Chapter 118 - Fire Her

"I apologize for my tardiness and soft heartedness. I thought that they could be explained with kind words.

But I never knew that they would even threaten to beat you!" The crocodile tears of the girl were worth watching as she behaved as if she was the one who had suffered the most. 

Even Hazel felt that she should give the girl a chance to meet her sister, Amelia. What acting they both have!

"Is there any problem sir and madame?" Although the owner did not say a word to the attendant, she did not believe her words either. Her face was calm enough as she looked at both of them.

In the years of her work, she had learnt that she should not be hasty in making decisions and always listen to both sides. 

"I have asked the lady to show me heels matching my dress but she believed that i could not afford them and without giving me a chance to speak, she asked me to leave from here!

And when my husband informed her that we can even buy the whole shop if she wanted, she turned violent and threatened us that she would call the security and throw us out! I wonder if there is some way to know if the person could afford the products of the shop or not? 

And even if there is a way, do you treat people that way if they could not afford it?"  asked hazel as Richard finally turned his head away from the girl who was babbling nonsense all this while. 

If not for the hazel, he would have shown the girl her right place a long ago. 

The owner turned to look at the man who had even asked that he could buy a shop. His eyes were serene and there was a strange pressure that was emitting from his body, even when he was standing there silently. He could only be from royalty or higher noble by the way he was carrying himself elegantly even when he did not say a word.

"There must be some kind of confusion about it. I apologize if my staff had not treated you properly. 

Let me show you our best collection of heels, or are you still interested in buying the shop?" though it looked like she apologized for the disrespect and behaved politely with them, even though she was trying to assess them with her words.

The attendant who was fuming in the corner with a pale face that her mistress did not trust her but these cruises, smirked when she heard the last line. Of course, her mistress was testing them. Now even she wanted to see if they could even afford the heels let alone shop!

The attendant crossed her hands and glared at the couple with arrogant eyes while the owner's face was still calm but even her eyes were still on the couple.

She wanted to see if they would panic or feel uneasy when they were challenged but the man did not even think twice or speak a word. In fact, he did not even bat an eyelid before taking out a bag full of gold coins and placing it on the table.

"We are ready for both. Now the question is what do you want to see us?" he asked so nonchalantly as if he was not talking about buying a shop but snacks from the local stalls.

The eyes of the attendant widened and she even forgot that she was acting meek in front of the owner as she ran towards the bag and opened it without even taking permission from anyone.

Soon the clinking of gold coins could be heard as a few of them fell on the floor and their shine captivated both, the owner and the attendant.

"This.. this must be fake, my lady!" the attendant rubbed the coin on the table, sure that it would lose its shine and soon bronze would come out of it.

"I have heard from a few that there are frauds roaming in the town. They use bronze coins and add a layer of gold on it to deceive the nobles.

They must be one of them. And these coins must be of bronze!" she replied with strong conviction as she continued to rub the coin with full force.

The owner frowned as she looked at her crazy attendant but even she could not deny that she felt stunned for a moment. She was shocked to see so many gold coins at once. They were even more than the value of her whole shop with all the goods in it.

She was glad that she did not react abruptly listening to the words of her staff and rather dealt with the situation in a calm and rational manner.

"That! I would not mind seeing my shop too. But how about we go for partnership? If you invest a bit in my shop, I can extend an accessory section and I can manage it too. You will get the profit by sitting at home. What do you say, my lady?" she was about to ask Richard but when she noticed that his eyes were on hazel, she changed her target.

For a long time she was thinking of extending her shop but she was not having enough savings due to her extravagant lifestyle and other expenses. Sometimes even she was confused as to why she was having so little profit when her shop was going so well and had a good image in the market. But she had a good name in the market.

If the girl invested in her business, she would only gain from it. 

"Well, that is a good offer. But I have a few conditions!" replied hazel as she rubbed her chin.

It would be good if she would have a source of income too. As she did not have any expenditure, she could save all the money and return it to Richard later.

She had already acquired a better position in ministry, a palace and now that she would have a business, she would be strong enough to deal with a few pests by herself.

Her eyes gleamed at that thought as she knew that Jonathan was in ministry but his family had strong roots in business. She did not only want to teach the man a lesson but also wanted his family to suffer as they never stopped their son from ruining her life.

"Sure, if you are interested, we can always discuss them over tea. You! Go and order three cups of tea for us.'' The pale girl who had let go of the gold coin when she realized that they were real and trying to hide her presence as much as possible, jumped in her place when she heard the cold voice of her mistress.

But thinking that it was a good chance to apologize and falter them, she nodded with a bright smile on her face.

"Sure, my lady. I will even bring the best cookies from this area for you." with that she turned to leave but before she could even take a further step, the cold voice of hazel stopped her.

"That would not be needed." the owner frowned when she heard the denial and looked at hazel with confused gaze!

"We have to go somewhere urgently today, so we would not be able to stay for long. I will return tomorrow to discuss the matter further.

But I want one of my conditions to be fulfilled now to think about it further!" as the words left her mouth, her gaze turned to look at the attendant again who had finally taken a breath of relief.

The girl turned into panic again when she felt the intense gaze of hazel on her. Her heart was telling that it was over for her! But yet she controlled her heart and took a deep breath. 

Even if she punished her, she would accept it and by flattering both of them later, she would find a way to get away with it. With that thought, she calmed herself and braced for the awaiting result.

Even the owner had an inkling that the condition must be punishing the attendant for her big mouth and lack of rationality.

"What is it, my lady?" she still asked with proper respect as she looked at the man for help if the things go out of matter.

But contrary to her expectations, the man did not even spare her a glance as if she was invisible in his eyes.

Hazel looked at the attendant with a smirk on her face but soon her gaze moved away from her face to her dress and ended up on her pockets that made the heartbeat of the attendant fast,

"The condition is very simple, I want you to fire the girl right now.

If she worked here then I would never invest in the business!"