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Lee Harin, the cafe's reliable employee, is already sighing as she stares at the long line of orders coming in from customers.

Today is Monday, so she will have a very busy day. The cafe is packed with customers, and as the only employee who has arrived at work, Harin is currently too busy to manage the cafe.

"Jesus, where are they?" She muttered to herself as she felt her rage rise.

Just because she is the youngest employee, she does not have to do everything herself.

What an unfair world she is currently living in!

When Harin noticed that there were no customers in the queue line, she quickly made the orders that were lining up to be made.

Ding!

"Good morning, Harin!"

Mark Lee, the cafe's oldest employee, is standing there wishing good morning to the youngest.

Even though Harin wasn't in a good mood, she returned the smile. While Mark went to the storeroom to change his clothes.

Ding!

The bell rang again, signaling that someone had entered the cafe, and it turned out to be the good-looking employee, Na Jaemin, a cheeky boy who could kill people with his gaze.

He is, however, a gentleman who is concerned about the needs of others.

Just, he and Mark are always late to work, that's their shortcomings.

"Harin, I'm sorry for being late! Let me help you with this," Jaemin went straight to Harin's side without even changing into his working attire.

He held the cups of coffee ready to be served to their owners. Once Jaemin walked away to serve the coffee, Harin mentally sighed, relieved that her workmates had arrived to reduce the burden she had been carrying for a few minutes since the cafe opened.

"Harin,"

The sudden calls to her name startled her.

It was Mark, perfectly dressed for the day's work. "You seem tired, buddy," He said after a few seconds of staring at her. "I'm sorry I was late. I forgot to set my alarm."

Harin let out a sigh and smiled, "It's alright, I got this," She shrugged and continue working on the coffee.

"Are you okay, though?"

When Harin noticed her friend's worried tone of voice, she chuckled. "I'm fine, Mark. I've been doing this for almost a year. Do you think I would be having a problem?"

"You seemed off. I'm worried, honestly,"
"Why would you worry about me?"
"Cause you're my friend, duh?"

She cracked up as Mark showed an irritated expression. She was aware that the man was irate because she kept her dilemma a secret from him and Jaemin.

But then, what is she supposed to do when she were used to holding everything inside her?

"Really, dude. You better tell me what's bugging you later lest you want me to steal your monthly paycheck," Mark threatened the poor girl.

Since she was used to receiving this kind of threat from the boys, Harin rolled her eyes.

Well, the lads would still treat her like a sister at the end of the day no matter how much they threatened her.

After she was done making the coffee, she placed the cups on the tray and handed them to Mark while he threw her a sneer and continued making his way to the customers.

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