Chapter 32 Serving Them In Person
Ethan contemted on Lawrence''s words and soon realized that he made sense. Just like the
others, he had only heard about the child''s ident. He didn''t see it with his own eyes. But almost
everyone, including James, put the me on Maria so naturally.
James remained quiet. It was not that he didn''t know what they were talking about, but he just didn''t
want to bring back the past over and over again. He didn''t want to talk about it anymore.
Maria was just a woman, and she meant nothing to him anymore. He didn''t even care even if
Lawrence had taken her out of the police station.
In the hotel, Maria was still leaning against the door of her room. It had been a while since
Lawrence left, but she didn''t move even a bit.
She had been holding back her emotions since she and Lawrence walked out of the police station.
The truth was, Maria was so afraid when she alone in the police station. She was reminded of
everything that happened after Arthur''s ident a few years ago.
Those memories surrounded her like nightmares, gradually suffocating her. It was alreadyte.
Finally, Maria left the door and dragged her swollen legs to the bathroom.
In the past few days, Alina had been recuperating at home. But she knew that James and Maria
saw each other at the dinner party again and she got in his car. She was so angry, but she didn''t
dare to act rashly for a moment.
Then she heard that Maria was taken by the police because of trespassing on James'' vi. It made
her feel relieved. She got more convinced that she had nothing to worry about Maria. James
wouldn''t hesitate to punish his ex-wife.
James'' car arrived at the entrance of HL Group.
He nced at the coffee shop across the road and said to Lorenzo, "Call the people of Gran Melia
and tell them that I will wait for them in the coffee shop across the street."
"Yes, Mr. Xi," Lorenzo answered at once.
Inside the Miracle Cafe, a few customers had been lining up at the counter to pay for their orders.
However, the cashier went to the restroom. To avoid getting customerints, Maria took the
initiative to take the ce of the cashier for the moment. She looked at the young couple in front of
her expressionlessly.
Maria''s eyes were fixed on the man''s phone in his hand. She had been waiting for him to hand her
his phone so she could scan the payment code. However, he didn''t have the intention of handing
over his phone to Maria at all. The man said to his girlfriend, "It''s my treat. Let me pay."
She refused, "No. I will pay." She then took out her phone from her purse and was about to open
the payment app. But it took time for her to enter her password and unlock the app.
Maria impatiently held out her hand in front of the man and said, "Give me your phone!"
The man looked at her confusedly but still didn''t hand her his phone. "Hurry up!" she snapped.
At this time, his girlfriend had already opened the payment app, so she quickly gave her phone to
Maria and said, "Miss, please take my phone. I''ll pay for our bill."
However, Maria didn''t take the woman''s phone. She quietly stared at the man in front of her, who
looked a little embarrassed. Under her gaze, the man was forced to hand over his phone to her.
Maria picked up the scanner and scanned the code on the man''s phone. They then heard a beeping
sound. A payment of five hundred and thirty dors was sessfully made.
The man took back his phone with his face as pale as a sheet. "Howe it costs so much? We
only had two cups of coffee and a few desserts," he muttered.
His girlfriend, who was in a good mood just now, suddenly looked sad. She forced a smile to hide
her embarrassment. He only spent a few hundred dors, and he already felt bad, while she, on the
other hand, had always paid thousands of dors on their dates but never made a fuss about it.
Maria handed the receipt to the man and said to the woman, "Girl, if a man doesn''t even want to
spend this small amount of money for you and he''s ying tricks when paying the bill, you must
think twice. Ask yourself if he is worth being your boyfriend. Be careful."
The man''s face flushed with anger upon hearing Maria''s advice to his girlfriend. He red at Maria
and scolded her, "How dare you! You are just a waitress. What do you know? Why don''t you just
mind your own business? Where is your manager? I willin about you for stirring up trouble
between us."
Maria just shrugged and rolled her eyes. "Whatever!"
She then ignored the man and continued what she was doing.
As soon as the young couple went out, Maria heard several waiters and waitresses greeting the
new customers enthusiastically. "Wee to Miracle Cafe!"
Lorenzo opened the ss door of the coffee shop for James. He then followed James to a table at
the corner near the window. Maria, who had just finished taking a few customers'' orders, smiled
when she recognized the new customers. She thought to herself, ''Well, who would have thought
that the big fish will take the initiative to nibble the bait on my hook? I should take advantage of this
opportunity to be close to James.'' She walked out of the bar counter and stopped the waiter, who
was walking towards James'' table. She took the menu and said, "Leave them to me. Just take care
of the other tables."
"Okay, Maria."
Maria put the menu in front of James. She then said in her sweetest voice, "Good day, sirs! May I
take your orders?"
Her voice was so familiar to James that he could already tell who she was without even looking at
her. He had banned Maria from the business circle, so she must have taken the job as a waitress in
this coffee shop to continue to live.
On the other hand, Lorenzo frowned. It seemed that they couldn''t get rid of Maria wherever they
went.
With his eyes fixed on the phone in his hand, James ordered, "Cafe Americano, no sugar. Thanks."
"Okay, Mr. Xi. Just give me a moment. I''ll brew it for you." Maria picked up the menu and turned
around to leave. Lorenzo immediately stopped her and said unhappily, "Ms. Song, I haven''t ordered
yet."
Maria turned around, smiled, and replied, "Lorenzo, you''re just an assistant. You can drink whatever
your boss drinks. Don''t be so picky!" Did Lorenzo want her to personally serve him? He must be
dreaming!
Lorenzo''s eyes zed with anger. As the assistant of the CEO of HL Group, he was not someone to
be looked down upon. He couldn''t just allow Maria to belittle him, so he said furiously, "Is this how
you treat your customers? I wonder if you have undergone any customer service training."
"I''m sorry, but I haven''t had any customer service training because I don''t really need it." After
exchanging a few words with Lorenzo, Maria turned around to leave again.
Looking at her back, Lorenzo awkwardly coughed in front of James and bitched about her in a low
voice. "What kind of coffee shop is this?" He thought that with Maria''s attitude, this coffee shop
would not survive in H City for a long time.
"Stop!" All of a sudden, a cold voice stopped Maria.
She turned around and stood still with her arms crossed over her chest. Smiling brightly, she asked,
"Yes, Mr. Xi? What else can I do for you?"
Without looking at her, James said indifferently, "I want to talk to your manager."
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"Oh, my manager? I''m so sorry, Mr. Xi. He is out of town for a business trip right now. I think he will
be away for a month or two. Do you want me to call him?"
James noticed thecency in Maria''s voice, and he hated it. This time, his sharp eyes looked
at her. He scolded her harshly, "With the kind of service you provide to your customers, this coffee
shop is just wasting their money and resources on a waitress like you. Which group does Miracle
Cafe belong to?"
Maria unhurriedly called a waiter and asked him to make two cups of Cafe Americano without sugar
for James and Lorenzo. She then turned to James and countered, "Mr. Xi, our Miracle Cafe is an
independent coffee shop. We don''t belong to any group. If you are dissatisfied with my service, you
are free toin to my manager."
Maria then walked away in her high heels without even giving James a chance to say anything
more.
Her attitude definitely pissed off Lorenzo and offended James this time.
James was always ttered and pleased by people wherever he went. This was his first time to be
despised by a waitress in a coffee shop. He felt so upset.
When Lorenzo noticed the cold expression on James'' face, he whispered, "Mr. Xi, shall we file a
comint against her?"