15 Story of Nikki Lindsey

CHAPTER 15: WHO IS THAT BEAUTIFUL GIRL 

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"Mama, I'm leaving for the café now. There are some documents I have to validate."

"Okay, Nikki... please, be careful driving." 

Nikki nodded at her mother and replied, "Yes, Ma…." 

She kissed Lucy's right cheek before she gestured to Maria. "Auntie, call me right away if it needs something."

"I will. Don't worry, Nikki."

Today, she headed to the café to take care of the reports for this month. Although she had already prepared them, she needed to do the last review before submitting them to the main office. It was the 30th. 

Nikki entered the shop and wandered her gaze to the entire room. A particular figure caught her attention instantly: because of his height and long hair, Theo Shang. However, he was not alone but having coffee with a tall, slender, and charming face Asian girl.

Who is this beautiful woman? She thinks she has already seen her somewhere. The woman looked like a model in the way she carried herself elegantly. Suddenly, Nikki felt like a black swan. 

And why is she even thinking of this stuff? Could it be a woman's perception? Maybe, as she can't avoid feeling this way, seeing another woman as beautiful as Theo's date.

"Nikki!" Leni calls out her name, the Accountant Manager of this branch.

She shrugs her thoughts, walks toward Leni, and follows her to their Staff office to work on the reports. But she heads to the counter and steps inside to make two cups of coffee for her and Leni.

Nikki is about to leave when a broken cup is heard, followed by raising voices on the left wing of this café.

Nikki scanned the place, and one customer began yelling at a kid. The waitress attempts to calm him nearby, but he also scolds the trainee.

Theo's table was nearby to the incident and now got their attention. Hesitant, but she has to do something. Originally it was her job as an overseer to settle the matter in the café. She has to take care of this matter ASAP before the customer feels uncomfortable.

"Excuse me. My name is Nikki. Can we talk over this matter, Mister—?"

"Who are you?"

"I am the floor manager of this shop—"

"Really? Why are you not in the uniform?" he questioned her instead.

"Oh, I was on leave, sir. But I am here to help fix this matter if we can discuss it calmly."

"What is calm? I was expecting a client today, and should I present myself like this? You should pay me the damage!" The guy turned to the woman, the companion of the kid who fell on his side, accidentally hit his cup and spilled the coffee on him.

"We will settle this, sir, but can we do it privately? Besides, I am sure it is not the kid's intention to throw you your coffee. And so, can we settle this without yelling at each other?"

"I don't care! You have to discipline your children. Or don't bring them not to cause an accident to others!"

"We hear your concern, sir. But I wish for you to conduct a calm dialogue with them so we can fix this peacefully." Nikki tried to control her irritation toward this customer.

"No! My client will be here sooner! How should I explain it to him? That some bad parenting let their kids play around a store! And you, Miss Manager. You should not tolerate any children playing around in your shop! It's not a playground."

He shouts at Nikki. She would accept this if she proved that the children are running around but said something does not happen that way.

"But my daughter did not play around! She is just walking toward our table!" the child's mother explains their side.

"Whatever!" The man yelled out, and still, he wouldn't listen to any of them, showing obstinacy regarding the circumstance.

"Then, let me check out our Security Camera if that truly happens," Nikki suggested. "If we can't settle this with a calm dialogue, let's judge what happened."

"That is not needed." 

A tall, beautiful woman stood on her foot. She is probably a 5'9 footer, plus her four-inch stiletto emphasizes her stature. Her slender perfect curves display her skimpy red dress that hugs her body, proving a goddess is walking on land. 

This beautiful lady is Theo's date and an international model. Nikki is often in her Instagram feeds and has billboards around the city. 

Nikki glanced at Theo and realized the guy was also looking at her. He nodded once their eyes met. 

"The kid would not trip her foot if you put away your briefcase under the table and not beside your seat." She pointed to the guy's table.

"Really? My suitcase was under the table," he denied but smiled mockingly.

"Uh-uh? You just put it away after the little girl tripped on it, then you began yelling at her."

The beautiful model insisted. Nikki tried to remember her name.

"What is your evidence?" The man challenged her instead.

"Because I am observing the kids. They were only walking happily back to their table."

The model stood to her statement, making the man wipe the cold sweat forming on his forehead. Nikki realizes this; the camera doesn't fully view this side of the shop. She already knows this, she supposes to report to her general manager about this issue, but she forgot after they admitted her mother to the hospital. And this model's perceptive is impressive. She won't deny; the model's sharpness impressed her.

"Whatever! The damage has been done!" The guy still wanted to insist that the kid was the fault.

"Mister, a witness is proving that your accusation is not true. But if you don't want to settle this with us, then maybe it is better if the law authority judges this incident?" Nikki suggested.

She observes the guy's reaction. A flash of hesitancy is shown in his eyes, but he quickly hides it away so as not to be noticeable.

The man seems to contemplate, but he still stands on his pride. "Whatever! Her parents should teach her the proper discipline!" he insisted.

"This is not about a no discipline, sir. If adults acted like one, is your action suitable to what you are determining about parenting and discipline?"

"What are you trying to imply, Miss? You are just a manager!" 

"I do. I am just a manager. But if we have to follow the moral conduct the school is teaching, if you have that kind of education in your school? Is it correct that you are the one who was showing no discipline between you and the kid instead? Correlate to the kid's mind and yours. Are you setting an example of a disciplined adult?"

The guy does not respond. But he shows he doesn't like what Nikki points out to him. 

"I need to see your owner!" 

"Please, don't waste the owner's precious time, Mister. All I am asking is to talk this over in a calmer manner, sir. I hope you understand these."

Even how little patience left her, Nikki tried to stay calmer at this rate.

"Are you people now collaborating to pressure me to the corner? Where are your decency and professionalism?"

Nikki wanted to reply and punch this guy. But she has to be in between rather than fight him. She has to be fair and try harder to settle the situation.

"What decency and professionalism are you talking about now? Do you even take a minute to look at yourself if you have this manner?" the model countered him.

"We are adults here, Mister. I am implying that we should show an exemplary example to the kid." Nikki finally erupted. But, though, her tone keeps low. It is still her job to fix any customer's problem inside the shop.

"What's going on here?"

A tall man wearing a black business suit approached them. Removing his eyeglasses: his black pupil-eye sharply glaring at the man, who quickly loses credibility upon recognizing the newly arrived person.

"Brother Toya!"

"Korin, what happens? Why is Aya crying? And where's my son?"

The woman who tries to defend his daughter now freaks out. "Oh, my gosh! I didn't notice. He may run outside! I'm sorry, brother!"

"What?!" the man's voice echoed inside the shop.

"He may get afraid after hearing this man start yelling."

The newly arrived man is none other than Toya Kobayashi. President of the Kobayashi Enterprise base in Mainland City. With a hasty, he walks outside and looks around at the streets of that avenue. The woman he called Korin followed him outside the store.

"I'm sorry, brother Toya. I haven't been extra careful!" 

"What happened, Korin?!" Toya asked, yelling at his sister.

"Excuse me?" 

President Toya Kobayashi turned around after hearing a soft voice speak behind him.