Chương 35: Cutting ties

Finally, his eyes rested on Bella Lim who was now looking at him in disbelief.

Bella Lim scoffed after realizing how naived she was. She should have known...

"Did you know what had really happened? If I didn't fire her, do you think people will still come to this cafe?" Bella Lim retaliated. Now, she understood their reason for coming here today: to make fun of her.

Jordan squizzed his eyes. This woman should understand her situation by now. Why was she being so difficult?

"Whether people come or not, you went against the order of your superior!" the old man interjected. His eyes were conceited as if reminding her about her low status.

"Old man, are you Jordan's father?" Bella Lim asked without showing any reverence. This man didn't deserve to be respected, because all he did was taunting and looking down on her.

"That's good if you know. You should be grateful that my son didn't give you punishment harsher than a demotion. If it was me, I've long chased you out," the old man snorted.

"Is it? By the way, why are you here? Don't tell me, these people brought you along as decoration of power? Isn't it Carla?" Bella Lim chuckled as she glanced at Carla who was looking at her in anger.

Bella Lim never met Jordan Lee's father but she knew what kind of person he was. A conceited man that easy to fall under the manipulation of others.

In fact, Jordan Lee had cheated a huge sum of money for the cafe's development from this man without the man realizing it.

"So what? I am indeed a powerful man," the old man sneered as he noticed the hidden meaning in her sentence. He swept a look on Carla's face who was now nervously looking at him.

Bella Lim was amused, she waited if the man would scold his niece. However, the old man simply looked away and then sat in one of the chairs with a thud sound. He clearly was angry but was matured enough not to ruin his family's reputation. Carla was his family.

This was unexpected. Bella Lim applauded the man for his strong self-restraint. When the man praised himself as a powerful man, she almost laughed because who was he? This family was indeed rich but among the aristocrats, they were truly nothing. In fact, they were seen as commoners too.

Bella Lim curtly smiled.

Jordan Lee noticed that Bella Lim had managed to sow misunderstanding between his father and his cousin with mere words. He gritted his teeth in annoyance. He knew why Carla had brought his father here. At first, he was against the idea but Carla persuaded him to bring his father along.

Yet, looked at the outcome? This was all because of Bella Lim. Their words were not enough to break her ego.

Wait, how did this woman become so formidable? Similar to last night, this woman suddenly became intelligence with her words that he had to sacrifice 1000AD just to make her attend a dinner party. Who in the whole Azure had taught her to be this crafty?

"Bella, I only demoted you. If it wasn't because of your excellent contribution last night, I've long fired you," Jordan Lee broke the silence of awkwardness.

Surprised, Bella Lim looked at Jordan Lee with a frown on her face which gradually eased to her normal countenance.

"So you knew? Hahaha... tsk, how disgraceful," Bella Lim snorted. She looked at him again, to see if there was a trace of guilt in his eyes. Nope, all she saw was greediness and disgust.

Although Bella Lim didn't like Jordan Lee as a boss, she never disobeyed his order. Instead, she executed every instruction perfectly. The cafe's prosperity was mostly because of her contribution. Alas, it seemed that all her efforts meant nothing to his eyes.

Bella Lim sighed. Why was it after being reborn, everything in her life wasn't following the original script? Moreover, this was only her second day. What had she done so wrong in her previous life that she had to go through this hassle?

Exhausting. She was exhausted.

Damn it! I'm too exhausted.

Bella Lim closed her eyes. For the first time ever, she felt that her honor was trampled. What was the meaning of being demoted? It was to show that she was just a nobody.

"You should be grateful that you're only being demoted," Carla spoke after being silent for a long time. She chuckled as she sat on a chair with her leg crossed. Her eyes were looking down on Bella Lim's tiny body. Her gaze cruel as if she was trying to skin her alive. The old man was also doing the same, taunting her with every blink. It seemed that these two have come to a temporary truce. They were now working together to get back to Bella Lim.

"Heh! demoted?" Bella Lim scoffed as she went to take little pumpkin who was hugged by Lily. She held his arms and look at his eyes tenderly. Then, she turned around to face the three sinister people.

"Jordan, did you know what makes this cafe so interesting to the judges last night?" she asked with a sardonic smile on her face. The target simply stared at her blankly.

"I've made up a certain lie. Now, you have to live up to that. Of course, only... if you are capable. However, if you rely on Carla's ability...hehe... I remembered one time, she couldn't even handle a spatula," she chuckled as her eyes darted towards Carla who was clearly angered by what she just said. Lily and Daniel who were standing next to each other snickered but quickly closed their mouths with their palms.

It was indeed true, in the past, Carla needed a crash-course just to learn everything about her job. Worst, she kept whining without making any real efforts. It was truly a headache to teach her everything from scratch.

"You-" Carla wanted to retaliate but Jordan Lee's warning gaze made her stop.

"What do you mean? Fuck! you're forbidden from leaving this cafe unless you explain everything," Jordan Lee moved forward. His tall body was now so close to Bella Lim. However, the other simply laughed at his provocation.

Bella Lim looked up, her sapphire blue eyes shone with determination. "Jordan Lee, as of now, I'm no longer your employee. I resign!" she declared causing everyone to gape in shock.

"Bella, don't be rash!" Elis went to her but was blocked by Carla who was now clinging onto his hand like a succubus. The man was now hesitating, he looked at Bella Lim, but seeing the ridiculed on her eyes, he froze and slowly looked away.

It was now clear why Elis knew a lot about Carla. Seeing him unable to resist Carla's charm, Bella Lim knew this man had been in a relationship with this woman. Such a man wasn't worthy of her attention.

"Bell~" both Lily and Daniel stared at her with begging eyes. Pleading her not to go. Bella Lim looked at them and smiled.

'These two will be alright,' she thought. Besides, given their personalities, she knew no one in Simply Cafe was daring enough to scold them unless they wanted to see the Cafe immobilized due to these two leaving. Hiring new people would settle this problem, but to hire one without demands was difficult.

This was because Azure country was the only county with the lowest rate of unemployment. Therefore, instead of people begging for jobs, it was the other way round in this country. It was the employer who had to work hard in advertising their companies. Except, if they wanted to hire immigrants which actually cost a lot.

"Bella, stop!" Jordan Lee was enraged. He held Bella Lim's hand but was easily yanked aside. He was taken aback when the other stared at him. He could see the utter disgust in her eyes! This woman was looking down at him.

Bella Lim went to the small room at the back of the cafe and took all her stuff away. Little pumpkin was holding her helmet.

"Get lost!" Bella Lim spoke impatiently when Jordan Lee once again tried to stop her. Seeing the man moved back, she walked out of the door with little pumpkin. Her tiny figure left the cafe with pride as she didn't look back even once.

Today, Bella Lim had officially cut ties with Simply Cafe!