The Become A Villain In The Novel
Chapter 26

KEEGAN

Since childhood I have been used to being considered a smart and competent child. General champion, class president, until the BEM chairman was once entrusted to me. And not once twice have I received a compliment because of all my participation in taking care of things. But as I entered the workforce I realized one thing. No matter how great you are, if your family does not have any power, you must be willing to live as a loyal dog of the rich.

That's what I've been doing for a few years.

Catherine Wijaya's. Beautiful, rich, at will. That was the first impression I saw of the woman two years ago. He was twenty-six years old and had only returned after seven years abroad.

I am a year older than him and have served five years in the company. But when she was forced to come back here, I was forced to be her secretary to take care of all the work and problems she had created. At that time I was so angry, how could I be treated like this. I did everything but that woman got the name. But I can't just walk out. Finding a job is hard. I could have gotten a worse company. And my savings haven't been enough to build my own business. And by being the secretary of the director— at that time Catherine was still the director—my chance to meet with influential people would be even more wide open.

But lately the woman has changed. Catherine Wijaya is not good at taking care of her work. But from the first I knew she was a smart woman, just too lazy to think because she could hire someone else to take care of all the problems in her life.

He still does not understand much about his work. But the woman would rather know. He asked me every detail, cared more, and was willing to try to finish his own work.

I don't know why it suddenly changed. I don't know if this is a good thing or vice versa. Because, every time I saw that woman chasing after Tony Lesmana I felt it was natural. I don't care how he behaves. Because I myself feel that woman looks sad and very disturbing. But ever since he didn't care about Tony I started to sympathize with him. If I had asked before about his condition just to mince words as a subordinate, now I really care.

Since then I have seen things I have never seen before. Not only did Tony Lesmana or Sania Suherman suffer, but he did too. Maybe he is the one who suffers the most.

Catherine and Tony have been friends since childhood. They've been in touch since Catherine came back here. A year ago they got engaged. Until Tony meets Sania and becomes infatuated with her. From Catherine's point of view, Tony and Sania are the villains. But people didn't see that, I didn't at first. But not anymore. Seeing how frustrated that woman is because Tony Lesmana pisses me off.

Catherine Wijaya is a smart beautiful woman and her wealth is beyond doubt. He doesn't deserve to be treated like that by a stupid guy like Tony Lesmana. He can get men who are dozens of times better than Tony. So I advised him to participate in a television show.

At first I was a little worried. Fear that Catherine is back to what she used to be and is destroying her image even more. I was so afraid that I could not leave her even when I was sick. But he did well. His way of dealing with and going through difficult times honestly impressed me enough. And my trust in him is growing.

But I didn't expect him to turn out like this.

“What's Mom doing here?”

Catherine who was grinding chili while chattering I don't know what with my mother looked back. “Oh, Keegan! Finally home." The woman's face looked very relieved to see me. Maybe she wants to leave, but she doesn't feel good for you. "We waited for that. Isn't that right, Tan?”

“Iya. Really long? You buy it to Depok first. Five minutes should not be nyampe.”

“I walk, Ma. No car.”

Mama looked shocked. “Lah. Why walk? Like a poor man.”

“We are also not rich people, Ma.”

“Indeed. But you just got healed. Even walk at night like this. If you get in the wind. It will hurt again. Though your friend has been hard-working jenguk gini loh, but the person even does not exist.”

Yeah, of course you are. Because if Mama knows, but still told her to help cook, Mama is really great.

I bowed to Catherine. “I'm sorry, Mom. Mom bothers in the kitchen. Looks like my Mama is not ta—“

“What did you say?” cut the girl.

Then Mama added, “Why do you call her mom?”

“That, Tan,” sahut Catherine fast. “Keegan really likes to joke me. Because my name is the same as our boss, he keeps calling me mom.”

Hearing Catherine's words, Mama's face looked very shocked. More shocked than me who was shocked to hear Catherine's answer that she did not want her identity revealed.

“Kee-keegan kidding?” mama said while closing her mouth. “Serious Aunt kid joking you? Geez, the 29 years she lived, Keegan has never joked. It's a great thing!” Mom hurried out of the kitchen.

“Mama where to go?”

“Where else? Take the camera. Mama should domentikkan this moment.”

That's my mama. Every moment is almost always immortalized by him. Everything, somehow the story, can be a historic day for Mama. Since I was a child until now has been album-album photos that he took to remember the historic things.

“One more time I'm sorry, Mom. Mama I don't know anything about Mom,” I said after Mama left.

“No problem,” Catherine said. “I don't mind. Anyway, I just helped a little. Your mother also did not force anything.”

"But why don't you want your identity exposed?"

Catherine finished the peeling, then began washing her hands. "Later your mom will feel guilty about me. Let it. After this I will never see your mom again." Catherine said this with a smile. And it strangely made my chest feel weird. Like the feeling I feel when I'm upset. But why am I upset?

He will never see my mother again. There's no reason for that. So I should feel fine, right?

***

Sincerely,

Dark Peppermint