A Second Chance With My Arrogant Alpha

"Suri, come here."

　　Suri was adding salt to the pot. When she heard the voice of Lucus, she quickly responded, put the salt in the pot and then turned around.

　　The restaurant had been opened for only three months, and the kitchen utensils were new and shiny. The bright sunlight reflected on the silver cabinet door, making Suri's fair face more radiant, and even the thin sweat on the tip of her nose was shining.

　　She wiped the sweat off her face and asked, "Lucus, what's wrong?"

　　Lucus pointed at the male werewolf next to her and said, "Tavish, take it." then he said to Suri, "come with me."

　　Suri handed the spatula to Tavish, turned on the tap and washed her hands. She walked over nervously.

　　"Suri, you're so lucky this time," Lucus said as he led her out.

　　Suri was confused and followed him unhurriedly. "Lucus, I don't understand."

　　"Today, Rutger came here to receive a distinguished guest, and even our boss went to accompany him. That distinguished guest praised you for your cooking. He is going to hold a party in Victoria Harbor next month, and the chef hasn't been decided yet. He wants to talk to you about it."

　　Suri was shocked. She remembered that the chefs she worked with before in the restaurant also had the opportunity to be invited by the rich to prepare the banquet. Sometimes the chefs met generous clients, and the salary they got was equal to the salary of several months in the restaurant. It was really a windfall. She had never had such a chance because she was inexperienced.

　　She was so excited that her face turned red and her heart beat fast.

　　Lucus looked at her with a smile. "You're so lucky. You've just been transferred from the headquarters for less than a month. Come in and change your clean clothes and wash your face. Hurry up."

　　Suri nodded and went to the cloakroom. When she was about to open the door, she remembered and turned around. "Lucus, thank you."

　　Lucus waved his hand and said, "go get changed first."

　　Suri hurried in, took out the washed uniform with fragrance and changed it. Then she splashed water on her face. The smell of oil and smoke from the kitchen seemed to have faded a lot.

　　As soon as they got out of the room, Lucus led her to the private room. On their way to the private room, he exhorted, " Suri, I know you are not good at expressing yourself. Don't talk too much later. Just answer whatever they ask you."

　　Suri nodded quietly, "okay."

　　"Remember, after you enter the room, you should first say hello to our boss, and then the host, Rutger. You may often hear of him, but you haven't seen him. He is bald and wearing a blue shirt. On his left side is the distinguished guest, Mason. He is very young and looks like a movie star. Do you understand?"

　　"Okay."

　　"Thank you, Lucus." Suri nodded gratefully.

　　They walked to a private room and Lucus gently knocked on the door.

　　The boss's voice came from inside, "come in."

　　Lucus opened the door and led Suri in.

　　When Suri saw that there were nearly ten people around the table, she felt dizzy, and her mind went blank in an instant. Even though the central air conditioner blew the room cold, she was still nervous and sweated.

　　She was a bit of autistic. She seldom spoke. As an Omega, being watched by so many male werewolves, she was so scared that her legs were soft, and her tongue was knotted.

　　Lucus pushed her.

　　It was not until then that Suri came back to her senses. She found her boss first and whispered to him, "Hello, boss." then she said to Rutger in a blue shirt, "Hello, Rutger." Then she continued to look for the young man, who looked like a movie star.

　　When Suri saw Mason, her heart skipped a beat, as if someone had punched her hard on the chest.

　　He had a very handsome face, smooth forehead and tight skin.

　　She lowered her head in panic.

　　It was too similar. Would he be that arrogant werewolf? It had been more than 10 years, but his name was also called Mason.

　　Lucus was so anxious that he hurriedly touched her waist from behind, reminding her that it was time to say hello to Mason.

　　Suri came to her senses and greeted, "Hello, Mason."

　　Everyone at the table looked at her with interest.

　　The owner of the restaurant was very happy and teased, " Suri, the air conditioner is not cold enough. Look at your red face."

　　Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

　　Lucus also smiled and said, " Suri is beautiful and good at cooking, though she is an Omega. She is just too shy to talk to strangers. Please don't mind."

　　In the werewolf society, Omegas enjoyed the lowest social status. Most of them could only do low-paying physical labor because most of them couldn't receive good education. Therefore, Suri cherished her current job very much.

　　Obviously, Rutger drank too much and teased loudly, " Suri is different from other cooks. She cooks so many delicious foods every day while her figure is so slim. How can you keep fit? Can you share it with me?"

　　Suri's face was so red that she didn't dare to raise her head. Others began to talk about how thin they were when they were young, and how they got fat later. Everyone's attention was shifted from her.

　　Suri breathed a sigh of relief as soon as she was out of the spotlight. But before she could catch her breath, Mason opened his mouth. His voice was full of masculine charm, very pleasant to hear. His voice was not loud, but everyone quieted down as soon as he spoke.

　　"Suri, you look so young. I didn't expect you to cook such delicious food."

Afraid that Mason might think Suri was inexperienced, Lucus added, "she looks young, but she is actually thirty years old."

　　Suri corrected in her heart, 'twenty-eight.'

　　Lucus said to Suri, " Suri, Mason wants you to be the chef of his upcoming party."

　　Suri raised her head in a hurry and accidentally saw Mason looking at her with a faint smile. She was flustered.

　　"Thank you, Mason."

　　Suri tried her best to comfort herself that he might not be that Mason. Even if he was, he might not remember her. Even if he remembered her, why should she feel guilty and nervous? It was not her who did something bad.

　　Thinking of this, Suri calmed down a lot. But she was really worried. She didn't want to give up such a good opportunity, but if this male werewolf was really the Mason in her memory, she really didn't want to go.

　　This male werewolf looked so much like Mason she knew. He was emanating an aura of superiority. Although his surface was coated with a layer of cultivation and politeness, the arrogance in his bones made people want to stay away from him.

　　Mason smiled and said, "I'm surprised that the chef is so young. You'd better prepared the menu in advance. You'll be very busy on that day, but you don't have to worry about it. Your boss promised to lend me more people, and they will be at your service at that time."

　　Suri rub her hands in embarrassment. Mason's tone was particularly firm, and he didn't feel like giving her a chance to refuse. She didn't want to accept this job, but she didn't dare to say it in this occasion.

　　The owner of the restaurant echoed, " Suri, say thanks to Mason."

　　Suri stole a glance at him and said in a low voice, "thank you, Mason."

　　The owner frowned slightly, and then said with a bit of amusement, "If I remember correctly, Suri was born in a poor and small wolfpack. Plus, her parents were both Omegas in the pack. So, she is a little autistic and not very good at speech, but she is a first-rate cook. Don't worry."

　　Mason nodded with a smile, fixing his eyes on Suri.

　　The boss raised his chin and said to Lucus, "that's it. You can go back to work."

　　Lucus and Suri turned around and left.

　　Mason suddenly said, " Suri."

　　Suri paused and turned around stiffly.

　　Mason looked at her with a smile. " Suri, I'll pick you up in a few days. Let's have a talk."

　　***

　　Looking at Lucus's tall and sturdy back, Suri hesitated all the way out of the private room. Finally, she couldn't help but call in a low voice, "Lucus."

　　Frowning, Lucus turned around.

　　He didn't know much about Suri and didn't hate her. To be honest, he just didn't like her.

　　Today, her performance was worse than he had expected. She didn't even say a complete sentence.

　　Thinking of this, Lucus said in a bad tone, "what's wrong?"

　　Suri cast a timid glance at him and hesitated, "Lucus, can I... can I not go?"

　　Lucus squinted and put his ear close to her. "What did you say? Speak louder."

　　"Can I refuse the job?"

　　"Why?" Lucus clicked his tongue.

　　Suri lowered her head and couldn't think of an excuse. She repeated, "can I refuse?"

　　Lucus's face darkened. "What are you thinking? Do you know which wolfpack Mason comes from? Plus, he is the Alpha. You can earn at least 10 thousand dollars by working as the chef at his party. You didn't even earn so much in the past few months. What's wrong with you? "

　　"I am not..."

　　"I really don't know what you are thinking about. The boss has promised Mason, and he won't change it."

　　After saying that, Lucus left.

　　Suri looked at the empty corridor of the restaurant in silence.

　　She went back to change the clean clothes and put on the dirty one before returning to the kitchen.

　　After she went in, all the colleagues in the room stopped and looked at her with a little gloating eye.

　　Suri knew she was not welcomed here.

　　In fact, she had never been welcomed in her past life. Her way of doing things had always been to wrap herself tightly. She didn't speak if she could, and she didn't communicate if she could. It would be better if everyone had forgotten her. Only in this way could she feel at ease.

　　People like her could easily make people disgusted, so it was better to minimize her sense of existence.

　　But this place was different. She could feel that some people treated her with contempt and hostility.

　　She had been in the city for ten years. She started as a part-time worker at the beginning, and then entered the restaurant with a master who treated her well.

　　Three months ago, the boss opened this new branch restaurant. Since it was close to the sea, not only the environment was good, but also the salary was high. The first group of employees would definitely have a better development in the future.

　　She had worked for the boss for five years and had a good performance, so she was transferred here to be the deputy chief cook with another colleague.

　　In the previous environment, everyone was used to her silence, but in the new environment, there were many new colleagues, and many new colleagues did not like her way of doing things. Moreover, with her qualification, she was appointed as the vice chef, which was inevitable that some people were jealous.

　　The young cook, Tavish, came up to her and asked, " Suri, what did Lucus ask you to do?"

　　Suri answered honestly, "A guest will throw a party. He asked me to be the chief cook."

　　Tavish opened his mouth and looked at her for a while. Then he smiled and said, " Suri, it's a good thing."

Bob, who was preparing for the cold plate, sighed deliberately. "Suri, you're so lucky. If you weren't on duty today, you wouldn't have had such a good opportunity."

　　He implicated that if the chef or another cook had been here today, she would not have been selected.

　　Suri nodded without saying anything. She washed her hands, rolled up her sleeves and began to work.

　　Seeing that she didn't have any reaction, everyone felt bored.

　　She buried her head in working and gradually calmed down.

　　In the evening, Suri went home tiredly and threw herself on the carpet.

　　She always liked to be neat. If she didn't wash her clothes clean, she would never touch the bed.

　　She turned over, lay back on the carpet, closed her eyes and gasped for rest.

　　In July, the city was as hot as a big oven. When she got off work in the evening, the bus was still crowded with werewolves sweating profusely and their pheromones, just like taking a sticky shower, which made her feel sick.

　　She took out her phone from her pocket and wanted to see what time it was.

　　She turned off her phone during working hours. Not long after she turned it on, several messages popped up, all of which were missed calls.

　　There were phone numbers she knew and some she didn't know.

　　Suri looked at the familiar number and frowned. It was her aunt, Marry. She hesitated for a while and finally dialed back.

　　"Hello."

　　"Oh, why are you calling back so late?" a sharp female voice came from the other end of the line.

　　"Mary, my phone was turned off when I went to work."

　　"Suri, did you transfer the money this month?"

　　"Not yet. Tomorrow."

　　"Then hurry up. The others are a little anxious. Besides, give me one thousand more this month. Jerry will bring his girlfriend back next month. I want to buy a new air conditioner."

　　"Okay."

　　"Suri, I know it's hard for you, but you're still young. You have to work harder. Otherwise, when can you pay off the money you owe? Try to pay back the money you owe to all of us on time. Think more about us, okay?"

　　"Okay."

　　After hanging up the phone, Suri felt exhausted.

　　She struggled to get up, took a simple shower, and sat on the small bed. She took out a bank card from under the pillow, staring at the bank card number in a daze.

　　Suddenly, her phone rang again, which startled her. She looked at the number she had never seen on the screen and gently pressed the answer button.

　　"Hello?"

　　"Suri?"

　　Suri's hand trembled and the phone almost slipped.

　　She remembered the voice. She just heard it today. It was Mason.

　　Hearing no response from the other end of the line, Mason asked again, "is that Suri?"

　　Suri hesitated for a while and finally said in a low voice, "Yes."

　　Mason chuckled, "I thought I called the wrong number."

　　Suri moved the phone to her right ear. She had a weak hearing in her right ear. It seemed that lowering the volume in this way could reduce her uneasiness to the minimum.

　　"Why don't you say anything?"

　　"Mason."

　　"Well, you still remember my voice. I asked your boss for your phone number. Here is the thing. When will you get off work tomorrow? I'll pick you up. We'll discuss about the party."

　　Suri felt disgusted with his tone, "I won't go to work tomorrow."

　　"Well, that's good. You have more time to serve me. Where do you live? I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

　　Suri said slowly, "I... I'll take a rest tomorrow." she deliberately stressed the two words' rest '. She only had one day off in a week, and she had to remit money tomorrow. She didn't want to see Mason.

　　There was a moment of silence. "You must be tired. Have a good rest tomorrow. I'll go to see you the day after tomorrow. That's it. Bye."

　　Mason hung up the phone decisively. Suri could tell that he was unhappy.

　　She lay down on the bed and wrapped herself in the quilt.

　　No matter how much she disliked and didn't want to get along with Mason, she couldn't refuse this job. She needed money too much.

　　She put the bank card under the pillow again and held the pillow tightly. She was too tired today and soon fell asleep.

　　Two days later, when she went to work, another vice chef, Tony, also came. As soon as he saw her, Tony began to inquire about what she had cooked that day, what the boss said, how much money would she be paid for the party in Victoria Harbor, when she would go, and whether Mason would come or not.

　　Except for what she had cooked, Suri didn't know anything else. She just said honestly that she didn't know.

　　Hearing that, Tony's face became paler and paler, which made Suri feel uncomfortable all day long.

　　Although it was just a medium-sized restaurant, the competition among colleagues was very fierce, especially for the newly opened branch restaurant. As the first group of employees to work in the new restaurant, they would have the most opportunities to get promotion in the future. Everyone tried their best to take this opportunity to advance.

　　Suri, who used to be the least favored one, was now the first one to show up in front of her boss and his friend. This inevitably aroused jealousy.

　　At ten o'clock in the evening, Suri hurried to pack up and get off work.