Chapter 1157


    Chapter 1157 Losing Confidence


    While James had decided to use the secretly filmed content, Jason was staring at the call history on his


    phone with a glum expression.


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    Even though the callsted less than a minute, it infuriated him and negatively affected his mood.


    Can it be that she isn’t ying hard to get and really doesn’t have feelings for me?


    “Gracie,” he asked, “how many fans do I have now?”


    “Around eighty million. Why?”


    After a brief hesitation, Jason continued, “Do you think girls generally like me?”


    Even though Gracie did not know why he asked her such a question, she replied honestly, “All the girls


    that I know are your fans. All my rtives, from my mom to my niece in kindergarten, are also your


    fans.”


    Having heard her words, Jason finally regained his confidence.


    “Perhaps, I was just overthinking.”


    Gracie sensed that something was amiss, so she asked curiously, “What’s wrong? You’re a megastar,


    so why do you doubt your own charm?”


    A wry smile touched his lips. “Would you believe me if I told you that I have lost my confidence?”


    Looking at Jason’s expression, she racked her brains and inquired, “Are you in a rtionship? Or is it


    one-sided?”


    Jason reclined his chair with a darkening expression and covered his face with a sleep mask. Evidently,


    he was no longer in the mood to talk.


    Thepany doesn’t bar him from having a rtionship. All he’s required to do is report it ahead of


    time. However, why does it seem like Jason has not sessfully pursued this girl?


    Just when Gracie was tempted to delve deeper into the matter, she bit her tongue after sensing that he


    was in a bad mood.


    Back at Maureen’s kitchen, the line had not shortened in any way, even though they were approaching


    closing time.


    “Should we extend the operating hours?” Glenn asked Arielle.


    She waved the bills she was holding. “We have made enough for today, so we will not extend our


    operating hours, and neither will we do so in the future.”


    In response, Glenn heaved a sigh of relief.


    This old body of mine is already aching all over.


    If it were any other employer, they would definitely insist on extending the business hours to rake in


    more money. Consequently, Glenn counted his blessings that Arielle was the one in charge.


    After sending Rayson to tell those waiting in line to return the next day, Arielle pulled Glenn aside and


    remarked, “Chef Quigley, as you can see for yourself, business today was decent.”


    Glenn nodded repeatedly. “Definitely beyond decent. Even though I’ve been working as a chef for


    years, I have never seen a restaurant as busy as ours before.”


    Even the restaurants that were wildly popr online paled inparison.


    After grunting in acknowledgment, Arielle added, “If word of mouth about the restaurant continues to


    spread, I’m sure business will continue to pick up. Well, I was wondering if you want to stop working in


    the kitchen.”


    Stunned, he asked, “What do you mean by that? Are you firing me?”


    The woman chuckled and exined, “How can that be? My intention is for you to step down from


    cooking so that you can focus on training more chefs. Or else we won’t have enough hands in the


    kitchen at all. Furthermore, I’m aiming to open more branches and certainly won’t be stopping at just


    one. Who knows, we might actually get to a hundred branches. As a result, I want you to groom more


    chefs in line with our nned expansion.”


    After a momentary silence, Glenn nodded in agreement. “Sure!”


    Just when they finished their discussion, Vinson’s voice rang out from behind.


    “Mrs. Nightshire, is the kitchen still open?”


    Arielle turned around in delight and was greeted by the sight of Vinson holding arge cake. Given how


    exhausted he looked, it was apparent that he had rushed over from the airport.