Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 354

I sat down with Charles at his table while we waited for our orders to arrive. Charles seemed to be in a decently good mood while the same couldn’t be said about me. The whole issue with Reiner at work was stressing me out quite badly. It was fortunate that I had this job at the bar to run to for comfort so that I felt like my life was still useful. When I first got a job here, it was mainly to earn some money so that I could support myself and work towards moving out of the mansion. However, this job at the bar along with the people here made me feel like I had a place to belong.

“What are you thinking about? You don’t seem so cheerful today,” Charles asked as he stared at me from across the table.

If he’s saying that then I guess my efforts in trying to act normal wasn’t really paying off. It was like he could tell right away that I had something troubling on my mind and he was right.

“I’m finding my new job a little tough actually…” I confessed a little shyly.

It’s only been a few days and I’m already complaining about my new job. I wanted to laugh at the loser that I was.

“Everyone needs time to adjust to a new job. It’s completely normal so just keep trying and don’t give up,” Charles said encouragingly.

“That’s what I intend to do. I’ll keep on trying my best, although, I don’t know if my best will ever be enough,” I replied, completely deflated.

“Don’t try to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders alone. You’re new there and there’re many things for you to learn and catch up on. Is there someone who can help you?” Charles asked.

Well, I wouldn’t say that there wasn’t anyone to help me but the guy that I needed help from the most happens to be Reiner. I sighed when my thoughts turned to Reiner. All he wanted was to send me back home and because of that he’s not willing to tell me, teach me, or help me with anything. Not like I could tell Charles the whole story behind that.

“There is. The thing is…my boss is kind of like a…difficult guy to deal with…I guess…” I confessed hesitantly as I struggled to find the right words to describe Reiner and our situation.

“Difficult? How so?” Charles asked with genuine interest.

“Well, he’s very cold towards me and he gets angry at what I do sometimes. It’s like everything that I do just isn’t good enough for him. It makes me feel so useless. He doesn’t tell me anything about his work and doesn’t give me any real work either. He probably doesn’t trust that I can do anything right…and he probably just doesn’t want me there…” I explained my feelings to Charles.