FORBIDDEN TO FALL IN LOVE

17. Hopeful Anxious

"What?" ask Madame Emely who does not believe what she heard. "Celine, are you helping Valeda escape again?"

Celine shook her head. "I made Miss Valeda's lunch appointment. If Madame Emely doesn't believe me, how about Madam come with Miss Valeda?" bargain Celine.

Valeda doesn't believe in Celine. How could Celine use such excuses to save him?

It was true that Celine had made a promise of meeting with the winner of the second lottery. However, that doesn't mean Valeda will meet him in person, does it?

What if the first thing happens again? Valeda is unlikely to admit a married man as his girlfriend.

Or, what if the one who came was a schoolboy, or worse is a middle-aged man the age of his father?

'God! ****** me!' valeda in the heart. One after another bad thoughts continued to cross his head. He was too afraid to think positively.

"Alright, Mama will come," Madam Emely decided as she stood up from her seat. "Prepare. Mama's gonna wait downstairs," she said, then pass by from Valeda's room.

"What are you doing, Celine?" hiss Valeda is upset. "How can you tell me we're going to see my girlfriend? And how can the person we're going to meet be my girlfriend?"

"We need to calm down, Val," Celine replied. "Let's think along the way. Now, prepare!"

Valeda went to his desk to pick up his handbag. "Do you know the characteristics of the people we're going to meet?" ask Valeda.

"The twenty-five year old man. I've made sure that he doesn't have a wife yet" Celine replied. He followed Valeda stepping outside the room to catch up with Madame Emely.

"What if it doesn't suit my taste?" ask Valeda. He remains anxious.

"Pretend it first. Matter is appropriate or not, we'll think again."

Valeda sighed violently. "If Mama ever realizes that I'm just pretending or I've been lying to her, I won't be able to turn down my match again" Valeda lamented.

"I'm going to send another message to the man to set up our scenario" Celine said.

They entered the elevator together and went down to the ground floor. Celine didn't say much anymore, as she was busy with the phone in her hand. Valeda himself was busy praying in his heart, for their plan to go perfectly this time.

Whoever Sebastian Mrs Emely mentioned, or no matter how great the man was, Valeda still did not want to get married because he was betrothed. Valeda also knew that her marriage to Sebastian was based on her father's business relationship. For Valeda, such a relationship would not work.

Arriving at the ground floor of Valeda's office, Madam Emely who was standing at the entrance immediately waved, asking them to catch up with her immediately.

Apparently Mrs Emely had asked Kris to prepare the car. Madame Emely will really come along this time. "Let's go in!" take Mrs Emely. Kris immediately opened the door for Madame Emely.

"Focus on our plan, Val" whispered Celine. "Office and internal meetings later, let me take care. I'll put the report on your desk." Celine slipped the phone she was holding into Valeda's hand.

"Miss Val, please come in," call Kris. He opened the door for Valeda.

Valeda's heart was pounding very quickly as she sat next to Madame Emely. Valeda lowered her window to talk to Celine.

"May it work!" celine exclaimed before Valeda opened her mouth again.

The car started to go. Valeda closed her window and tried to sit quietly next to her mother. He did not want to give the impression that he was nervous right now.

"Val, since when are you dating?" ask Mrs Emely.

"Se... About a month ago," replied Valeda.

"Why not be introduced to Mama?" search Mrs Emely.

Valeda racked his brain to find answers. "Val's not ready yet."

Valeda turned to Madam Emely when she got such a question. "I mean Mama?"

"Mom should make sure that your partner is better than the man you chose" replied Mrs Emely.

Not knowing why, Valeda became very upset after hearing that. There was a very deep abyss forming between her and Lady Emely. "For Val, the man in charge is the man Val needs."

"Realisticah, Val," said Mrs Emely. "You can say that now. However, if the man is just going to be a parasite, Mama will not accept it. Your good career could be a reason for him to approach you. Hence, you need a man who draws with you. Like Sebastian," explains Mrs Emely at length.

'Don't interfere with my psychological problems!' inner Valeda was upset. She wanted to scream like that, but stopped her from doing so. Valeda himself did not know how the man he was going to meet this afternoon.

Thirty minutes that felt like a long time, finally brought Valeda and Madame Emely to a restaurant located in the city center. The restaurant was very busy because lunch was just starting. Valeda is lucky to still have a place there.

"Welcome to our restaurant!" greet the woman standing at the entrance. "Have you ordered a table?"

"I've ordered a table in Valeda's name" Valeda replied.

"Please pass by here," the woman invited, then led them to the table that had been ordered.

"Your boyfriend hasn't come yet?" ask Madame Emely while sitting down.

Valeda sat before him. He didn't expect too much of what was going to happen. Valeda grabbed the phone from inside her bag and checked if any messages came in.

Niente.

Valeda turned his head towards the entrance, but there was no sign of anyone coming. "Val came out for a minute to call" Valeda said. Then he went outside without waiting for the permission of Madame Emely.

"Crazy! I'm really going crazy!" grouse Valeda. He immediately contacted the owner of the number who was about to meet him. On the fourth ring, someone finally answered from across.

"Hello?" greet the person across the phone.

Valeda took a breath and exhaled slowly. "Where are you?" ask Valeda.

"I'll be there soon" replied the man.

"All right, I'm waiting." Valeda hung up. He stared at the phone screen for a moment. "Did I ask one of the interns at my company to come and pretend to be my girlfriend, huh? Mama couldn't have recognized him" Valeda murmured.

Valeda looked into the restaurant. She saw Madame Emely still sitting alone on her stool. The thought of escaping from that place grew increasingly turbulent in Valeda's head.

A pat on Valeda's shoulder made Valeda jump in shock. He turned around quickly. "Who-" his words stopped when he saw who was standing before him at this moment.

"Good day, miss," said Daniel. "What's Miss doing out here?"

"Ah, that... I'm... Breathe fresh air," replied Valeda origin.

Daniel's eyebrows shot up, obviously he knows that Valeda doesn't want to say what he's doing at the moment. But, Daniel chose not to bother. He thought it was the wind.

"You yourself, what are you doing here?" Valeda asked back.

Daniel looked past Valeda's head, looking inside the restaurant. "I'm going to meet someone here."

"Your customers? Do you also supply food here?" terkah Valeda's.

Daniel shakes. "No" he answered. "I won a lottery."

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