Chapter 11: An Offer

"That damn, Bryan! How come he can be so arrogant? If he really hates me? Why doesn't he just ignore me?" Lucia muttered in annoyance. She felt at her wits' end to face Bryan's arrogance which seemed to get worse as he grew up.

She thought that as got older, people would be wiser and more control his words so as not to offend others. But apparently that's not the case for Bryan.

It's true that he is rich, very rich in fact. His wealth was even inherited starting from his great-grandfather's generation. You could say, Bryan is the fourth generation to inherit this wealth. His life is truly full of treasures. His family owns stakes in several diamond and oil mines in several countries. Not to mention the cruise ship company and property business that his family. When they were little kids, Bryan's father was the 8th richest person in the world. That means their wealth is not a joke.

Lucia could only stroke her chest, even though it was her first day working as a cafe waitress, but she didn't feel well.

"Okay, I don't have to think about him and his tempting offer. I know he just wants to play with me!" She thought. Lucia still insisted on rejecting Bryan's offer even though she knew it might change her fate.

Yesterday...

"Don't be stupid! You think I'll just believe you?"

"Why? You think I'm lying?" Bryan smiled slyly. Pierre, Leo and Chris couldn't believe that Bryan really wanted to hire Lucia in the company he held. Although it seemed that he wanted to help, it seemed that it was nothing more than his revenge plan.

Lucia narrowed her eyes. Honestly, she was attracted by Bryan's offer which asked her to become an employee at the Property Company where he was the CEO of the company. Lucia knows exactly how big Bryan's company is, it's the dream company for workers and interns when they actually enter the workforce. High salaries, health insurance, insurance, year-end holidays, job benefits, the craft, the overtime. Everything offered by a company of that size is no joke. Naturally, the company holds five-star hotels that are used to be a place to stay for socialites and world celebrities as well as luxury condominiums that are assets that the rich are proud of.

Lucia gulped, she knew her life might be easier if she worked in that company. But the problem is, the company leader is a childhood friend who wants revenge on her. How could she possibly enjoy her days working there.

"I don't know what your real motivation is for offering me to work at your company. Could it be, you want to take revenge on me, right?"

"Wow... well, you got really caught me, didn't you?"

"Of course, you idiot! That much you wants to see me suffer?"

"It can't be helped? I want to see a bad girl like you get paid for your evil deeds. I want you to be punished!"

Today...

"Argh... Damn, Bryan! I can't stop thinking about that! Do I really look like need money?" Lucia rubbed the nape of her neck. For some reason, she felt a cold wind blow on her neck.

"Good morning, Miss Peterson?" Whispered someone standing right behind her. Lucia immediately looked back and caught the face of a perverted middle-aged man smiling disgustingly at her.

"Ah... good morning, Mr Manager!" She said awkwardly. She felt very uncomfortable, especially since this man is the place to always attention to her boobs.

"You came so early, didn't you? Very diligent!"

"I don't want to be late on my first day of work!" Lucia smiled awkwardly. She hoped this man would come into his office soon and let her do what she had to do. Change clothes and clean the cafe.

"Good job! See you later?" He said as he walked away.

"S-see you later!" Finally, Lucia could breathe a sigh of relief. She went straight into the changing room and changed into her maid uniform.

"Looks like this clothe is too tight for me! Isn't there anything else? The skirt is really short too!" She said as she looked at herself in the mirror. She thought that if Bryan saw her appearance like this then her ridicule would only get worse.

"There's no way they're hanging out here again today, can they?"

"Hi, good morning?" It was as if a young woman greeted her in a friendly manner.

"Good morning!" Lucia returned her greeting while observing a beautiful blonde haired woman who was wearing the same uniform as herself which meant that this woman was also a waitress in this cafe.

"New employee?"

"Yeah, I just started work today. I'm Lucia, please cooperate!"

"I'm Bella, nice to meet you!

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It was a very busy day, Lucia didn't expect her first day of work to be this busy. She knows that this cafe has always been known to be very crowded because of its good coffee. When she was a kid, she and her friends used to pass by this cafe to see the adults gather and drink coffee together. Although delicious, but the coffee here is notoriously expensive, the only person who can really sit and order anything at this cafe is Bryan.

When they were in high school, they had coffee here a few times and Bryan always treated them to a treat. The huge amount of pocket money made Lucia envious.

"When I think about it, I'm even more annoyed! Why should someone be born rich like him? Life is not fair!" She muttered. This social gap is what made her beat Bryan more often than the others. It was because she was jealous.

"Hey waiter, bring me the menu!"

Lucia shuddered, she heard that annoying voice again. Her eyes slowly turned to the source of the voice right at the same table as yesterday. Four handsome men sat down and gave her meaningful smiles.

All the women who are in this cafe will probably be immediately fascinated to see four attractive men sitting at the same table. Witnessing Lucia being summoned with such a smile, the women immediately envied Lucia and thought that she was exactly like the female lead in telenovela or romance novels.

"I have a bad feeling! Why did they come again? And how long have they been there? Why didn't I notice?" She thought. She was annoyed that her friends came again today. She didn't know that they hung out in this cafe quite often.

"Okay...!" With a heavy heart, Lucia walked over to them carrying a menu list and a small notebook to record orders.

As she stood before their table with such a striking appearance, they could only stare at her from head to toe. Bryan couldn't even hide his smile, until this moment he still couldn't believe that the girl in front of him was Lucia the bully.

"Why are you guys glaring at me like that?"

"Who's glaring at you? We just want to order coffee, please note!" Bryan said.

"How was your first day at work? Was it fun?" Asked Pierre.

"It was quite fun before you guys came!"

"What do you mean?" Leo asked.

"No, it's nothing! What would you like to order?"

"Three Americanos and one Capuccino!"

"Okay, I took notes! Anything else?"

"So, how's the old man? He's still teasing you?" Leo asked who was still curious about the middle-aged man who was the manager at this cafe.

"Who do you mean? Mr manager?"

"Tsk, how many old men are there in this cafe? But you seem quite happy to be teased by him. What are the advantages of being a beautiful woman, hmm?" Bryan smiled scornfully. He purposely provoked Lucia's emotions to scold her in this place. Bryan's tactics could be read clearly by her.

"You seem to admit that I am beautiful. Isn't that right, Mr Bryan? Ah I mean, Young Master Bryan?" Lucia tried to stay patient and persevere, so that she wouldn't have to get into trouble just for dealing with Bryan's ramblings.

Lucia's answer actually made Bryan even more excited. Honestly, right now in Bryan's eyes, Lucia looks very sexy, especially her brave attitude and her rebellious side that doesn't go away from her.

Chris took a sip of his coffee, inwardly he agreed with Lucia that they had to admit that she was a very beautiful woman. But he didn't want to act childish like Bryan.

"You have a lot of confidence in yourself, don't you? If you accepted my offer to work at one of my companies, you would definitely get a high salary. Besides, you don't have to be tired of standing and pacing all day!"

"Thanks for the offer, had it been Chris' or Pierre's company, I might have considered it. But sadly, I don't want to deal with someone like you, Bryan! So feel free to offer it to someone else who needs it more!" She said as he walked away.

Hearing Lucia's frontal refusal to open Pierre, Chris and Leo laughed. They had to admit that Lucia was really cool. Meanwhile, Bryan had to hold back his irritation because until the end, he still couldn't keep Lucia's mouth shut.

"Damn it! You arrogant woman!"

"Hahaha...that's because you started it first!" Leo said.

"You better stop before your relationship gets any worse!" Said Pierre.

"Since when did the two of us have such a good relationship? I really don't care! Damn, I only want to see her suffer once! That way I-"

"Hi Miss, may I have your phone number?" Bryan's words were cut off when he heard a man sitting not far from where they were trying to seduce Lucia who was taking his order and his two friends. Their eyes immediately fell on Lucia and the man.

"Sorry, I'm at work! Can you tell me your order?" Lucia tried to be patient and ignore the man's seduction.

"How about you just write down my phone number? Don't forget to call me when you're done with work! Or how about I pick you up? What time are you coming home?"

"Thanks for your offer, Sir! I'll consider it! Now can you tell me the order?"

"I won't tell you until you give me your phone number!" Said the man while blinking his eyes. He was so undaunted that his hands began to touch Lucia's buttocks and caress her gently.

Lucia was silent, she was sure her ass had just been rubbed by this man. She could feel his hands touching her skin.

Bryan, Chris, Pierre and Leo were shocked. The man was harassing Lucia right before their eyes. Unknowingly, the strong desire to beat up the perverted man was very strong, including Bryan, whose little heart could not accept if his friend was harassed in public like that.

"Damn it, this bastard...!"

Punch...

Just before they collided and hit the man, Lucia's deadly kick hit the man's head.

Punch...

"Agh... sick...!" He said while wincing in pain as fresh blood dripped from his nose.

His screams caught the attention of cafe patrons and other employees. The man fell off the chair and sat on the floor holding his bleeding nose.

"Oh my God, what happened?"

"This crazy woman kicked me! Ouch, she wants to kill me!"

"What?"

All eyes were on her. The manager who heard the commotion immediately left his office.

"What happened?"

"Mr Brown, Lucia kicked the customer!" Said a maid who didn't know what was really going on.

Lucia was silent, she felt really scared now. She had just started working at this cafe and she immediately got into trouble on her first day on the job.

"I-I'm sorry!" She said nervously. Her face was downcast, afraid that she would be fired for kicking a customer's face with her foot.

Her body was shaking. Bryan, Chris, Pierre and Leo who saw her strange attitude felt very confused. They didn't understand, why Lucia should be afraid to admit the truth? She had been abused and she just wanted to defend herself.

"Miss Peterson, why did you kick our customer? What happened?" Ask the Manager.

"I'm really sorry! I didn't mean-"

"That man rubbed her ass on purpose and without permission to harass her!" Said Pierre. He immediately acted before the matter got serious.

"Is that so, Miss Peterson?" Ask the Manager. Lucia was nervous, she wanted to say that it was true, but somehow she felt really scared.

"T-that's, I-"

"That's not true! I didn't do anything! Why would I seduce a cheap woman who used to expose her body with men here? Tsk, disgusting!"

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