Chapter 188

Rosalie intervened just as Eliana was ready to leave for the day after a particularly exhausting day.

“Eliana, do you have a minute?”

“Of course. Is there something wrong, Ms. Gorden?” Eliana became anxious as she saw Rosalie’s

serious demeanor and Alissa’s aggressive demeanor.

Rosalie said, “Alissa approached me and told me that you had stolen a cake from the restaurant earlier.

Is this accurate?”

“Ms. Gorden, no. This is a huge misunderstanding. I paid for the pastry on my own. Every day, there

are a few little cakes left behind at the restaurant. Employees are allowed to purchase them at a

discounted rate. That’s as per the rules.”

Eliana unzipped her bag. A beautiful cake was contained inside.

“See! You stole that!” Alissa spoke out with confidence.

“You can verify it for yourself if you don’t trust me. I’ve gotten the receipt with me if you’d want to see,”

Eliana said, very displeased.

Alissa took out the cake and dived into the bag. This tiny cake was purchased by Eliana, as confirmed

by the receipt that Alissa discovered in the bag.

Rosalie’s face became pliable as a result.

“I… It’s hard to believe!”

Alissa’s complexion was pallid. She simply couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

“Are you still going to search my bag?” Eliana stretched her hand. “Can you please return the cake I

bought?”

In a rage, Alissa feigned to give Eliana the cake. However, she released her grasp before Eliana could

take it.

The cake smashed to the floor, and Eliana’s pants were drenched in the cream. The floor was a

shambles.

“Ooops, I’m so sorry! It fell out of my grasp.” In an effort to seem sincere, Alissa apologized.

“Alissa, enough! Don’t make fun of me for no reason. How could you possibly toss the cake on the

floor?”

Eliana seemed to be in a state of rage. She was aware that Alissa was working against her, but she

was unfazed by that. What a waste of such a delicious cake.

“It’s just some cake that was leftover. Is it necessary for you to be so enraged? I’ll foot the bill for this. It

was only a dessert that no one desired.”

Alissa had no doubt that she was correct. The only thing she could think of was that Eliana was a nasty

lady.

“Hey, put an end to it! What if the guests witness you arguing?”

Rosalie moved forward just as the situation was about to spiral out of hand.

“It’s time to leave work. Before you depart, you two should tidy up this mess.” Rosalie walked away with

a sour expression on her face.

Alissa let out a snort and told Eliana to handle the mess on her own. Then she departed.

No other option was left to Eliana than to use a broom to sweep it all up.

Upon seeing the filthy floor, she found the situation absurd. Surely this was how she felt when she first

started working at the Moran Group’s Design Department. She seemed to be in a less-than-satisfactory

mood.

“Eliana, are you all right? I’ll give you a hand.”

Again, Jordy appeared from nowhere and was ready to seize the broom from her grasp.

“Thank you, but no need. I’ll take care of the cleanup myself. I don’t want to annoy you,” Eliana

responded.

“It’s not a problem at all, Miss Pierce. Anything you need, I can do it.”

Jordy placed his hand on Eliana’s.

Eliana’s instincts kicked in and she realized something was amiss.

“Mr. Hamilton, you overstepped the line.”

Jordy smiled innocently and said, “Well, I’m guessing that you don’t have a boyfriend, do you?”

Eliana said, “I do not have a partner, but I do have two children.”

Jordy paused briefly before smiling and asking, “How do you come up with such a joke?” after hearing

this.

“There is no humor in that, trust me.”

However, the door of the restaurant was forced open before Jordy could ask any more questions.

“Is nobody present in this enormous restaurant?” A man’s voice rang out.

Jordy became enraged when he was interrupted again.

“I’m sorry but we’re closed,” he remarked with a sour tone.

“Really? You treat your guests like this?”

Eliana recognized the voice right away.

She lifted her head and called out, “Preston!”