Chapter 199

Chapter 199

He didn’t have the final say, even if it was his shop.

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On his left was an elderly man, and on his right was a middle–aged one–so how could he be the one to decide?

Of course, there was some intent to shirk responsibility in his words, but the person in front of him clearly didn’t understand.

“Help me,” she pleaded, staring intently at Jeremy. She repeated the words as if she was certain he could influence Johan’s decision.

Lena tilted her head up to look at him. From this angle, her eyes seemed to shine brightly. She thought to herself, “The double eyelid surgery earlier this year was definitely worth it.”

Unfortunately, Jeremy was a straightforward guy–and only sixteen years old at that.

Whenever he played games with female university students, the moment they heard his age, they would call him “kiddo.”

So, naturally, he couldn’t read between the lines at all.

Jeremy averted his gaze, his expression remaining impassive.

Lena’s expression stiffened for a moment, disbelief flashing across her face as she wondered, ‘Didn’t he have a thing for me?

Why isn’t he reacting at all?‘

Johan could no longer hold back. He took a deep breath, his face darkening like the bottom of a burnt pot as he stated, “Pay her wages.

“You don’t need to come back anymore. Consider the matter of you saving my wife settled.

Initially, he had wanted to call the police to handle this.

If a client canceled the deal because of this dish, Ferry House’s reputation would take a massive hit

That was something far worse than simply losing money.

But Lena wasn’t someone who could take responsibility for this.

Even if she pooled together every last cent she had, it wouldn’t even be enough to buy back the snakes she had let loose.

Johan never expected her to compensate them

she had at least called emergency services in time to save Joanne a few

the collaboration went through, perhaps the client

a brain would realize how

she herself

she heard she was getting

as she thought, ‘If I hadn’t called for an ambulance last week, that elderly woman who suffered a stroke might have ended up with permanent damage due to

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huge favor, this family only gave me a

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required me to work late at night. Even if it was only three hours a day, a night shift was still inhumane! The truth is, they never saw

hardest and most exhausting job they could

three snakes go, they’re using it

meant to be eaten! If anyone ate them, they’d suffer

was trying to

Johan was doing

didn’t even want to let her keep the worst, most exhausting job, so he deliberately made a fuss about the snakes to drive her

just given in his outburst, Lena let out a cold laugh as she silently reasoned, ‘How could a million–dollar deal

they think I’m poor and clueless about how rich people

end of the day, this is all just an

me in today—it was all a setup by this old man to target me!

the truth, Lena’s mind whirled in a storm of anger as she

is outrageous!

man just doesn’t want to be seen as ungrateful, so he’s framing

wonder they all ignored me when I suggested showcasing my cooking skills earlier. Turns out they’re all in

at the two snakes being handled by the workers, a flicker of fury flashing

her ground, she turned to Johan and snapped, “You don’t need to go through the trouble of

two snakes go right

the two men by the

shock, and her entire body frozen in

were clearly experienced. Their movements were clean and methodical–decapitate, remove

Lena let out a sharp shriek,

at the people around her, all of whom were

with rage as she exclaimed, “Do you not realize that killing snakes brings

her fists, she lost all sense of reason as she

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her sentence,

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