DRIVING ME CRAZY (ENGLISH)

CHAPTER 17: Good Guy

"Never touch my fiance would be."

The one sentence that Rendy said was successful made everyone surprised and then whispered to each other. It was undeniable, Rendy's name was already widely known as the only heir of his father's business empire. Likewise Mikaela, he also did not believe what Rendy had just said. The fiance? He looked at Rendy with many questions in his mind.

A look of confusion was also evident on Daffa's face.

"I will never let you hurt my future fiancee." added Rendy again, then held Mikaela's hand tightly and carried her away from Darren.

"Rendy, wait." Mikaela tried to stop Rendy and returned to Caroline who also looked surprised.

Rendy did not give Mikaela the chance to escape from his hand. He was the one standing before Caroline whose face was full of question marks.

"Sorry for the chaos Caroline, I'll call my people to take care of the commotion we made here." Rendy pulled and took Mikaela away from the crowd around them and continued to whisper and stare at them until they disappeared.

Darren smirked. "Well, I can already guess that." he muttered staring at the departure of Mikaela and Rendy with clenched fists.

***

Rendy continued to hold Mikaela's hand who rebelled towards the hotel garden. The girl sobbed violently and wanted Rendy to let her go.

"Please, let me go, I have to see her, Caroline is hurt, she's hurt because of me." Mikaela's confusion between her sobs.

Rendy didn’t care, he just wants to find a quiet place and no one would see and hear Mikaela cried. He felt deja vu, he had once done the same thing, when Mikaela wept over Darren who she thought was Daffa. The man was indeed very talented to hurt a woman's heart long ago.

"Rendy,..."

"What would you do?" Rendy snapped, when they arrived at the park, he could no longer stand to hear Mikaela's whimper.

Mikaela looked down, not knowing what she was actually going to do. Returning to the party would only made her feel embarrassed and guilty.

"Tell me what are you going to do?"

"....."

"Go back there and let Darren hurt and humiliate you?" Rendy was getting annoyed.

"I ... I just wanted to make sure ... that Caroline was fine." Mikaela sobbed.

Rendy sighed, massaged his forehead, staring at the dark night sky that was not decorated with stars at all.

"He's Darren's fiancé, Mikaela. A lot of people care about her, don't you see the difference when you fall and she falls earlier?"

Mikaela silently confirmed Rendy's words. She was very aware of the different attention directed towards people when she and Caroline fell together. Nobody cared about her, everyone flocked to help Caroline. And Darren didn’t care about her either. At all. The man was very angry when he saw her hand hurt.

Remembering it broke Mikaela's tears. And that made Rendy felt guilty after yelling at her.

Rendy crouched before Mikaela. He took a handkerchief in his coat pocket.

"You're also hurt, Mika ..." he gently stroked the blood on Mikaela's knee.

The girl was not aware, if she was also hit by broken glass right on her knee when she tried to get up. She was too focus on Caroline.

After Rendy wrapped it in a handkerchief, he stood up and took off his jacket for Mikaela.

"Use this, it's very cold here, you can have a fever." Rendy put the suit on Mikaela's still sobbing body. She looked calm now. "Do you want to stay here or go home?"

The girl raised her eyes to Rendy. "What do you mean?" the question she had been wanting to ask.

Rendy looked confused. "What?"

"You said that I was your future fiancee."

Rendy looked away.

"It's just spontaneous, I don't want him to hurt you." said Rendy looking for an excuse, not daring to look in Mikaela's eyes.

Mikaela smiled looking at Rendy's shady face. "Thank you, again and again, you always help me."

***

Darren decided to return to his apartment after the party. He left Caroline at the hotel with their parents.

After soaking for a long time, Darren poured champagne in his glass, he seemed uneasy after the chaos at the party, his mind was clearly not there, so he decided to return to his apartment.

Darren sat on the long couch in front of the television, he left the rectangular object on without any intention to watch it.

He really remembers how Rendy claimed Mikaela as his potentialfiancé, holding the girl tight and taking her away. The face of Daffa's surprise could clearly be seen. Darren liked it, Daffa must know how his best friend also loved the girl he loved long ago.

But remembering it made Darren hated Mikaela and Rendy even more. The two people who betrayed him and Daffa. He promised, he would never let them be happy.

Darren closed his eyes to dampen his frustration, remembering that a few days ago, his men came and gave information that made him a bit entertained and happy. Information that could destroyed Rendy in an instant.

Darren smiled slyly. He would be happy to take revenge, no matter if Rendy was his best friend, whom he now knew was standing on the opposite side of him. He really hated Rendy, just as he hated Mikaela when he found out that Rendy was the one who took Mikaela away from him a few years ago and the man pretended not to know, even acted and helped him to find Mikaela. Darren really felt fooled.

***

"Are you okay?" Tiwi immediately approached Mikaela when she saw the girl entering the lobby. They promised to come early in the morning.

"I'm fine, how about you? Sorry I left you alone." Mikaela felt guilty.

"It's okay, my friend who took me home, I'm more worried about you, Darren was really too much."

"What about Caroline? Is her hand okay?"

"Yes, after you left the party continued, but Darren took Caroline away, maybe to treat her, take it easy, she is a doctor." clearly Tiwi calmed Mikaela, she felt sorry to see her expression of anxiety.

"Thank God, I feel so bad that I messed up the party."

"What happened? Why did you fall?"

"You know? There was a drunk man who tried to touch me, I pushed him but he was very strong, so I was the one who bounced and hit Caroline. It's all my fault." Mikaela told her.

"That's not your fault." Tiwi looked at Mikaela's knee wrapped in gauze and adhesive. "What's wrong with your feet?"

"I accidentally got hit by broken glass, but Rendy treated it."

"You really get hurt easily."

"Yes, he always hurt me." Mikaela laughed sadly.

"Stop your melancholy, go to your room before the devil comes."

Mikaela hurriedly closed her best friend's mouth. "Be careful when you talk, if he is suddenly here, we are doomed."

Tiwi just chuckled while waving to Mikaela to go to her room. Likewise Mikaela.

The work had piled up once she reacher the upper floor. The papers were arranged neatly, mounting on her desk. It was normal for Mikaela, every day she was always given a pretty much work by Darren. She had lost nearly three pounds, good, she did not need to go on a diet anymore, take the positive side.

Mikaela began to sit and looked around one by one on her work papers, sort out which works were important and she must did first.

Her face turned pale when she saw Darren who had just come out of the elevator. She remembered what had happened, when Darren was angry at her, and yesterday Darren was furious at Mikaela. Not just once, Darren had forced her twice. Mikaela did not dare to look at Darren. As soon as the man approached, Mikaela reflexively stood up as usual.

"Good morning, sir." said Mikaela, still bowed.

Not a single word came out of Darren's mouth as he walked past Mikaela, even when Mikaela glanced at him, the man did not look at her at all and went straight into his room.

Mikaela was relieved, Darren didn't do anything to her. He sat down again while continuing his work.

Before long, Darren reopened the door to his room.

Mikaela was alarmed to see Darren approaching her in a hurry. She took a swing if only Darren suddenly dragged her again by force.

"Prepare yourself tonight. For work matters you will go to the Maldives with me." said Darren when he arrived in front of Mikaela, then the man returned to his room without hearing Mikaela's approval. Which mean it was an absolute order and she must followed his wishes.