Chapter 18
Chapter 18 A Toast to You
Dressed in haute couture, Gigi stood behind Jean with a few women in simr clothing.
She looked astonished as if she had seen something that shouldn’t be there.
Jean wasn’t expecting to see her there.
Other than her frenemies, Gigi was apanied by an unexpected person.
He was Edgar’s friend, Nathan Knox.
In her two years of marriage with Edgar, Jean only met him a few times. As a result, she wasn’t familiar
with him.
Nathan frowned as he looked at Jean in her slip-dress. He hesitated.
“Jean, are you… working here?”
He spoke carefully, but Jean felt a piercing pain in her heart.
It was true that Jean Eyer of the Eyer Group had lost her position and ended up in such a ce.
And who should I thank for this?
Jean kept quiet. Nathan took her silence as a yes. His heart sank as he stepped between her and the
man.
“Does Edgar know that you’re here?”
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“Mr. Knox, I’m no longer married to him. Am I supposed to report my daily routine to my ex-husband?”
Nathan paused. Their divorce was the gossip of the day. Naturally, he would have heard of it.
Before he could say another word, Gigi interjected.
“Jean, you shouldn’t work here even though you need money. How much do you need? I can lend it to
you. If you work in this type of ce…”
“Ms. Reece, we do not condone unscrupulous business here. What do you mean by ‘this type of
ce’?”
The manager interrupted.
If Jean quit her job, the manager would be in trouble for spreading the word that she was working
there.
Jeanughed.
“Enough with the pretense. I’m only here because you rmended it to me in the first ce, Ms.
Reece.”
Gigi didn’t expect Jean to reveal the fact. Her face darkened.
Gigi’s friends exchanged looks.
“Alright then. Since Ms. Eyer is working here, shall we call for her service?”
Mr. Wilson wouldn’t let the opportunity go.
“Madam Lh, isn’t it firste, first served? You know what’s the reasonable thing to do here.”
“Mr. Wilson, we know that you should be served first. We aren’t thinking of taking Cindy away from you.
What if we call for her service together?”
An unreadable expression flitted across the women’s faces.
Mr. Wilson paused before grinning from ear to ear. He was delighted at the suggestion.
“Of course! No wonder you are all Ms. Reece’s friends! Very well, I agree!”
The manager was used to all types of people but didn’t expect them to treat Jean that way. She looked
at Jean, pitying her.
Jean knew that they were humiliating her.
“Are you all crazy? Don’t regret it when things turn out badly!” Nathan choked on his words. “Jean,
you’ve let Edgar down…”
Infuriated, he looked at her and left.
Gigi watched as Nathan left the ce. She had achieved her aim—to make everyone surrounding
Edgar look down on her!
She dropped her caring act and looked at Jean with contempt.
“Cindy, isn’t it great to have two wages at a time? Take your time and think about it. Oh, maybe you
can’t. Customers are king. Am I right, Mr. Wilson?”
Mr. Wilsonughed out loud. He eyed Jean, eager to start.
“Ms. Reece, you have a good head on your shoulders! You’repletely right! Come, Cindy, chat with
us.” He reached out his hand toward Jean.
“Mr. Wilson, be patient. Should we get Cindy to drink a toast to you first?”
Gigi stopped him with her hand. Her words seemed to be hinting at something.
He was bewildered but quickly responded.
“You’re right, Cindy owes me a ss!”
Jeanughed inwardly at the scene.
It was obvious to her what they were thinking. She was aware of how much Gigi wanted to embarrass
her.
In that case, she would grant their wish.
She rose to her feet, struggling with her weak legs. She walked slowly but surely toward the man.
All at the scene watched in amazement.
“Mr. Wilson, let me raise a toast to you.”
She raised the ss of champagne in her hand and clinked it against his ss.
Astonished, Mr. Wilson looked at her.
Jean ignored him, not waiting for him to recover.
“And Ms. Reece, I would like to thank you for rmending this ce to me.”
She poured the yellow-gold liquor over Gigi’s head.