Chapter 56

"Yeah, I've really had enough." Claire had zero patience left for this woman. Even Serena hadn't said a word about the whole thing, so who did she think she was, being all loud and dramatic? "Go get your final paycheck from accounting. I don't want to see you anywhere near Lotus Smoke again." Claire usually didn't bother with staffing issues, but people like this? Better gone than kept. As she spoke, she casually lowered her head and sent Jasper a quick message, staff ID included. And of course, the woman didn't back down, still acting all smug. "Who are you to fire me? Just because you're close with the head chef?" She barely got the words out when her earpiece crackled with a voice. Whatever it said made her freeze. She stared at Claire, totally stunned. Claire just stepped aside a little, silently clearing the path. The message was loud and clear. Still, the woman didn't move, stubbornly standing her ground. "I'm not leaving. One word from you and I'm gone? As if." She did come in t