Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 115 - 23. The interview

Chapter 115: Chapter 23. The interview

In general, the unprecedented success of our store really turned out to be an unpredictable phenomenon.

Now, after such a stunning success, I really regretted that I had once doubted my abilities and did not try to open my own business in order to become independent from the Duke’s family. After all, as it now turns out, I was just a natural genius in this field!

However, along with the overwhelming success of our business, another problem arose soon enough. Even though it’s only been two weeks since we opened, Jeremy and I already felt like we couldn’t handle it on our own anymore. After all, there were too many customers coming every day!

Even though we managed to get Yufil to help us, even the three of us weren’t enough to do the job effectively. Thus... Sooner or later, we still had to come up with this idea.

— Camille, I think we definitely need to hire workers...

One evening, when my friend and I were completely exhausted after a tiring day at work, he suggested this idea.

— Are you suggesting that we hire employees in the store? — I asked again.

— yes... — Jeremy sighed, — To be honest, I don’t think we can really hold out for long with this schedule. After all, there are only three of us.

— hm.

Then the guy asked uncertainly:

— What do you think about it?

Actually, it was a topic that I hadn’t thought about for a long time.

— Good! — I agreed without hesitation, — Then let’s do it tomorrow.

Well, as one would expect, but sooner or later any business was subject to expansion, associated with the costs and effort of its production. Although I didn’t expect that we would have to move on to this step so soon, but... I definitely couldn’t disagree with the baron’s youngest son that we needed help.

Together, we thought about hiring one or more employees to help us with our store duties. For this purpose, we have compiled a job advertisement and submitted it immediately to several locations. However, to my surprise, despite the fact that there were quite a lot of responses to our ad, but on the appointed day of the general interview, they came to our store... Just two people.

«what? — I was quite puzzled by this, — Weren’t there more responses to our vacancy? Why did only two people come?»

Besides...

I was also quite confused by their appearance.

— Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with? — I awkwardly addressed them, because at first I even assumed that these people might have got the wrong place.

But to my surprise...

— Uh... We came here about a job.

— what? Jobs?

— yes. Weren’t you the one who advertised for employees?

«.....»

Puzzled, I lifted my gaze to look at their faces, but even so, I had to lift my head high just to look at them. What the hell... What are such people doing here?!

In front of me stood two large men with a rather unfriendly appearance at first glance. One had a bushy mustache, while the other had sideburns and glasses. They were dressed in simple, unremarkable clothes.

Apart from their menacing appearance, I also had the vague impression that I might have seen them somewhere before... But, however, most likely it was just my imagination. After all, I would definitely remember if I had met people like them before!

Noticing my confused appearance, the man with the mustache, who looked more confident, coldly said:

— Maybe... That this ad is no longer relevant?

As if coming to my senses at that moment, I immediately shook my head.

— No, not at all! We are just looking for employees...

Although these candidates who came for an interview were not at all who I expected to see, but in any case, it would not be polite to dismiss them from the threshold like that. So first of all, I decided to listen to them.

«Then please, you can sit here.».

I pointed to a small sofa for visitors, which stood in the central room, inviting them to sit there. I was going to sit in the chair opposite. However...

At that moment, another person suddenly entered our store. He was the same imposing-looking man, though not as menacing as the previous two. He had shaggy hair and bangs that covered almost the entire upper part of his face.

Although his appearance also seemed a little strange to me, but anyway...

— Good afternoon! Is there anything I can do to help you?

The man cleared his throat with an agitated look.

— I’m sorry, I’m... I’m a little late.

— what?

— I came because of your announcement about the search for employees.

«...»

So, in the end, three people came to an interview for the job we offered. Since it was a flower shop, I assumed that most of the candidates who would respond to this job would be mostly women, or elderly people. But not that they would be individuals who, in their appearance, could have the least in common with such a sphere...

Well, anyway, I just accepted it. An interview is an interview.

— So, what are your names? — I asked first of all.

«My name is Frank, and this is my brother Judo,» the man with the cold aura was the first to introduce himself.

— Frank, Judo, nice to meet you. Can you tell us a little more about who you are and where you come from?

The two exchanged glances for a moment, after which the man named Frank continued:

— My brother and I were born and raised in a remote village, where we worked in the fields all our lives. However, not so long ago we decided to change our lives and come to work in the capital.

— For work? — I asked, — But then why did you decide to get a job in this particular store?

«Is there something wrong with that?»

«...»

To be honest, this statement itself puzzled me a lot. No matter how you look at it, but even if you proceed only from common sense, the flower shop did not seem to be the most suitable place for such a purpose. Moreover, judging by their looks, I could safely assume that these two would definitely be able to handle almost any physical task. After all, there were still plenty of places in the capital where they could earn much more. So why is that...

While I was lost in thought for a short while, I accidentally caught the gaze of a menacing man with a mustache, and for some reason I felt uncomfortable.

— No, but... — I stammered, — Actually, we opened not so long ago, so the amount of salary may be small...

— It’s all right.

— what?

Judo hastened to complete the man’s words:

— My brother wanted to say that there is no problem in this.

«....»

Since I couldn’t find any more words in this situation, I decided to take a break and change the conversation vector.

— Well, okay, what about you? — I turned to the man with the shaggy bangs.

«My name is Caleb,» the man who looked more noble than the other two introduced himself.

— Caleb, — I nodded satisfactorily, saying his name, — Where are you from and why did you decide to get a job here?

He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

— I... I served a provincial lord in the past, but due to certain circumstances, I had to resign from there not too long ago. That’s why I’m currently looking for a new job.

I immediately asked again:

— So you used to serve a noble family?

— yes.

— And who exactly did you work for?

— I... I was in the guard.

At that moment, my previously wide eyes widened even more.

In fact, from his appearance, Caleb really gave the impression of a man who knew how to handle a weapon. This was indicated not only by his well-trained body, but also by the multiple calluses on his hands... In that case, why would someone like him choose this particular job?

No matter how you look at it, if he really served in the noble family’s guard squad in the past, then with such a track record, he could well have found a more suitable job. After all, even working as a bodyguard for some rich man would be more prestigious and highly paid. So why did this man choose the flower shop, which was not even remotely related to his previous activities?

In other words, it was all weird, and weird again!

After digesting all the information I had heard in my head for a while, I finally hesitantly opened my mouth to ask again:

— You... Are you sure you want to work here?

— yes! — All three of them answered unanimously.

I sighed.

«Well, then, there’s nothing to be done...»

In any case, the deadlines were already tight, and we still needed employees. And since no one else came except these three... I thought that in this situation, I had no choice but to go for it.

I hesitated, then continued.:

— Your duties will include keeping order in the store, serving customers and distributing goods. Can you handle it?

All three of them nodded at the same time.

«....»

— Well, all right... Then you can start working tomorrow.

At this time, Yufil de Walt, who was just about to go down to the first floor, involuntarily froze on the stairs as soon as he heard fragments of this conversation. As if sensing something was amiss, the guy decided to observe what was happening from the sidelines. And... to put it mildly, he was completely shocked by this.

«These three...»

The duke’s heir couldn’t believe his eyesight, which definitely wasn’t failing him.

Despite the fact that the guy hadn’t been in the Crown Princess’s residence for a long time, even he was able to recognize such threatening personalities at a glance.

So why is that...

«How the hell could that idiot really not recognize them...?!»