Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 837

Chapter 837: Call your boss

An hour later...

"So?" Jessa arched a brow, her arms folded across her chest as she stood a step away from Charles, Haines, and Stephen’s table. Her sharp eyes were fixed directly on Stephen. "What do you think? Can you still say this cheap restaurant will go bankrupt if I serve such food to our customers?"

Stephen chewed slowly, coughing a bit as he lowered his head. "It’s... it’s surprisingly good."

That was honest feedback, though it seemed like he was doing it under duress. The food was surprisingly good, and considering Stephen hadn’t had much of an appetite since Sven’s arrest, it suddenly made him want to eat more.

"Surprisingly good?" Jessa arched a brow, watching Stephen straighten his back. "Hah! Is that all you can tell me? Surprisingly good? How insulting."

"It’s the best," Stephen blurted out. "Better than those fancy restaurants I eat at. I didn’t mean to be rude, but I just didn’t expect it to be this good."

"Oh?"

"I haven’t had much of an appetite lately, but now I feel like... I finally understand the value of food again."

"Is that so?"

"Yes!" Stephen bit his tongue, realizing he sounded like he was trying to curry favor with her. "I’m sorry."

Jessa snorted, looking down at him as though he were nothing more than a peasant. "Good, because that dish cost twice the usual price... or maybe ten times."

"What?"

"Why? Are you poor? Why do you sound so shocked?" she returned, clicking her tongue at him. "You’ll pay for the dish, and the extra charge is for the emotional distress you’ve caused me."

If anyone was causing emotional distress right now, it was her! Why was he being charged ten times the price?

"Just take it," Charles urged. "Don’t worry about her. You can afford it. Just think of it as eating at a five-star Michelin restaurant—only cheaper and better."

Jessa smiled in satisfaction, looking at Charles with pride. "You’re learning."

"I’m helping your business," Charles returned. "Please give us our food now; I’m starving."

"Alright, your food is coming. You don’t have to shout," Jessa mused, snapping her fingers to signal the standby servers to bring out the meal.

"Wow... this is a feast. No wonder you spent an entire day in the kitchen," Charles commented happily, rubbing his hands together as he flashed Stephen a smile. "Thanks for this, Stephen. It’s been decades since you bought me dinner."

"Thank you, Stephen," Haines expressed. "I’ll eat with a grateful heart."

Stephen’s face twitched as he looked at the feast before him and gulped. He then looked up at Jessa.

’This food gets better and better with each bite,’ he thought to himself. ’I thought this restaurant was just a cheap place Allison started out of boredom. I guess it’s actually thriving.’