On the other side in Manhattan..."Hmm... okay, I'll follow what you say. Help me out, though!" The man nodded as he listened to the voice on the phone. After a while, he placed his phone down after the conversation."It's tough. Ah, I'm getting more curious." He mumbled softly while tousling his thick, crew-cut hair.He is Zack Howard, a 28-year-old successful young entrepreneur who ventured into the meatball soup culinary business. Since graduating from college with a degree in marketing at 22nd, he has successfully opened several Meatball Hitz outlets in his city. His specialty, named Meatball Hitz, has expanded to four branches in nearby cities such as The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.Zack initiated Meatball Hitz from a recipe from his beloved mother, an expert in cooking. His mother, Mrs Stacey, often cooked meatball soup for the family. She would prepare her signature meatball soup during family gatherings or events at her husband Mr. Danny's workplace.The initia
Unconsciously, Celine stared intensely at the man in front of her. Her eyes carefully observed every move of the man without blinking. No, it wasn't because she was fascinated or fell in love at first sight, because there was nothing extraordinary about the man's appearance. He was tall slim, with thick, crew-cut hair, a slightly flared nose, and thick lips that strengthened the impression that he was quiet.Oh my, Celine continued to watch him. It was as if she was searching for something special about the man that made her unable to look away. She was also intrigued by a strange feeling that seemed to seep into her since they were close."Here it is! Those people, make us wait until I approach them before they prepare our orders. Damn!" Kylie exclaimed suddenly, now standing next to Celine again. She brought a tray with their orders on it.Celine felt a bit embarrassed, realizing she had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice Kylie's efforts to save their stomachs
Gina observed the change in her sister's expression. She now understood that Celine always got emotional whenever discussing marriage or partners arose.She became very careful about her attitude and words. Poor sister, there seemed to be a series of sad stories in her love life, making it difficult for her to open her heart to another man. Ironically, Gina learned this from a heart-to-heart conversation with Kylie, Celine's colleague.On that occasion, Kylie accompanied Celine home after work and then went out somewhere together. When Celine left her to shower, Kylie deliberately engaged Gina in a private conversation. She shared all of her sister's grievances. Kylie felt Gina needed to know the truth so that she wouldn't misunderstand and think that Celine deliberately played with her exes by breaking up with them just as the relationships were progressing to a higher level. In reality, Celine was the one whose heart was played with. She was the victim.She also blamed her sister fo
"Hahaha, so you're really in love with that Meatball, huh?" Kylie Mrs. first laughed, delighted to hear Celine talk about her and Gina planning to go to Meatball Hitz again with the family. Eva also confirmed that Meatball Hitz had become her regular spot since the first time she tried it."Why didn't you guys tell me about this before?" Celine protested, feeling like she was the only one who just found out about the Meatball Hitz craze."You're too Mrs. Sy working and working that you forget to be happy, hahaha. Finding delicious food is also a form of happiness, you know," Eva added, commenting on Celine, who usually seemed too serious at work."Our group also went there together, you know, that time. You're the only one who never joined our outings," Kylie chimed in."Really? Ugh, okay, next time, if you guys want to eat out or go on a picnic, I'll join. I don't know why, Mrs. T I find it hard to get close to people if I haven't known them for a long time. That's why there's still
The family continued to chat lively while waiting for their orders when a foreign voice greeted them,"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt. There's a delivery for someone here."Immediately, they turned towards the voice and found a waitress in the same uniform as the male waiter holding a bouquet of orange roses in decorative plastic wrap in her right hand."For someone named Miss Celine..." she continued in response to the puzzled looks from Celine's family members.Celine was surprised and gazed in amazement. Who could have sent her flowers in a public place like this? Especially orange roses, huh? Celine thought silently. Her mind was busy contemplating all possibilities until she forgot to accept the flowers that the waitress had extended. Gina quickly nudged her, bringing Celine's consciousness back from her reverie."Uh, from whom is it, Miss?" Celine asked, investigating. She suspected it might be Kylie. After all, only Kylie and Grace knew her favorite flowers."Sorry, I was asked
"Yeah, Kylie. Isn't it strange, in your opinion?""Ciyyeeee, the one who just got flowers, ah...." Instead of answering Celine's question, Kylie was busy teasing her friend. This annoyed Celine, and she pinched Kylie's arm with irritation."Aww, Celine, that hurts, you know!" Kylie complained while rubbing the slightly reddened mark left by Celine's pinch.Ignoring her, Celine pouted and stared at Kylie intently."Hurry up and confess! Have you told anyone about the orange rose yesterday?"Kylie didn't immediately respond. She seemed confused, either because she didn't understand Celine's accusation or because she was hiding something. Celine couldn't figure it out for sure, making her even more frustrated."Why am I the one accused of leaking?""Well, who else? You're the only one who knows about it. You know I'm not close to anyone else."Kylie looked bewildered as she answered, "Maybe he just picked according to his feelings or something. It's not necessarily because I told him.”C
~ Thank you for the impression you left. Since I saw you, my usually dull days have become beautiful. As colorful as the orange in the sky when evening greets ~From: ZCeline once again found the same greeting card, but this time at her home. It was lying at the gate when she opened it for a Sunday morning jog with Gina, as they did every Sunday morning.Gina snatched it from Celine's hand and exclaimed in excitement, "Oh my God, Celine! This is so cool, seriously, who is Z? I'm a fan, the romance is so sweet...." Her eyes sparkled with emotion, imagining how lucky her sister was.Celine, who wanted to grab the greeting card back, was thwarted by Gina to keep it. She was still curious to know who the person was that sent flowers and these romantic greeting cards to her sister.“Come on, Celine, aren't you suspicious of anyone? Maybe a coworker or an ex who can't move on?""No. If it's an ex, none of them wrote as neatly as this.""A coworker?""I don't know. Honestly, I don't have an
"So was my initial guess that this was all Kylie's fabrication?"Zack seemed to flinch,"It's not a fabrication, Celine. This is serious." I felt his piercing gaze pierce into Celine's nether regions. It washed over her for a few seconds until realization hit her again."But from the beginning, I thought this had something to do with Kylie. But she didn't admit it. Instead, she made up excuses like this and that. What's that supposed to mean?" Celine unconsciously ranted. Her emotions ignited her because she felt a little betrayed by her only friend.She had fully trusted Kylie. But how could she lie for such an important thing?Zack, who did not expect Celine's reaction to be that angry, was confused about how else to answer to explain the situation. Kylie was only asked to help bring him closer to Celine. "What's wrong with being honest, if you don't have to use all the lying shows, you can't, huh?""Okay sorry, it's all my fault. I forced Kylie to help. So don't be angry with her