At JK hotel, all the executives anxiously awaited their new manager.
"I heard the new general manager is a young woman."
"A young woman? How old could she be? "
"I'm guessing maybe in her earlier twenties or mid."
"Seriously? They sent someone like that to turn the hotel around when all the past managers have failed."
"I heard she's Mr King's daughter."
"Oh, they're sending us a spoilt brat."
"Isn't she the daughter from one of his numerous wives who isn't valued."
"So he sent her here to clean up this mess, what exactly is he playing at? "
"She's here! The new boss is here! "
A sports car came to a step at the entrance of the hotel followed by several Maybachs, creating a grand scene.
When the employees saw the customized plate number which read "KING"
They didn't dare to gossip anymore.
Two men hurried over and opened the door of car, red high-heeled shooed caught their eyes first.
Then, a woman with a beautiful figure and long, flowing hair walked out of the car.
She was stunning, her expression was bold.
No one dared to look at her, directly.
Her beauty was out of this world.
"Hello, everything, I'm Leah King. I'm your new General manager. I'm sure some of you must be disappointed because you feel a woman should be weak."
The people who had said that he and terrified.
Just moments ago, Leah had hacked into the hotel surveillance while she was in the car.
That was how she heard what was being said about her.
"How dare they said that? You're the King's family only and most precious daughter. Are you they out of their minds? "Leah's secretary, Josh was furious.
"Josh, it's okay."
"Leah, do not ever allow anyone look down on you." Jason said to her, sternly.
Soon, the executives and employees surrounded Jason, Josh and Leah.
One of the executives led them to the VIP elevator but Leah let out.
"I want to take a look at the restaurant first."
She didn't beat around the bush and her first objective was to observe this hotel.
The executive, Mark bright them to the restaurant.
Jason remained silent as if he was invisible and allowed Leah to do whatever she wanted.
It wasn't lunchtime, so there weren't any customers, but a few waiters were already putting out the food.
Leah glanced at the dishes and suddenly stopped before the seafood area.
Leah raised her hand and rolled up her sleeve, fearlessly reaching into the glass fish tank. With light and precise movements, she retrieved one of the deceased shrimp from among the hundreds of lively ones.
"Explain," she demanded.
"Ma'am, it was just an accident. I'm sorry," Mark stuttered.
Leah frowned and tilted her head, looking at Mark's response. "Sorry? So, can I break your arm and then apologize to you? Would you accept that?" Her words startled Mark for a few seconds, and everyone present was equally shocked by her question. No one had expected such a young and inexperienced girl to be so assertive.
Mark's eyes darted around as he quickly continued to defend himself, "Ma'am, this level of loss is common in the catering industry. You haven't worked in catering, so you wouldn't understand."
Leah seemed to have been waiting for this excuse. She smiled and threw the dead lobster at his feet, then leaned against the fish tank and announced, "Alright then. There are still 432 shrimps here. If I pick up another dead one, you'll be my lunch replacement. Dare to accept?"
"I..." Mark was too frightened to speak now. Their ingredients were often complained about for not being fresh, but seafood products were too expensive to afford, so they had to turn a blind eye to these dead seafood.
Seeing that they all became obedient, Leah took the handkerchief Jason handed her and wiped her hands gently. Her gaze passed over everyone present, leaving them all feeling uneasy.
Then she spoke again, "I know exactly what you're thinking. I can tell with just one look that the mortality rate here has reached 10%, but for customers, it's 100%. As a seafood restaurant, freshness of ingredients is the most basic requirement. If I see another dead shrimp tomorrow, you can expect to be served on the table yourselves!"
Leah had a photographic memory and was particularly sensitive to any events related to numbers.
After saying this, she didn't give them any chance to explain. She turned and walked towards the elevator, commanding, "Go to the suites."
The crowd behind her followed suit, not daring to delay for another second.
After finishing all the inspections, Leah and Jason returned to the office."What are your thoughts after looking around? " Jason laughed."This place is filthy and messy! " Leah sat on the sofa, depressed. Then, she covered her forehead and sighed. "Is this really our group's hotel? How come it looks like this?""Leah, Grandpa started this hotel. In the past, this place only hosts those who are important to us as partners. Never needed a hotel to make a profit.Only then could the JK Financial Group become what it is today. But as our group got bigger and bigger, I left it to the staff below me to manage, and that's how it became." Jason blamed himself."Leah, you'll have to deal with our mess. We're sorry.""It's okay, Jason. it's me who's late."Knock-knock.A knock on the door interrupted their conversation and Leah blurted out, "Come in."Josh quickly entered the office. "Madam, I have found our hotel's bedding and furniture supplier. It's mostly from Hudson's Home. Mark is respon
Leah walked into the hospital,she inquired at the lobby and was told about what ward Grandpa Moore was in.As she walked through the hallway,her footsteps halted on seeing Eugene standing in front of the ward with Tristan.She could see how worried he looked.Even in his worried state,he still looked so handsome.Leah quickly shook her head.She shouldn’t care about his looks anymore.She shouldn’t admire him.Taking a deep breath,she continued heading for the ward.Hearing footsteps,Eugene and Tristan both turned around to see who was approaching.Eugene blinked,unable to believe his eyes.Had Leah always looked this classy?"Tristan,how’s Grandpa?"Leah asked totally pretending as if the other man wasn’t standing close to her.Tristan was also in disbelief and he wondered if this was his boss’s ex-wife.She always dresses like a pauper and it made her unattractive.But today,she was dressed in a body-fitted red dress which accentuated her curves.She had moderate but beautiful make up o
As soon as Grandpa Moore saw Leah walking into the ward,his face brightened and he immediately felt strong."Leah,my dear."He cooed.Leah smiled,warmly at him.She had always loved this old man."Grandpa,are you feeling better?I was really worried to hear that you were admitted in an hospital.""I’m sorry for making you worry,my dear but I’m okay now and stronger now that you’re here."Grandpa Moore slowly held her hand."Did you really get divorced from Eugene?Please tell me that’s not true.""I can’t lie to you,Grandpa.It’s the truth."Leah replied.Grandpa Moore glared at Eugene."This is all your fault!You didn’t treat her well enough.You had such a perfect wife."Eugene blinked and couldn’t dare to talk back.He didn’t want the old man’s condition to worsen."Grandpa,I’m not perfect.Please calm down,Eugene and I needed this divorce."Leah let out,calmly.Eugene stared at her.He had expected her to badmouth him to his grandpa but she wasn’t.What was she aiming at?Did she think usin
"No need for her to come?Who should come then?That silly woman of yours?What the hell is wrong with you and your father?!Why do you not ever listen to me?!That woman isn’t good for you."Jessica paced to and fro in the lobby walking perfectly with her leg which were supposed to be hurting.It wasn’t hurting because she didn’t fall at all.She didn’t even want to come here to see the old man but Sarah had forced her to saying that this might get the old man to like her.But the old man doesn’t even want to see her face.Jessica wished the old man could just die already!"I hate him.I hate him so much.Why can’t he just leave Eugene and I alone?He should marry Leah himself since he adores so much!"Jessica seethed.Sarah laughed."I already told you that it’s just a matter of time.That man has health issues plus he’s getting old.He’s going to die soon and when he does,there would be no one in the way between you and Eugene.""What if he lives for four of five more years?Am I supposed to wait
Tristan tried all he could to keep up with Leah but at the end,he lost her.She was just too good at driving.Eugene was beyond furious.He knew she was hiding a lot from him and not being able to put a finger on it made him mad.**************That evening,Jason and Leah were at Marcel’s house.Marcel was the most jovial and friendly among the four brothers,and he was currently nursing a broken heart.Leah and Jason had gone to see him,to try and cheer him up.He didn’t want to talk about it as usual and he just continued being as lively as always.Both Leah and Jason understood that this was his way of dealing with pain so they didn’t dare bring up the break up.Jason and Marcel played video games together while Leah was cheering them on as they compete.“Leah,you can’t be on two teams all the time,you have to choose between Marcel and I and cheer us on.”Leah pouted.”I don’t want to.I like cheering on both of you.”Marcel and Jason were her favorite brothers so it was hard to be on
“She made a recipe book for me?”Eugene asked,still in disbelief.“Yes,sir,it contains a detailed explanation of all your favorite meals down to the meals you do not like.”“Let me see.”He bit out,curiously.Tristan handed him the note.Her fine handwriting made his lips twitch as he went through the note.She was really detailed in her explanation,explaining why he doesn’t like some certain food and his allergy.It also talked about his favorite meal,lasagna,about how his mother used to make it for him as a child and how he loves to eat them now on her death anniversary because it reminded him of the good memories with his mother.Eugene swallowed hard.How did she know about that?She seemed to know so much about him while he knew so little about her.The whole book was about him,and it made him feel uneasy.He quickly shook his head.Why was Leah making him uneasy?Why was thoughts about her making him feel so unsettled?This was definitely her plan.She must have wanted him to see
*I wish I can see Leah right now.I would have ruined her face with this scissors.*This words ran through Eugene’s head.If someone had told him that Jessica could say something like this,he wouldn’t have believed.But he heard it himself.He shook her head.She was just angry.She was just upset.The Jessica he knew was an angel and she would never dare to do such a thing.He turned on his laptop and then he thought about the shirt.Unable to get his mind off it,he stood up and went to try it on.He stood in front of the mirror to access how he looked on it.It fitted him,perfectly.He practically loved the shirt.Did Leah really get this for Jason?He thought she had feelings for him.She had said so herself but it turns out that she had been lying.A knock sounded on the door,the housekeeper Mrs Rosa walked in.“Rosa,you’re back from your vacation.”Eugene cooed,happily.Rosa had been on leave for two years.“Yes,I just got back and I decided to let you know.Oh my!It’s the shirt,it look
No,we shouldn’t sue them yet.I’m only starting to get this hotel back on track.The higher ups won’t be happy if I cause a legal scandal.”Leah said to Josh.Though sueing Mark would be logical but she had to get the hotel back on its feet first.“Have some keep an eye on Mark though.And let me know if he starts working for Mr Hudson.”“Okay,Miss King.”Suddenly,a loud knock sounded on the door and Leah was surprised to see three of her brothers storming into her office,they all looked pissed.“I can’t fucking stand this!That Eugene boy mess with the wrong family.”Her third brother,Trevor began.“What are you all doing here?”Leah asked,standing up.”Since Jason and Marcel has told you about Eugene,please leave him alone,he’s old news.”“We can’t!Not after what he did today!”Marcel thundered.“What did he do?”Leah asked,confused.Jason brought out his cellphone.”Don’t tell me you haven’t seen this!”Leah took the phone from him and saw the headlines.“Eugene Moore’s ex-wife Leah Smith is