CHAPTER 458. TO BELIEVE AGAIN. A Sinister Care Bear

Anja felt a sharp pain in her chest. She didn’t love her job at the restaurant, but she knew she depended on it.

"You’re fired. Get out of here!"

"Fine, then pay me what you owe me and I’ll leave!" she replied, holding back the lump in her throat.

"Pay you? Do you know how much each of those cuts of meat costs? You ruined four!" Abbot hissed with contempt.

"I ruined one! The rest was the cook’s fault and that idiot who refused to eat any of them!" Anja exclaimed as her eyes began to tear up. She earned minimum wage at the restaurant, and tips weren’t generous in a place like that. If she didn’t at least get paid the basics, she wouldn’t have enough to cover the rent for the lousy room she was staying in. "You owe me for the last two weeks and severance for six months! I’m not an idiot, I know my rights!"

"You have no rights!" Abbot shouted. "You’re only here because I allowed it. And unless you want to go back to jail, you better lea