Lunch

"Amber?" Mommy approached me, who was walking a little unsteadily because of my leg cramps earlier.

"What's wrong with you, Amber?" Daddy also looked worried about my condition.

I laughed and showed my smile. "There's no need to panic; I just had a muscle cramp, and I'm lucky someone helped me," I answered, reassuring Mommy and Daddy that I was fine.

"Really? Then does it still hurt now?" Mommy asked while checking my body.

"I'm fine, Mom, just a little sore, but it'll get better soon," I answered reassuringly.

"Is it true?" Daddy asked to make sure. And I nodded my head again.

"Never mind, Dad, we'd better have lunch now; I'm hungry." I changed the topic.

"Wait, Daddy is still waiting for someone to join us for lunch," he answered, making me frown.

"Who?" I asked curiously.

"Ah, that's it." Daddy suddenly pointed towards the door, and I suddenly looked.

"Edwards?" I looked at Edward, the man who had helped me earlier. Edward also seemed surprised to see me.

"Amber, are you here?" Edward asked me. Seeing that Edward and I already knew each other, Daddy and Mommy, of course, asked.

"You guys know each other?" Daddy asked Edward and me.

"Yes, Dad, Edward is the man who helped me earlier." I finally explained about Edward helping me on the road. Hearing this, Daddy said, Thank you for helping me. After that, we had lunch. When we were all chatting casually, suddenly my cell phone rang. The call came from Petter.

"Petter definitely wants to take me to lunch," I muttered briefly. I had absolutely no intention of accepting the phone call because it felt very lazy. Daddy also glanced at me and my cellphone alternately, as if telling me to put my cellphone on silent mode so it wouldn't disturb me.

"Maybe it's an important call; why don't you take it first, Amber?" Edward asked; maybe he thought that I felt bad for him.

"It's nothing important; I can contact him later," I answered. Not long after, Petter called me again, but this time it didn't ring, so no one knew. I immediately rejected it to make sure that I didn't want to be disturbed.

"You must be hurt by my treatment, right, Petter?" I muttered. I can imagine how annoyed Petter is right now.

While I was chatting, I suddenly remembered Daddy's plan. He wanted to introduce me to a man, but I didn't get to meet him because I rejected him. And, when I went back to the past, I met Edward. I thought, Was Edward the man Daddy wanted to set me up with?

"Thank you for lunch today, Mr.Jasson," Edward politely said to Daddy. They seemed to have known each other for a long time.

"You're welcome; oh yes, I'll send my greetings to your Daddy," said Daddy, making me frown, meaning I was right in my suspicion that Daddy and Edward already knew each other.

"Okay, Mr.Jason, I'll tell you," said Edward, then he said goodbye because he had other business; don't forget, he also said goodbye to me, and we exchanged telephone numbers.

"What was your first impression of meeting Edward?" Daddy asked suddenly.

"He's a good man," I answered. If that's what I know, I don't want to be too quick to decide on other people's attitudes, because I also misjudged Petter's attitude before. When I looked away, I suddenly caught the figure of Petter sitting with a woman, namely Stella. Apparently, the two of them had lunch together. Petter and Stella also noticed my presence; in fact, I'm sure Petter and Stella saw me and Edward come out of the VIP room. I could see the disappointed look in Petter's eyes.

"Isn't that your employee, dear?" Mommy knows Petter and Stella, and Mommy is aware of their existence.

"Yes, her name is Petter; if it's a girl, it looks like Stella, Amber's friend," answered Daddy, then smiled at Petter and Stella. After that, Daddy took Mommy and me out of the restaurant.

I went back to the company alone because Daddy took Mommy home first. When I just arrived at my room, I received an incoming message; it was from Petter.

So, you're busy meeting other men until you ignore me, Amber? [Is that man also the reason you changed?] I just smiled a little reading the message I received.

"So, you're starting to get jealous, Petter. Is this how I can torture your heart? Like what you did to me?" I muttered.

"I will show you how it hurts to be betrayed," I said again.

You are too quick to judge. I accompany Daddy to lunch with a client because I am his daughter. Is it wrong for me to do that? Everything I do is also for the sake of establishing good cooperation; don't act too much like a child. I replied to Petter. To be honest, I didn't feel comfortable discussing it via message, but I also wanted to follow Petter's game.

I want us to meet tonight. We haven't spent time together for a long time. Petter's message didn't seem like an invitation, but an order that I had to obey.

In the end, I agreed to his invitation to dinner. I wanted to see what Petter wanted to discuss. I also want to see if, if I discuss Edward in front of him, Peter will get angry and break up with me.

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The appointed time for dinner with Petter is only an hour away, and I've just finished getting ready. Mommy and Daddy are also relaxing on the terrace, and as usual, they will chat together, discussing any problems that may be occurring. Something that I am proud of from my parents, because I about never heard them make a big fuss. Mommy and Daddy always have a way to solve each other's problems.

"Amber, where are you going?" asked Daddy, who saw that I was ready.

"I want to go to a friend's house, Dad. I really miss them," I' answered.

"Stella?" Mommy asked, but this time I shook my head.

"No, but another friend of mine," I answered casually.

"No, usually you always go out with Stella." It seems like my parents realized that after I got to know Stella, I didn't seem to have any other friends; I went out with Stella too often. It's true; after getting to know Stella, she seemed to limit my ability to be friends with other people; in fact, I rarely communicate with my other friends. I thought maybe I should improve my communication with my old friend.

"Yes, Mom. I rarely see my old friends, so while I have time, I want to meet them," I answered. After saying goodbye, I finally left without my personal driver.