8 This is the Happiest Day for Me

"Tony? What are you wearing a maid outfit like that for?" Ken was very surprised to see Tony here.

"So that I can monitor you, young master. Escort you here," Tony replied.

"Escorting or overhearing people's conversations, huh?"

"Both, young master. You see, I've been asked by Mrs. Maggie to keep a close eye on the young master's progress with the young master's choice of heart, so that... in Mrs. Maggie's words, the young master's choice of heart is executed as soon as possible--"

"Executed?" interrupted Ken. "I'm going to have my heart's choice killed," Ken growled.

"That's just a term, young master. What Madame means is that as soon as you fall in love with the person of your choice, she will take you to Hong Kong to marry you, so that you can take over the leadership of the Diamond Group from Madame."

"No. It's still too early. I need to test her heart more deeply."

"But, from the conversation the young master had with her earlier, I can infer that she loves him for who he is even though he's only a cleaning service worker. Right? That means she loves you sincerely, young master, without the trappings of the treasure and throne you have in Hong Kong. Right?"

"Yes. This is a good point for Lidya. But, I'm still not satisfied. I want to test her love more deeply so, I will not reveal my true self to her yet. Not yet," said Ken.

Tony seemed to be talking into the earphone he had put in his ear, after which he asked, "When then, young master? Ask the lady." Tony pointed at the earphone.

"So, you are communicating with my mama?"

"Yes, young master. Since earlier, the conversation between you and that young lady named Lidya has been monitored by me and directly connected to Mrs. Maggie. I also wear a camera on my collar so that she can see and hear everything, young master."

Hearing Tony's confession, Ken could only shake his head at his mother's behavior. "Maybe the next time I have my first night, my mom will be watching too. Oh my. What a mom," Ken complained to himself.

"So what's the answer, young master?" asked Tony again.

"Anyway, not until the end of this year. From now on I will continue to test Lidya's love for me and I promise not to miss the deadline given by opa. Already, you go there, that's Lidya back."

"Yes, young master." Tony immediately stepped aside to another part of the restaurant, but, after Ken was no longer looking at him, Tony took off the waiter's vest he was wearing and returned near Ken to approach Ken secretly again.

"Waiter, please pass me the bill. I'll tip you later," a man said as he raised his hand towards Tony.

"I'm not your waiter!" Tony glared.

"Well, weren't you just wearing a waiter's outfit."

"You've got the wrong person! Get your eyes checked at the nearest repair shop!" Tony snapped, leaving the man behind while sneaking towards Ken's backside.

The man was confused by Tony's words. "Get your eyes checked at a repair shop? Can't you check them at the movie theater? What a waste."

Eventually Tony managed to get a seat behind where Ken was sitting and was ready to get back into the conversation between Ken and Lidya.

Lidya sat gracefully in front of Ken and started eating the food on the table. After finishing the meal, Lidya began to teach Ken the basic ways to become a stockbroker.

Ken listened carefully, like a person who had never learned about how to become a stock trader, even though in the past, Ken's name was very famous in the international stock market as a stockbroker who had ransacked the stock market because of Ken's genius in predicting stocks with 100 percent accuracy, something that only two people in the world stock market had and Ken was one of them.

When Tony heard Lidya teaching Ken how to be a stock trader from the very basics, Tony burst out laughing. "Hadeh. This is an anchovy teaching a shark, looking for prey in the ocean," Tony mused.

Ken heard someone laughing behind him, so he moved to look back but, Tony had immediately looked down and pretended to cough, so Ken returned to facing forward towards Lidya.

"So, that's the basics, Ken. Do you understand?" asked Lidya while looking at Ken attentively.

"Yes. I'm starting to understand little by little. I didn't go to a high school, so I'm a little slow in learning, but don't worry. I'll keep studying so I won't disappoint you." Ken was modest.

"Good. And don't worry. As long as you keep learning, you'll get the hang of it. I'll also continue to guide you when you join my team."

"Okay. I like that."

"On Monday morning, as soon as you enter the office, I'll propose to add more members to my team, and then I'll propose to enroll you in a course class where my friend will teach you more about stock trading. I hope that after three days, you will be able to join my team, so that if my parents find out about our relationship, there will be no rejection from them. Because..."

"Because of what?" Ken asked curiously.

"I'm sorry to have to say this, but, I'm a bit worried about your job, I'm worried that my parents will look down on you if they find out that you're just..."

"Just a cleaning service?"

"I'm fine with that. I swear, Ken. I'm not worried about my parents."

"For me, the important thing is that you accept me as I am with my profession. Because that's the most important thing to me. Even if your parents look down on me, I will never be disappointed, as long as you accept me." Ken looked at Lidya soulfully.

"You wouldn't mind being insulted and humiliated by my parents?" Lidya asked.

"As long as you're not ashamed of me, I won't be ashamed of myself either. I'll accept that I have to be insulted and humiliated by your family. As long as you are not ashamed and leave me."

Lidya smiled, took Ken's hand and said, "I will never be ashamed and I will never leave you just because of your profession. I'll leave you immediately if you have another woman, but I'll stay if it's just because of your job. Because love comes from the heart. Once I love, then I will continue to love, no matter who you are."

Ken smiled widely. Ken felt very happy. "This is the happiest day for me."

"Why is that?" Lidya asked curiously.

"Because today, I found a woman who accepts me for who I am."

Two pairs of eyes met, gazing intently at each other, with hands clasped even tighter between them. There were two hearts that had become so intertwined that they felt as if right now, the world belonged to both of them.