Chapter 196

Alissa suddenly lost her composure and began to panic. If she didn’t do anything to fix this mess, she

would be fired.

“Ms. Gorden, I’m so sorry. It was all my fault. I was so jealous that I wasn’t thinking straight. It’s true

that I hid Eliana’s note, but I didn’t expect the situation to spiral out of control. I’ve been working here

for many years now and this place is basically my home. As a hardworking and loyal employee, you

can’t dismiss me like this. Besides, an outsider should not have a say on how to run a restaurant

business.”

Alissa’s words were so sincere and convincing that Rosalie couldn’t make up her mind.

After giving it some thought, Rosalie finally texted Wyatt and told him the whole story. “Let’s see what

happens. It’s really up to the boss whether Alissa should stay or leave.”

With a glimmer of hope, Alissa smiled in relief.

Since she had worked in the restaurant for so long, she was sure that the boss would be against her

termination.

Maurice sneered and shot a smug look at Eliana. “It blows my mind how you could bear to stay in such

a toxic working environment.”

“Keep quiet, Maurice. Wyatt is the owner of the restaurant. We should wait for his decision.”

As soon as Eliana finished speaking, Rosalie’s phone rang.

Rosalie pressed the button and answered the call, “Hello, boss.”

“I have been clear about this matter. Underneath Alissa’s pleasant exterior, she is actually an unsavory

character. There is no room for such a person in Moonlight. Tell that wretched woman to leave as soon

as possible. I don’t want to see her again when I return to the restaurant,” Wyatt said in an angry tone.

Rosalie hung up the phone and shrugged at Alissa. “Well, I’m sorry to break the bad news to you. But

you are fired from your job effective immediately.”

“That is ridiculous! Is this how you repay all my years of good service? I’m a senior employee of the

restaurant. Even if I didn’t get the promotion, I have worked hard for this position. Why should I be

fired?”

Alissa couldn’t believe what she just had heard. She turned around and pointed at Eliana with pure

hatred in her eyes. “This is all your fault! It’s obvious that the boss favors you above all, so he fired me

just to please you.”

‘My goodness. This woman has truly lost her mind.’ Staring at the hysterical Alissa, Eliana couldn’t help

but sigh helplessly. How could she be so unfortunate to have often met jealous lunatics at work?

“Yep, I see you really found yourself a good job.” A mocking smile formed on the corners of Maurice’s

mouth as if he was laughing at Eliana. The job she chose had become a burden in the end.

“Maurice, I don’t think you dropped by to have a meal today. You are here to make fun of me, aren’t

you?”

Eliana glared at the handsome young man.

“That’s right. I was actually here to cause trouble,” Maurice replied with a straight face.

Suddenly, the atmosphere between the two became very awkward.

Eliana was so upset that she ignored him completely. With flushed cheeks, she turned around and

apologized to Rosalie in a low voice.

“Ms. Gorden, I’d like to request a leave of absence. Although it was mainly Alissa who caused trouble, I

also take responsibility for my role. I’m truly sorry for disrupting the business of the restaurant.”

Eliana bowed her head at Rosalie in shame.

The kind-hearted manager nodded in agreement. The entire incident had been stressful. Perhaps it

would be better for Eliana to have a rest for a few days.

“Okay, Eliana. You can go now.”

Hearing the positive response, Eliana turned around to pack up her things without hesitation.

She didn’t even acknowledge Maurice when she passed him.

With her bag in tow, Eliana was ready to call it a day and head home. But when she entered the dining

area, Maurice caught up with her and grabbed her hand.

“Eliana, give my company another shot. Come back to the Moran Group,” Maurice said in a hushed

tone. He chose to compromise.

“And why should I? Didn’t you just fire me recently, Mr. Moran?” Eliana scoffed at him.

“That was just a misunderstanding. Why don’t we put the past behind us and start over?” Maurice

responded with a sense of urgency.

“A misunderstanding? On the contrary, I think I perfectly understood your words back then. Didn’t you

say that you didn’t want to see me ever again? How could it be just a simple case of

misunderstanding?”

Eliana didn’t believe his excuse one bit.

Maurice opened his mouth, thinking if he should tell her that Theo made the decision himself.

In his brief moment of hesitation, Eliana spotted a figure rushing towards them from the corner of her

eye.

She turned her head and saw Alissa charging at them in a blind rage. The crazy woman was carrying a

bowl of steaming soup to pour it straight at them.

‘Damn it!’

With no time to lose, Eliana tried to push Maurice out of the way.