"...No, thanks."
The shock was really very potent on her so Sofony just decided to not read anymore.
She rid of the system in her thoughts and pa.s.sed the time blankly staring at the ceiling or walls. Her colleagues threw her suspicious and odd looks. Many of them were aware she"s now their boss so they didn"t speak and just a.s.sumed that she"s not used to not moving around.
One time, her eyes went to a table near the exit and recognized the person sitting there. It was a girl. A beautiful one. She was very familiar so she recognized her even though she could only see half of the girl"s face.
"Felicity? That Felicity?"
"Is she waiting for someone?"
Sofony"s face now regained color and was no longer as disoriented as before. She watched the person greet a good-looking boy who was quite familiar with her.
"Ah, he"s the guy this morning."
"I didn"t know he"s related to Felicity. But there are so many men involved with that girl. Probably this guy is also one of her various partners in bed."
"This irritating mission, so the reason why it has a two months limit is that I will have to guess who among the debauched bunch is the real lover?"
Disdain and disgust suddenly affixed her face when she looked at the two. However, since the girl was a vital person for her main mission, she made sure to watch out.
She nudged the waiter who took their orders and pestered the manager to allow her to serve, saying the two were her acquaintances from school. Due to her pestering, the manager reluctantly relented but said it would be the only time she"d be allowed to do that.
This really made her wondered if she"s really this place"s new boss.
....
"Here"s your order. Thanks for patiently waiting."
A pleasant voice interrupted their idle chat. Chris looked up only to get surprised. The waitress was a real surprise.
"Miss Sofony?" It was Felicity who asked. His childhood friend was also bewildered but later on laughed. "Haha, I forgot you"re now working here."
"You two knew each other?"
Sofony finished laying down the coffee and snacks. With a warm and pleasant smile, "Miss Felicity is popular, of course, I know her. She"s also a friend of Wendy. Wendy recently introduced her to me."
Felicity returned the smile. "That"s right."
Sofony"s eyes went to Chris. "h.e.l.lo, are you Miss Felicity"s friend as well?" "And bed-mate?" She didn"t voice out the last part.
Felicity yelped as if she just forgot a very basic thing. "Sorry, my mistake. Let me introduce you Chris Meyer, my best friend. And Chris, this is my new friend Sofony. She works here."
"Best friend..." Sofony seemed to see the hurt in the handsome boy"s eyes.
Sofony"s gaze was still on him as she nodded, a smile never left her lips. "Nice to meet you."
"Same here," he replied with a polite smile. Actually, he already knew the girl because she"s also a recent sensation at school.
Sofony didn"t leave immediately. She asked, "Did I forget anything? Hopefully no missing order?"
Chris" eyes didn"t stray away from the new girl while her beloved childhood friend was checking if everything was already here. Felicity was the one who knew what she ordered, after all.
Sofony was not aware before, but she had grown so beautiful due to the system"s enhancement of her physique and appearance. The system said her tools got enhanced but she a.s.sumed only that part was changed. In reality, her skin turned much fairer and smoother than most celebrities.
She"s already good looking before, just leave out the thick frames. But now, she"s improved much more. Felicity was also beautiful, but when next to Sofony, even Chris who was in love with Felicity had no choice but admit that the nerdy G.o.ddess" face really deserved more applause.
"This girl has an aura of maturity with her."
He thought this was probably due to having to work earlier than other people her age.
"All"s good!" Felicity chimed.
With a last polite smile, the nerdy beauty retreated and went back to probably tend to other customers.
"Admirable, right?"
"Quite so."
"She"s smart, beautiful, charismatic, nerdy, gentle, and hardworking. Both she and her best friend are girls I didn"t think even exist until I met them."
"Nerdy is not really a compliment, but for the rest, I also think so."
"Falling in love with Miss Sofony already? You"ll have many compet.i.tors. She now has a fan club," teased Felicity.
Chris withdrew his gaze from the other girl and met Felicity"s . When he heard the word love, he was badly startled. He badly wanted to say it"s impossible because his heart was already with her. It was really painful having to restrain himself from saying it.
"Just why can"t I say how in love I am with you."
He was saddened and angered at remembering their situation.
"I don"t fall in love at first sight." He said in a low voice.
Fortunately, Felicity saw how to judge his mood. He was looking away. Face serious. Felicity knew her "childhood friend" was not in a good mood.
As they finished what"s on their table, silence mainly reigned. Felicity from time to time talk. Chris didn"t leave because even though he was really depressed, he knew the girl before him was much more hurt. He had to stay. Even if he"s really feeling empty and lost.
Loving someone who already belongs to someone else was really tragic.
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