Episode 2

Thalia had been living her new life in city S for eight months, experiencing various journeys and life's obstacles with smiles and tears. Fortunately, there was Riri who always helped her in many things, including finding her a job. Although Riri was very kind and offered her to live with her, Thalia preferred to rent a small room since a few months ago. With her salary as an employee at the company where Riri worked, Thalia felt it was enough to support herself and pay for her boarding house so she wouldn't have to burden her friend too much.

"So diligent." Riri approached Thalia's work desk.

Thalia, who turned to her friend, smiled.

Riri landed her weight on the chair in front of Thalia's work desk. "Don't overwork yourself, Thalia."

"Poor your baby if you get exhausted," Thalia interjected, then smiled. It seemed Thalia had memorized the advice that her friend uttered almost every day.

Yes, after two months of living in city S, Thalia felt something strange about herself. Her body easily got tired and her head often felt dizzy. Riri, who was worried about her condition at that time, then took Thalia to get her condition checked by a doctor. How surprised Riri was when the doctor stated that Thalia was pregnant.

Thalia, who initially wanted to hide her marriage, finally confessed to Riri that the child she was carrying was her husband's child. Even so, Thalia was not willing to tell much, including who exactly was the figure of her husband and the father of the baby in her womb. Besides, according to Thalia, it was not important to say who her husband and the father of her baby really was, because in the future she would be a single parent to her unborn child. A prospective child who might not be wanted by her husband.

"By the way...get ready, soon all employees will be asked to gather in the lobby to welcome the arrival of the new company leader!!!" Riri warned, and Thalia responded with a nod. "Alright," she said.

Half an hour later, all employees had gathered in the lobby of the building waiting for the arrival of the new company leader.

They had been gathering for almost half an hour, but the person they were waiting for had not yet shown up, while Thalia, whose stomach was getting bigger, easily got tired if she stood for too long.

"If you are tired of standing for too long, you should rest first for a while!!!" Since the new leader they were waiting for had not arrived yet, Riri asked Thalia to rest for a moment on the sofa in front of the receptionist desk.

Thalia agreed with Riri's idea.

Not even a minute had passed since Thalia's butt touched the sofa when the sound of shoes clashing loudly with the floor was heard. All eyes looked at the source of the sound, where a man in his expensive suit, accompanied by several company officials, had just entered the building, complete with sunglasses perched on his sharp nose.

*Deg.*

So surprised by what her eyes witnessed, the phone in Thalia's hand slipped from her grasp, creating a clanging sound. As quickly as possible, Thalia moved to pick up her phone and then joined the line of employees.

All eyes stared in admiration at the tall and sturdy figure of the handsome man who was now standing in front of them, except for Thalia, because the woman was bowing her head.

"Oh my God... he's so handsome..."

"If I had known that the new leader was so unbelievably handsome like this, I would have preferred the company leader to be replaced with a new one a long time ago."

If most men would be proud or even show off after hearing such flattering sentences, the man instead showed his flat face.

"Good morning everyone.... let me introduce you, this is our new company leader, Mr. Rasya Putra Sanjaya, he is the second son of the founder of this company." One of the company officials introduced the handsome man who was standing beside him at this moment.

"Oh God... how stupid I am, how could I not realize it... SJ Group, isn't that an abbreviation of Sanjaya Group, and that means the company where I make a living all this time is a branch of the Sanjaya Group....??!!!. Thalia."

Rasya's arrival this morning made Thalia realize that the company where she earned her living belonged to the Sanjaya family.

"Good morning everyone... as Mr. Revan just said, starting today I will occupy the position of leader in this company. So, I hope we can all work together in improving the quality of the company!!!" In between the explanation and introduction given by Rasya, the man's gaze caught one of the employees who had been bowing her head since earlier and that looked uncooperative and impolite in Rasya's eyes.

"Hey .... you.....!!!" Pointing with his chin towards the employee.

Thalia only realized that the person referred to by the new company leader was herself when Riri nudged her arm, so that Thalia had no choice but to slowly lift her gaze.

*Deg*

This time, it was Rasya's turn to be surprised by the presence of the woman who until this second was still legally and religiously his wife. Not only was Thalia's presence able to surprise the man, but Thalia's bulging stomach was also no less surprising for Rasya. Even to make sure of his vision, Rasya even took off his sunglasses.

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"Are you okay?? If you are not feeling well, you should just go home and let me convey your request for permission to the superior!!!"

Since returning from the lobby some time ago, Riri saw something different about Thalia, and the girl thought maybe Thalia was not feeling well.

"I'm fine, no need to worry!!" Thalia tried to show a smile in front of Riri, as if showing Riri that she was fine. Thalia resumed her work. Not only did she not want her work to be neglected because of her thoughts at this time, she also did not want to be fired until she did not have enough savings to pay for hospital fees when she gave birth later.

Meanwhile, in the leader's room, Rasya looked unfocused on his first day as the company leader. The more he focused his mind on his work, the more nerve organs in his head focused on Thalia.

"What's wrong, sir?? Is there something that is bothering you???"

His personal assistant's question made Rasya realize. Apparently, without realizing it, he had just closed his laptop roughly.

"Nothing. You may return to your room!!!" It seemed Rasya needed some time alone.

"Alright, sir," the man left his master's room.

"So here you are married again and even pregnant." I don't know what Rasya was feeling, what is clear is that today the man really lost focus to work. The shadow of Thalia with her bulging stomach continued to dance in his mind and thoughts.

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