Chapter 87
Hearing that, I was still in the mood to joke with him, and the corners of Kane's mouth curved up slightly.
In an instant, his eyes turned cold again as he looked at Lauren.
Lauren was frightened by Kane's gaze. She shrank back, her tone carrying a hint of pitifulness and pleading.
"Boss, I was just doing my job. After all, the last time Alice came here to see you and we let her go up, you docked half a month's wages from us."
It sounded like Kane was being a bit harsh.
I glanced at Kane, but he spoke with an unchanged expression, "Even if she weren't my wife, you'd have no reason to treat her so rudely. This time, I won't dock your wages. I'll even give you extra, because you're fired."
Lauren was shocked when she heard this. Her eyes widened as she dropped to her knees before Kane, hands clasped together, pleading, "Mr. Moretti, this job is my family's only source of income. Please don't fire me."
Kelly, standing nearby, tugged at Lauren's sleeve and reminded her in a low voice, "Maybe you should apologize to Mrs. Moretti first."
Only then did Lauren look at me. I could see the reluctance in her eyes.
But for the sake of keeping her job, she still begged me, "Mrs. Moretti, I did misunderstand you just now, but I had my reasons for doing this."
I shook my head and grabbed Kane's arm. His strong arm seemed to give me endless courage.
"You didn't stop me because of a previous mistake. You stopped me simply because you thought I was only wearing a fifty-dollar outfit and saw me as someone who looked poor. You were just taking out all your contempt on me."
With that, I turned my head away from Lauren.
My past life had been worse than hers, yet I hadn't become as bitter as she was.
So people like Lauren don't deserve sympathy.
If I sympathized with her, then I'd deserve to be humiliated. Kane seemed very satisfied with what I said. He patted my head encouragingly, then raised his eyes and said coolly, "Do you want me to call security to throw you out, or will you pack your things and get out yourself?"
Lauren was too scared to speak. She even needed Kelly to help her stand up.
Finally, Lauren packed her things in a daze.
Watching Lauren's retreating figure, Kelly seemed to gather her courage and came before me, saying, "Lauren's family situation is really difficult."
I could tell Kelly was a very kind-hearted person.
But I couldn't forgive Lauren's offense because of that.
I looked at Kelly gently, but my words were firm, "I can't forgive her for offending me, but I can see you're a good person with professional ethics, so I think you deserve something better."
With that, I looked at Kane.
Kane understood what I meant. He looked around and raised an eyebrow, "I remember the front desk has a supervisor position."
Kelly seemed to realize the meaning of what I'd just said.
Her expression flashed with surprise, and then I could see her joy.
Kelly stammered, "Mr. Moretti, do you mean you want me to be in charge of the front desk?"
Kane casually curved his lips and hummed in agreement, "That's right, you. I'll tell HR."
With that, Kane put his arm around my shoulder and turned to walk into the interior of his company.
I could hear Kelly cheering behind us, and the corners of my mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.
Having dealt with the person who offended me and helped the person who spoke up for me, I was in a great mood.
Kane walked to the elevator under everyone's gaze.
I looked curiously at the elevator in front of us, then at another elevator not far away.
These two elevators seemed different.
Kane once again understood my confusion. He reached out and waved lightly in front of the elevator, and the doors opened.
He ushered me into the elevator.
Only after the elevator doors closed did he say, "This is my private elevator. I'll have the tech department add your palm print later, so you can use this elevator when you come to see me."
I hadn't expected Kane to have his own private elevator.
Sure enough, a mafia boss's life was different from others.
Seeing the surprise in my eyes, Kane smiled and leaned close to my ear, asking, "There are many things you haven't seen yet, but that's not important - I'll show you everything."
Hearing Kane's words, I nodded firmly.
I didn't feel ashamed about not having seen these things.
Because in the future, Kane would show me all these things I didn't know.
The elevator dinged open.
We arrived at the top floor of Kane's company, which was entirely his office.
Kane had basically turned this floor into something like a large penthouse.
Besides the work area, there was a leisure area, and even a KTV room.
I looked at Kane, put down the lunch bag, and smiled at him helplessly, "Are you here to work or to have fun?"
Kane shrugged and pulled me to sit on a nearby leather sofa, "You have to enjoy life while working, otherwise what's the point of making all that money?"
That made sense. For a moment, I couldn't find any words to argue.
Of course, Kane didn't give me a chance to argue. He suddenly pulled me into his arms and gave me a deep kiss.
As our lips and tongues intertwined, the intimate wet sounds filled the air. I blushed a little and gently pushed against his firm chest muscles.
Only when I was running out of breath did Kane pull back slightly.
He pressed his forehead against mine and asked with a smile, "What kind of lunch did you prepare for me today?"
I thought for a moment and said, "According to your preferences, I prepared lamb chops, some meatballs made with beef, and a vegetable salad."
Kane always paid attention to balancing meat and vegetables in his meals.
He hardly ate refined carbs, always substituting them with potatoes or something else.
I figured this was probably the secret to Kane maintaining such a good physique.
My eyes wandered, and I saw in a corner not far away a fitness area more high-end than any gym I'd ever seen.
Just as Kane's hand was wandering inappropriately toward my chest, I pressed down on his hand and stared straight at him, "I called you several times earlier. Why didn't you answer?"
Kane paused, then slapped his forehead somewhat regretfully, "I was in a video conference at the time, so I turned off all notification sounds."
Kane even took out his phone from his pocket and unlocked it to show me.
It did show the silent mode icon, so Kane hadn't received my calls.
But because of this, I had also helped Kane eliminate a problem at the front desk.
I crossed my arms and snorted lightly, pretending to be a bit angry.
Unexpectedly, Kane hugged me, his tone gentle, "Don't worry, I'll set a special ringtone for you from now on. No matter when you call me, I'll answer."
Kane's attitude was so gentle that the last bit of anger in my heart disappeared.
I pushed him and pointed to the lunch box nearby, "Eat it while it's hot. I timed my walk to your company so you could eat the freshest, hottest food without having to microwave it."
Hearing this, Kane immediately let go of me and picked up the lunch box.
When he opened it, his eyes showed surprise.
Though he was being a bit dramatic.
He turned to me directly and praised, "Oh my God, Sonya, the food you make looks more appetizing than what Michelin restaurant chefs make."