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Aphrodite stepped out of the office building accompanied by Mario, who was now walking by her side, they sauntered over to one of the cars that had been parked neatly right in front of there along with several other cars.
Mario approached a car with Aphrodite behind him. They then got in and sat in the front seat of the car, preparing to follow the car in front of them.
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After a long journey from the office, they finally arrived at the place they were headed.
Aphrodite stepped out with Mario along with several other people who were assigned to join Jordan to check the situation on the field.
Aphrodite approached Mario who was now gathered together with the others. Unlike the others, Aphrodite is now busy checking all the files requested by Mario to make sure that everything is not left in the car.
While he was busy, the other Mario now began to step up to follow Jordan who began to walk in to the few people who had been waiting for him since.
Aphrodite who realized she was left behind rushed to them while continuing to check again some of the things she missed.
Jordan, who was busy chatting with colleagues who helped him, was suddenly diverted by the sound of his cell phone ringing behind the pocket of his suit.
"You go first, I have to pick up the phone. It's important" he said, taken by his secretary, who then led them in and checked everything.
Jordan picked up the phone on his phone and talked to someone across the street.
Aphrodite continued to step up until later the figure of Jordan managed to catch her attention. He approached the man who had just finished his talk on the phone.
"Jordan?" The man turned his head as Aphrodite called out to him.
"Hi, are you here too?"
"Yes.I chose Mario sir to come here. You too, by the way?"
"Yes, so am I."
"It's a coincidence then. Let's catch up with the others." Aphrodite walked after Mario and the others who were now quite a distance away from where she was. Beside him Jordan tried to keep up with his footsteps and walked hand in hand with Aphrodite who looked very attentive.
Meanwhile, on the other side. Francisco who happened to have a meeting in a place not far from there caught the figure of Aphrodite. But the man did not see his face clearly.
"Maybe it's just my feeling" he murmured as he looked only at his stature from behind.
"Sir?" Her secretary called out to her and managed to make her focus shift on something else. The next second they went from there to one of the restaurants that would later become where they had a meeting with one of his clients from the company who some time ago asked him to meet them in person at one of the restaurants is quite far from the office.
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Aphrodite had just returned from the toilet after doing some checking they were finally done as well, and it was time for lunch.
Aphrodite approached Jordan who was still standing at the place, while the others had already walked first to the restaurant which was not far from where they were.
"Where are the others?"
"We'll go for lunch at the restaurant in front."
"Then why are you still here?"
"There are some things I need to do first. You go first."
"Well, I'll see you there."
"Yes." Yeah."
Aphrodite walked away from Jordan, who was about to meet someone who called her a few moments ago before asking her colleagues to have lunch together at a nearby restaurant.
Arriving inside the restaurant room, Aphrodite immediately looked for her superior. Mario and the others, once found the table they occupied; Aphrodite immediately approached him and sat down at one of the empty tables there.
"Sorry I'm late" he said.
"It's okay, let's sit." Mario pulls the chair next to him which happens to be next to the chair occupied by his secretary Jordan.
Aphrodite nodded and sat there. "It's not wrong that I chose you to accompany me, you were really quick to catch what was described and you were also very focused on work." Mario smiled proudly at Aphrodite.
"I should be the one to thank you for choosing me, making me learn a lot" said Aphrodite.
"Not a problem."
"Oh yes, how while waiting for our President directly message?" The woman who became his secretary Jordan proposed.
"We don't mind, but what about the President himself?" Mario looked at him.
"He contacted me and he agreed."
"All right, let's order then." Mario agrees. The three of them decided to find a dish for them to eat this afternoon. After ordering, Aphrodite decided to call Francisco and tell him she could not have lunch with him. He had not had time to call the man, incoming calls had already appeared in front of the screen of his phone.
"Sorry, I have to pick up the phone first." Aphrodite got up from there, walked a little away to pick up the phone from Francisco.
"Hello, honey?"
"Hello? I just wanted to call you."
"It just so happens, haha…"
"Yes." Yeah."
"What do you want to tell me anyway?"
"I just wanted to let you know that I won't be able to have lunch with you today because I have a job outside the office."
"Wow…"
"Why?" Aphrodite frowned as the word suddenly came out of Francisco's mouth across the street.
"I also just wanted to talk like that, I can't have lunch with you because I have a job outside the office. But you've already spoken."
While Aphrodite picked up the phone a little bit away from where Mario was sitting, it was different from Jordan who had just returned and sat in the empty seat available there.
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Francisco turned his gaze in another direction, but accidentally both beads caught Aphrodite who was receiving a call from him.
He smiled silently, watching Aphrodite before finally getting up from her seat.
"What's wrong?" Ask it across there.
"Where are you now?"
"I'm at a restaurant, right now I'm waiting for the food we ordered to come to the table. Why why?"
"Let me guess. You're standing right now staring out the window, right?"
"Where do you know that?" Aphrodite frowned confusedly. Fransisco grew more and more his smile he continued to walk eroding the distance between them, waltzing soundlessly so as not to attract the attention of Aphrodite.
"Because I saw you?"
"uh? Really true?" Aphrodite checked her phone, staring at the phone screen in her hand. His phone showed a voice call screen instead of a video call. "How can you see me? It's a voice call, not a video. Are you here?" Aphrodite circulated her gaze, but Francisco was already standing right behind her. As soon as he looked back, Aphrodite gasped in shock almost falling down. Luckily Francisco had quick reflexes, he caught his body before it managed to touch the floor.
"Frans.." Aphrodite was stunned speechless when she found the man who became her husband had been in the same restaurant as her.
Francisco could only smile when he saw Aphrodite's expression that looked so shocked when he saw her suddenly behind him.
"You should be more careful. What if you fall and you get hurt?" Sluggishly. Aphrodite, he then fixed his position standing firmly in front of Francisco.
"Why are you here?"
"Don't I tell you I have a job outside? I just finished a meeting with my client here, and since my business is done I'm here to eat."
"Oh…"
"You yourself have a job around here?"
"Yes, and I just finished. Now that we decided to eat together, all my colleagues were waiting there." Aphrodite pointed towards the table occupied by Mario and Jordan who had just arrived. Francisco turned in the direction pointed by Aphrodite.
"It looks like we have a strong bond to the point that we meet here under similar conditions." Francisco chuckled amusedly remembering what they had just experienced. Aphrodite in front of him chuckled, nor did she expect that they would meet like this.
"Where's your secretary, by the way? You're not alone, are you?"
"He's going to the toilet. Oh yeah, how about we eat together? We'll meet here."
"I want to, but maybe I should talk to them first. Oh, how about I introduce you to the others?"
"Huh?"
"Come on." Aphrodite grabbed Francisco by the hand and pulled him towards the table occupied by Jordan, Mario and his secretary.
Arriving at the table they sat at, Aphrodite's attention was seized first by Jordan who had not been there before.
Jordan looked up at Francisco who arrived with Aphrodite.
"You're back?" Aphrodite said as soon as she arrived before him. Meanwhile, his secretary and Mario were made to look at Aphrodite who had just talked like that with her boss, in addition, the woman spoke very casually like talking to a friend who was very familiar with her.
"Yes, I'm just done." Sahut Jordan with his casual response.
"By the way Francisco is, he's…"
"Sir Jordan, I didn't think we could meet here." Francisco first cut his sentence shaking Jordan's hand with a smile.
"What a coincidence, did you just finish the meeting?" Jordan greeted him warmly. It made everyone at the table gawk including Aphrodite who was surprised by those who turned out to know each other.
"Sir, I just finished a meeting with one of the clients here."
"Wait, you guys.. already know each other?" Aphrodite frowned confusedly.
"Of course, he's the one I told you about, baby. Do you remember what I said a while ago? I told you I know President J Company." Francisco answered. Aphrodite was silent, her mind was searching for the memory and she was surprised to find the puzzle suddenly answered.
"J for Jordan." he thought when he realized the meaning of the letter J at the beginning of the name of the company where he worked.
While Aphrodite seemed to be remembering speechlessly, Jordan was surprised and astonished by Francisco's call to Aphrodite. "Darling?" Jordan raised next to his eyebrows staring alternately between Aphrodite and Francisco, he only realized the clothes they used had a similar color.
"O-oh.so.." Aphrodite turned to Jordan, the man looked back at her. Aphrodite was ashamed of him, after weeks he worked at his company and he only found out that the man he thought was a friend was the boss at his workplace.
"Oh my God, I'm really sorry. I didn't know that ka—I mean my father is Mr. President." Aphrodite bowed in panic apologizing.
Jordan smiled knot. "There's no need to apologize, I'm more comfortable calling you by name anyway."
"But still, you are my boss. It would be impolite to call you by my name. Sorry for my stupidity for daring to call my father by name."
"I feel uncomfortable having to speak politely like this" Jordan murmured.
"Oh yeah, you know each other, by the way?" Jordan shifted the subject.
"We know each other more than we know each other." Francisco pulled Aphrodite closer to him. "Aphrodite is my wife" he said, leaving everyone at the table shocked.
"You guys... husband and wife?"
Francisco grabbed Aphrodite's hand, grasping her made their wedding ring clearly visible. Jordan was more surprised, as well as Mario and his secretary who was no less surprised.
"You didn't tell them you were married?" Francisco turned his head towards Aphrodite who was now standing beside him.
"What's my motivation?" Aphrodite pressed her shoulders. "Not everyone needs to know about our marriage, right? I always wear the ring anyway. So there's no need for me to explain to everyone, right?"
"It's true, but everyone thinks you're single." Jordan replied, he chuckled softly as Aphrodite replied with her innocent face. It is true what he said, he did not have the motivation to explain his personal relationship to others. Especially those who do not have a close relationship with their lives.
"Oh yeah, by the way how about you eat with us?" Jordan turned his attention to Francisco.
"I wanted to ask permission to take Aphrodite to lunch with me. But as I thought it would be better if my secretary and I joined together to eat here."
"good. Then please sit down."
"I'll call my secretary first, maybe he's confused looking for me who's suddenly not at the table."
Francisco went away for a while from there to approach the woman who became his secretary. He seemed confused when he found Francisco arriving from another table. Francisco immediately invited his secretary to move to the table that Aphrodite occupied.
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