After attending to the customer, Alyssa was about to go back into the kitchen to resume her talk with Cindy when she heard the bell to the bakery's door jingle again.

She had already forgotten that there was a long line of customers waiting outside. She looked around in search of an idle staff member but they were all busy tending to the other customers.

"I need to hire more workers." She thought to herself as she gently massaged her thighs.

Her encounter with Ezekiel last night had left her famished. Though she took the drugs he left for her this morning, she still felt weak all over, most especially...