I've Been There Before (Grace and Caden) novel Chapter 25

 

Ruby became gloomy after hearing Gloria's humiliating words.

 

She got angry at Gloria, “Gloria, who are you to humiliate me! I am indeed a waiter in the Royal Club, but I earn clean money with my own hard work!

 

I earned every penny with my own hard work! None of it was earned like Grace who traded her dignity for it. I think I've lived very

 

magnanimously. Why should a pure human like me get humiliated?”

 

Gloria couldn't help laughing, “Ruby, I'm telling you that if Grace hadn't helped you out that day... Just by disrespecting the son of Joseph's family, you would be getting the same treatment from him as Grace today... Oh no, you still can't compare to Grace!”

 

Gloria smiled in depreciation, “You couldn't do the things Grace could.”

 

“Of course I can't, I would never do things as shameless and undignified like that in my life.”

 

Gloria nodded, “I hope you can still say that after a week.”

 

She's tired of wasting her words with that pure girl, if after getting forced by people Ruby can still be so pure, then that's the real purity.

 

"One's choice can lead to one's fall. Let alone a week, even a month, a year, all my life I'll say so. I will never do what Grace did for money.”

 

Gloria said ‘oh’ and looked away from Ruby, “Okay, you can go out.”

 

“Then Gloria, I'll go back to work.” Ruby turned around.

 

When Ruby reached the door, she heard Gloria from her back, “Ruby, you must remember that, Grace's suffering today was what you should have bear by offending the son of Joseph's family. In this world, there'll always be something that can make you lower your head. Since you treated Grace like that, then I have no need to protect you.”

 

Ruby objected, she had never felt Gloria's protection since she entered the Royal Club. After a deep thought, Gloria's protection was bull shit.

However, soon enough, Ruby finally understand how important Gloria's protection was in the Royal Club.

In the Royal Club, waiters would probably get teased a little by the customers, but there wouldn't be anything over the line. This was due to the Royal Club's reputation and power, and also Gloria's principles.

After Ruby left Gloria's office, very soon, a problem showed up at the Royal Club.

Ruby didn't feel it at first, but another student from S University who's pretty close to her secretly asked, “What have you done to offend Gloria?”

Ruby was angry to hear that, “Gloria wanted to punish me?”

“Stop joking, Gloria would never do anything to waiters just because they did something wrong. Gloria would only refuse to take care of them.”

Ruby pouted, “I thought it was a huge matter, she just hates me right? I can just avoid her.”

“You... Up to you, just take care of yourself.” the waiter who's pretty close to Ruby didn't talk much.

Ruby seemed not to care about that matter and if Ruby didn't, why should an outsider like her meddle with and talk about it.

Gloria sat in the office without thinking too much about Ruby's matter.

This time, not only Ruby didn't understand how to be thankful, she even ridiculed people who had helped her. Otherwise, Gloria wouldn't be angry with a mere waiter.

Yes! She admitted that she's a bit partial towards Grace. Seeing Grace was just like seeing her own self at that time. Thinking of her struggles at that time, Gloria couldn't help protecting the stupid Grace more.