Foolish Great Rich Heir

Chapter 9. A Joke

For a moment Oliver was taken aback. CEO of Hayes Global. This idiot is the CEO of Hayes? What kind of joke is this?

He said to Evelyn, "Honey, you're not going to believe a word that woman says, are you? This fool is the CEO of Hayes Global? Seriously."

Evelyn was also a little confused. What drama were the two people in front of her playing? She wanted to laugh because she thought this was the craziest joke. But the store manager's expression was not a joke that could be laughed at. Earlier, the manager had also addressed the woman as Miss Hayes. Was she Greyson's other older sister? How could he have such a charming sister?

Meanwhile, Frank Willard's anger peaked at Grace. He wanted to beat this woman to death. But right now there was nothing he could do. Hearing the words fire from the mouth of the customer who seemed familiar with Naomi Hayes, he immediately became nervous.

"Sir, I apologize for our poor service. I will fire this woman." Frank really wanted to cry when he said that. He had just arrived. He had nothing to do with any of this.

Greyson didn't seem to hear.

"Directly, no. But you can close this shop. That way, you indirectly fire everyone who works there." Naomi offered her possibilities. Then she had another idea. "Or, you could complain to the customer complaints department."

Actually, it was just a joke.

The woman then chuckled amusedly. She imagined how funny it would be if a Hayes Global CEO made a complaint in the customer service department.

All who heard, their faces turned pale at the same time.

No one found it funny. Everyone was anxious about either possibility.

Greyson seemed to be thinking hard. Naomi, who saw that, stopped her laughter.

"Don't take such a small matter too seriously. Tell the assistant to contact the mall manager. He'll take care of-"

"I'll make a complaint at customer service." Greyson looked very serious as he made his decision. Without looking at Manager Frank, he strode away from the place after taking the items he bought from the counter.

Naomi didn't understand which part of her brother's brain was wrong. She could only shake her head and finally followed Greyson out of the store.

Behind them, Oliver was deep in thought. A CEO had to call customer service to fire a small store manager? What the hell is this? Can the drama be made more plausible?

Convinced of his thoughts, Oliver finally burst out laughing, ignoring the panic of some people.

"Honey, look. A fool is a fool. He pretended to be the CEO of Hayes and called the customer service department to file a dismissal suit. Isn't this an insult to people with intelligence?" Oliver said to Evelyn with relief. He did not expect Gresyon's life to be better than his.

Evelyn beside him said nothing. Oliver's words sounded reasonable. But there were still some things she didn't understand here and it was very lingering in her heart.

***

Since Greyson didn't have a car yet, he accepted Naomi's kindness to drive him to the apartment.

Greyson's third brother kept complaining since the car he was driving entered the parking lot.

"This is really bad. You should move out of here immediately." Naomi shuddered as soon as the apartment door opened. It resembled the setting of a horror story. A long, gloomy hallway. Walls with peeling paint. Fortunately, Greyson's apartment was very clean inside.

"I know." Greyson put the shopping bags on the floor and went to the kitchen.

Naomi, who finished scanning every crevice of the room, saw Greyson's departure and followed him.

"What are you doing?" She saw Greyson putting frozen food into the microwave.

"Making dinner," Greyson replied briefly. "Are you going to eat here?"

Stupid question! Naomi cursed inwardly.

"Of course. You wouldn't let me starve at your place, would you? Let me do the cooking. I don't want to get poisoned on the first occasion of having dinner at your place." Naomi pushed Greyson away.

He is a famous chef who owns a hundred renowned restaurant chains across the country. Today he will cook for his beloved brother.

Naomi opened the fridge and saw the contents. She immediately cursed. It contained only a few foodstuffs that, to her, were not worthy enough to be consumed by the heiress of Hayes Global. Too pathetic.

They should have gone shopping before going home earlier. Right now it felt like it would be too much trouble to go out again.

Thinking about that, Naomi reluctantly took out all the ingredients from the fridge. This would be the first time in her life that her cooking skills would be put to the test.

Elsewhere, Greyson, who was removed from the kitchen, went to the living room. There he remembered to check his cell phone.

There was a new message in the school group. It was about the reunion next week. He wasn't interested. He never came to the previous reunion either.

Greyson scrolled through the screen. Several conversations caught his attention.

Tristan (Class Leader): "I hope everyone can come this time."

Keaton: "You remember Greyson. He disappeared for five years before that. Didn't he come back two years ago? Why did he never come?"

Tristan (Class Rep): "I'll contact him later."

Julian: "He won't come. You have to drag him."

Emily: "I heard he's dating Evelyn."

Julian: "That idiot?"

Beatrix: "It's been a year. I don't understand how the beautiful Evelyn could like Greyson."

Julian: "Could it be because of the rumors?"

Emily: "What gossip?"

Julian: "Greyson Hayes is the son of the Hayes family in disguise."