The clock ticked and it was soon dinner time.
Lavender, who had been busy all morning raised her sore neck and rubbed it slightly. She was too tired she felt like fainting. Thinking about the person she had to serve, she felt her mood become better. She did not feel like she had done enough.
She did not believe a word the manager had told her.
If it was true, then why did the man behave so causally with her the last time? Although he exhibited a cold aura, Lavender did not feel like he was dangerous at all. Maybe the manager was just exaggerating.
Lavender execused herself to go to the washroom because the person she was to serve was yet to arrive. She looked at her tired face in the mirror and gave out an exasperated sigh.
'Sigh.. life is getting harder and harder.'
Lavender exited the washroom after washing her face.
As she approached the entrance o"Boss, I'm not feeling well, can I go home?" Lavender was lucky because the moment she reached the kitchen, she saw her boss."What's wrong? Weren't you fine just moment ago?" Mr Dickens asked."I don't know what's wrong but I suddenly feel weak." Lavender said.Yes, she was feeling weak, not physically but emotionally but she could not tell her boss."But Mr Houston requested that you have to specifically serve him.""But sir…""Lavender, I know you are an understanding girl, by now you would have known the background of Mr Houston. Just as I told you, he is not someone we can afford to offend. No matter how big our hotel is, with a lift of Mr Houston finger, we will be on our way home." The manager, Mr Dickens, tried to convince Lavender."Have some rest, I will get someone to send in the deserts, but for the main course, you will go
Emma didn't know how she managed to sit through the remaing dinner time. She really regretted forcing Robert's grandfather to threaten him to take her out. She was so embarrassed she felt like sinking into a hole and staying there until the end of time. She also took note of how Robert treated Lavender. The assurance she had a moment ago was shaken. She has never seen Robert treat someone so casually except for his grandfather. The rest of the people were treated like dust in his eyes. Lavender was only a young girl, probably eighteen years old, Emma wondered how she managed to be so scheming at such a young age.…Dinner was soon over and Lavender cleared the table. She came back with a kettle of hot water and some fragrant tea leaves. She knew that the rich liked to have tea after having dinner to ease digestion. After she prepared tea for Robert and Emma, she left the room, considerably closing the door as
Lavender arrived home to find that Stella had also returned from her shift. Stella had remained at the same hotel they were working earlier before Lavender was transfered. Since she was also good at her job, she had been promoted and she was the one in charge of all waitresses and waiters.She did not have to personally serve every customer that came to the hotel. And since she was promoted, her salary also increased, and now their lives were a bit stable."Why do you look so happy?" Stella asked when she saw her friend entering the house while humming a strange tone."I have finally gotten some days off!" Lavender said as she removed her shoes."What are you holding in your hands?" Stella asked, seeing that her friend was holding a brown envelope."Ooh this, boss said it is my tip from a customer. I haven't even opened it yet.""What the hell!" St
At the Stones villa, Jeffrey was staring at the court order dumbfounded. Janet was in a state of panic and Rael could not accept the fact that they were to vacate the house in three days.The only person who was calm was probably Jane. She looked at her fretting parents coldly."Dad, what are we supposed to do now? Should we hand over the house just like that?" Rael asked. She had promised her friends that she will be hosting a party at her house over the weekend. She had bragged about how big their house was, what was she supposed to to now?She will lose all face and dignity if her friends were to find out about this."I thought you had said everything that was fine when we were chasing Lavender and that old man out of the house? How comes all the documents you have are fake?" Janet asked.She had already been used to the life of being envied by her group of frien
Janet entered the bedroom shutting the door behind her angrily. Jeffrey, who was busy packing his belongings looked at his wife with a questionable gaze. "Now the we have fallen to this state, even your precious daughter dare to defy me." "Rael?" "No. It's Jane. She has left. I tried to stop her but she wouldn't listen." Janet said, feeling aggrieved. Jeffrey was shocked. "What are you talking about? How could you let our daughter leave just like that. Don't you know how dangerous it is out there for a young girl like Jane?" Jeffrey asked, anger visible in his voice. "Who cares. She didn't want to listen to me. I told her she will come begging us to take her in again but she said we should wait and see." "You are so stupid." Jeffrery said as he sent a stinging slap to his wife's cheek. The more he thought about it, the more he fe
Chapter 19 "What is it dad?" Rael asked, behaving like a spoiled child. "Come have a sit, daddy has a favour to ask of you." Jeffrey said. "Okay, then be quick, I need to finish applying my make up." After Janet and Rael sat down, Jeffrey cleared his throat, unsure of where to begin. "It's like this, I have just heard some good news while I was relaxing outside, I think it might be able to get us out of this sticky situation we are in." Jeffrey stated. "Say it already." Janet said, feeling excited. If it meant they were not going to live in the slums anymore, she will do anything it takes. "There is this super rich family that is looking for someone to help continue their family bloodline, I thought that I could talk to them and let Rael do it." Jeffrey said. When they proceed what they have just heard, both mother and daughter w
"Sir, what exactly is going on?" Lavender asked on the way to the private room."Just relax. You will see when we are there." Dickens said mysteriously.But the more they walked, the more Lavender felt like the corridor was familiar.Wasn't this the way to the VVIP room that Robert always used.Just thinking about his name made Lavender's heart bit faster.'I hope it's not what I'm thinking about.'Lavender consoled herself.She heaved a sigh of relief when they passed the private room, but somewhere deep in her heart, she was slightly disappointed. Matters of the heart were really hard to comprehend at times.In one moment, she longed to see the man she had a crush on and in another, she was relieved that she was not going to see him.In her distracted state, Lavender followed Dickens blindly and bef
After a delicious dinner, Lavender slumped on the chair. She had eaten a lot just now, she didn't feel like doing anything and just wanted to be lazy.Robert had insisted on serving her and although he was quite sloppy and stiff at first, he managed to do it well at last.He has never personally served anyone in his entire life, but he was thrilled at the feeling he experienced while he was serving Lavender just now. It was a new feeling to him."Why do I suddenly feel like I have gained five more pounds just from eating dinner?" Lavender lamented as she took a sip of the fragrant tea."It's good to be a bit rounder and fat. I'm very sure it will feel good to the touch." Robert said.Lavender did not register what he was implying as his words were laced with deeper meaning that was hard to comprehend for a young girl like Lavender."Can you tell me about yourself?"