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"Welcome to Fresh Bite . " The cafe boy beams at me .
I play the recording on my phone .
[Medium, Non-Fat With Caramel Drizzle . And an Orange Burst . ]
[Grande, Quad, Nonfat, Whip free, Mocha with a touch of cream . ]
[Hazelnut Macchiato, Sugar free, Whip Free, Extra shot, Iced . ]
[Venti, Half Caff, Large, Soy Latte with Cinnamon . Get me two Mango Tango]
[Skim, Extra Shot, ExtrHot, ExtrWhip, Extra Sugar, Caramel Macchiato . ]
[Tall Low Fat Soy Frappuccino with Extra chocolate, Expresso shot and Extra whipped cream . ]
The cafe boy is surprised after hearing their voices in the recording . He notes down the order . "You are the new errand girl of the fas.h.i.+on department?"
I give him a nod .
"Your predecessors never got it right in the first time . " He looks at me with pity . "Do you want to order something for yourself?"
I look at the list of items on the wall behind him . I don"t understand half the words . "I want a something liquid that can help me deal with people without committing murder . "
"I know what to get you . " He grins . "Your order will be ready in ten minutes . "
I sit at the corner table . This small cafe is twenty minutes away from the Kamiyama Groups" building . It"s not crowded . I see some office goers running out of the cafe after getting their coffees . People must really like this place .
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"The fas.h.i.+on department!" The same cafe boy yells . "Your order is ready . "
Feeling sluggish, I get up and go to get the order . "How much?"
"It"s on the tab . " He points at the packages . "I have written their names on their orders . So, don"t worry about mix-ups . What"s your name?"
"Errand girl . " I pick up the order . "Thanks, I will pay for my coffee . "
"Fine, I will write errand girl here . " He scribbles on the coffee cup . "It"s black iced coffee . It will give you the necessary boost to survive the day . "
I take a sip of the black iced coffee . This boy knows his job .
When I get out of the cafe, I find that Eichi guy in black s.h.i.+rt standing there . He is leaning against his red polished car and smoking a cigarette . I decide that it is best if I ignore him .
"Takeuchi . " He calls for me when I turn away from him . "Where are you going? Come with me . "
"Do you have some business with me?" I am holding the orders with my one hand and my black iced coffee with my other hand . I already feel tired of this errand girl"s job . I have no time or interest to deal with someone like him .
"Yes . " He grabs the packages away from me . "Let"s go . "
"Hey, give those back . " I try to get them back, but he lifts his hand up . Because of my short height, I can"t reach for it . I hate tall people .
Corners of his lips curl up . He opens the car door and puts them on the seat .
"What the h.e.l.l!" I want to punch this guy . I hold it in and take a sip of my black iced coffee . "What are you doing?"
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He ignores my question and gets into the car .
"Are you going to stand there all day?" He asks me .
I am meeting a lot of frustrating men these days . I feel like my life is shortening because I have to handle these men who are used to do what they want to do .
I sit on the pa.s.senger seat . This Eichi guy has a lean body . He is a few inches taller than that Kamiyama b.a.s.t.a.r.d . His skin is tanned . I guess he spends a lot of time outside .
He is taking me back to the workplace . What was he doing in front of the cafe? Did he follow me? He seems to be waiting for me there . Is he interested in me because of my relations.h.i.+p with the Kamiyama family? In any case, he has dubious intentions .
"My name is Takas.h.i.+ma Eichi . " He gives me a mysterious smile . "I am Kamiyama"s childhood friend and the CFO of the Kamiyama groups . "
"You know me . " I take a sip of my black iced coffee .
"Kamiyama"s sister . " His eyes are fixed on the road . I am glad that he is not a reckless driver . "You are different from my expectations . "
I don"t reply and look out of the window .
"How is your first day at work?" He asks me with a pleasant tone .
"c.r.a.ppy so far . " I am meeting people like you . How can I have a good day?
"If it is difficult, I will ask Kamiyama to send you to work as my personal a.s.sistant . " He doesn"t seem to get the hint . I don"t think that he wants to get the hint .
"That would be c.r.a.ppier . " I will kill him if he does that to me . Being an errand girl is bad, but being this two-faced guy"s a.s.sistant would be worse .
He stops his car inside the desolate parking lot . I can"t see anyone there other than us . Seriously?
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"I want a sip . " He suddenly reaches my black iced coffee . In the next instant, it slips from his hand and falls on my clothes . Seriously?
"Did you get burn?" He shouts with worry and lifts up the edge of my hoodie . Seriously?
His dark eyes linger on my exposed stomach like a predator . Before he could lay his fingers on me to check on the "burns", I poke his two eyes with my fingers .
"OW!" He screams and lets go of my hoodie . I get out of the car and open the car door of the pa.s.senger seat . I pick up the coffees and Donuts . When I leave the parking lot, I could still hear his painful cries .
I hope that he goes blind .
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In front of the cafe, Kiyohira has seen her get into Eichi"s car . He couldn"t believe his eyes at that moment . That woman didn"t get into his car . She is never friendly to him . She refuses to eat with him or his family . She is sitting beside him in Eichi"s car and drinking coffee . He gnashes his teeth in anger and follows them . He doesn"t realize that he is stalking them .
He sees them going inside the company"s parking lot . He sees Eichi leaning toward her . His restraint is finally broken . He steps out of the car to beat up his close friend . At that same time, he hears a scream . He stops his feet and frowns .
It"s not that woman who is screaming . Eichi is screaming? What"s going on here?
When he sees her getting out of Eichi"s car, he hides . Then, he wonders why he is hiding . Is it abnormal for the CEO to park his car in his company"s parking lot?
But, he doesn"t come out from his hiding place until she disappears from the parking lot .
"How long are you going to watch?" Eichi roars . "Come here and help me out . "
Kiyohira is surprised to hear that . Since he is caught, he decides that there is no point in hiding . He is also curious about what happened between them . He finds Eichi pressing his palms against his eyes .
"What happened?" He asks quietly .
"Your sister poked my eyes . " Eichi doesn"t remove his hands or look at him . "Take me to hospital . It hurts a lot"
" . . . " Kiyohira recalls how she slapped him and tried to kill him . She has little strength . He doesn"t know how hard she poked Eichi"s eyes . Instead of feeling pity for his poor friend, he is pleased by her actions and mentally gives her a thumbs up .
"Are you taking me or not?" Eichi snaps .
"I will . " Eichi hears him say . He can"t see Kiyohira"s smile, but he can sense that his friend is happy to see him like that . If he has friends like Kiyohira, he doesn"t need enemies .
"You have to tell me what happened . " Kiyohira puts forward his condition smugly .
"Can"t I say it after I get treatment?" Eichi is too hurt to punch this guy .
"That will do . " Kiyohira helps him get out of the driver seat . He drives him to the nearest hospital . The doctor is surprised to see Eichi"s eyes . Luckily, his eyes are not damaged . He will be fine after a few days of rest . He needs to use an eye drop to reduce the redness and irritation for a few days .
Kiyohira drives Eichi back to his house . For the next few days, Eichi won"t be able to come to the office . Kiyohira is satisfied with this outcome .
"What happened between you two?" Kiyohira inquires after Eichi sits on the couch .
"I spill some coffee on her . "
"Just for spilling coffee?" Kiyohira is dumbfounded . He has broken down her house . She didn"t try to blind him back then . She did try to kill him because of a misunderstanding, but it was resolved in the end . Would she poke someone"s eyes for spill coffee?
"I may have done it on purpose . I lifted her s.h.i.+rt and tried to touch in the pretense of checking up her burns . " Eichi"s voice is low . It"s not guilty in any case . There is no anger either . "She is smart . It normally works on other women . "
Kiyohira knocks the back of Eichi"s head hard .
"Kiyohira, do you want to kill me?" Eichi s.h.i.+elds his head when Kiyohira doesn"t stop . "You told me that you don"t have any interest . "
"It doesn"t mean that you can s.e.xually hara.s.s her . " Kiyohira kicks his b.u.t.t . "She is still related to the Kamiyama family . She is also my employee . "
"Kiyohira, stop . My eyes are still in pain . " Eichi"s painful wails have no effect on Kiyohira .
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