Bitter Wedding
This Feeling is Getting Deep

"Aaahhhhhh, my body feels like it's going to be taken off," complained Hilma as she stretched her hands over her head.

"Rest, I'll take your place for a while" Eliza said as she overheard her friend's complaint. Eliza then wears an apron and takes over Hilma's position.

"No need. Your hands are still hurting" stop Hilma.

"It's okay. I can, you just take a break" Eliza deftly serves the next buyer. His injured hand did not seem to hinder his work spirit. When the buyer left, his eyes caught Bastian singing a romantic song on stage. Her voice was so sweet that Eliza always amazed when she saw it.

But suddenly Eliza gasped when the man caught her who had noticed her. Bastian smiled sweetly at her, making Eliza also smile when she saw him.

"Didn't you say you were coming home at 7?" hilma's asking surprised Eliza. The question reminded Eliza of Reino who a while ago contacted her and canceled an appointment to pick her up. His smile disappeared if he remembered that.

"You heard me, didn't you, El?" ask Reino from the other end of the phone.

"Oh yes I hear you" replied Eliza weakly. He was a little disappointed when Reino said that he suddenly had a meeting with a client. Reino had promised to pick her up.

"You're not angry, are you?,"

"Yes, it's okay. I still want to help here anyway. Pity Hilma if she has to be alone,"

"Ah yes. About additional employees for your cafe. I'll be looking for him soon. So you just calm down,"

"Hmm, okay,"

Eliza's daydream breaks when Bastian is already in front of her.

"Hayo daydreams of me, right?" bastian.

Eliza rounded her eyes when she heard Bastian's question. How could the man blatantly utter such a seductive question in front of Hilma? Moreover, his face seemed to have no sin.

"Don't fret!" hilma snapped and hit Bastian on the back.

"You don't know her husband? Rich handsome and well established. You are nothing compared to him. Reino Julian, the young CEO of an up-and-coming advertising company. All women must crave it" said Hilma at length.

Eliza saw a slightly different expression on Bastian's face. Her lips seemed to smile bitterly after hearing Hilma comparing herself to her husband.

"Hush still!" said Eliza. She felt she had to shut Hilma's mouth immediately so as not to constantly talk about her husband in front of Bastian. It must have hurt her feelings a lot.

"So how's El? You want to, right?" ask Hilma.

"You what?" Eliza asked back because she did not understand the words of her friend.

"Guide me to eat first, before I go home" Hilma asked.

Eliza glanced at Hilma who continuously said please with a clear face. According to him there's no harm in him having dinner with Hilma, he's not lonely because maybe Reino will be home late at night.

"alright. Where do we eat?"

"How about we eat goat satay that is near the intersection of red lights. I hear satay there is very good" Hilma explained

"I'm coming, man,"

Eliza and Hilma glanced at Bastian together.

"I think it's too dangerous if you two just go. At least I can take care of you if there's anything" said Bastian trying to explain his purpose of wanting to join Hilma and Eliza. Even if that's not the real purpose. He just wanted to spend more time with Eliza. That'sthat's all.

After closing the cafe finally Eliza, Hilma, and Bastian went to the satay stall that Hilma intended to use a taxi.

"Try you have a bus, we don't have to take a taxi. In fact we can every day go out to eat together after closing the cafe. Isn't that El?" ask Hilma suddenly.

"Huh? What the hell don't you talk weird. Don't think about the bus. He if you talk about it never thought before," said Eliza who was not nice to Bastian.

"I'm actually thinking about buying a car. I'm raising money" said Bastian casually.

"That's right. Bastian you are the best!" hilma girang.

"I'm HyunSik's kangen" continued Hilma. He then took out his postel and saw a photo of Hyunsik that he had taken without Hyunsik's knowledge of course.

As Hilma was engrossed in watching Hyunsik's photo from her phone, Bastian who was sitting in front smiled at Eliza who was sitting in the back. His thumb and index finger he linked to form a small heart like the one he was recently trending as his love code for Eliza.

Eliza smiled and blushed in embarrassment at that. Just this time he felt such sweet attention from a man.

After reaching the place they were headed, Hilma immediately went down and hooked her hands on Eliza and dragged her towards the dining table of Lesehan who was there.

"You know why Bastian has to pay his fare?" eliza protested when Hilma immediately took her down leaving Bastian who was paying the taxi fare.

"Leave it. It is the duty of men to pay for women. He wants to come along anyway. Let's quickly sit there" pointed Hilma at a table in front of which was a group of men eating while hanging out. Hilma definitely wanted the insignificance in front of them.

"No other table what?" eliza protest. She felt uncomfortable because she was wearing a short skirt suit. As if not listening to Eliza's words, Hilma immediately sat at the table and looked at the menu paper on the table. Inevitably Eliza came to sit there, her eyes looking for the figure of Bastian who had been seen from a distance.

"Look El, who is wearing a red shirt, he smiles at me" whispered Hilma. Eliza then looked for the figure of a man in red among the 4 people in front of her desk.

"Just a few minutes ago, you said Kangen Hyunsik. Now it's the same as other men" murmured Eliza. He already knows very well the nature of Hilma who likes to be flirtatious to men.

"Hyunsik stays at heart. The name of the human being is sometimes bored and needs entertainment. We can't just fixate on our partner" said Hilma.

Eliza was silent at Hilma's reply. Could it be if he was bored with Reino and made Bastian just entertainment for him? Doesn't that sound so cruel?

As Hilma's words continued to ring in Eliza's mind, Bastian came and suddenly took off his jacket and put it at Eliza's feet.

It turned out that from a distance Bastian saw the 4 men were watching Eliza's legs which were visible from under the table with a perverted look. It cannot be accepted. He looked very angry and wanted to teach them a lesson.

"Ah who the hell is he. Just bother.." muttered one of the men as Bastian sat in front of Eliza blocking their view. Bastian looked back and stared intently at the man one by one. Makes them feel uncomfortable.

Eliza looked at Bastian and the man's jacket took turns. Bastian's attention makes Eliza even more unable to get away from him.