The manager looked at Justin and considered him mad. "Who the fuck are you to reject my money you street urchin? Do you even know what money is? Have you ever been able to touch cash in your entire miserable existence, you leach?"Justin wanted to ignore him by all means, but that proved to be an impossibility as the man was too loud to ignore. "What is your problem?" Justin turned back to the man, hoping that he would get a rational discussion from him or so."You. You are my problem" the man said to Justin straight at his face. I want you out of my restaurant. I know your type. And I don't want your type anywhere close to me. And so I want you out of this place, before I count to three."Justin ignored him again and went to sit across Jolce who was beginning to wonder why every time she met with Justin there was always someone out there with him yelling at him for no damn reason. It was a good thing she was not the kind to jump into conclusion for conclusion sake."Do you know th
Although it had taken a lot of time to do so, the Tucson's finally came to a conclusion amongst themselves to finally try to know what exactly was going on."We should go meet Leanne," Lilly told them one afternoon at the house. There was something she wanted to confirm. She had suspicions she needed to clear."Why?" Her sister asked, as cheeky as she had always been. "Why exactly do you want to go see that woman?""Well for one reason she became all of a sudden very happy on the day we went to the headquarters" replied Lilly. "Do you not think that is weird for a woman who was arguably the most depressed at that time? I really want to know what exactly got her so pumped up.""Well, have you ever thought that maybe she is just mad or something? That could also be a good reason for her sudden happiness. Don't you think so?" Lilly frowned at her sister who merely shrugged at her. "Of course you would say that, Diana." "Who is Leanne?" Mr. Tucson came out with his wife, his face still
Bruce arrived at the office in his car. He poked his head out of the vehicle to take a quick whiff of the surroundings. He cringed in horror. Today he was not going to be going to work as the boss. He was going to go work, as nothing but a lowly employee. It horrified him as he thought of it."Well, I better get down to it." He urged himself in hushed tones and dragged his legs towards the office, every moment of his walk filled with regret of what was going to happen in the future as he moved into the office.He got in through the entrance and met the workers, all of them talking between themselves. A great silence fell in the hallway as they spotted him coming in. They all stopped talking and watched him, their lips moving, but nothing in particular being heard but silent murmurs and hummings. Bruce imagined that they were all mocking him. That would make sense, he thought, as he had lost his job and was now at their level, and to some of them, even below their level. He could hea
"You know, I still can't understand what a beautiful lady like yourself is doing with someone like..." He paused and placed his hands on his waist in an akimbo. On his face was the most disgusted look ever, as he turned to Justin. ".... Him."Jolce inhaled softly, a lot going through her mind. What was going to make this man go away? He was saying a lot, but she didn't want to pay any mind to his words. But the truth was that she was beginning to feel embarrassed."I mean, look at yourself." He continued. "You are a very stunning woman, and that is what makes this unbelievable. You, most certainly do not look cheap. In fact, with the way you're dressed, I can tell that you're alright. But being with a rough looking man like him..." He scoffed with a mocking look in his eyes. "... Downplays everything and reduced you to his level. His cheap level. But since he is your choice, I guess...""Can you please leave?" Jolce cut in, unable to keep silent anymore. She looked at Justin for a mom
"Jolce." He said softly as he held her hand just before she could leave. As her eyes met his, he could see the cloud of embarrassment floating in them. Her eyes looked teary and for a moment, it made him feel remorse. "Please, don't go. I will fix this." He added.She hesitated for a moment since she was unsure of what to do. But one thing she was completely sure of was the feelings she had for him. She could not explain how or why she was so attracted to him, but she did know that she couldn't give it all up because of some random man. She took a deep breath and nodded."Alright." She sighed and sat back. Her eyes moved from Justin's face to Felix and she could see the surprise on his face. But she looked away from him and flashed a dry smile at Justin."Wow!" Felix exclaimed and shook his head. "You are unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable. You really sat back?" He chuckled and wiped his face. To him, this all felt like a dream. Like a fictitious love story. "You are really going t
Just moments after Justin set his phone aside, the manager's phone beeped. "Stop trying to order anything, Mr. I already told you, they will not attend to you." He was still laughing when he heard the phone beep. He casually took out the phone from his pocket, the mocking smile still on his face. But as he stared at his phone, the smile gradually faded from his face. "Wait, what is this?" He looked up in shock. His squinted eyes and almost open mouth spoke all the volumes there was. Justin's eyes remained fixed to the table, paying no mind to the appalled man."Hey." Jolce whispered, trying to find out from Justin what exactly was happening. But he didn't say anything to her."No! No, no, no! What did you do, you...? Is this some sort of joke or something? What did you do?" He yelled. Again, Justin said nothing. He sat still like a statue. It felt comical that Felix was now squabbling about the termination letter he had sent, when he clearly ignored all his warnings. He did not feel
"No, you're not." He chuckled dryly. "Lorenzo Miguel is the owner of the restaurant chain. He is my boss. Not you." Felix sounded very protective, not of his boss, but of his position. He did not want to believe it even though he could see how confident Justin was as he spoke."Well, you can believe what you want, but I have told you the truth. You should leave now if you don't want to get thrown out of here."Jolce looked on with wide eyes. She was confused. All she kept asking herself was how Justin was the owner of the restaurant chain."But it can't be you. I know what I am talking about. Mr Lorenzo is the boss here. The only boss I know.""I am your new boss. If that isn't enough proof for you, then you can check the name on the email that was just sent to you. I guess that's all you need, right?"The frown on his face was deep. His eyes narrowed as he squinted, pulling his phone out of his pocket very quickly. Justin could almost hear himself laugh aloud, but he held it in. As h
"I didn't mean to laugh when he was laughing. I was just wondering how what you said was possible and that was what seemed funny. I'm really sorry for that.""Ummm... It's fine. You didn't know so...""I didn't have to know about it to not laugh. I already know you as a person, and I should have known that you never say what you do not mean. I am sorry, Justin.""Alright, alright. That's totally fine. I should apologise as well." He smiled dryly and leaned towards the table. "I shouldn't have kept you waiting. I was attending to something important and it really took my time. You are important, of course. That is why I rushed here immediately I was done.""That's okay." She smiled, almost blushing. Now she understood why he arrived late. "And about that Felix, he will never bother either of us again, especially you." He held her hand gently across the table. "So what would you like you to eat? What drink would you like to have?""Maybe some wine would do." She smiled. She was feeling