"What?" the guy was shocked that another shameless person has appeared. What's going on with the world? Is it ending soon?
"I forgot to bring my wallet with me as my friend just passed me by while I'm walking." she glanced at the door. "Who left me few minutes ago without leaving any money for payment."
"Are you living nearby? You can just pay later instead. Or you can give me your address and we'll send the bill at your place" he calmly assured her. Mayu suddenly went alert. Why are you asking for my address, stranger?
"You don't trust me." she made face. I'm not a thief.
"It's not that I don't trust you but that's how it usually goes here. We give credit to our clients."
"Wow. That...was really nice. However, I may not be able to come back here anymore. I always get lost in my way. Can I just use your phone instead? I'll just call where I'm currently staying." he fished his phone and gave it to her but before she can even touch it, another phone is already on her hands. She look just in time to see the manager grinning at her.
"Sorry, I always drink vinegar. Only I can hold his phone. You can instead use my phone. I'm too rich that you can even make an overseas call for free."
"Thank you," now what? Ugh, this is humiliating. She does not even know the mansion's number. Gosh! She instead tried to call her own phone to no avail. Her face is starting to contort when she turned back to the pair.
"Do you have the phone number of the Aresta residence?" The pair immediately glanced at her.
"Did Kris already arrive?" they simultaneously asked.
"If you're talking about Chryx-" she never got to finish her sentence as the noisy manager hugged and smooched her face with kisses as she squealed in delight. Ew, is this saliva?
"My gosh! You're so pretty! Your kids will definitely be adorable. Ah, heaven." she looked back at the 'real' owner, confused on what's going and definitely feeling weird of all these kisses. He doesn't look like he will help her out of the manager's embrace as he's also smiling from ear-to-ear.
"My love, we definitely need to get married too so we can catch up and have many ki-" the 'real' owner covered her noisy mouth before she can finish talking. This degree of shamelessness? I cannot.
"That's ok. Charge for free. We'll just visit you so we can squeeze more from Kris." the guy is smiling as he waived for one the crews to clean up her table.
"Ugh. That doesn't sound fair. I don't even-"
"Ow believe me it is. He owes us big time. It's nothing bad really but please tell him we'll be coming over."
"Don't tell him instead so it would be a surprise." the noisy manager spoke again.
"Sweetheart!" the handsome guy called out in exasperation.
"Yes, my love?" the manager tenderly replied.
"Ugh, what am I gonna do with you." he sighed in defeat.
"Uh, you can marry me." the 'real' owner dropped his hands in frustration and strode off the cafe after hearing the woman's declaration. The crowd erupted in applause.
"Way to go Sweetheart!" they chorused and the cheeky woman even bowed her head as though she just finished performing on the theater.
"Sweetheart?" Mayu asked, confuse. The woman turned to her, her face still smiling.
"Yes, how may I be of service to you?"
"Sweetheart is your name?" she tried to confirm.
"Yeah! Isn't it lovely. That guy," she pointed at the door where the 'real' owner just walked through. "gave me my name."
"He named you? Then what is your real name?"
"Sweetheart. Mai Yeonli Sweetheart." she smiled sweetly. Oh, that was a strange name. Mayu tried to keep her face straight and not show more confusiob I her face even though it's what she really felt at the moment.
"You'll know more about me. We'll visit you soon. I'll really smack that Kris guy for leaving us out on the wedding." Wedding? Are they talking about Chryxso's brother?
"Okay and thank you. But I promise to really bring my purse whenever I comeback." Sweetheart laughed.
"That's not a problem here." she waived her hand to dismiss her worry away.
"I'll be leaving you then," before I get headache from you. She hurriedly went back home before the moody Chryxso finds out that she went for a winding walk again.
"You're fired!" these are the words Mayu came upon when she got back at the Aresta's residence. She found out that Chryxso is already having a meal so she walked towards the dining room only to hear him yell these words.
Old Naning pointed at the table to silently tell her to eat and she gratefully nodded.
"I'm not sure I'm understanding you," Mayu found the farthest chair from him, grabbed a plate and started scooped some food to her plate before even sitting. So far, she's been getting used to his crazy personality.
"You're my nurse right. We'll you're already fired," he's still smiling when he repeated himself. He's now acting like a tyrant that's giving punishment to the traitors of the land. And she's acting as though nothing happened. You. Won't. Affect. Me.
"I don't remember giving you any application form. I'm a volunteer nurse here and since you've been refusing my services then you really don't have any nurse. I told you you can't use me being your nurse to your advantage." he pouted.
"I got a better job for you."
"Really, that must be so interesting." she replied with sarcasm. As if I'll take it.
"I need a new assistant."
"Really? Have you decided to let go of Ellaine now? That was nice of you. You really love me." she faked her enthusiam since she already knew about it.
"Don't start with me, Yumi." suddenly her new name seemed so beautiful to hear.
"O well, I still won't take your job offer. I don't want to catch all your fury because you just recently got dumped. So you can serve yourself."
"Who says I'm sulking. I just needed an assistant for now since my assistant just resigned on an impulse." he's hurting even to say her name. Poor guy.
"And I'm your fastest access to an assistant? We'll brotha' you're very wrong, I'm not working as your assitant."
"Well then, hire one."
"What?" What is this monkey planning do to again? Can't I have a peaceful stay in here? Mayu complained.
"We'll hire one. Is that not clear enough?" Chryxso is now back to his bossy self. Gosh, he really needs some punching.
"I'm not sure I'm understanding you okay." she pulled out a chair to sit and eat as she responded.
"We will hire my assistant. Send out flyers or post on the internet, my business can't get stuck in the middle."
"Here we go again." she looked around and the people gave her helpless look. If I look for one, I know nobody and he'll definitely work like a maniac. If I become his assistant, she my end up getting bullied by him if not pissed.
"So are you gonna be my assistant or what?" Mayu gritted her teeth and shoved another food into her mouth.
"Fine!" he smiled the smile of victory. Mayu raised one of her eyebrows and smiled back - a mischievous smile. You think you can boss me around? This is the only part you'll win.