"What do you mean?" asked Robby, who did not really understand, "What do you think is your flaws so you won't fit with their theme?"

Martha immediately put her ass in any seat. She shook her head vigorously.

"I don't even know the details. But it seems like there's someone from their internal division who doesn't like me. Using all sorts of cliché to obscure reasons to reject me and persuade me to go back down. Father must reprimand them! Huh?"

Martha sulked spoiled, asked her father to move. Robby looked frustrated.

"That can't be, honey. Father is in big trouble too. Father's stock experienced a drastic decline, even not just 20 percent but almost 35 percent. I have to take care of this matter first," Robby seemed unwilling to act to carry out Martha's wishes.

Martha increasingly deliberately made a sad expression on her face. Robby suddenly thought of something.

"Earlier you said which company rejected you?" asked Robby.

"Fashion Star Company. Father certainly knew the company because it was a new subsidiary of the Lotus family. It is a distant relative of the Theodore family," Martha's words made Robby squint his eyes full of focus.

"Dad won't be of much help," Martha gave him a confused look.

"What do you mean?"

"Dad is having trouble with Harry Miles' company. And he was also the one who made father's stock go down. Destroyed the market price of father's stock in the eyes of market share. That man wants to see the destruction of father," Robby's words made Martha quite shudder.

Martha then asked him.

"How come father has a dispute with him?" She didn't understand.

"Aren't father and Harry running a business together?" Martha asked with a series of confusion and curiosity that her father didn't really want to mention.

Robby could only be silent of a thousand languages for a moment.

Didn't want to tell Martha the truth that he was the one who started all the fighting and fueled his emotions. Robby knew that this would be the consequence for him if he dared to fight a group that was feared by almost all the leaders in his city.

Knew that Harry had more authority to move people around. This was also why the man was so calm when he continued to secretly started the war.

Robby then ordered his men to release Aretta and stop his truce to bring Harry down. Robby needed extra effort to get a lot of support from the people he knew. Until Harry Miles tempered his anger first.

Aretta who had just been released seemed to get a glimmer of hope to continue living until there was a bad intention to get back to Harry. Deliberately contacted the man again not long after she was released.

Aretta who did not know that Harry had known all of the problems that had occurred deliberately provoked him to come out to talk to him.

Harry was still in the office when Aretta called him. Harry shuddered slightly when he received a call from an unknown number which was Aretta.

Harry answered the phone lazily.

"Why?" he asked, displeased and coldly. Harry had the feeling that they actually had nothing to do anymore but he recalled how the incident at the construction site had been caused by her.

Harry certainly hadn't done making calculations with her.

But it was Aretta who didn't know that Harry was smarter than her, and even knew all the crimes she had committed. Continued her intention of heating Harry's mind.

"Sorry about that time, I haven't finished what I said on the phone that time. Can we continue it face to face?" Aretta invited Harry to meet.

Harry glanced slightly at Cleo who was seriously working at her desk. Didn't seem to notice Harry was calling someone, she didn't even look at him.

Harry then answered Aretta's phone.

"Did you say something important back then?" Harry deliberately bought himself time to hear what Aretta's real intentions were.

Aretta who was clueless continued to speak.

"This is about your dangerous business partner, Robbyanto Yugio. We need to talk about him. This is important!"

Harry slightly tugged the corners of his lips to mock Aretta in silence.

"Why are you being so kind to me to the point of wanting to tell me about it?"

"I did this because I still care about you. I don't want you to get hurt again and I'll regret it. We need to talk quickly, Harry!" said Aretta without a hint of patience in her words.

Harry sensed that Aretta must be plotting something again. But did not want to act rashly by rejecting her.

"Speaking will make things clear? Why don't you just talk on the phone right now? Isn't it the same since we're also currently talking?" Harry replied, made Aretta hold back her annoyance.

"I need to speak to you face-to-face. Can't talk on the phone because I'm afraid the same thing will happen to me at that time. Just so you know! I disappeared from the phone call because of Robby!" said Aretta with full of emotion.

Robby didn't do anything to her. Just locked her up and kept feeding her three times a week. Aretta just didn't like the way Robby treated her. And even though Aretta knew what the real reason she was locked up was and she didn't know why she was released.

Aretta certainly couldn't let the opportunity to make these two men, even more, conflicted just slip away. Harry would certainly believe her because she had the proof. Aretta also actually had other plans to harm Harry.

However, her intention could only be realized when they met face to face later. Aretta then asked again when she did not get a reply.

"Are you still listening to me?"

Harry looked thoughtful.

"What did he do to you?" Harry pretended not to know. While Aretta feels relieved because the phone wasn't turned off.

"I was held captive by him! He was afraid that I would pass on this important information to you, so he took me into custody. You certainly need to give me strict protection!"

Harry wanted to quip so much.

"Then why is he letting you go now?" Where he actually wanted Aretta to be held captive longer.

So, was it because Harry gave the man a headache that he was lazy to take care of Aretta who was no longer of any use to him?

Aretta sounded confused in giving an answer.

"I don't even know myself. But suddenly Robby's men freed me. There seems to be a serious situation going on in his office. But I can't guess what exactly. You can figure that out yourself," said Aretta who was lazy to think.

And didn't know that Harry was the one who destroyed Robby's office.

"So can we meet soon?" asked Aretta once again.

Harry then replied confidently, "Of course. Why not?"

The two then ended the call without talking about anything else. And Cleo who was already looking at Harry curiously, suddenly asked him.

"Who called you? You look a little scary. Is it your mortal enemy?" asked Cleo with all of her speculations.

Harry just smiled.

"You seem to be getting smarter at reading my expressions. Did you study it specifically?"

Cleo distanced herself.

"Oh, for God's sake! I'm asking seriously!"

Harry answered right away.

"Aretta contacted me. She said there was something serious she wanted to tell me. She asked me to meet," Harry revealed the purpose of Aretta contacting him.

Cleo looked worried.

"So, are you really going to meet her?" Cleo had heard bits and pieces of Harry's answer on the phone.

"Of course. Why not?" Harry's words, made Cleo look at him.

"Hah?? Cleo looked confusedly.

"Wasn't she the one who asked to meet?"

"But, are you ready to meet her by yourself?" Cleo was a little worried about Harry's instability which Cleo thought would still be affected by Aretta's figure.

Harry looked straight at Cleo.

"Why? Are you worried about me? Or, are you jealous?" Harry makes a joke.

Cleo immediately frowned.

Didn't take his joke seriously. Harry then added.

"You don't have to worry. Because you will come with me," Cleo almost scream.

"What did you just say?? I? Will come?" Cleo exclaimed in disbelief.

Harry had nodded confidently. Cleo was unable to move. She immediately turned the bow of her head to throw it in any direction.

Oh, for God's sake! This man was always doing something of his will!

Cleo grumbled inwardly.

***

The two of them finally arrived at the place that Aretta had written to be their meeting place. Cleo seemed to keep glancing back and forth as they arrived earlier than the promised time.

"Didn't you misread the place in the message?" Cleo looked at Harry seriously.

Harry confidently replied, "This is indeed the place. Lion hotel lobby. You do remember this place, don't you?"

Cleo nodded uncertainly.

"Obviously I remember because this place was the place that your friend, Steven, celebrate his birthday. But what did that woman do by asking you to meet here? Did she just get a lottery to be able to enter this hotel and book a place?" Cleo asked enthusiastically and confusedly.

Harry just replied calmly.

"I have no idea. Maybe you're right that he just won a lottery. But what your purpose of bringing me here is clearly something that I can't guess. You seem to be able to guess this later when the woman comes in." Harry didn't show any concern that Aretta might launch her illogical ideas.

Harry then told Cleo to move places.