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Chapter 219: Is She Okay?
Gray did not say anything about Mara right away. He let his gaze linger on her for a moment, then looked away. It was not the right time to bring it up.The table carried on.Lily was in high spirits, working through a story about something that had happened at school earlier that week. Selina added comments at the right moments with the ease of someone who had been listening to Lily for a while now. Chloe, who had started the lunch quietly on the edge of the group, had let herself be pulled in. She was laughing at something Lily said, her wariness from earlier entirely gone.Gray mostly listened. He joined when Lily aimed a question at him or when someone glanced his way. For a stretch, it felt like nothing more than a group of people having lunch, which was the point Lily had been after from the beginning.Mara nodded when Lily looked at her and produced small smiles at the right intervals. But Gray had watched her long enough to know she was not fully present. The smiles did not se
Chapter 218: Something Wrong With Mara
When Chloe's gaze landed on their table, something in her posture eased.She excused herself from the waiter and walked over, her expression warming as she got closer. Lily was already half out of her chair by the time Chloe reached them."Hello, Lily." Chloe leaned down and gave her a gentle pat on the head."Sister Chloe!" Lily grabbed her hand. "Come eat with us!"Gray started to say her name, ready to give Chloe a way out if she needed one. But Selina had already shifted in her seat."You're more than welcome to join us," Selina said, and made room at the table with a warm smile.Chloe glanced at Gray. He gave her a small nod. "If you'd like.""Thank you," she said, and sat down. She placed her bag neatly beside her chair.The waiter reappeared almost immediately, noticed the new addition, and took her order. Chloe ordered without needing to look at the menu for long. The waiter bowed and slipped away again.Selina rested her chin lightly in her palm and turned toward Chloe. Sever
Chapter 217: Isn't That Sister Chloe?
Things at the store had settled into a better rhythm over the following days. With that, Gray finally got some time back. Not exactly for himself, considering where he ended up. He was seated at a table in one of the higher-end restaurants in West Arcadia. The kind of place where the waiters wore tailored black suits and held their composure like it was a professional requirement. The menu had no pictures and no prices you would call reasonable. He had wanted to stay home. Lily sat across from him, happily working through the menu with the focused intensity of someone who already knew what they wanted but was enjoying the process anyway. Selina sat on her left, amused and relaxed, entirely at ease in a place where most things cost what they cost. Mara sat on her right, reading the menu with Lily, occasionally pointing at something. Gray rubbed his temple. "Remind me how we got he
Chapter 216: Best Boss
[Ding!] [Mission Complete!] [$20,000 has been added to your wealth.] [+2 Influence gained.] Gray felt the notification settle over him like something he had been holding his breath for. A slow smile spread across his face. It was just 4 in the afternoon but the mission was done. He sat back in his chair and let it land properly. Seven hundred orders in a week. The system, the riders, the staff pushing past the problems, the four going around their neighborhood and asking people to trust the store. All of it had added up to this. Across the room, Mara glanced up from her laptop. "What's with the grin? Don't tell me you're plotting something." "Nothing like that," Gray said. "I'm just in a good mood." "Sure," Mara said, returning to her screen. Gray turned his chair slightly and looked at her. "Order food for everyone."
Chapter 215: Countdown
Dante, Marco, Luis, and Ricky settled into the chairs with the same wariness they always carried into Gray's office. Their eyes moved to him, waiting. Gray leaned forward and clasped his hands together on the desk. "I've got a favor to ask you four," he said, his tone careful. He looked at each of them. "It's not about deliveries this time." The four exchanged glances. "What do you mean, Boss?" Marco asked. Gray's lips curved slightly. "I want you to spread the word. Tell people about the online store. What it offers, how easy it is to order, why it's worth trying. Friends, family, neighbors. Anyone." Dante blinked. "That's it?" "That's it," Gray said. Luis clapped his hands once. "Leave it to us, Boss." "Tomorrow you won't know where to find enough drivers," Ricky said, nodding firmly. "We'll bring in orders." "Consider it done," Marco added. Gray exhaled and let the small smile come through. Their confidence was not just reassuring. It was contagious. "Alright," he said.
Chapter 214: Pushing Through
"How many orders did we have for the whole week, Ben?"Morning light came through the blinds in thin lines, falling across Gray's desk. He had documents open in front of him and his laptop running on the side. Mara was at the smaller table near the window, earbuds in, working through another exchange with Jet2. Ben sat across from Gray with a notepad on his knee.He flipped through a few pages before looking up."We're close to 600, Sir. 593, to be exact."Gray leaned back. "Just under 600?""Yes, Sir." Ben gave a small nod. "But that's still a significant number considering the problems we had early in the week. Feedback has been positive. People noticed the delivery improvements, and some customers mentioned our riders by name."He smiled slightly. "Your new recruits are leaving an impression."From the side, Mara let out a quiet smirk without looking up from her screen. "I heard Dante asking one of the other staff if
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