After her rebirth
Chapter 58

Amara could totally tell this girl had it out for Katniss and was here to stir the pot.

"Hey, sorry about this, ma'am. This employee's new, and their shifts don't always line up, so they might not know each other. No one's trying to trick you," Amara said, forcing a smile. "If this doesn't work for you, what do you want us to do?" By now, folks were catching on. It was obvious these two had beef, and one worked here while the other was just here to cause drama.

But Amara had a point. A lot of the staff were newbies. Back when the shop was smaller, they didn't even have waiters. This girl was just here to mess things up and waste everyone's time.

"Exactly, young lady, chill out. Everyone knows the staff here are new. It's normal if they don't recognize each other," an old customer piped up, backing Amara.

Unexpectedly, this just made Laura even madder. Was it her fault now?

Laura's face flushed red with anger, then she sneered, "Fine, since you're all about protecting Katniss, you can take her place."

With that, Laura went back to her seat, grabbed her friend's coffee, and smashed it on the ground, glaring at Amara with a mocking smile.

"Oops, my bad. It's dirty now. Could you clean it up and get me another one just like it?"

Coffee splattered everywhere, making it impossible to walk without stepping in it.

Laura tilted her head back arrogantly and grinned.

Everyone was stunned. That wasn't an accident; it was totally on purpose!

She was nuts.

Amara frowned a bit, then quickly turned to the employee next to her and whispered something before grabbing a mop and a bucket of water. She cleaned up the mess like a pro.

Employee Lisa rushed into the kitchen and found Katniss. "Amara said someone's here to mess with you. You should sneak out the back." "Someone's here for me?" Katniss's eyes darkened. She took off her gloves and was about to head out.

The kitchen door was closed and well-insulated, so even though it seemed noisy outside, she hadn't realized someone was causing trouble.

She wanted to see who it was.

Lisa quickly grabbed her and said, "What are you doing? Don't go out there. Amara said if you don't show up, she won't be able to make a scene. She'll leave after a while. Just take the day off and go." Katniss frowned.

Seeing Katniss still hesitating, Lisa didn't waste any more time and dragged her toward the back door.

Out front, Amara wiped up the last bit of the mess with a towel, then looked up with a smile, saying, "All clean now. Please have a seat. Your coffee's coming right up."

Amara walked to the counter, where the employee had already prepped the coffee and handed it to her with a frustrated look.

"Who is that? She's nuts."

Amara took the tray and said with a soft smile, "In this line of work, we get all kinds. It's cool, just get back to it."

After calming the employee down, Amara quickly carried the tray to Laura's table.

Just a few steps away, Amara suddenly felt her foot slip, and the coffee went flying, dirtying the floor again and soaking her clothes. "Amara, you okay?"

Seeing this, several employees rushed over to help her up.

Laura propped her face with one hand, grinning smugly. "You're really dumb, you even messed up my shoes!"

Laura then stood up, walked over to Amara, and pointed at her black leather boots with a bit of milk on them. "Clean them and apologize." Laura glanced toward the kitchen. Katniss didn't even dare to come out to face her.

What a coward!

Since Amara wanted to take Katniss's place, she'd make sure Katniss saw Amara get humiliated because of her.

"Bad woman! Don't bully my mom!" Suddenly, a kid rushed out like a little cannonball and shoved Laura hard. "Ah!"

Laura, caught off guard, crashed into the table behind her, a sharp pain shooting through her lower back.

Laura's face turned pale with pain, and she glared viciously at Preston.

Laura's friend, seeing Laura hurt, rushed over and slapped Preston hard, trying to avenge Laura. "Where did this brat come from? Watch out, I'm gonna knock you out!" Preston took the slap hard, his face swelling up instantly, and he burst into tears.

"Preston!"

Seeing Preston's swollen face, Amara's expression changed. She couldn't care about anything else and rushed to fight the girl who had hit him. The scene quickly descended into chaos.

Seeing Amara fighting, the employees immediately jumped in.

With more people on their side, the situation quickly turned.

Laura's friend, clutching her face, screamed and ran to Laura.

Laura shouted in a trembling voice, "I'm telling you, my dad is Jackson Evans. If you dare to hit me, this shop will be shut down soon. You're all dead!"