Gabe ran all the way to Tuna Waves, the five-star restaurant. His shirt was soaked in sweat. He smelled so bad he didn’t want to use his shirt to wipe the sweat off his face.[You came here without taking a bus.] Systa said. [That was an 8.5 mile sprint. It helped improve your stamina and all, but how are you going to eat here and expect to pay the bill? You aren’t planning on begging me, or are you?]“Hmph,” Gabe snorted and was about to enter the building, but the guards stopped him. They were tall and healthy. Their clothes had golden lining, making them look regal and rich.Contrarily, Gabe’s pants were covered in dirt, especially at the knees.“Excuse us, but do you have money to afford a meal in this place?” one of the guards asked.“W-What makes you think I don’t have the money?” Gabe’s heart raced.“You look like you can’t afford it,” the guard was blunt. “That’s why, I think you should choose another hotel.”“Are you kidding me? This is the Dream Zone! The busiest place in th
“Aren’t words enough for you, Mister?” The guards raised their voice against Gabe. They didn’t have batons or anything on them that they could use to intimidate, so they had to rely on their voice and tall body frame.“Calm down, handsome fellas,” Gabe tried to reason with them. “Let’s play rock, paper, scissors. If I win against you both, you let me in. What do you say?”“Against both of us?” the guards looked at each other. “Even if you win against us, you don’t have the money to pay for the meal.”Gabe took his mobile out. “This is worth over 1500 dollars.”The guards checked to see if it was a real mobile or not, but after realizing that it was a genuine high-end mobile, their expressions completely changed. “S-Sir, please forgive us for doubting you.”“It’s okay. Let’s play the game,” Gabe said.“No, no, please go inside,” the guards showed him the way.Gabe happily walked in and looked proud of himself. “You are going to pay the bill, right?”[I said I would, so yes, you can eat
Hanley, the manager, was fifty-three years old. Because he dyed his hair black, he looked younger than his actual age. Many women working in his professional and personal life tried to get closer to him because he was a successful manager who amassed a wealth of four million dollars ever since he started working in Tuna Waves about three years ago. Having said that, more than half of his amount was earned illegally.Still, Hanley managed to maintain a near-perfect image in the restaurant. He was able to enjoy the luxuries of a manager to the fullest extent possible, and so he thought everything was in his reach.With that same confidence, he had asked Nicole out on a date on the first day she joined as an intern. She looked so homely to him, and he wanted to experience her, but Nicole said no. She didn’t directly reject him but said she wouldn’t date anyone from her workplace and asked him to excuse her.He wanted to indirectly give her trouble so she’d lose her job, but to his surpri
Hanley personally went and brought the milkshake not just because he was being a humble manager but he was also trying to impress Viola.However, Gabe pushed the milkshake glass toward Viola, startling her.“I-It’s for me?” She was so happy she clapped twice. “Thank you. You really are a good guy, aren’t you? You are dressed poorly, and you smell bad, but you have a kind heart.” She sipped on the drink without any hesitation. She wasn’t particularly short, but something about her made her appear dainty and cute. If Gabe wasn’t married, he might have felt like asking her out even though she looked to be nineteen or twenty years old at best. After all, there was some kind of positive vibe around her.Hanley didn’t like what Gabe was doing because he felt like Gabe was stealing the spotlight.Hanley put the bill book on the table.Gabe didn’t even check the bill and put the card on the card and told him the password.Hanley personally swiped the card and was surprised when the transactio
For someone like Hanley, it would be easier to fire Viola than to pluck a hair from his own head.Viola looked baffled for a second because she couldn’t understand why Hanley would say such a thing, but when she looked into his eyes, she realized something, that the Hanely she had seen the past few days might only be the shell that Hanley had created for public image.Viola was a very sharp young woman, but even she couldn’t see through Hanley until now, probably because Hanley had a great reputation for being kind and humble.“Manager, do you realize what you’re saying?” Viola asked.“Just do what I tell you, without asking questions,” Hanley pushed the review box toward her. He was standing right next to her, so she couldn’t write positively about it even if she wanted to.However, she didn’t want to write negatively about a dish she liked so much, so she leaned forward so that Hanley wouldn’t be able to see what she was writing on the paper.(This little bitch.) Hanley squinted his
“Why aren’t you answering?” Russell pinched Viola’s cheek as if she was just a little girl to him. “Why the hell are you working in this hotel as a waitress? When did you even come to this city?”“Grandma introduced me to some douchebag and told me to marry him,” Viola complained. “Mom sided with her, so I had to run away.”“Then why didn’t you come to me directly?” Russell still kept pulling her cheek. “Why do you have to work here as a waitress?”“You can say I was inspired by my sister-in-law,” Viola said.“By Jessica?” Russell was surprised. “What do you mean?”“I came to this restaurant to meet you,” Viola explained, her voice sounding weird and funny because he was still holding her left cheek. “But I saw Jessica serving the customers, wearing the uniform of staff. I suddenly felt like working as a waitress after that.”“Ah, so that’s what happened,” Russell now understood better. “Jessica does that once every month to understand the staff as well as the customers and to keep he
“Remember, you need to keep the flame high and act fast so that the flavor will be immediately absorbed by the cucumber,” the head chef told Nicole.“Yes, sir,” Nicole started cutting the cucumber. Someone picked up the cut pieces and put them in their mouth. “Who…” she quickly looked at them. “Gabe! W-What are you doing here?”“I just wanted to see you once,” he hugged her a little. “It’s pretty hot in here. Why isn’t there an AC?”“It’s going to affect the flavors, so we can’t have that,” the head chef said and introduced himself. “I’m Konway.”“I’m Gabe. Nice to meet the boss of the kitchen. Take care of my mom well.”“I will,” the head chef Konway said but then blinked twice. “W-Wait, she’s your MOM?!”His loud voice attracted attention.Konway glared at the chefs so they went back to their business.Konway then whispered to Gabe. “We have work to do, so keep your discussion short.” Saying that he walked away. (I had no idea that Mrs. Nicole had a son this old. She must have given
In Draco’s school.Joshua, the tallest, fattest, and the richest guy in the class, who didn’t care about Draco until now because of their ego issues, finally started being friendly with Draco.Draco had his own team of friends, who abandoned him after his mobile was stolen and then joined Joshua’s side. Now, Draco didn’t let them take his side and even let Joshua kick them out of the group.Draco was known to play mobile games well in the class, whereas Joshua was known for playing Dream Creed.Joshua was only eight years old, but one must be 12 or older to play the world-famous VR-game Dream Creed. However, using his mother’s influence, Joshua was able to play the game. His mom worked in the Creed Tech company and was one of the main backend developers responsible for maintaining and upgrading the game. She received a monthly salary of over 750,000 dollars.Naturally, everybody in the class always wanted to go to Joshua’s home after school. Today, Draco was also invited, and he, for