The Semesta Restaurant was very crowded, considering that this restaurant was so popular on online media. Arnold stood at the entrance, pessimistic about getting a table there. A waiter greeted him warmly.Although the waiter looked tired, it did not stop him from providing the best service."Welcome to Semesta Restaurant, sir. For how many people?""Just two," replied Arnold as he smiled.The waiter turned his head into the restaurant, looking for an empty table. After observing for a moment, his gaze returned to Arnold."There is one table that is still empty, sir. The table is in the middle," he conveyed."What about the VIP room?" asked Arnold."Sorry, sir, all VIP rooms are filled. That is the only table left for now in our restaurant. But if you want to get another table, you can fill the waiting list," he suggested.Arnold wanted to eat immediately without having to be on the waiting list. So he decided to take an empty table, even though the position of the table was not where
“Arghh!” Chico screamed in pain as he held his bleeding head.Everyone’s gaze turned to the man who had just arrived, who was none other than Albert.Chico turned to look at Albert. He frowned. “Who are you? How dare you do that to me? Don’t you know who I am?” he exclaimed.Albert snorted. His gaze showed no fear. “If someone dares to hurt my best friend, then they have to dare to deal with me.”“Albert!” Arnold stared at his best friend in shock and admiration.Albert picked up the broken wine glass on the floor and pointed it at Chico. “Do I need to scratch your face? I don’t care, and I’m not afraid of you!” he threatened.Chico stepped back while holding his head. He hissed in pain.“Mr. Ken, let’s get out of here!” Chico invited.Manager Ken held Chico’s body and invited him to leave. The tense atmosphere in the restaurant began to subside. Arnold rushed to his best friend and hugged him.“Albert, thank you so much! You saved me,” said Arnold.Albert patted his best friend’s sho
Two weeks later.PinkMatch has become a dating app that has been the talk of the town lately. In just two weeks after its launch, PinkMatch has been downloaded by 100,000 users. This is a huge number considering it is a paid app.James has earned a lot of money from this app. Today he was holding an event to announce the male brand ambassador who would replace Chico. This event would be held outdoors, and everyone could watch it.In addition, he had another plan that he would give to PinkMatch users in the form of a chance to go on a date with someone they would never have expected before.The audience has filled the park where this event was being held. Arnold and Albert were in the crowd. Arnold knew that Albert was a fan of Zara, so he invited him to this event.“Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you Zara Braun and the new man brand ambassador of PinkMatch!” an emcee announced excitedly.Zara went up on stage with a masked man. The audience was curious about who the actor behind
Albert started to swipe the profiles of the women on PinkMatch. Since a few minutes ago, not a single person caught his attention.He returned to the main menu and saw Zara and Blake's profiles displayed. He dared to swipe left on Zara's profile, a sign that he was interested in her."I'm sure this won't work. Arnold just wants me to be delusional," he muttered as he chuckled.When Albert was about to see the profiles of other women, a notification from PinkMatch surprised him.[Congratulations, Zara Braun, and You are a match!]Albert's jaw dropped seeing this. "What? Is this real?" His hands immediately trembled. He clicked on the notification, and it directed him to a chat room.[Zara Braun: Hello, Albert. Nice to meet you!]Albert's heart was beating fast as he blushing. His hands trembled as he typed a reply to the message.[Albert: Hi, Zara. Nice to meet you too!][Albert: I didn't think we could match. I am your fan, and I would be very happy if we could meet.]Albert did not h
Arnold chuckled a little when he read Rachel's message. What she said was true. He hid his profile, but on the other hand, he joined a dating app that required its members to show their identities.What was even more surprising was Rachel. How could she swipe left on someone whose photo and profile were unclear?[A Simple Man: I just want to protect my privacy. But if I get close to a woman, then I will open up to her.]Rachel thought about asking the man to meet. After the BeYou account @asimpleman appeared in her life, not long after someone offered to be her mysterious investor. She felt that this account on PinkMatch was related to the other two. She wanted to find out the identity of the person behind it all.[Rachel Aderwin: How about we hang out? It must be so fun to go out with someone like you.]Arnold frowned. He could smell the plans that Rachel was going to carry out. But he was not stupid enough to fall into her trap.[A Simple Man: You want to ask me out? Are you serious
Amelie had arrived at The Sage and Salt restaurant. When she was at the entrance, she accidentally saw Arnold, but he didn’t realize it.“Arnold?” Amelie muttered as she turned her gaze, making sure the man she saw was really Arnold. “What is he doing here?”She looked away and walked towards Rachel’s table.Rachel raised her hand, signaling her presence. A bright smile played on her face, replacing her disappointed expression. At least if she did not have a date today, she could go shopping.Amelie pulled out a chair and sat down. “Miss, when I just arrived at this restaurant, I saw Arnold. He was going to leave this place. But it seems like he didn’t see me,” she said with a suspicious expression.Rachel snorted. “That loser guy has been in this restaurant since earlier. Thank goodness he is already left here,” she responded as she shrugged her shoulders.Amelie frowned. She smelled suspicious signs of Arnold’s presence in this restaurant. While opening the menu, she spoke to Rachel
“You are very beautiful, Zara,” Albert praised with his eyes unblinking because he was so amazed by her beauty.Zara smiled gracefully. “Thank you, Albert. You look handsome tonight,” she praised back.Albert’s red cheeks indicated that the man was blushing. He could not control his happiness because he could finally go on a date with someone he had only admired on screen.He gave her a bouquet of red roses. Zara accepted it with happiness on her face.“Thank you, Albert.” She smelled the roses. “These flowers smell so good. These are my favorite flowers.”Albert extended his hand to Zara. She looked at Albert’s hands, which were shaking because of nervousness. She chuckled a little and held Albert’s hand towards the car.“Be careful on the road, honey!” said Manon.“Please take care of my daughter,” said Otto.“Sure, sir. I will protect Zara more than I protect myself,” replied Albert reassuringly.Albert opened the door for Zara, and the lady sat in the passenger seat as a passenger
The commotion attracted the attention of many people. Zara rose from her seat in panic. She exclaimed for help, but no one dared to fight the arrogant man.“Please, somebody help him!”“Albert!”Albert tried to stabilize his body that was almost falling. He stared at the man warily. He took a stance in case the man launched his attack at any time.The two bodyguards who witnessed this exchanged glances. “We have to protect Albert!”When they were about to run to save Albert, they saw the smoking man fall to the floor after being punched by Albert until blood flowed from his nose.“Wait, what if he let him be a man?”“Seeing his strength, I’m sure he is someone strong. It seems like he can beat that man himself,” another bodyguard replied.Albert climbed on top of the man and rained punches on his face. “Don’t blame me if you come home from this restaurant with lots of wounds on your face. I warned you nicely, but you chose the path of violence instead,” he said angrily.When Albert wa