Woman & Money

A beautiful woman got out of her white BMW i8. All pairs of eyes immediately turned to him when he saw his car stopped in the campus parking lot.

As usual, the men would stare admiringly at him and the women would stare enviously at him. This is normal because a beautiful woman with a sexy body is the prima donna of campus, all men want to have her and all women want to be her. But only rich and popular men can have her, and no one can take her place because Lara Aurora is the best.

Lara walked confidently towards her friends who were also popular and wealthy college students. Only selected people with high quality can be near Lara.

"It's been a long time, we've been hot from waiting for you."

"You really have to wait for a queen, let's go to class before Mrs. Adisti gets angry because she's late for class."

No apologies escaped Lara's lips because Lara felt herself the most righteous and perfect. His friends didn't mind it either because they were used to it and followed Lara's steps from behind.

Don't get me wrong if Lara is a smart student and doesn't want to be late, Lara is not smart, even stupid. The average value in the courses is C, I also got an E because I never did an assignment and was always late. But for the business class, Lara can't act like she wants because Mrs. Adisti is famous for being angry and likes to punish students who are late in a way that Lara doesn't like.

Lara, who is the most anti-dirt like dust, was once told to clean the campus toilets which were quite dirty because she was late and if she didn't want to, Lara would be expelled from campus. It is natural for Mrs. Adisti to threaten her like that because Mrs. Adisti is the son of the campus rector. Everyone knows that if you leave a well-known campus in this country in a dishonorable way, it will be difficult to get into other quality campuses, except for a campus with C accreditation which is famous as a campus but doesn't look like a college. So, Lara was forced to follow Mrs. Adisti's sentence and that made her no longer want to be late or have problems in Mrs. Adisti's class in this fifth semester.

Luckily, when she entered the class, Mrs. Adisti had not yet come. Lara and her friends decided to sit in the back seat. Instead of opening a book like other students because there would be a quiz later, Lara took out her purple nail polish and started painting her long nails. Feyra, her friend was combing her hair and Lidzi was getting dressed. Indeed, the three of them do not like to study and go to college. Lara was forced to go to college to increase her selling point in the eyes of men so that she would not only be seen as beautiful, but also educated. Feyra was forced to go to college because of coercion from her parents. Meanwhile, Lidzi wants to stay close to her boyfriend who is also studying at the same campus.

"Lara! Feyra! Lidzi!"

Suddenly the bottle of nail polish in Lara's hand fell off when she heard a loud scream known as Mrs. Adisti's voice. He raised his head and saw Mrs. Adisti was already walking towards him and his friends with angry faces and bulging eyes.

Don't ever think that Mrs. Adisti is a female lecturer who is old, wrinkled, fat, and has thick glasses. Mrs. Adisti is not like that. Bu Adisti is young, maybe thirty years old, has a beautiful face and brown eyes, looks very beautiful, but is very scary when she is angry. Even though she already has one child, Mrs. Adisti's body still looks beautiful even though it is covered with quite loose clothing. But somehow a lecturer as beautiful and young as this is very scary and likes to get angry.

"Mom, I was....

"Enough, Lara! You and your friends get out of my class and wait for my class to finish then come to my room for me to punish!"

Lara and her friends could only sigh harshly at Mrs. Adisti's words. They were forced to stand up and walk out of the classroom because it was useless to beg Adisti. The class was continued after they left and the three of them started to grumble because they were annoyed with Mrs. Adisti's behavior.

"Since when did Mrs. Adisti come to class?"

"I don't know, that feeling hasn't come yet."

"Are we too busy dressing up, huh?"

"It's also possible, so we don't realize that Adisti isn't coming."

Feyra and Lidzi started to talk about the incident earlier, while Lara was still silent because she imagined the punishment that Mrs. Adisti would give later. Then her gaze fell on her nails, which happened to have been painted before Mrs. Adisti arrived, imagining her beautiful nails being damaged made Lara immediately shake her head and this was seen by her two friends.

"Lara, why?"

"Let's just run away, I don't want to be punished again. I hate things that are dirty and smelly. Surely Mrs. Adisti's punishment is not that different from a few days ago."

"That's right, let's just run away. Skipping is fine too."

Finally, the three friends decided to leave the campus using Lara's car because Feyra was accompanied by a driver and Lidzi left with her lover. They also plan to go to the Mall to shop for clothes, shoes, jewelry, and others.

"I'm so happy, see that I have a lot of shopping. Moreover, there were a lot of new clothes and the models were good."

"Yeah, I bought a lot of jewelry too. What did you buy, Lara?"

His two friends were now looking at Lara who was busy eating. After hours of shopping they finally decided to take a break and eat at a restaurant first. Lara turned to her friend and swallowed her food first before answering.

"Shopping for evening gowns."

"Wow, sure to tease Haris?"

"Right."

"What do you want to ask Harris?"

"Traveling to Italy, my head is already dizzy because of college and work, I want to relax first."

After that Lara and her two friends laughed together. Everyone already knew if Lara was a matre woman, Lara would use men like an ATM card. Lara's lavish lifestyle comes from her lovers' money.

But Lara never felt guilty doing that because for Lara, it was what her lovers got. Her beautiful face, sexy body, and service. That's how Lara views a relationship.

After finishing eating, Lara and her two friends paid at the cashier and went home but when they arrived at the parking lot, Lara accidentally bumped into a man because he was busy staring at his cellphone.

"Ouch, it hurts. Look at the road, sir!"

Lara started to get angry while picking up her shopping that fell on the asphalt, her two friends immediately helped her while the man who hit her was still silent and didn't even help her.

"You're the one who's at fault but you're the one who's angry. What a weirdo."

Lara who had just stood up immediately raised her head to look at the man who dared to mock her for the first time. But the man had just left. Lara, who still didn't accept the man's reply because all this time men had always adored her, immediately threw one of her shopping bags on the man's back. Before he could turn around and get angry again, Lara had grabbed her friends' hands to run away and got into her car.

Meanwhile, the man immediately stopped walking when something hit his straight back. He turned around and saw a shopping bag, when he took it and looked inside, it was a very sexy evening dress. His gaze was immediately fixed on the car that the woman had entered.

"You cheap girl."

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Gideon Abras has just returned from a meeting with his client to discuss the project to build a shopping center that will become the most luxurious and largest shopping place in the province. He just got out of the car but a happy shout from a handsome boy greeted him.

"Father!"

Gideon immediately hugged his son and carried his son, he really missed his son even though he had not seen him for a day.

"I miss you, Daddy. Don't work for long anymore."

"I also miss Asraf, but I also can't leave my job because from that job, Asraf can eat and go to school."

"Okay, Asraf understands, the important thing is that Dad is home."

"Thank you for understanding Father, son."

After kissing Asraf, Gideon put his son down and took a gift for his son which was a gift of his son's wish.

"This is a gift for Asraf."

"Thank you, Father. Let's go into the house, Asraf wants to show this gift to Mama."

Gideon's smile immediately faded when he heard his son's words, but he did not refuse when his son pulled his hand to enter the house, he also gave a commanding look to the driver and the driver immediately nodded in understanding then put the car into the parking lot and took his briefcase and other gifts inside. House.

"Mama, look what Dad gave Asraf!"

Asraf, who is only eight years old, does not understand the change in his father's facial expression, he is still enjoying himself because he has received a gift from his father. Meanwhile, Gideon tried to be calm when he saw his wife coming out of the room and walking towards them with a face that pretended to be happy to make their son happy.

"Wow, the gifts are really good. Surely Dad will give it, right?"

"Yes, Dad really understands Asraf the most, even though Asraf hasn't said he wants a robot, but he's already bought it. Dad is the best."

Asraf hugged his father's waist tightly because he was not yet as tall as his father. Gideon hugged his son back and told his son to play because he could no longer pretend to be happy in front of his son.

"Asraf, play in your room, let's try the robot first."

"Okay, Dad."

Asraf is an obedient child, so he goes straight into his room carrying his new robot. Instantly, the expressions on Gideon and Adisti's faces immediately turned flat when Asraf had left.

Gideon who did not want to linger near his wife was about to enter the room but his wife's hand held hers. He didn't even want to turn around and just waited quietly for his wife to speak.

"How long are you going to be cold like this with me, Gideon?"

"Forever."

Adisti's eyes immediately filled with tears when she heard her husband's answer, she tried to hold back her tears in front of her husband and tried to stay strong by continuing to ask questions.

"You can accept Asraf, but why can't you accept me like you used to, Gideon?"

"Asraf didn't do anything wrong to me, it was you and that guy who was wrong!"

Gideon threw his wife's hand away violently after yelling at her. He went straight into the room because if he stayed near Adisti, he would hurt himself and Adisti too.

Adisti could only stare sadly at her husband's departure and could no longer hold back her tears and cries. All of this was his fault, it was only natural that his and Gideon's marriage wouldn't be like it used to be. Gideon who was willing to stick with this marriage and accept Asraf alone was more than enough. But Adisti can't lie if he misses the past where Gideon loved him very much, being warm and gentle with him.

"Sorry to hurt you too deeply, Gideon."

Weird.

That's how Lara felt when in the middle of the night she was still awake even though Haris had fallen asleep beside her and looked very sound. I don't know what happened to him until he thought about what happened in the Mall parking lot earlier.

Even though it was only a small incident and nothing memorable from the incident. He didn't even get to see the man's face but he thought about it instead. He wanted to sleep and forget about it but couldn't.

He also decided to go to the balcony of his luxurious two-story house, the house that was the result of ensnaring his lovers, including Haris, who still survived because Haris was still rich. He stood holding the iron railing on the balcony which was the barrier. For a moment he inhaled the cold air at night while calming his mind.

"The incident didn't matter. The man didn't matter. Then why do I keep remembering him?"

"What happened to me?"

"Why did that man's attitude affect me so deeply?"

That night, Lara could only wonder to herself about the confusion she was feeling. Little did he know that he would slowly go to the beginning of his life's changes and his destiny was related to this man.

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Gideon, Adisti, and Asraf are having breakfast together quietly like a happy little family but actually there is no happiness in the husband and wife. Gideon only spoke to Asraf. Adisti tries to talk to her husband but he doesn't care and doesn't reply to her words so she decides to keep quiet. Only Asraf is the liaison between the two so there is still talk at this dining table.

"Dad, Mama, I've finished eating. I'm going to school first."

"Yes Dear."

"Yes, son."

Asraf kissed his parents on the cheek and then went to school with the driver because the road to Asraf's school was not in line with Gideon's office and passed through the Adisti campus. So Asraf had to go to school and be picked up by a driver, but occasionally when there was time off then Gideon or Adisti would take turns taking Asraf.

After Asraf's departure, Gideon immediately left even though his breakfast was finished. Adisti could only sigh harshly and then go too to go to work. The servant who saw the incident could only wince when he saw what really happened to his two employers without the presence of his son, Asraf.

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Along the way in the campus hallway, every student who sees him will greet him politely or some even choose to turn around and change roads for fear of meeting him, there may be unfinished assignments or frequent absences in class.

Adisti is known as a fierce lecturer even though he is still relatively young. Actually he is not fierce, he will not be fierce to his students if the students are nice to him. But if the student behaves badly, likes to be late, and so on, he will definitely be fierce. This is to educate students to be good, disciplined, honest, and obedient to the rules.

"Adhisti."

Adisti's footsteps suddenly stopped when he heard his name being called, his body immediately froze when he recognized the person's voice, the person who had long been gone from his life after destroying his life.

Realizing that the person was approaching him through the sound of his footsteps, Adisti accelerated his footsteps towards his room but the person was persistent in chasing him until he held his hand when he was about to enter his room. Adisti suddenly threw the man's hand and pushed him away from him. Just finally looking at the person's face, nothing has changed from Alvin Tanuwijaya even though eight years have passed.

Alvin is still as handsome and brave as he used to be, even looks more mature and mature with thin hair on his chin, his body has always been taller than Adisti and is now taller, his smile is still as cute as before, his gaze is still as gentle as before but everything will not be the same after what men did it to him.

"Why are you here?"

As far as Adisti is concerned, Alvin is a businessman, not a lecturer or educator, so he feels strange about Alvin's presence. She wasn't ready to meet him after what had happened between them.

"I got an invitation to become a temporary lecturer here to impart my knowledge in the business field to the students here. How are you, Adisti? I can't believe it's been eight years."

"Enough, don't act like we have a close relationship so you can greet me casually. We're just strangers and stay away from me while you're on this campus."

After saying that, Adisti rushed into his room and locked the door so that Alvin could not enter. Alvin could only stare sadly at Adisti's closed door and perhaps describe Adisti's feelings for him.

While in the room, without Alvin knowing, Adisti sat on the floor holding his chest which was beating fast because of the fear that arose when he saw Alvin's arrival. There is no longer any feeling of love for Alvin after what the man did to him in the past, but Adisti is afraid that Alvin will know about the secret he has been hiding from him.

"He shouldn't know about it. His presence in the past has already ruined my marriage and my life. He won't be able to end my marriage to Gideon. Only Gideon I love right now, I don't want to lose Gideon."

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Currently Lara and her two friends are gossiping, talking about a temporary lecturer who other students say is handsome, dashing, and rich. Topics like this are topics that Lara likes because maybe the lecturer could be the next target when Haris has fallen into poverty.

"He said the new lecturer will teach in our class too."

"Really? I'm curious about the lecturer because other students keep talking about him. How about you, Lara?"

"Same, I want to know what the lecturer's face looks like. If it's suitable, I can replace Haris because Haris has started to be stingy."

"That means Haris will soon be poor again."

"It's like that, because last night I asked for a vacation to Italy, he said vacation in Indonesia, for example to Bali. It's not possible for a woman as beautiful and beautiful as this to have a cheap vacation. Not at that level."

Actually Lara is in a bad mood today after remembering what Haris said when he took her on vacation to Italy. Lara is a woman who has a high ego where she wants all her wishes to be fulfilled but for the first time after half a year of being in a relationship, Haris did not comply with her wishes and this morning they had a fight because of it.

Haris' actions are a sign that Lara must find a new target because Lara's life depends on her rich lover, if her lover is poor then Lara will live poor and Lara is the most anti-poverty woman.