Sharing Beatrice A Luna To Her Stepbrothers by Alexis Dee Book 3
Chapter 575 – Getting Fired. (Beatrice)
I headed back to the counter, letting out a sigh and taking deep breaths as if I’d been tasked with running a marathon for the customers. It wasn’t less than a marathon. Pleasing these arrogant rich kids wasn’t easy.
“First time?” a guy from across the counter asked, and I nodded before lifting my gaze to size him up. He looked around 20 years old, just like the brothers, with blond curly hair and blue eyes.
“Are they giving you a hard time?” he continued, smiling as he mixed their martinis.
“They’re rude as hell,” I commented, turning to look at Maddox and Zane, who were now staring at me. Akin and Helel had their backs to me, deep in conversation with their younger brothers.
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“The rich kids,” the guy remarked, “by the way, I hope you get this job. And when you do, I want you to know that Kevin is there for you.”
I smiled at his introduction. “I’m Beatrice!” I mumbled, extending my hand for a handshake, but he handed me a tray instead and laughed.
“Their drinks are ready; you don’t want them waiting,” he said, and he was right.
I grabbed the tray and took another deep breath before approaching the table again.
“Here!” However, my bad luck seemed to worsen when, as I tried to place the martini glass before Akin, I nearly tripped, splashing the entire contents of the glass onto him. It happened so suddenly that my mind didn’t register it at first. The next thing I knew, I set the tray on the table and stepped back, covering my m*outh with my hands.
“What the heck is wrong with you?” Helel yelled, and Akin grunted, shooting me a deadly glare.
“I’m so sorry! I don’t know what happened?” I stuttered, my l*ips downturned as I noticed everyone in the bar staring at me.
“Wow! It is like she is on a mission to mess with us,” Maddox made it seem like I did it on purpose.
“You–” Helel began to rise, but the moment I lowered my head, he didn’t say anything, “just please grab us some napkins.”
His tone had completely changed, so I nodded and hurried back to the counter to get some napkins. But as I made my way back towards them, someone blocked my path.
It was the manager, Landon.
“You leave it,” he warned me, glancing over my shoulder at another waitress. “You take these napkins and make sure their rest of the stay here is good,” he instructed her, snatching the napkins out of my hands. The girl gave me a sad and helpless smile before hurrying towards the table where chaos reigned. Maddox and Zane were constantly griping about the bar, while Helel remained silent. I stood in place, watching the girl assist Akin, escorting him to the restroom.
“What a mess,” Landon faced me, judging me with a harsh look on his face. I regretted not paying too much attention.
“Please, give me one more chance. I don’t know what happened there,” I pleaded with the manager, who shook his head, dismissing me instantly.
“No! This was your test, and you failed it,” he said firmly, hands on his h*ips.
“But I didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t know what it is about the brothers, but I always mess up around them,” I rambled, realizing how ridiculous it sounded to be mentioning superstitions to a business owner like him.
“I don’t want to listen to your sob story. As for the brothers, they are the mayor’s sons, so they are frequent guests. If you have a problem serving them, then you shouldn’t even be here,” he stated firmly, and honestly, at that point, I lost my interest in pleading before him.
It was pretty evident that I wasn’t getting this job. I pressed my l*ips into a t*ight line and glanced around. Even the brothers were observing us intently while the waitress tidied their table.
I don’t know why, but I had a bad feeling about this incident. But there wasn’t much I could do except extricate myself from the bar.
Feeling like a failure, I exited through the back door since the front was crowded. Once outside, I released the breath I’d been holding in, and tears began to flow freely.
“Beatrice!”
I paused at the voice of the boy I’d met a few minutes earlier. He walked out of the back door and frowned sympathetically.
“I’m so sorry that happened,” he said, sitting on the steps and watching me wipe away my tears.
“It’s okay. I guess I wasn’t meant to receive good news tonight,” I mumbled.
“No! I think you should have gotten this job. I mean, you would have if the brothers hadn’t messed it up for you,” he insisted, but I frowned.
“Yeah, but I should have been more careful,” I decided to take full responsibility for my clumsiness, but he didn’t seem to agree.
Kevin had a knowing look on his face, like he knew something I didn’t.
“No! You were careful. That mayor’s son named Maddox? He stuck his leg out to trip you,” as soon as he revealed the truth, a detail I couldn’t focus on because of my nerves, my jaw dropped.
“Huh? He’s the reason I tripped?” I asked again, and he nodded confidently.
“What an a*sshole,” I muttered, grinding my teeth and stomping my foot before sighing in defeat.
“Is there any issue between you guys? I mean, it was pretty obvious he did it to sabotage you,” he added, and I nodded.
“They live across from our apartment, and since the day they arrived, they’ve been hostile towards me. It’s just sad that they used that hatred for me in a professional environment. I needed this job,” I explained, taking a deep breath and then exhaling heavily.
“Just go home. Maybe you’ll get good news soon?” he said cryptically before heading back inside, leaving me pondering the empty space he left behind. What did he mean by that? Was I really going to get lucky tonight somehow?