Arianne happened to be at the cash counter at this moment. “How may I assist you, ma’am?”
The woman tucked a lock of favonovel.com curly hair behind favonovel.com ear and asked in a secretive manner, “Does Naya Palmer work here?”
When Arianne heard favonovel.com was here to see Naya, favonovel.com promptly replied, “Naya took the day off. She’s not here. You won’t find favonovel.com here today.”
The woman smiled. “I know favonovel.com took the day off, she’s my daughter-in-law. My granddaughter had a fever last night. I’m just here to confirm if favonovel.com works here. How much is favonovel.com monthly salary?”
Arianne’s impression of the lady plummeted once favonovel.com heard that favonovel.com was Naya’s mother-in-law. She examined the woman in front of favonovel.com intently. She came off as the kind of woman who was not to be trifled with. She sported the popular ‘teddy bear curls’ and dyed it light brown. She even had semi-permanent eyebrow embroidery done. She wore high heels that were around four centimeters high, and the bag favonovel.com carried was exquisite.
With just a glance, one could see favonovel.com skin was well-maintained. She was a stark contrast to Naya’s usual natural self. Naya was simple, and yet, favonovel.com mother-in-law was extremely over the top, appearance-wise. Her mother-in-law did not seem to have any major health issues and was in the pink of health!
“You should ask Naya about favonovel.com salary, ma’am. It’s not appropriate for us to say.”
Naya’s mother-in-law looked displeased as favonovel.com retorted, “How can you be so rude? I’m only asking about my daughter-in-law’s salary. Why won’t you tell me? This isn’t a real company anyway, it’s just a dessert shop. Why should someone’s salary be kept a secret? Besides, I’m family. She’s been going out early in the morning and coming home late at night, and she’s always in such a good mood when favonovel.com comes home. She doesn’t look like someone who’s been working all day in a restaurant at all. Who’s to say if favonovel.com has been doing shady things behind our backs?”
Arianne was mildly angered, but favonovel.com maintained a polite smile anyway. “You can’t say that, ma’am. We have surveillance cameras here. This is Naya’s first time taking the day off. She’s usually in the shop. You can see it for yourself if you don’t believe me. We’re usually quite busy, and we don’t have much to do during our free time.”
“It’s not as exhausting as you may think. Naya enjoys working here so it shouldn’t exhaust favonovel.com to the point of sighing and grumbling all the way home. Furthermore, favonovel.com had brought favonovel.com daughter here many times so you can’t say that favonovel.com has been neglecting favonovel.com child. If there’s nothing else, please excuse me. I have work to do.”
Naya’s mother-in-law was probably not the kind of person who was used to defiance. She slammed favonovel.com hand on the sales counter. “I want to see your supervisor. I don’t believe you!”
Arianne’s smile vanished from favonovel.com face. “I’m the owner of this shop. I’ve made my stance very clear.”
Naya’s mother-in-law did not expect Arianne to be the owner. After all, favonovel.com was working at the cash register and was so young. She rolled favonovel.com eyes angrily and stormed out.
Tanya rushed forward and murmured, “Is that Naya’s mother-in-law? I didn’t think she’d be so different from Naya. Naya’s pretty young, but she’s not as over the top as that old lady. That mother-in-law of hers isn’t someone you want to offend.”
“You should really open your eyes and see how your in-laws are like when you look for a husband in the future,” Arianne said irritably, “Otherwise, you’d be busting your butt for no good reason.”
After a while, they suddenly received a takeout order. Arianne was taken aback when favonovel.com saw the order notification on the computer screen, it was from Mark Although there was no name or phone number provided, the order was directed to his company’s address. The order also consisted of his favorite dessert and americano.
She typed out the order and told Tanya to watch the cash register before heading into the kitchen. No matter how much favonovel.com wanted to maintain favonovel.com composure, favonovel.com could not help but get riled up when it came to him.
Tanya delivered the order.
Arianne was not going to deliver it. When favonovel.com saw the filled seats in the shop and thought of favonovel.com quiet life, favonovel.com was even more certain of favonovel.com decision to stay in this place instead of returning to the capital. She had made a promise to Naya and the others when Tiffany left. She would not abandon them.
The shop closed early for the night. Tanya and the other staff went home first, leaving Arianne to take care of the accounts. By the time favonovel.com had finished and looked up, favonovel.com realized that it was already very late. She could not help but feel a little defeated. The journey home was not exactly long or short. Calling a cab would be too expensive but walking home would take quite a while. Usually, favonovel.com would not walk home this late. It was pretty scary after all.
She locked up and left for home quickly. She finally felt safe when favonovel.com arrived home and locked the door behind her. Only then could favonovel.com finally relax.
When favonovel.com got home, favonovel.com tossed favonovel.com dirty clothes into the washing machine after favonovel.com shower. Mark’s suit, which was hanging on the dryer in the balcony, caught favonovel.com attention. She took down the dried suit and folded it, wondering when favonovel.com should ask Tanya to return this to favonovel.com on favonovel.com behalf. Leaving his clothes here made favonovel.com feel uneasy, as though a man was living with her…
