When lunch time came, all of them who participated and assisted on the recording went to a fine dine restaurant located just at the ground floor of the company building, in which a sumptuous buffet was already prepared upon their arrival with well-trained waiters and waitresses on stand-by, aligned at the side while giving their warm smiles as if saying they are ready to serve the guests.
The restaurant is as lavish as the foods that were served on the long buffet table, in which someone can really tell that dining here will cost an extravagant amount just by entering the restaurant and sitting at the fine elegant couches even without looking through the menu yet.
'This company is really something when it comes to giving comfort to their employees' Emy thought at herself knowing that this fine dine restaurant only caters those employees of the company, giving the ambiance more privacy when it comes to handling business meetings and gatherings like this.
The well-trained Chefs here are carefully chosen as they are also responsible with the Top Management's and Idol's everyday meal course in which they are considered as the VIPs of the company and were the only ones to be given the privilege to go down and sit at the restaurant or food delivery at their respective rooms depending on their preference, one like those other hotels offer with room services.
The artists are seated at the middle couch as they are the ones who first got served with their plates full, before the other managers who seated with the producers near the artists' table, while the other production staffs are in line to full their plates as well.
Taking a break from the sight of the young female artist who constantly and boldly flirts with Saff without being bothered even a little of what others might think about them, Emy just sits at the corner couch of the restaurant, away from the artists while letting the others take their meals first before she would go get her own plate then.
She closed her eyes to let a deep sigh escaped her lips as if feeling exhaustion running through her whole body now, thanks to the couch's position that her back is the one facing where the others are seated to let her face the tall and wide window that has a clear access to the small garden-like just outside of the restaurant bringing her a sight of relaxation.
When she had opened her eyes as if feeling someone is coming towards her, she then saw Manager Tim making his way to finally sit in front of her across the table. "Why haven't you got your plate yet? Do you want me to assist you with it?" Emy heard him asked with his usual polite smile that makes a warm impression every time she would look onto his face.
"Oh! Its fine, I'm just waiting for the others, go ahead and eat" Emy said as she pull her back from leaning against the couch to sit straight.
Manager Tim noticing her formal gesture feeling her being uncomfortable with his sudden presence, he then says "Perhaps we could share with my plate if you like" as he push the plate near Emy.
"Ah no need…It's for you Manager Tim, I'll just get my own" pushing back the plate to place it in front of him.
"I just wanted you to be comfortable with me…No need to be formal in front of me" Emy's eyebrows rise upon hearing this from Manager Tim, although he still wears his warm smile, his uttered words are quite unexpected that added up to an already awkward air between them.
Suddenly, a plate just appeared in front of Emy's sight as it was gently placed down on the table, Emy slightly turn her head to the side tracing the direction from where the hand came, at the same time, Manager Tim also turn his head, following her gaze for both of them to see that it was none other than Saff, standing at Emy's side right now.
"No need to share with Manager Tim, I've got the ones that you prefer to eat than what's on his plate" he then walk around to sit beside her, one leg over the other while bringing his plate that he was holding with his other hand to place it on the table as well while he never take off his gaze at her.
"Thank you" Emy murmuring the words while staring at the plate given by Saff as she got a little surprised but happy with his thoughtfulness as the plate did contained the foods she would most prefer to eat such as the pesto truffle cream pasta and some baked seafood, before she turn to look and smile at him.
"I just politely offered her like a gentle man should do" Both Emy and Saff turn to look at Manager Tim upon hearing him speak.
"Why bother, Manager Tim?" Saff answered his voice sternly low while his face quickly changes to a serious one as he looks directly at the man in front of Emy.
Emy's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she looked back and forth between Saff and Manager Tim.
Then the manager speak again "I just wanted to comfort Manager Emy, you see Saff…I just noticed awhile ago that she seemed tired and so I just wanted to accompany her and maybe brighten up her mood even for a little, is there anything wrong with my intention, Saff?" his face holds a serious expression now and his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the young man beside Emy.
"I think there's nothing wrong with the intention, however, I believed it's not necessary either as it shouldn't have concerned you, isn't it?" Saff answered with sharp words but in a calm tone and manner, intimidating the manager.
"Why shouldn't I be concern? After all, Manager Emy here is a colleague" Manager Tim said as if not wanting to drop the subject and just let things go because he felt insulted by Saff's approach.
Before Saff could say another word and continue to speak, Emy carefully move her hand under the table to hold Saff's knee, the one that is slightly higher over the other knee as if telling him to stop and just let this go for now. Feeling Emy's hand, Saff got a little surprised with the way she comfortably touch him as this was the first time that she initiated and did the first move, his head slightly move to look at her who is already looking back at him with worry on her face.
Saff then carefully move his hand to hold her hand, gently intertwining his onto hers and pulling near his upper leg so he can hold it more comfortably while both of them not breaking their gazes to each other as if Saff is saying that he would obey Emy, and that she should not worry anymore.
Good thing that the table stands a bit high and was covered with a long and thick elegant table linen that the manager sitting in front of them was not able to notice the intertwined fingers under the table right now. However, Manager Tim did noticed their romantic exchange of gazes and he instantly felt awkward seeing them, and then he hear Emy finally speak "Let's just eat, shall we?" looking back at him, he gave her a forced smile and just let it go.
Emy gently pulled back her hand from Saff's hand for them to be able to eat properly, and because she doesn't want the manager in front of him to notice them and confirm his suspicion that will just complicate the situation more.
A while ago, Saff's eyes was looking around every corner of the restaurant searching for Emy as he didn't saw her at the buffet table yet, only to find her already sitting at the couch with her back facing him, a little far from them. He thought that she was already having her lunch but when he saw her leaned against the backrest of the couch, he noticed the table empty only with a glass of water.
He immediately stood from his current seat that the other Idols looked up at him and wondered if something bad happened as they noticed the slightly furrowed eyebrows of Saff, the three Idols got curious so they followed him with their gazes as he went back to the buffet table to get another plate interrupting those who were still on the line.
Once he got the plate to be full with food that he thought Emy would like to eat, he turn to where she was seated but before he took a step forward, he saw Manager Tim came to her table to sit in front of her. Noticing Manager Tim's little gesture of pushing his plate to Emy while smiling, Saff immediately saw through his intention and it makes him instantly irritated to the man.
Unbothered if someone is observing his move in which he didn't know that the other three Idols are already doing right now, Saff walks toward where Emy is sitting while his eyes slightly narrowed at the manager sitting in front of her.
Although, it isn't official yet between Emy and him, it doesn't change the fact that they are somehow in a kind of relationship wherein both of them has mutual understanding and currently in the process of making it official, and if someone plans to intervene with that he will never think twice on complicating the life of that someone.
Finally, the mood between the three of them seemed to have toned down and they manage to have their meals on a peaceful manner, only it doesn't change the fact that there is still an awkward air hanging between them. Suddenly, someone came and joined their table that took all their attentions to see that it is the young female artist who abruptly sit at the couch besides the manager.
'Great! It's her again' Emy thought to herself as she was trying to avoid the young spoiled artist but it seems like her fate is not going the way she wanted it to be and it frustrates her now.
"Saff, you should try this, it looks delicious!" Chloe handing over the small bowl of dessert with her smile so charming in front of him, only to receive an expressionless stare from Saff. She then continues to say "Oh! I wasn't able to bring extra bowls for the managers here as I can only hold two" with mischievous grin towards the two managers.
"It's alright Ms. Chloe, we don't mind, besides we are not yet done with our meals" Manager Tim responds with his usual polite manner, but it's not the same for Emy as she silently rolled her eyes and just pretended that she didn't heard the girl spoke.
"Thank you, Chloe" Saff said but his voice low and flat that it doesn't seem to sound grateful as his words are, but for the young female artist it's enough that she got his attention even in the simplest way she can, and it made her smile.