Siena Dating Agency - Chapter 104

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104.

This was the most important thing.

‘No way. Absolutely not.’

The ace who was superior to all the Center’s personnel combined, Isadora Mendoza.

‘Without you, our Center can’t function properly.’

I prayed inwardly, please let it not be that.

Suddenly, lyrics from a song I’d heard long ago came to mind.

‘Don’t say goodbye… to me…’

Isadora, who had been staring at me intently, slightly raised one eyebrow.

“It’s nothing like that at all.”

Only then did my tension completely dissolve.

“Phew…”

I patted my chest and nodded.

“Thank goodness, really.”

A murmur escaped without me realizing it.

Whether she heard it or not, Isadora’s expression remained unreadable.

I asked again.

“Then what is it?”

“I’ll tell you the details after work.”

However, Isadora flatly refused.

‘Not even a preview?’

What could it possibly be.

“Can’t you at least tell me roughly? What it’s about?”

“No.”

Isadora answered firmly and pushed up her glasses.

And her gaze turned somewhere.

Following that gaze… there was a wall clock.

‘9 o’clock sharp.’

In other words, work had begun.

‘Really… sharp as a knife.’

So I obediently nodded.

“Alright…”

There was no choice.

‘For Dora, work comes first no matter what.’

It would be pointless to press the Punctual Departure Association President further.

“Then later…”

Before I could finish speaking.

Ding.

Suddenly the Center door opened and a clear bell sound rang out.

Naturally, my eyes drifted to the doorway.

“Good morning.”

The silhouette standing against the morning sunlight was dazzling as if radiating a halo.

Finn and Heaven greeted her.

“Oh? You’re here.”

“Good morning, Miss.”

Violet had arrived for work.

As always, radiantly beautiful.

Today Violet wore a modest light pink dress.

The design that slightly revealed her shoulders highlighted her slender neckline and collarbone.

Her soft brown hair was loosely braided and draped to one side.

‘Her beauty is working overtime again today.’

I admired her inwardly several times over.

Even as a fellow woman, I felt mesmerized.

‘If I’m like this, what about the men.’

Indeed, Finn and Heaven were on the verge of drooling.

‘Their jaws might dislocate if they open any wider.’

Such a thought occurred to me.

‘It’s fortunate that Lian can’t see this.’

Though I immediately erased that selfish and ugly thought upon recognizing it.

“…”

Isadora glanced toward the door briefly, then lowered her gaze again.

I greeted Violet while remaining seated.

“Welcome, Miss.”

She approached with a bright smile.

Even her voice giving a return greeting was as clear as morning sunlight.

“Good morning, Center Director. I bought coffee on my way here…”

Ah, so that’s why she was a little late.

‘She was buying coffee.’

I inwardly resented God again.

‘Hey, God. I told you.’

Having the strongest beauty in the world with such an angelic heart is seriously unbalanced.

Though shouting about it was useless.

“…Coffee?”

Having heard Violet’s words, Finn and Heaven shot up from their seats.

They instantly flocked to the central table.

“Coffee…? Can we get a caffeine transfusion?”

“Yes, I bought some for the seniors too.”

Violet took out coffees one by one from the carrier she’d brought and lined them up.

They weren’t even all the same americanos.

Different types of coffee filled the table.

While I blinked in surprise, she began explaining.

“Iced americanos for the Center Director and Senior Isadora, iced latte for Senior Finn. And Senior Heaven’s frappuccino with soy milk instead, right?”

“…”

“I asked them to remove the whipped cream from Senior Heaven’s frappuccino. I remembered you mentioning lactose intolerance…”

Not just me, but Finn and Heaven were also momentarily speechless.

Violet knew exactly the preferences of employees she’d only met a few days ago.

‘She remembered everything from when I sent her on that coffee errand with Lian.’

That day was her first day, so she must have been overwhelmed.

‘Is this what a born-to-be-caring person looks like…’

Violet looked at the precious duo sitting on the sofa and drooped her eyes.

“I thought other people might have come too, so I did buy coffee… but I didn’t know their preferences well, so I got iced americanos for everyone.”

An eye-smile bloomed on her small face.

Violet handed coffee to Finn and Heaven.

Then she also gave me an iced americano.

As I gripped the cold cup, the ice made clinking sounds.

“Thank you, Miss. I’ll enjoy it.”

“It’s what the youngest should naturally do.”

Taking a sip, the bitter and cool sensation flowed down my throat.

I felt my mind sharpen.

‘I think I can live now.’

The fatigue from last night’s makeshift lesson seemed to fade away a little.

Violet had delivered coffee to all the staff and Sofas.

Only one iced americano remained on the table.

Violet picked it up and approached Isadora’s seat.

“Senior Isadora.”

Isadora, who had been working, looked up.

Violet smiled warmly and offered the coffee.

“Here you go.”

However, Isadora looked at Violet for a few seconds, then lowered her gaze back to the documents.

“I’ll buy my own later.”

She rejected it outright without any hesitation.

A cold silence descended over the Center.

Violet’s eyes widened, and I could see Finn and Heaven quickly exchanging glances.

Even I felt a bit awkward about the situation.

‘Why…?’

Dora never refuses coffee normally.

It was natural.

Caffeine was essential to avoid dozing off during work.

Moreover, Isadora, who valued ‘efficiency,’ was especially like that.

Violet, who had been frozen in bewilderment, soon turned red in the face.

“Ah… Oh, yes. I understand…”

Her pale violet eyes shook wildly, and even her eyelids turned red.

Finn, who had been watching this, quickly approached.

“Um, Miss. Should I drink that? It would be a waste to throw it away~”

He spoke playfully with a smile, as if trying to lighten the mood.

Only then did Violet nod with a faint smile.

“Th-thank you for doing that…”

“Actually, that’s great! One latte isn’t nearly enough when working anyway. I’ll drink it.”

In the end, the coffee that was meant for Isadora went to Finn.

I quietly took another sip of my americano.

‘Dora is really acting strange.’

Of course, Isadora wasn’t originally a kind personality.

But she wasn’t the type to refuse so blatantly either.

Moreover, it was strange because it was coffee.

‘Just because it’s coffee.’

So looking at the current situation…

‘It’s like Dora has some kind of ill feelings toward Violet.’

Suddenly, I remembered Isadora’s words from Violet’s first day.

“Whatever Lian’s title becomes, this is a very strange situation.”

“…”

“No, it’s suspicious.”

While everyone else was enchanted by Violet’s appearance and kindness, she alone insisted it was ‘suspicious.’

“Hmm…”

Could the story she wants to tell after work today be related to that?

I sat back down and spoke to Isadora.

“Dora.”

“Yes.”

I set my americano down on one side of the desk and added.

“Where should we talk later? I don’t mind anywhere. Ah… Eisa Salon is…”

“Center Director.”

Suddenly, Isadora cut off my words.

Her voice dropped low.

“…It would be better to lower your voice.”

What on earth was she talking about.

But to ask back… Isadora’s expression was too cold.

‘I can’t even say anything…’

I swallowed dryly and barely managed to answer nonchalantly.

“Uh… Yeah, okay.”

Then Isadora grabbed a Post-it and quickly scribbled something.

Then she quietly slid it onto my desk.

[7 PM, I’ll see you at Eisa Salon.]

After glancing at the note, I quickly put it in my pocket.

For some reason, it felt like I should.

‘What is this really.’

I glanced sideways at Isadora.

But she was concentrating on her work again with an expressionless face.

‘I feel like the only fool here.’

I blinked and shook my head.

I had to handle the mountain of work piled up if I wanted to leave on time.

That’s when it happened.

Ding.

The Center door opened and a clear bell sound rang out.

I naturally checked the schedule placed on one side of my desk.

’11 o’clock… No consultation appointments.’

So it wasn’t a consultation client.

‘A ghostwriting request?’

Thinking that, I got up from my seat.

“Welcome…”

But I couldn’t finish my greeting.

Because… Johan was standing in the doorway.

When our eyes met, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

“…Hello, Miss.”

I could see his earlobes turning red.

Intuition struck my mind like lightning.

‘…He came to ask me on a date.’

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