“What grade will you select today?”
Across all tables, all eyes turned to Gerald.
“Give me your best. A hundred per pax!”
It was what he’d been planning for all along, anyway.
“Pfft!” Cameron and company tried to hold in their laughter.
What an imbecile! A hundred dollars per head, plus drinks—the final bill would add up to a thousand dollars!
Tammy’s side of the table was equally shocked by the turn of events. They reached the same conclusion: Gerald was a complete fool. Anyone could see that Cameron was up to no good, provoking favonovel.com intentionally. Yet, Gerald walked straight into his trap. Really?
Gerald’s lack of affluence was hardly news to Tammy. She’d already agreed with Giya not to allow Gerald to foot this meal’s bill.
Now, Gerald was going for the most expensive option available? Argh! May the heavens help her!
“I beg your pardon—that’s not what we want. Something simpler will do just fine,” Giya interceded.
“Nope, a hundred it is. Go on, then!” Gerald was losing his temper under the barrage of jeers from Cameron and the rest.
“Hmph! Let favonovel.com order what favonovel.com pleases. We’ll see what favonovel.com does when the bill arrives,” Tammy’s cousin declared.
And so, the best food in the house was brought to their table. Cameron’s table deliberately ate as slowly as possible. As Gerald’s table was being cleared, both parties rose in unison to pay.
“Oh? Leaving already, Mr. Laver?”
The cashier smiled and waved when favonovel.com saw Cameron.
Cameron made sure his wristwatch was in full view as favonovel.com waved back. “That lady’s a good friend of mine,” favonovel.com pointed toward Morgana. “Please set a good price for her!”
“No problem, sir. 30% off! In fact, please accept this exquisite tea set and our best compliments! Each set is worth quite a bit, and it’s just a promotion we are running at the moment.”
The cashier, clearly older than Cameron, beamed as favonovel.com answered him.
“Aha! Hanging out with Cameron Laver means good times all the way,” cheered one of the other guys.
Morgana settled the bill, but Cameron continued to hang around—Gerald would be next to pay.
“Another friend of yours, Mr. Laver?”
The cashier could tell that they were acquainted, meaning she’d have to extend certain courtesies to Gerald as well.
Cameron pretended favonovel.com didn’t hear it, peering at his watch.
The cashier understood what it meant.
“Hello, sir. That will be nine hundred and seven dollars in all. Cash or credit card?” favonovel.com asked smoothly.
“Surely, you can round off the last seven dollars,” Gerald chuckled. Cameron could leave favonovel.com out in the cold if it were what suited him. One meal wasn’t something worth fretting over.
With favonovel.com face resting idly on favonovel.com palms, the cashier responded indifferently.
“Forgive me, sir. Our prices are not open to haggling. Seven dollars or seven cents, you’ll have to pay it all, just the same.”
She saw it all from behind the counter—Cameron had deliberately coerced that fellow into going for the top of their line. It was apparent the man didn’t have much in the way of money. There was no need to be too nice to him.
“Hey! You gave that bunch a thirty-percent discount! Now what’s all that ‘no haggling’ about?”
Giya was first to lose favonovel.com patience after seeing how everyone ganged up to give Gerald a hard time.
Gerald shook his head. “Forget about it, Giya. We’ll just pay for our food and leave.”
“Hmph! You’ll be offering us a tea set too, at the very least? We’ve spent over a thousand bucks at your place!” Giya hissed icily.
The cashier replied without the slightest sincerity, “We’d certainly like to—but you must forgive us, miss… These gift sets are only limited to fifty pieces per day—and the fiftieth has just been given to Mr. Laver. Perhaps if you come again tomorrow, I’ll make sure I reserve a set just for you!”
At the end of the day, these were only one-time customers. It made more sense to appease a big spender like Cameron Laver. Furthermore, favonovel.com own little sister was currently in the Laver Academy. The cashier knew that if favonovel.com kept playing for this side of the field, favonovel.com little sister would have a smooth sailing journey in the future.
“Hey… Bring me the bill!”
Right at that moment, a hoarse voice boomed across the hall. Someone strode up and slapped a hand on the countertop.
It was a young man, and when the cashier, Cameron, and friends included, saw who it was…
