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Chapter 12

A few boxes stacked on top of each other stand in front of Khaiser, approximately at the same level as his chest. He grabs each side of the third box from the top of the stack and lifts it, bringing together two other boxes on top of it. He then turns around and leads his steps to the van. Aika is nearby when he is doing the labour, but her hands are already full with the bouquets, clothes and other accessories. Initially, he was helping her with the same things. As time passes, he decided to focus on other things when he thinks they are all manageable by one person.

"Okay, this is the last one." Aika says in between her quite heavy breaths. She covers the box in front of her neatly and pats it lightly. Khaiser smiles without saying anything and continues working, picking up the next few boxes before opening his steps toward the van again. Aika watches her co-worker as she takes a brief break before picking up the smaller boxes and following his steps.

As soon as Aika puts the boxes into the boot, she moves toward the passenger seats and takes hers. Her whole body is like it is melting on her seat as soon as her bum lands on it. Judging from her condition, it seems like she does not have any intention to move from her spot anytime soon.

"Eh? Everything is finished?" Khaiser's voice reaches Aika's ears from behind the van.

"Yup, I already packed everything. Just need to bring them here, and wait for El." Aika mumbles as she leans against the seat and closes her eyes. Upon receiving the response, Khaiser turns around and walks away, leaving his co-worker alone to take care of the van and other stuff. He glances around as his legs bring him to get their remaining stuff. It is busy in around the area with quite a lot of vehicles. Most of them belong to the other florists that collaborated with them to prepare the wedding ceremony. Although he believes that there are other companies that are still not arrived yet. He plans to leave before it gets too crowded. He really hopes that Elena is able to finish her job quickly since he does not have to worry about himself and Aika.

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Elena unlocks the door and rushes inside, followed by Khaiser with a few boxes in his hands. Both of them go straight to the back room as soon as they step inside the shop. Meanwhile, Aika leisurely tails them from behind since she is only carrying the same small boxes from earlier. Elena quickly unlocks the door to the back room as soon as she stands in front of it and steps aside, allowing Khaiser to bring all the boxes into the room and put them in their place. A few seconds later, Aika appears and enters the room while humming softly. She puts the small boxes on the table in the middle of the room and sits on one of the chairs.

"Good job everyone. We made it splendidly. At least that's what Mr Ferhan said." Elena claps her hands gently a few times while still standing at the doorway. A wide satisfied smile is carved on her face. It influences her two co-workers to also smile with her.

"So, how much do we made? I hope it's worth the amount of work we did." Aika asks.

"Oh, I can assure you, it's not disappointing." Elena excitedly approaches her housemate and takes a seat next to her. Khaiser watches them as they continue to conversate from his spot. It seems like they had already forgotten about his presence in the room and that there are still a few other things left in the van. He arranges his steps toward the door in silence and steps out of the room, deciding to not interrupt them and finishes the rest of the work alone.

After a few trips of going back and forth between the room and the van, the van's boot is finally empty. Khaiser closes it with his right hand while hugging the last box with his left. He locks the van, steps into the shop and goes straight to the back room. He is finally able to get some rest after this.

As Khaiser steps into the room, the two girls are still chatting at the very same spot. They really have lost extremely deep in their conversation. He walks to the pillars of stacked boxes on the right side of the room and puts the last box on top of the shortest pillar. He then approaches the sofa behind the table and lands his bum on it without a second thought. A relieved sigh escapes from his mouth as his body melts like ice cream.