Chapter 5 Outing

"Can I get two cups of coffee?" Andrea asked.

"Sure, sir, sure, we'll get to you in a short time," she replied.

Andrea noticed she wasn't paying attention to him while answering; instead, she was seriously staring at Rex in admiration, who was busy admiring the gorgeous interior of the hotel.

The receptionist looks like she has been captivated by the Prince Charming.

"Sir, what do we offer you, too?" she asked, knowing he came with Andrea. She desperately wanted to exchange even a greeting with him.

Rex turned, the question brought back his lost memory that was lost in the admiration of the hotel's interior designs.

With his hand shoved in his pocket out of shyness, like a middle school boy trying to get his first love.

"No, I came with him," he replied, pointing toward Andrea.

The way the female receptionist stared at him in admiration made him to be shy.

He rushed to Andrea, and they were escorted by an attendant who helped them to get a position where they would sit.

"Wait, so you mean as big as this hotel; there's no chance for new guests that came late, as big as it is?" Rex asked Andrea.

"That's it; we are even lucky there was a vacant place for us; if not, we would have to go back and look for a random hotel," Andrea enunciated. Just then, they saw a beautiful brown-coloured lady who wore the waitress uniform with an apron and walked majestically to their table.

The Range Global JD Hotel was the most famous in Bloomsbury, where the university is located, and not everyone could afford to buy a bottle of water from it. Specifically, it is meant for celebrities.

The hotel was lovely, with a well-furnished interior and exterior. The lowest-ranked worker in the Range Global JD hotel can afford to buy a typical flat in a West African country's capital city. That is to say, the lowest-ranked worker in the Range Global JD hotel earns a minimum of what a business tycoon in Pretoria, South Africa, makes in a month, and in Nigeria, among the prominent men in Lagos, Nigeria.

As the waitress approached, she dropped the glittering cups of coffee on the table.

"Sir, is there anything else you need to request?" she asked, facing Rex's direction. Did she even think Rex was the boss while Andrea was his employee?

"Sir, I'm asking you, and pardon me if I got on your nerve," she added, staring at Rex with a cheerful expression.

"Sorry, I'm... I'm not the...

"Oh yeah, that's my boss; he doesn't like being addressed as a highly reputable person; that's why he didn't respond to you," Andrea cuts in.

"On our way here, he asked me to act as the boss in disguise while he acted like a low-profile individual," he added, he was fast enough to cover Rex who nearly exposed himself; he didn't want him to tell them he was poor here through his actions and words.

Rex was dismayed upon seeing how Andrea was addressing him. Out of shame, he couldn't stop gazing at the coffee cup he was holding.

"Oh, ok, sir, so does he need anything else?" the waitress asked.

"Yes, also get him a bottle of champagne," Andrea added.

Immediately, Rex almost gasped out of excitement.

"We have three brands, sir: Alumia Champagne, which costs $1,000.

We also have...

"It's ok! Get him Elon Musk brand," Andrea cuts in, preventing the waitress from the long talks.

"That's the most costly brand on board, sir, which costs $3,000."

"Just go in there and get me what I ordered," Andrea enunciated.

"Consider it done, sir," the waitress nodded and left to get what Andrea sent her.

Rex was paralyzed on hearing those prizes: "Just for a drink?" he wondered. He could not believe someone could fork out such an amount to get him a drink, which is an amount he barely saved in months.

"Bro, what is the meaning of what you just displayed now?"

Andrea laughed and said, "Must you embarrass yourself everywhere to be seen as humble or loyal?"

"There's this phrase that says, 'How you address yourself is how the people will treat you.' So always make it your aim to hide your identity in some places, it would not cost you anything to refer the waitress to me without any explanation. She doesn't need a f*ckin' explanation; that is not her work here," Andrea said calmly, and Rex nodded in affirmation.

The waitress appeared with the bottle of champagne, as requested by Andrea; she placed it on the table in front of Rex and left.

Rex was terrified upon seeing the champagne, it had been ages since he had taken champagne. He could remember their final day in college, a celebration was hosted by the head of the school, for all the students passing out. That was the first and last time he tasted champagne. He knew Andrea was financially stable, but he never imagined Andrea could afford to buy what those who live extravagant lifestyles buy, not even for himself or his girlfriend but for another person, being him.

Andrea was among the top-rated bestsellers in graphic designing on Upwork, with hundreds of stable clients. Andrea was not just a bossy person like Kanye West, who overrated himself as the wealthiest student at the University of London. No wonder he always supports Rex when he is urgently in need, mainly regarding food.

They were still discussing when an attendant approached them and handed Rex an envelope, which they utilized for delivering messages to their existing customers.

Andrea opened the letter and he sighed upon reading it.

Message: [Please, sir, I'm sorry for interrupting your good times, this is to inform you that your time has been exhausted. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. There are tons of our clients out there who are patiently waiting for their turn; however, you can renew your session and enjoy your moment with us.]

"What's the letter about?" Rex asked out of curiosity.

"Oh, our session has expired," Andrea replied.

"So what do we do now, I told you I wasn't comfortable here at first, now see what you led us into" Rex panicked

"Relax, man, chill yourself; we can renew that. You know, I've been planning for a day like this, but my schedule was too tight especially the school; being a freelance graphic designer and a student at the same time is really not easy,"

"I understand, it's not easy, the stressful projects, the assignments, and attending lectures. It's really stressful, bro," Rex responded.

Just then, a police siren was heard and they paused to know if everything was alright in the hotel.

Immediately, Rex saw cops with pistols in their hands, followed by Kanye West.