Chapter 226 Paycheck Day

She brought her gaze back to the direction of Amelia's table. Leah's eyes shone as she looked at the people who were talking and beaming.

"Look at how well they get along despite it hasn't been long since they knew each other. I am sure you agree with me that they look amazing together. They would make the best couple in…," The snap of metal made Leah turn and look at Joanna.

With widened eyes, she stared at the broken price of the silver spoon in Joanna's hand and the broken piece on the floor.

"Joanna, are you ok?" Leah asked with her eyes still left open. "Do you need me to take you to the hospital?" She added, reaching out her hand to touch her hand.

[I think I should better get out of here before I do some harm to someone's previous daughter]

Joanna gazed at the lady that was trying to pull out the broken still spoon from her hand.

"Handle things here, I will be back after using the restroom," Joanna spoke up after three minutes of silence.

Leah extended her hand and grabbed Joanna. "Are you sure you ok and don't need…,"

"That your head is still on your neck and you are not screaming in anguish shows that I am still with my senses so you can be rest assured," Joanna replied sternly.

She gave a gentle push to Leah's hand and proceeded to the restroom.

Inside the restroom, a lady standing slightly bent in front of the sink could be seen splashing the chilled water over her face.

[Joanna, you are not a sore loser like she wants you to be seen as so get your acts together?]

Joanna tried to calm down her fury heart as she kept on splashing cold water over her face.

[Just a few days ago he treated me way better than he is doing to her so there is nothing special about what they are doing now]

Despite these encouraging words she didn't calm down nor did she sound convinced by her last thoughts.

She returned to the cafe not fully calmed but her mood was way better than when she didn't use the restroom.

For hours everything Amelia did was deliberately done to frustrate Joanna. She found every slight opportunity to get close to him.

After a few minutes for Joanna to get off work, Amos walked up to the counter where Joanna was the only one there.

"How are you doing?" Amos asked. He lifted his hand and placed it on the brown table.

Yeah, he was there but the lady standing opposite him behaved like he didn't exist.

[Should I just let go of my anger and answer him since he has decided to spare me a little of his time]

As she stood there pretending to be so engrossed in the cups she was wiping, her thoughts were in chaos.

She didn't know what to do or how to react since she had been ignored by him for so many hours.

"I am sure that as usual, you didn't have breakfast so how about I treat you…,"

"Amos, can you please hurry here? I kinda need your help," Amelia shouted, as though she was eagerly waiting for this moment.

Amos didn't answer Amelia's call, he kept on looking at the face of the lady whose expression he couldn't read no matter how hard he tried.

Was she angry, jealous or hateful?

He couldn't tell from her blank expression.

"Go on," Joanna said, her blank expression not changing.

"You don't even have a second to spare for yourself so how could you possibly have any to spare for me," she added.

"Joan…,"

"Leah, come take over. I need to go in and get changed," Joanna cut in. She didn't wait for Leah to reach there before she turned and abandoned Amos at the counter.

[Who knows maybe with this he will get to experience just how horrible it feels to get ignored, especially by a friend]

Joanna held the door handle of the locker room door and pulled it open. She didn't spare Amos a glance until the door jammed close.

Even when she was gone he was still gazing at the door she vanished into.

"Amos, please come over here. I think I made a mistake over here," Amelia pointed to the laptop as she talked.

"I am coming," he replied.

Reluctantly he looked away from the brown door and tilted his head toward Amelia's direction.

Joanna emerged from the locker room wearing her casual clothes. She walked over to Amelia's table.

"Auntie had already given me your schedule so you can get off work now," Amelia said meekly.

She shoved her hand into her handbag laid on the table. And just when Joanna tried to leave Amelia called her attention.

"Auntie had planned to give you your paycheck yesterday but unfortunately she couldn't because of the emergency. She asked me to give it to you," Amelia said as she extended the brown envelope to Joanna.

"My paycheck?" She asked, not looking the least excited about it. As she collected the brown envelope she stole a glance at Amos.

Some days ago she was excited and looked forward to this day but now that it has come to pass she didn't feel the least happy for some reason.

What was wrong with her?

Joanna turned to leave but a hand reached out and held her. With hope in her eyes, she tilted her head sideways and looked at him.

"Though I am kinda busy now and can't follow you to campus, let's go out to celebrate your first paycheck after classes ok?" He asked meekly.

Joanna's lifeless face saw a bit of light the moment he said those words.

"You will come right?" He demanded while secretly stroking her hand. Amelia stared at them without uttering a word.

"We will see about that?" She said and pulled her hand away from his hold.

Joanna strolled out of the cafe afterwards.

The moment she got far away from the cafe, she let out the smile she had been holding back.

"I thought he wouldn't care about me or remember the plans I told him about my paycheck but I guess I was wrong. He still remembers it very well," Joanna's smile broadened as she looked at the brown envelope in her hand.