Second Time

LUNCH

"Well, it seems like today the full package has come." Adel smiled looking at the three handsome men who were in his restaurant. He walked slowly towards the netherka.

"Of course." Andres returned Adel's smile.

"Hey, you guys also brought two girls?" Adel only realized that there were two women sitting behind him in front of the three men.

Grace and Jane turned back. They smiled at Adel, Adel stopped briefly staring at one of the women in front of him. But Ken waved his hand slowly and blinked his eyes so that Adel hid his surprise. Adel regained consciousness and walked back to their table.

"This is Adel, he owns this restaurant. Del, this is Grace and this is Jane. They're our business associates from Singapore." Ken immediately introduces Adel to Grace and Jane.

"Oh, yeah, yeah." Adel extended his hand to greet the two girls in turn. Adel tries to hide his sense of herd when she sees Grace.

"Well, what do you want to order?" Ken gave the menu books to the two girls.

"So, who's having a birthday? Why are you all here?" Adel

"Nobody's birthday." Dafa smiled wryly.

"Then?" Adel looked at Dafa.

"The two kids kept arguing, maybe they were starving, so I brought them here." Dafa looked towards Ken and Andres.

"Are you guys still fighting?" Adel looked in wonder at the two men.

"He started." Ken grunting.

"You started." Andres.

"Have, enough." Dafa looked coldly at the two of them.

"The two of you haven't changed at all." Adel laughs.

"Indeed." Dafa.

"Hey, so who do these two girls belong to?" Adel teased the three men in front of him.

"Nothing." Grace and Jane answered compactly.

"Good!" Andres muttered softly.

"What did you say?" Ken looked at Andres.

"What?" Andres stared back at Ken.

"So I heard you talk." Ken probing.

"Nothing." Andres answered briefly.

"I thought any of you were dating, didn't you?" Adel chuckles.

"Be quiet, Del." Dafa looked at Adel.

"Why?" Adel

"You talk too much." Dafa.

"That's it, Del's our order." Ken gave a note of their order menu. Adel called his servant and gave them the note.

"Hey, Grace, Jane. Do you feel at home to be their business partner?" Adel stared at the two girls beside him.

"Yes." Yeah." Grace nodded

"Do you know how they both are?"

"Little." Grace nodded again, Jane nodded as well.

"All of their assertive and authoritative natures are just imagery, the originals are like this." Adel looked at Grace and Jane, the two of them just chuckling in response.

"Hey, girl, why are you gossiping about us?" Ken looked at the three girls in front of him.

"We're not gossiping about you, we're talking about facts." Adel

"Same, same." Ken grunting.

"Del, how's the music producer doing?" Andres looked at Adel

"Good." Adel nodded

"Are you still together." Andres scrunched up both of his eyebrows.

"Yes." Yeah." Adel nodded.

"It looks like they've already planned the wedding." Ken chuckles.

"Are you willing to step over this girl, Daf?" Andres laughs.

"Just give it up." Dafa just smiled wryly.

"Yes?" Grace.

"Did you know that your co-worker is waiting for his missing girlfriend?" Adel pointed to Dafa.

"really? I don't know." Grace shakes.

"Yes, he couldn't move on until now." Adel put on a serious face.

"Where did the girl disappear?" Grace

"Of course, he can't find it." Adel

"really?" Grace

"Yes, and I think the girl's face is a little bit like yours." Adel looked at Grace's face.

"Del, stop." Dafa stared intently at Adel, Adel just grinned back at his gaze.

"Mmm, it turns out that there are also a lot of people who look like me." Grace chuckles.

Not long after came their menu. They started eating each other's meals without saying much. Adel pays more attention to Grace because she is convinced that Grace is Defina, the long-lost lover of Dafa. While Andres is more concerned about Jane, although he is also surprised by Grace but he is more interested in her assistant.

Ken noticed Andres' behavior that often stole a glance at Jane. Ken with a cocky feeling has concluded that the girl who was targeted by Andres is really Jane. Ken assumes that Andres has hit the drum of battle with him. Ken gets upset when he learns that Jane and Andres already know each other. But Ken doesn't yet understand what he's really feeling.

Dafa occasionally looked at Grace who was eating, in her eyes filled with love for the girl. He kept thinking how else he should take to bring the girl back into his arms. Dafa wanted Grace to know immediately that in her heart the girl was sitting at the highest position.

Jane doesn't pay much attention around, she's more focused on finishing her meal. Jane doesn't talk too much either because she's not too familiar with them except Grace and Ken. Jane did not even realize that there were a few pairs of eyes often staring at her silently.

Grace seemed ordinary, eating her food quietly while occasionally answering questions from the people at the table. Grace sometimes accidentally stares at Dafa who is also staring at her so that their eyes often meet. Grace simply lowered her gaze after that out of feeling a little embarrassed, afraid of being mistaken for continuing to stare at the handsome president.

Finally lunch was over, they all finished their meals. Dafa, Ken, Grace and Jane are getting ready to return to the office, while Andres is also going back to the branch office. Adel just sat watching those who were busy tidying themselves up.

"Hey, Dafa, Ken, don't forget to pay." Adel laughed pointing towards the cashier.

"Yes, yeah, you're so chatty." Ken took out his wallet.

"Well that is so." Adel laughs.

"Jane and I paid for it." Grace chimed.

"No need, Grace." Dafa looked at Grace.

"Mmm, thank you." Grace according.

"Yes, today's Dafa is a treat." Andres.

"All right, Del we're going back to the office." Dafa

"Yes." Yeah." Adel nodded.

"Andres? Are you going straight back to the branch office?" Dafa looked at Andres

"Yes." Yeah." Andres nodded.

"All right." Dafa nodded

The four people passed by leaving Adel and Andres who exchanged glances. They stared at the departure of the four people until they disappeared behind the door. There were a lot of questions that came suddenly in their heads.

"Del, what's in your brain the same as what I'm thinking?" Andres looked at Adel.

"It looks like it is." Adel nodded

"Grace?"

"Fright." Adel pulled his finger

"Although I had never met the girl in person before, but I was sure that the girl was Defina, the same girl in the photo that Dafa had given me at that time." Andres held his chin as if he was thinking.

"I'm also very sure, I even still keep a photo of the boy, it's very clear he's Defina." Adel nodded

"Yes, from Dafa's gaze it was certain that the girl was really his lover who disappeared."

"It seems like something has happened to the girl, she doesn't seem to recognize anyone." Adel second guessing.

"Yes, I'm very curious."

"I'll ask Ken later."

"alright. Del, I think I should go back to the office, too."

"Yes." Yeah." Adel nodded.

Andres finally moved from his seat and out of the restaurant owned by Adel. Andres had to immediately return to the branch office, he remembered there were some things he had to take care of and settle down. Andres' assistant immediately drove their car across the street to the office.

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