From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea ) novel Chapter 144

Bracing herself against the privileges of tenure and a passing rapport with the manager, Una immediately tattled, not giving Dinah a chance to speak.

Of course, the manager wasn't about to reprimand a long-standing employee for the sake of a newbie, so he said, "Dinah, this isn't your concern anymore. Ms. Yeager, I'm terribly sorry for this debacle. Let me have Una give you a 5% discount as an apology. Una, please reprint the contract for Ms. Yeager."

A glint of triumph flickered in Una's eyes as she smiled and said, "Right away, boss."

Dinah felt deeply wronged. As a newcomer desperate to keep her job, she was powerless.

Anthea looked up, her eyes narrowing, "Manager Conn, right? This isn't how you treat people, is it? Aren't we all on the same team here? I've been impressed with Dinah's service. In fact, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't consider buying this place at all!"

With that, Anthea spun on her heel and left.

Dinah was stunned, looking up at Anthea with immense gratitude in her eyes.

Most customers would have turned a blind eye.

After all, it wasn't their loss, especially with a 5% discount in the offing!

But Anthea had stood up for Dinah, a mere employee!

Ms. Yeager was kind-hearted, Dinah thought.

The manager, breaking into a sweat, quickly followed Anthea, bowing and apologizing, "Ms. Yeager, don't be upset. This was wrong of us. Dinah, come here!"

Dinah hurried over, "Ms. Yeager?"

Anthea finally looked appeased.

Una was dumbstruck with mixed feelings. She hadn't expected Anthea to make such a stand.

That $200,000 was supposed to be hers!

That bitch Dinah.

If only she had known Anthea was here to buy the place, not to cause trouble, she would never have allowed Dinah to serve her.

"Sir..." Una looked at Manager Conn, hoping he'd speak up for her.

But customer service was paramount.

These acquisitions couldn't have been cheap.

Besides the Morris family, where else could Anthea have gotten such a large sum?

Nanson also came to his senses, "Yes, send it back! Ann, we may be poor, but we have our pride. I'll go with you!"

Anthea replied with a smile, "Don't worry. This money has nothing to do with the Morris family. I made it all by playing the stock market. I had a great run a few days ago. The stocks I picked all hit the upper limit, so I made a good sum."

Anthea had to use stock trading as an excuse.

Otherwise, there was no explanation.

She couldn't claim to be a tech mogul, which would be even less believable to Carole and Nanson.

Especially since Anthea had grown up in the lap of luxury with the Morris family and was well-versed in finance, it was normal for her to play the stocks.

"Is that really true?" Carole asked.

Anthea nodded, "It's true! I was switched at birth with Rebecca. The Morris family would rather see me dead than give me a dime. The night I returned, they even had me sign a severance agreement! This money is really my own." She wasn't lying. The Morris family despised her. Back in her previous life, they were the ones who set her up for disaster!