One night with the CEO

pped. She turned her head, and her red eyes, ful

e man continued, "There's

In the midst of a deep sense of loss, a puzzling questio

Zea asked in a

. "Mom knows what you did, and she's disappoint

She knows that I..." she stammered, her eyes wide

s, Zea. Mom and I know everything, and I'm disappo

hoping to make amends. "Brother Irfan, forgive me. I

did you do? All your efforts were in vain. You thought you could help but i

left of her strength. Losing her mother was hard enough, but lo

an ever-widening distance. Zea wanted to call out to him, but her voice was lost. She cou

The world seemed to collapse around her. She knew her relatio

e whispered, staring at

. The sound of clapping hands and mocking laughter coul

egory, the ex-lover who had betrayed her. The chuck

id you cause all this?" Zea asked, h

s face. "Me? Of course not, dear. Why are you accusing me of that

you've caused me to lose my mother. You're so cruel!" Zea sh

ruel? I felt betrayed, Zea. You lied to m

ur language! I'm not a whore!" Her voice

, and threw them on the floor. They showed Zea in a bar, c

ak. "I'm not a prostitute..." she whi

"Stop crying, Zea. Your crying won't change realit

shattered, her world seemed to collapse, and

*

his eyes opened fully, he was surprised to see a woman crying beside him, her face pa

ou