FORBIDDEN TO FALL IN LOVE

19. Equivalents

"Mother Miss is amazingly creepy" Daniel added. Despite talking like that, he still smiled and looked relaxed. Daniel went back to lunch.

Valeda giggled at Daniel's behavior. "You're scared, but you can still eat?" ask Valeda. Previous experience, if anyone made Madame Emely angry, that person would tremble to his knees before her. Mrs Emely was indeed famous for her unstable emotions.

"I can't miss a good meal like this" he replied.

"Let's pack some for the orphanage kids." Valeda raised his hand back, calling out to the servant standing in the corner of the room. He intended to order a lot of food because his heart was happy at this moment.

"No need, Miss!" Daniel wave.

"Suppose it's a bonus" said Valeda. Valeda pointed at some menus to take home as the waiter approached.

"Miss doesn't need to be like that" Daniel added as Valeda finished ordering. "The orphanage kids are already very happy with what Miss did the other day. No need to spoil them."

"I won't go bankrupt just because I buy you food" Valeda said. "Oh, yes! This matter, you have to help me until I find a man I think I deserve to love. As promised, I'll be a regular fund donor for your orphanage."

Daniel nodded in agreement. There was no harm to Daniel if he pretended like that. He would keep this secret fine, even to the members of the orphanage. Daniel just needs a profit for his orphanage.

"So, besides, you also have to always be around me" Valeda added.

Daniel rubbed his chin. "I dare not promise, Miss," replied Daniel. "I still have to take my vegetable pack here and there, and also I have to take care of my plants."

"I'll find a competent person for it" sambar Valeda. "You have to work in my office" added Valeda quickly. He could not have been far from Daniel. Madame Emely can come anytime to her office and drag Valeda to go on a blind date again. He needs Daniel as a hiding place.

Daniel's stunned. He did not expect that it was Valeda's intention to ask him to always be around Valeda.

Valeda who noticed Daniel's startled expression, hurriedly continued. "I'll give you a job that suits your skills."

Daniel laughed at Valeda. "Sorry, Miss. I'm really grateful for Miss's goodwill" Daniel said. "But, Miss herself doesn't know my educational background, does she?"

Valeda. At the moment Valeda is completely aware that he does not know Daniel very well. "May I know?"

"I graduated from high school. I went to college for a year, but finished there. My father died and I had to take care of my father's orphanage" Daniel replied.

"Just calm!" exclaim Valeda. "I'll find a way out! This relationship must continue!"

Plok! Plok! Plok! Plok! Plok! Plok!

A loud applause filled the entire restaurant. Valeda immediately realized that he was saying too loudly a second ago, so the people around them heard his last words.

After the incident with Mrs Emely earlier, surely people thought that Valeda was fighting for his relationship that was on the edge.

Daniel responds to the uproar quickly, and the restaurant returns to its original state. "If that's what Miss wants, I'll help" Daniel said at last.

Valeda nodded happily, getting the answer he wanted. He would do anything to keep Daniel at his side at the moment. Daniel's a good fit to 'exorcise' Mrs Emely.

"We're finishing our lunch. Then, I'll drive you home" Valeda asked.

"No need, Miss. I still have to go to another restaurant" Daniel declined. He started eating his food again.

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"His name is Daniel" Valeda replied patiently.

"He's the guy you met at the orphanage the other day, right?" ask Celine again.

Valeda took a long breath. He told me all about the incident at the restaurant this afternoon, Celine's head. However, for some reason Celine was suddenly deaf and kept repeating her words.

"So, the one who won the shampoo lottery was the one you knew?"

Valeda stuffed the fries on the table into his mouth violently. He was sorry to see his best friend's behavior.

"If you've been there, I'm sure you'll like it, Cel," Kris emerges from the kitchen of Valeda's apartment, carrying a home-made pizza pan. "I still remember how Mrs Emely's face did not accept Daniel's behavior."

"What did Miss Emely say?" ask Celine quickly.

"When I came out and asked me to book a taxi for Him, He kept grumbling about how Daniel was fearless and kept making Him angry" Kris replied. He put the pizza on the table and immediately attacked Valeda. Celine herself was still curious as to what was happening.

"You cheated! I don't even know that man named Daniel" Celine complained. "Is he a bad boy?"

Valeda and Kris shook their heads together. Celine grunts resentfully seeing them compact, while she knows nothing about Daniel.

"I have to meet him too!" whine Celine.

"You will meet Daniel soon" Valeda replied. "Tomorrow, go to his orphanage. Take note of what kind of person she wants to take care of her vegetable garden. Then, learn the profile."

"I know that we need to study his profile. I'll also look for info on him from the people around the orphanage. But, why look for people who can take care of a vegetable garden?" ask Celine.

Valeda swallowed the pizza in his mouth first. "I want Daniel to be around me. He has to work in my office."

"Don't be crazy, Val!" snapped Celine. "Your office is only for selected people who even pass through various tests and interviews. But now, you want to enter people and not even take any tests? What do people say later?"

"Manipulation about his background," Valeda gave the order. "Daniel's a low profile guy. Not many people knew him and would bother to go through his life."

Celine nodded in disapproval. Obviously he disagrees with Valeda. "She's going to be very attractive for being your partner, Val," Celine said.

"I agree with Celine's words" Kris said. "You're not an ordinary person, Miss. There will be many eyes on Daniel as soon as he stands next to you."

"Then make him extraordinary" said Valeda lightly.

Celine and Kris exchanged glances, hearing their superiors' difficult requests. Being a Valeda companion is not an easy thing. Moreover, manipulating Daniel's background in order to be on par with Valeda.

"Val, are we going to the doctor, yuk? See if you're sane or not" Celine said.

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