After two days, Isabella's pov;I placed a bunch of pictures in front of Mr Martinez. He picked one up and examined it for the first time, then looked at me with confusion written on his face, "What am I supposed to be looking at here?" he asked.I said, "These are the places that I hunted for my restaurant business. Some are located in crooked streets, some look haunted by deserted streets, some have busy streets since there are so many food stalls by the road, and some have many restaurants and cafes…""Did you just go around looking for a place for your restaurant?"I gave a nod and sat beside him and took some pictures and said while showing them one by one to him, "Among many places, I have some favourites I liked. It wasn't deserted as others but not a bustling street though because it had a nice ambience. Take a look at this. What do you think about this place?""Were you going around and taking pictures in the streets?"I gave a nod at him.He continued, "And, no one asked yo
Isabella's pov;"Do you really want to open a restaurant here?" Mr Martinez asked me while we're waiting in the place where I decided to open a restaurant. We came to pay the money in another account number.""Yes." "But it looks old. This place seems like it needs a renovation.""Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it."Mike asked us, "What were you talking about?"I let out a nervous laugh and said, "We're discussing how to renovate this place. He said lights can be changed so I said it's a good idea. What about the papers? Is everything ready?"He showed me the documents and pointed at a particular space and said, "You can sign here." "Oh, okay." Without hesitation, I signed the contract with Mike. After I signed, Mr Martinez transferred the money to Mike's account. Mr Martinez asked, "With this money, I wonder how you accepted her offer to work as a pastry chef here again?" "Because I love making desserts. When Bella ate the tiramisu and chocolate smoothie I made for her
Isabella's pov;On the day of the opening of the restaurant, I waited outside the restaurant and looked at the street and the time side by side. There was still time left for the opening but i was nervous. Mike came outside and asked, "Are you nervous?""A lot.""I can understand how it feels. I felt it when I opened a dessert store too.""How did you faced it?" "To encourage my employees, i made myself look strong in front of them to boost confidence in them. So be strong and face it. It's your big day. And, there are others who are nervous too. In the kitchen. They need their general manager to tell them some motivation for them right now." And walked into the restaurant.I nodded at him. Yes. I'm not just a waitress tonight. I'm the general manager. I walked into the restaurant and headed to the kitchen and saw my employees scattered here and there."Can I get a little attention here?" I called out to them to get the attention of my employees. Everyone looked at me like they're
Isabella's pov;Kirk asked, "You own a restaurant but still you're having your breakfast and dinner here." Said while placing the fish tacos on the table in front of me for breakfast."It's because I have to pay if I eat food there." I said."It's your own restaurant, who cares if you don't pay?""I do.""What about lunch?""There's a food stall around the street so I'll go there for lunch.""Doesn't that look weird to people? Having a restaurant but still dining out in a food stall.""I'll go in disguise." And continued eating the tacos and said, "I haven't added the popular dish cioppino in my menu. Do you know why? Because I don't think others can't do it better than you. I put up a new special dish every week. Please, come and cook only for a week. A week is all I'm asking you, Kirk."Mr Martinez took a seat beside me and started to eat. I continued talking to Kirk, "Please, a week will do."Kirk, "I can't. Finish your breakfast, it's getting late for your work." "I won't let it
Isabella's pov;"Your face says it all." Mike said while I was setting up the bar along with the bartender and continued, "Don't worry, you sent out all the invites and did what you have to do so people will come for sure. The number of people who came to the restaurant till now was already more than I expected." And patted my shoulder. I gave a nod and said, "All I want is to see people leave while having smiles on their faces." And walked to the table and took a seat. "Bella!" I heard Noah's voice. When I looked up, I saw my high school friends walking towards me. They're earlier than I expected. Noah, Evelyn, Liam and Sophia. But where are the others? I ran to them and gave them a hug and thanked them for coming.Noah, "Don't just stop thanking us, we came here to get drunk." Liam, "I'm not getting drunk tonight. I promised my girlfriend."Sophia, "Let's see if you can hold onto till the end."I showed him the table and sat along with them. After a while, my college friends w
Isabella's pov;"Why did you call me here?" I asked Jeremy who was standing in front of me looking here and there. Why does he look suspicious? While i was taking a break, Jeremy called me and asked me to come outside the restaurant and said he wanted to ask something. Jeremy didn't answer and looked around the place. I shook him and asked, "What is it?""My dad told me to inform you that he wanted to meet you." "Me?""Yes, he heard that your restaurant is going well so he wanted to greet you I guess.""Okay, inform him that I'll see him tomorrow. I have work today.""He hates when people postpone things.""Seriously? I said I have work today. I'm not postponing just because I'm drunk, okay? Tell him I'll go and meet him tomorrow." And walked inside my restaurant. In the lunch time, "I'll be back in a few minutes." "Are you going to eat out again?" Mike asked me while I was removing my apron."I just ate my lunch with you not more than a few minutes ago. How do you think I can
Noah Johnson's pov;"What happened between you two this time?" I asked Mr Martinez as soon as I entered the house. He walked to me and gave me keys and said, "She won't come here anymore." And started walking upstairs."What do you mean by that? Where's she now?" "I don't know.""Why do you sound like you don't care about her? I'm sure that even now you're thinking about her.""Why should I? Even if I did, it'll be just another act for her."I stopped Mr Martinez and said, "Let's go and get her back and talk this over.""Didn't you hear what I said before? She won't come here. She moved out of this house.""Then, What about the thing between you guys?"He didn't give a response and stood still. I walked away from him and made a call to the restaurant but no one picked up. I called Mr Halls and asked about Bella but he said that she left early. If she wasn't at the restaurant then where might she be? While I was thinking about Bella's whereabouts, Mr Martinez said, "I know where sh
Isabella's pov;I woke up to the bright light falling on my face which made it hard for me to open my eyes in the beginning but soon i got adapted to it and blinked a few times and finally opened it in the end. When I opened my eyes, I saw myself lying on a bed in a place with white walls and blue floors. I looked around and found a needle stuck into the back of my right hand. My clothes and the place gave a medicine smell which made me realise that I'm a hospital but how did I end up here? All i could remember was sitting outside the restaurant… someone spoke to me… why can't I remember anything?A nurse walked in and asked, "How are you feeling now, Ms Garcia?""Yeah, I'm good but shall i know why am I here for?""You're diagnosed with sleep deprivation."I didn't expected it soon."Then, Who brought me here?""Two guys. One left after admitting you and the other…" she looked around and said, "He was here… where did he go?" "What's his name?""I don't know. Maybe it'll be in the re