Chapter 477 - Tiger Cage

The woman, Indri Mauliya, sat with her legs crossed that looked smooth. Her skirt fell to her knees, the milk-brown blazer cradled her small arms. One of the things that stood out from the woman was her lips. It wasn't that her lips were weirdly shaped or anything, it was just that she was wearing bright red lipstick.

Ever since Lisa stepped into Indri's room, she felt like she had entered a tiger's cage.

"You—" Indri scanned Lisa from the top of her head to her feet which were adorned by white high heels. A mocking smile appeared on her face as she continued, "You're Lisa Soewandi, right?"

If it were another woman who gazed at her this way, or worse, gave her a mocking smile, it was certain that the woman would finish them off. But this is Indri Mauliya, a woman who has a firm and cold aura who's able to silence Lisa even before she reacts. Her tongue instantly felt heavy and she had forgotten how to speak good and clear Indonesian.

"Yes, I'm Lisa Soewandi." Lisa replied in a slightly trembling voice. 

Indri then leaned her back on her chair, "I have heard about your case with Mr. Surya last night. Can you tell me now? I want to hear the incident from someone else's point of view, apart from him."

This morning, Indri received a special call from the CEO of the Better Life company. The man gave her orders to help Lisa Soewandi who had only been working at the company for 2 months. At first, the woman thought about what's so great about Lisa that the CEO who rarely comes to the office ordered her to help her? To her shock, the CEO even mentioned Oscar Petersson's name. 

Who doesn't know that man? Perhaps even people who live in the countryside know about Oscar Petersson.

Now, she's getting more and more curious about Lisa Soewandi.

Lisa listened to Indri's question and her mind was filled with confusion. Weren't their problems solved? The misunderstanding between Lisa and her colleagues has also been resolved. So why should she recount their problems now?

And one more thing that Lisa felt when she stepped into Indri's room was, she felt an aura of displeasure emanating from her looks. Not to mention after hearing the woman's voice which sounded rude and arrogant.

"Wait a minute, Mrs. Indri, so you called me here just to hear about the matter from my point of view?"

Indri cleared her throat, "You know that your problem with Mr. Surya created such a scene in the Better Life company, right? The CEO of this company knows about this incident even though he lives in Japan now. It's true that Mr. Surya is often involved in problems relating to women, but the cases have never been this big. What I mean is, the man was taken to the police station and is now in court."

"If I don't call you and want to hear what happened to you and Mr. Surya, then I can't defend you in front of your colleagues, can I? They could just be nice to you for the next few days, then in the snap of a finger, they'll turn cold and don't even notice your presence anymore. They may also think that you were really having an affair with Mr. Surya. Who knows what will happen in the future, Lisa Soewandi."

All the sentences that came out of Indri's lips felt like sharp knives that pierced her heart. All this time, the company knew that she was ostracized by her colleagues but they chose to remain silent.

How dare they?! 

But what Indri said is also true. If she didn't tell the matter from her point of view, there would be no one who would defend her someday. If her colleague thinks that she is a two-faced woman who is willing to plunge Surya into climbing her career up on the man's bench. They might think that she did it on purpose because she was jealous for not being able to marry Surya. 

After being silent for a while, Lisa finally made a sound.

"Okay, if that's what Mrs. Indri wants. Mr. Surya and I have never had a special relationship other than that between superiors and subordinates. And what happened to him was also not what I had planned. I did frame him once but I never had any plans to bring the man to justice. All the disasters that are happening now are purely the result of Mr. Surya's actions himself, not me."

"And what actually happened is, Mr. Surya did all of that to take revenge on me. He did not accept what I did and chose to take revenge in a way that is inhumane. Then the police came at the right time and saw what happened. They then took him away and since that day, I never knew anything about Mr. Surya or his case again."

Indri just threw a mocking smile at Lisa. Of course this made Lisa even more confused. What did the woman really want to do?

"Hey, have you ever heard the saying don't wake a sleeping tiger? In my opinion, I still can't believe everything you say. I'm here to be neutral, it's just that I'm confused. There must be a reason why Mr. Surya did that to you."

Indri folded her arms in front of her chest, "Perhaps, you really have the intention to seduce him, a married man. Judging from the way you dress, I already know why Mr. Surya is interested in you."

Even though Indri had clarified Lisa's problem with Surya in front of all Better Life employees, her heart still felt uneasy. Seeing the woman in her room alone made Indri uncomfortable. The word 'dislike' is not something that can explain what she is feeling right now.

Why did Lisa Soewandi, an ordinary woman, get protection from Oscar Petersson? 

Lisa is an ordinary woman from outside. Not too beautiful, her height is also just right, her curves are also not that sexy. There are still many women out there who are much sexier, richer, and smarter than her. 

Let's see, Indri herself is a career woman who has been in the business world since she was 20 years old. Now she has everything, including beauty and finances.

But why would Oscar be willing to do all this for that woman?