Alex Rockefeller was shocked.
He looked at Maya Howards with a stunned expression. âWas it me? Did I bully you? Are⦠Are you
sure?â
Maya wrinkled her nose and looked at him. âYes, it was you! On the first day I worked in Papaâs
restaurant, you called me out for being clumsy. You said I carried bowls too slowly and even served
food to the wrong customers. You also said that someone like me isnât suited to work as a waitress. Do
you know how upset I was because of you on that day? I cried for two hours. After that, I secretly
vowed that Iâd be the best waitress possible.â
Alex felt his tongue-tied. After that, he finally recalled the incident.
It really did seem to have happened. However, he wasnât a university student yet at the time. Instead,
he was in his third year of senior high at a high school in California. That day, he came to meet some
friends who were slightly older than him. After that, he ended up on a particular street in the night
market.
Back then, Alex had ordered a bowl of noodles. In the end, he was served the wrong bowl of noodles.
Coupled with the fact that he was in a bad mood due to a problem related to his friend, Alex ended up
yelling at a pretty and proper looking waitress.
He didnât think that the waitress at the time was Maya.
Alex looked at Maya for a long while. âWhy didnât you tell me sooner?â
A complicated look appeared upon Mayaâs pretty face, and her eyes filled with emotions. âI was hoping
youâd come to Papaâs noodle restaurant again. I wanted to tell you Iâd become an excellent waitress. I
waited for a long time, but you never showed up again. When I was in my second year of university,
you actually appeared in my life as my junior. You even became my subordinate in the studentsâ
society. To my greater surprise, you actually didnât recognize me at all. After that, I thought I might as
well not tell you. In that way, I could abuse my powers in the studentsâ society to exact revenge on
you,â Maya said softly.
Alex suddenly understood everything.
âOhâ¦â
âThat explains why I was always sent to carry out the dirtiest and most tiring tasks when I first joined
the studentsâ society!â
âYou did it on purpose.â
Maya snorted softly. âThatâs right. I did it on purpose. I didnât think youâd actually be quite as dumb and
easy to bully! You didnât sense anything fishy about it at all,â she said.
Meanwhile, someone slapped his thigh nearby. âBeautiful Maya, did you unknowingly start to fall for
him ever since then? Oh my god! I canât believe such karma exists⦠If I had yelled at you back then,
would I be the one holding your hand now?â
The person who spoke was the fat guy, Liam Lockher.
However, Maya didnât even look at him. She continued to stare at Alex foolishly. âYeah. Itâs a truly
strange feeling. Without realizing it, his face would pop up in my mind now and then. Whenever I saw
him frowning unhappily, Iâd feel both overjoyed and hurt at the same time.â
âBack then, this fellow found himself a girlfriend by the name of Chloe Marionette. This idiot actually
didnât know about that girlâs dark past. She was the most sl*tty girl in the school. The men who
surrounded her could form a soccer team. In the end, I was the one who had to break it to him secretly.
Only after he caught that girl in action did he realize what was going on,â Maya added.
At this point, Mayaâs eyes had turned red. âBut this guy never even cared about my existence!â she
cried out.
âSoon, he found a new girlfriend and always showed off their affection in front of me all day long. He
frequently asked me to take photos for them. Did you have any idea? This was something I disliked
doing the most. Do you know how sad I feltâ¦â Maya added.
Alex quietly looked at Maya before him. Scenes of them back in school replayed in Alexâs mind like a
movie.
Suddenly, his heart began to throb.
When he got into a relationship with Lady Dorothy Assex, he was already in his third year at university.
However, he got to know Maya one month after he entered university. After that, they were together a
lot of the time. In all honesty, the time Maya accompanied him was probably several times greater than
Lady Dorothyâs.
Right then, Mr. Hanson started clapping loudly. âThereâs a saying that the longest lasting love involves
silent companionship! Young man, youâre a lucky fellow. I hope the two of you will end up happily ever
after as lovers! Come, now. On this special day, Iâd like to give Maya a special birthday celebration.â
Maya secretly sighed.
âLovers?â
âPerhaps!â
âBut this fellow had had quite a number of lovers!â Maya thought.
Right then, Liam started making a fuss. âAlex Rockefeller, right? You heard her. Back then, you made
our beautiful Maya cry a lot. You must compensate her! Itâs her birthday today. Have you prepared any
special gifts for her?â he asked.