COSG - Chapter 104.1: Monsters Are Here

"Caroline?" Allen was surprised; he thought Caroline would be with him on this. "What's with you? Are you being serious?"

"I don't mean for you guys to follow my decision," Caroline quickly said. "Allen, Simon, as you all know, my mother has been seeking a prospective match for me since last year. I had already planned to resign and return this year."

This excuse clearly couldn't convince Allen, who was a year younger than Caroline. Shaking his head repeatedly, the young man insisted, "That's not what you really want, Caroline. We've been friends since childhood and only separated when you went to work as a waitress."

Caroline sighed. They were all her childhood playmates, and she didn't want Allen to misunderstand that she wasn't supporting him. However, she also didn't want Allen to think that she liked lying.

"I just… I really intend to stay, Allen. I understand your concerns, and I have the same ones, but… if I could choose, I would prefer to stay in town."

A temporary pause ensued, and the 23-year-old girl revealed a bitter smile that didn't match her age. "When we met before, I said I was doing well; that was a lie, just to save face. I… I'm tired of working in the restaurant, fed up.

"Perhaps you all might never understand, but my job isn't as simple as toiling hard. Let me put it this way: there are always bored men viewing me critically, making impolite remarks that upset me. Sometimes, they would even discuss out loud how much money small-town girls like us are worth.

"If someone points at me and says, 'Look, that girl is from Weisshem,' everyone around will burst into laughter as if I'm a living joke just standing there.

"And we're not allowed to get angry or panic; that would lower a high-end restaurant's class. If one dares cry, they're done; their salary would be reduced by two ranks, and they were sent back to the kitchen to start from a dishwasher.

"Being touched on the butt or pinched on the waist, that's just commonplace. After all, we, the waitstaff of high-end restaurants, wear eye-catc

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