189-Found À Genuine Friend.
I left early for work this morning. Staying in the kitchen was my only job, but it was very hard for me. I have never cooked before, so now I am suffering.
"Flip it before you burn it," Maura walked in on me, zoned out and almost burning the patties.
"Oh! I am sorry,’ I said, biting my tongue and instantly flipping the patties over and letting out a sigh. Thankfully, I didn't burn them.
"You look exhausted today," Maura said, watching me with a smile covering her lips. "Do you miss him?" she asked, her eyes holding concern for me.
"There will be no day when I don't miss him. But the reality is that I have lost him," I nodded to myself, taking the patties off and preparing the buns now.
"I am so sorry that you had to see it all. It ¡S not easy to see your loved one in such a state." Maura gave me a side hug before Pamela walked in on US. She had been acting a bit differently with me since last night. However, her behavior with Pamela seemed pure.
"We have to prepare an order for Spade mansion," Pamela spoke directly to Maura because she knew the mention of that mansion will hurt me.
"What for?" Maura asked, walking around and checking the order list.
"For the coronation of Flynn Winchester," Pamela addressed, and all the memories of that day rushed back to me.
I kept my head down and my eyes stuck at the buns as I prepared orders. My vision was so blurred that I couldn’t even put a patty down properly.
"We should excuse ourselves." Maura's words compelled a gasp from Pamela's lips.
"Why?’ Pamela asked, talking in whispers with Maura this time.
"It is unfair what Lord Vasquez give that throne as a gift to Flynn. He is the worst example of an alpha king. I would not want to be a part of that celebration," Maura grunted, as I have told her everything since I joined the café.
"What happened that day is their business. We don't know exactly what happened. As for Alpha Flynn, that poor boy had craved love and affection for years. He was given the surname Winchester, when in fact he was a spade. Let's carry empathy for him.’ Pamela made me realize her smiles towards me and my mother meant nothing.
She was probably just being kind because Akin had asked her to. Speaking of him, he had tried coming around, looking for me, but so far, I have successfully hidden away from him.
"I know what Flynn had been through was not his fault but the others things he did to Beatrice and the brothers. I am sorry! But tell Vasquez we are busy today." Maura sternly took her stand and joined me, smiling at me to comfort me.
"Alpha King Zane will be very upset when he hears you have declined their request." Pamela made one last effort to make Maura agree with her. But that's where she puzzled me. Why would she say Zane's name to Maura?
"Father!" Maura straightened her back when greeting that disgusting man. We had not talked about the incident again, but I watched him eye US with nothing but lust. I understand I was a stranger to him, but he would look at Maura the same way, and that would make me gag every time.
"Come to the storeroom with me," Ubel said, walking behind Maura and brushing his entire hand against her ass.
My body shuddered in disgust, but I kept my silence since she didn't want to say a word.
"Okay," she said, but her response was met with a head shake from Ubel.
"I am not talking about you. I am talking to Beatrice." He turned to face me and forced a smile on his dirty lips.
"My house is not very far. If we leave now, we will be back in two hours after collecting the stuff from the storeroom," he said, making a demand that I follow him.
There was no secret that he was expecting something to happen today.
"If you want to keep your job, you will have to work hard." He commented before walking towards the backdoor and holding it open for me.
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