Introduction
Dengan hati yang hancur, ia akhirnya menikahi seorang asing. Keesokan paginya, wajahnya hanya samar-samar.
Kembali bekerja, cerita semakin rumit ketika ia menemukan bahwa CEO baru adalah suami misteriusnya dari Vegas?!
Sekarang, Hazel harus mencari cara untuk menghadapi kejutan tak terduga ini dalam kehidupan pribadi dan profesionalnya ...
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Chapter 1
Seharusnya malam itu menjadi malam romantis, malam di mana pacarku akhirnya melamar.
Saat aku berdiri di bawah kembang api, terjepit di antara pacarku dan adikku, Natalie, aku kembali merasa kesal karena dia dan sahabatnya telah mengundang diri mereka sendiri dalam liburan romantis kami di Vegas.
Aku membayangkan cincin yang secara tidak sengaja kutemukan di ransel pacarku minggu lalu. Tangannya sedang memainkan sesuatu. Apakah itu kotak cincin atau kamu hanya bersemangat melihatku?
Saat grand finale kembang api dimulai, dia berbalik padaku. "Hazel?"
"Ya?"
"Maukah kamu..." dia ragu, melihat ke belakangku. "Uh, maukah kamu memaafkanku?"
Dia mendorongku ke tempat Natalie berdiri. Dia berlutut. "Natalie, aku tahu ini gila, tapi... maukah kamu menikah denganku?"
"Oh Tuhan," Natalie dan aku berkata bersamaan.
Natalie menangis terharu. "Ya!"
Otakku berusaha memahami apa yang dilihat mataku: pacarku memasangkan cincin yang seharusnya menjadi milikku ke jari adikku, adikku menangis bahagia dan menariknya untuk mencium, tanganku mendorong lengan pacarku dengan sekuat tenaga yang bisa kukumpulkan.
"Apa-apaan ini?" Aku berteriak, melihat bolak-balik antara dia dan Natalie.
"Hazel, aku minta maaf, aku hanya..." dia mulai.
"Oh ya? Kamu minta maaf? Pergi sana." Aku mengacungkan jari tengah kepada mereka berdua dan berbalik, air mata panas mengalir di wajahku. Aku berlari secepat mungkin melalui kerumunan. Aku ingin sejauh mungkin dari mereka.
"Hazel, tunggu!" pacarku memanggilku, tapi sudah terlambat.
Aku sudah pergi.
Mereka bilang mabuk tidak bertahan selamanya, tapi kenangan mabuk memang.
Aku berjuang untuk mempercayai itu saat aku terbangun pagi itu, bingung, kepalaku berdenyut. Menutup mataku dari sinar matahari yang menyelinap melalui tirai, aku meraba-raba di meja samping tempat tidur, berharap Tuhan aku meninggalkan aspirin di sana.
Aku mengerang dan menarik selimut menutupi kepalaku. Tiba-tiba aku mendengar suara shower mulai di kamar mandi.
"Sayang?" aku memanggil. "Apakah kamu melihat aspinku?" Aku menarik selimut dan menggosok mataku.
Ini bukan kamar hotelku. Kesadaran itu mengguncangku. Dan itu bukan pakaian pacarku yang bercampur dengan milikku di lantai.
"Oh, Tuhan." Apakah aku tidur dengan seseorang?
Aku berjalan pelan melewati pintu kamar mandi, mengambil tas, dan menyelinap keluar ke lorong. Aku tidak yakin bagaimana aku sampai di sana, aku sadar... aku perlu memanggil taksi.
Ponselku bergetar dari dalam tas. Aku mengeluarkannya. Pasti ada 50 notifikasi di sana. Pesan dari keluargaku, panggilan tak terjawab dari yang sama, pesan suara. Aku belum punya kafein yang kubutuhkan untuk menghadapi semuanya. Aku mulai memasukkan ponsel kembali ke tas saat itu mulai berdering. "Ibu" muncul di layar. Setelah ragu sejenak, aku menekan tombol terima.
"Halo?"
"Hazel, kamu di mana? Kami sangat khawatir tentang kamu."
Pasti mereka begitu. "Aku baik-baik saja, Bu."
"Adikmu sangat sedih," dia melanjutkan.
Aku terkejut. "Dia sedih?"
"Kamu tidak mengucapkan selamat atas pertunangannya. Kamu hanya pergi meninggalkannya dan tunangannya setelah lamaran."
"Kamu harus memaafkanku jika aku tidak senang bahwa adikku menikahi pacarku," aku menjawab tajam.
"Jangan kamu bicara seperti itu padaku. Itu bukan salahnya kalau kamu tidak bisa mempertahankan laki-lakimu," Ibu menjawab dengan tajam.
Aku sangat marah. "Baiklah, Bu, senang berbicara denganmu." Aku menutup telepon sebelum dia bisa menjawab. Orang tuaku selalu memihak adikku. Tidak peduli bahwa adikku mencuri pacarku dariku. Itu tetap saja entah bagaimana salahku.
Aku memasukkan ponselku ke dalam tas, dan saat itulah aku akhirnya menyadarinya: sebuah cincin besar di tangan kiriku. Cincinnya sangat besar dan berkilau. Aku pikir itu pasti mainan.
Tapi dari mana itu datang?
Dua hari kemudian, aku masuk kerja pukul sepuluh kurang sepuluh. Aku menundukkan kepala dan langsung menuju mejaku, menghindari semua orang yang kulewati. Aku belum siap menjawab pertanyaan tentang liburanku.
Begitu sampai di mejaku, aku menekan tombol daya di komputerkku. Sahabatku, Maria, melihatku dari seberang ruangan dan langsung berlari ke arahku. Aku menghela napas.
Aku membuka email di desktop. 102 pesan belum dibaca. Itu yang kudapat karena mengambil cuti seminggu dari pekerjaan.
"Ini akan memakan waktu seminggu hanya untuk mengejar semua email ini," aku menghela napas.
"Aku rasa aku juga harus melakukan pekerjaan sebenarnya." Dia memelukku. "Aku sayang kamu, nanti kita bicara lagi, ya?"
Aku mengangguk dan dia kembali ke mejanya. Mataku memindai email terbaru terlebih dahulu. Sepertinya aku tidak melewatkan sesuatu yang terlalu penting, hanya beberapa memo tentang parkir dan pemberitahuan rapat dan... tunggu, apa ini?
Mataku berhenti pada baris subjek yang berbunyi "PEMBERITAHUAN TRANSFER." Aku mengkliknya. Aku memindai seluruh email dengan cepat - terlalu cepat - dan kemudian harus membacanya dua kali lagi sebelum aku mengerti. Hatiku tenggelam. CEO kami dipindahkan ke cabang lain, dan aku adalah asistennya.
Air mata menggenang di mataku. Pertama pacarku, dan sekarang ini? Seluruh hidupku ada di sini. Teman-temanku, karierku, penata rambut favoritku, semuanya. Aku tidak ingin pergi. Aku tidak ingin kehilangan pacarku ke adikku. Apakah ada yang peduli dengan apa yang kuinginkan?
Dari sudut mataku, aku melihat Elena berjalan ke arahku. Elena, yang telah mengincar pekerjaanku sebagai asisten CEO sejak dia mulai bekerja di sini. Dia cantik dan bisa mendapatkan apa saja dan siapa saja yang dia inginkan, tetapi dia bersikeras mengambil satu hal baik yang kumiliki dariku.
Dadanya sampai sepuluh menit lebih dulu sebelum dia.
"Hai, Hazel," dia tersenyum. Keramahannya membuatku waspada.
"Elena," kataku.
"Aku dengar kamu akan segera meninggalkan kami," dia mengeluarkan bibir bawahnya.
Hematlah aku. "Ya, aku baru saja melihat emailnya," kataku.
"Itu terlalu buruk. Ah ya. Aku rasa aku akan menjadi asisten CEO yang baru. Kudengar dia memiliki selera yang jauh lebih baik daripada yang terakhir."
Pipiku memerah.
Tiba-tiba, aku mendengar langkah kaki di belakangku. Elena dan aku berbalik. Mulutku ternganga. Berjalan ke arah kami adalah mungkin pria paling tampan yang pernah kulihat. Dia tinggi, berkulit gelap dan langsing, setelan garis-garisnya menempel erat di semua tempat yang tepat.
"Permisi, semuanya," katanya. Dia memiliki cara yang memerintah. Semua orang langsung mengalihkan perhatian padanya. "Nama saya Logan. Saya CEO baru kalian. Kita akan mengadakan rapat di ruang konferensi, lima menit lagi. Semua orang."
Dia berbalik untuk keluar.
"Dia tidak perlu memintaku dua kali," kata Elena, menuju ruang konferensi.
Aku menghela napas. Sekarang apa?
Beberapa menit sebelumnya, Logan berdiri di kantornya, menunggu kedatangan asisten pribadinya. Akhirnya, pintu terbuka dan dua pria masuk.
Dia mengeluarkan sebuah foto dari saku dalam jasnya. "Aku butuh bantuanmu untuk melacak wanita ini," kata Logan. "Dia adalah istri baruku."
Wanita dalam foto itu mengenakan cincin besar.
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