ipfs.cat() returns Promise {<pending>} even though I follow the example

Question

This is the getFile function I wrote. Using it-to-buffer to access file chunks.

async function getFile(cid){

    let content = await toBuffer(client.cat(cid));
    return content;
}

const getFileFromNet = async(cid)=>{
    return await getFile(cid);
}

This is the server.js code referencing the exported module getFileFromNet. I am using express.js and firebase.database

app.post("/profile", async function (req, res){
const current_user = req.body;
const uid = current_user.uid;
console.log("User ID: "+uid);
db.ref("user_file_ref").on("value",snapshot=>{
   snapshot.forEach(dataSnapshot=>{
       if(uid == dataSnapshot.val().user_id){
           let loggable = getFileFromNet(dataSnapshot.val().ipfs_ref);
           console.log(loggable) ;
       }
   })
 })
});

The console log is as follows

• User ID: w25eDefrvuaq5SNzjYGk6MQrfZf2
• Promise { }
• Promise { }