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"Getting married?" Sebastian asks, staring at Fathia without blinking at all.
"Yeah," Fathia replies, slurping up the last of the strawberry juice in front of her. They're enjoying dinner under the starry night sky, with a beautiful shining moon up there. The breeze tonight isn't too strong, creating a pleasant chill they both feel. This dinner was intentionally prepared by Fathia for Sebastian because tonight, he insisted on not going home due to something he wanted to discuss.
As Fathia waits, what Sebastian wants to say remains unspoken. It's as if Sebastian is dragging out the time, even though he doesn't have much to do – it's just that... oh my God! Truly, thinking about Rubah's words is making her feel more choked up.
"Who's thinking about getting married?"
If only shaking the head of the guy who's now staring and giving her a mischievous grin were acceptable, Fathia would surely do it. Just so Sebastian wouldn't keep avoiding what she's aski
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Fathia leaned her head on her work desk in her flower shop. She decided to extend her visit to Bandung to also look for fresh flower suppliers, so she can stock up her store in New York City. She's planning to establish AN FLOWER as her second store in New York City, a name that spontaneously came out of her lips when she was a kid.Making sure that the store in Beverly Hills transitions from a rental place to her very own property. Transferring all the store's contents to a larger and strategically located space to boost sales and increase its popularity. That's the hope, at least.In a significant change of plan, Fathia specially asked Melly to manage her store there. She taught her how to create simple reports and found a few people to assist Melly in her work. Fathia wouldn't let Melly work alone there, right?"Oh my God! I still can't believe that you're... really well-off. No wonder, you're so beautiful," Melly said after she explained who she really was.
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Enough already. Fathia couldn't be broken anymore in her determination. Melly was just afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it. She feared disappointing, but seeing Fathia's sincerity in entrusting her, Melly didn't want to step back. It could disappoint the girl whose smile was so genuine towards her."Alright, Anne, uh... Fathia. I'll try to work as well and as efficiently as possible." She clenches her fist and raises it slightly. Her face shows a different kind of optimism than before. "I'll quickly learn about reports, okay? So, I won't be so clueless."Fathia finally laughs. At least here, she has a place to come back to. Her first store. She's obtained all the necessary permits and ownership, where she's the primary owner. Everything related to her flower shop, she'll expand it. If possible, she wants to reach all of Indonesia, just like her childhood dream. Where her mother approved.She's sure her dad and her sister approve too.All the paperwor
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"So, what do you want?" Jess impatiently asks. Seriously, dealing with Fathia for the past two weeks has been draining. Jess would rather encourage Fathia who's lost than have her blindly and foolishly led by her heart. There's no telling how many words Jess has said to make Fathia think more deeply. To take more tangible actions and at least overcome what's been bothering her.Now?How could Fathia get so tangled up like this because of Sebastian? What's so difficult about urging that guy every time Clara is mentioned on the phone? Or... when Sebastian drove her to Beverly Hills? Why did they end up talking about other things along the way?Who's the strange one here? Herself or her friend?Especially when Jess picked her up, Fathia's face sank again even though Melly said there was quite a bit going on today, including Fathia starting to arrange artificial flowers for different containers. Innovating, as Melly added.When Jess asked, instead of a
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"I did sleep with Clara." Feeling Fathia's face suddenly tense, Sebastian quickly supplemented his words. "But only once, Fathia. Seriously. And that was when I felt like I had no hope left for your existence."Fathia pouted. It's so frustrating to hear those words coming from the guy. The image of that vixen woman being under Sebastian, where Fathia caught them, making them stop the activity, repeated in her mind. Just that alone disgusted her. What if they really... oh God! Fathia closed her eyes briefly. She felt her chest pounding heavily. She chose to move from her position. Rather than letting her anger escalate and her thoughts become more chaotic, Fathia chose to step aside."Hey," Sebastian stopped Fathia's movement. "I'm sorry if that's disturbing, but I really have to say it." Even though the girl didn't want to look at him anymore, Sebastian insisted. He pulled the blanket and Fathia's body, enveloping her in his embrace. "Listen to me, can you?"The
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