7. Y*u're Gonna Pay

Keira suddenly felt a surge of anger; she was poured with a cup of coffee for no apparent reason. Good thing she was able to pull the cloth away from her body before it even reached her skin. However, the skirt was visibly damaged with the coffee stain.

Thea shouted in shock at the atrocity Georgie just committed; "You went too far Georgie, Isn't it enough that you and Rebecca bully me almost every opportunity you got? Now you are doing it to the new girl too?"

"Try and stop us b*tch" Rebecca raised one of her eyebrows and leered at Thea.

Keira clenched her fists and drew in a long breath; she did not say a word but walked with big strides towards the washroom, Thea followed her. Rebecca and Georgie did not show a glimpse of guilt, they both guffawed.

"Are you hurt?" Thea asked Keira as sadness clouded her face.

"I'm okay, I'm glad I was able to move the skirt away from my skin just in time." Keira forced a smile, to stop worrying Thea.

Keira tried to wash the coffee stain but it was hard to remove; good thing she was bringing extra sets of clothes in her car. This is one of the pointers Mr. Watson taught her, to always bring a fresh pair of clothes, and luckily she listened. 

"I can't believe those two bit*hes; they did this just to prove your dress is fake." The flared irritation is obvious in Thea's tone.

Keira. "…"

Seeing the confused look on Keira's face Thea further explained.

"They said your dress if it is indeed original then it would cost more than ten thousand dollars, furthermore they said that there is only one of that design available in the country. They ruined your dress just to prove that it is fake."

"All for that? Well if that's the case, then they should pay for damages." Keira's expression hardened, thinking of how she can turn around the situation.

Keira is sure that her dress is original, it was brought in from Paris by Maurice; though she has no idea that this particular dress would cost that much, she actually could not care less.

"They are total witches, how can you force them to pay for your dress? Our day just started it's a pity if you go around with that dress?" She gnashed her teeth in anger, pondering on how to help her new friend.

"I have my ways don't worry... I won't be bullied, starting today, they can't bully us anymore."

Keira's confidence drew chills to Thea; it's like watching the lead role promising vengeance against the villains.

Thea and Keira went back to work, avoiding the two girls, to finish their work before lunch break in peace. They aimed to finish faster since Keira has to change her dress first before taking her lunch.

She looked around and made sure no one sees her going the elevator straight to the VIP garage. She made it to her car without trouble; now she only has to change and make those women pay.

She went directly to the washroom; she changed her dress into a simple black pencil skirt and a white sleeveless blouse which she topped with a grey open jacket. She placed the ruined dress in a brown paper bag.

Thea was waiting for her in the company cafeteria. It is the first time for Keira to go to the company café; it is also a good time for her to assess what the current commissioned food provider can improve on.

She expected a convenient system to be in place but as soon as she stepped in the cafeteria, it was complete chaos. The line is too long because the service was too slow; it was too crowded and the ventilation is not working well. The seats are not comfortable and the tables are too small, the food selection is also very limited.

Keira was utterly disappointed. While in the queue; Keira was keeping track of her observations and is already planning a way to make the situation better as soon as she sits in position.

Jude suddenly appeared behind her and Thea.

"Keira, are you okay? Can I help you with your things?"

Keira held up her palms, "No, no, it's okay I can manage."

"I feel so bad that I was not able to help you out earlier."

His tone was apologetic but Keira definitely cannot sense his sincerity.

"Look at you Jude being a knight to the damsel in distress just because she's gorgeous while you let them bully me every single day!" Thea was disgusted at Jude's superficial chivalry.

His face went pale, finding the right words to dig his way out of the grave he made himself.

"Well if you two girls can give me a chance, I can be better you know."

Both Keira and Thea shrugged their shoulders and went to their seat; he followed them and shared the table with them.

Thea started to share her insights on how to make their work easier; it's just too bad their two colleagues are of no help when it comes to working. Thea is really glad to see that Keira is nothing like Rebecca and Georgie.

"My dear Georgie, look what we have here; the new girl is such a girl scout she's bringing spare clothes with her. Nice move since the fake dress her sugar daddy gave her was ruined." Rebecca giggled with such a loud voice making sure people in the cafeteria heard her.

Keira picked up the brown bag that she was carrying and placed it on the table.

"Yes, I do bring an extra pair of fresh clothes with me, you know just in case some b*tches try to ruin my dress."

Keira's tone was so fierce; the people who heard them were astonished by her courage to speak up because aside from her no one has really resisted bullying in the company.

"Ohh… looks like the new sl*t has a sharp tongue too." Georgie lowered her head towards Keira and slammed her hands on the table as an attempt to intimidate her.

Keira giggled, "I am no body's sugar baby and I don't mind how much my dress costs, but since you insist on it; might as well compensate me for the damages."

Keira handed the brown bag to Georgie.

"You want us to compensate you for a fake dress?" Georgie sneered and glared at the feisty Keira.

"I can assure you it's not fake; if you don't know how to check a genuine brand then please go to their store in the city, they will be able to tell you if it is indeed fake or not."

Keira plastered a smile on her face which showed her attractive dimples, this further flamed the two girls' rage.

"Stop spouting nonsense girl, we are aware that only one of that design was made available in the country and it was availed by the superstar Frida, last time I checked your name is Keira, not Frida!"

Rebecca and Georgie laughed really loud that now literally everyone in the cafeteria was looking at them.

Keira gathered all her patience to stop herself from slapping the girls and firing them on the spot, she stood up and picked up her luxury tote bag.

"Mine was brought in from Paris." Keira smiled at the two and turned around towards the exit.

Rebecca and Georgie frantically examined the dress; and to their shock, it is indeed genuine.

Before Keira reached the exit, she stopped on her way and faced them…

"By the way, I will let the HR know about this, and please pay me ten thousand dollars for my dress. If you can't afford it then maybe I can ask the payroll department if they can deduct two thousand dollars from your salaries for the next five months."

The color drained out of the two girls' faces, they can't believe how this new girl trampled on them like that.

"You bi*ch, you're gonna pay for this," Rebecca shouted in rage.

"If I heard it right, you two are the ones who are going to pay… and oh in installment since you cannot afford it right?" Thea beamed with gladness as she exited the cafeteria.