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For some reason Sean suddenly felt his chest so tight. His body trembled slightly at the realization.

"Quickly sign too," said Jeff, looking at the man who now looked stiff.

For a moment Sean turned and looked at Liora. The woman he saw was also looking at him.

Sean exhaled slowly, hoping that his chest that felt tight would be a little more relieved.

The man's right hand started to stretch out, taking a fancy ballpoint pen that probably had a fantastic price.

With a slight shiver, Sean started scribbling signatures over the agreement. At the bottom between Jeff and Liora's signatures.

***

The closer to work hours, the more crowded Delifood Restaurant is visited by people who are hungry and want to eat something that is available in the restaurant.

This also made Liora even more overwhelmed, the woman delivered food to the customer's table several times.

"What took you so long?!" asked one of the female visitors.

From her appearance, the woman looked like a rich person. With a shiny gold necklace and coiled around his neck. With a gold bracelet that is quite large and numbering more than one on his right and left hand.

"I'm sorry, Madam. The restaurant is busy, you have to be more patient." Liora explained with a slight bow.

"Why are you even blaming me? You should be professional! If the restaurant is busy, you should be able to work faster! If you do this, this restaurant's customers might disperse due to bad and long service!" said a woman who was about forty years old.

"What is it?" whispered Sean who came when the woman was angry.

Liora shrugged her shoulders at the same time, the woman then answered Sean's question, "She protested because I took her too long to deliver food."

"Sorry for our service, Madam. Next we will try to provide the best and faster service." Sean said in a soft voice.

While the woman in her forties just nodded her head and looked down.

"Come on," said Sean, pushing Liora's body a little.

The two of them walked away from the table. Liora, who felt annoyed, decided to enter the employee's private room first.

Breaths were heard clearly in a quiet room without anyone besides Liora. He took a bottle of cold water out of the refrigerator and immediately drank it.

His throat now feels fresher. The flow of cold white water was very refreshing body and mind.

"People are impatient now! Just imagine if she were me, she might not be able to work quickly in a restaurant that's full of customers like this! Doesn't she think?! She's not the only one ordering food, can't she wait a bit?! Can't those eyes look around? There are still a lot of other diners who haven't gotten the food they ordered!"

The sound of the door opening made Liora turn her head. Sean was seen standing behind the closed door.

Liora ignored Sean's presence, the woman closed the drink bottle and put it back in the refrigerator.

"Liora." He called in a low voice.

"Yes?" Liora replied with a tone of voice that was still a little annoyed.

"You have to be more patient." Sean said.

Liora just nodded her head lazily, then stepped on her feet to go back to work.

"Wait." Sean said, while holding Liora's left wrist.

This made Liora, who had already walked, had to stop again. The woman turned and found Sean who was looking at her seriously.

"When did your wedding with Jeff take place?" He asked.

"Umm, end of this month." Liora answered after a while remembering the answer.

"End of the month? Why?" Sean asked, his face looking so serious.

"What's wrong with you, Sean?" Liora asked with a little chuckle.

Of course it will not be announced why she should marry Jeff in the near future. This is a shame. Moreover, it was stated in the agreement that their marriage was a secret marriage.

Sean's grip on Liora's hand loosened slightly, this allowed Liora to easily let go of his hand and get out of the special employee room.

"Liora, wait! Liora ...."

Liora kept walking on her two feet, not caring about Sean's voice that kept calling her name.

***

August 29, 2025

Wedding decorations that are simple but seem luxurious can already be seen in a very beautiful garden. Not many people because the wedding is not held on weekends.

There were only people from Jeff's and Liora's families, and even then not all of them were present because most of them couldn'tat the wedding ceremony.

White imitation flowers appear to adorn the beautiful aisle. Several families sat in front of the aisle, enjoying the banquet that had been prepared.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Let me introduce myself, Im Hary, the father of Liora Andriyani who is today the bride and will marry Jeff Mario. Nobody would have thought that our children would grow up this fast. It feels like only yesterday I saw Liora was running here and there, right now ...."

Hary didn't seem able to continue what he was saying, the man was actually crying with the microphone slightly away from his mouth.

"Now he's getting married," said Harry, continuing his sentence sobbing.

Then a man also climbed up the aisle, gave a piece of tissue and patted Hary's back to give the man comfort.

"Sometimes crying doesn't only apply to sadness, but also to our happy times. This is a form of happy crying from a father to his daughter. Happy is he who can get tears of happiness full of pride from his father," said Erlan, his younger sibling. Jeff, at the end of his sentence, the man's voice trembled.

The event continued with the bride and groom making their sacred vows, then the guests enjoyed the banquet and photo session.

Jeff and Liora's wedding was attended by only a few people from the families of both parties. Neither Jeff's nor Liora's friends or colleagues.

"Take care of yourself, Liora. I will protect you from afar," whispered Sean, who at that time went up the aisle to congratulate and take a photo with the bride and groom.

The smile that was originally on the woman's happy face now disappeared, replaced by confusion that radiated from the bride's light brown eyes.

Before the woman could ask what Sean meant, the man had already left the aisle. He missed a photo session with the bride and groom.

Liora's eyes looked at Sean who walked away without even looking back. In her heart Liora asked, "What does he mean? Why did he say that?"