andien's frantic heart by stroking her back several times until Andien stopped sobbing.

"Alright. I know how you feel. I've been through the same thing. I am sure if there is a connection with the president of another company, Oscar will not remain silent on this," Lisa said, assuring Andien not to worry.

"Lis," Andien said, still sobbing, "Don't tell Oscar, please. I don't want to bother him because of my carelessness."

"Don't say that, Oscar is a responsible person! You just leave this to me, let me do the talking. You just need to take a lot of rest after surgery. I'll come home from work to give you the news. Sorry I can't accompany you this afternoon, wait for me," Lisa said, tapping Andien's shoulder firmly.

In return, Andien just nodded and said, "Thank you, Lis."

***

In a taxi to the Colors Advertising office, Lisa chatted with Oscar via instant message. She still couldn't accept what happened to Andien. Since the man did not take responsibility on her, Andien had to undergo surgery because of an early miscarriage.

Lisa was typing fast on her cell phone's screen while occasionally glancing down at the street, gritting her teeth in irritation.

Lisa: Oscar, can I ask you a favor?

Oscar: Anything for you, Lisa

Lisa: I want you to find the irresponsible man who had the heart to impregnate Andien and then walked away. Andien just told me that the man who slept with her was the president of one of the companies that collaborated with your company.

Oscar: Leave it to me, thanks for telling me, Lisa.

Lisa smiled at the last message sent by Oscar. Her heart was a little more relieved than before.. She put her cell phone into her purse then took a deep breath.