"I know, that's why I bought the place."
"Huh, what do you mean."
"I mean I bought the diner, I'm the new owner."
Martha's forehead scrunched struggling to accept it and suddenly lightbulb clicked in her head.
"Yes, you were simply returning to me my money."
When a stunned silence persisted from Martha, I continued.
"You are no longer obligated to go to work, you can go whenever you wish and leave whenever you wish, you'll get paid irrespective of what you do."
"I don't want your charity"
"It's not up to you." I shrugged despite Martha's gaze.
"I'll tell the guys at the diner what is happening, that you're a pervert who is bullying me."
"That I am honey, but how will it help you."
"They'll call the police on you, run down the diner and send your money down the drain."
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Hearing Martha's words, my lips curved in a smile and then a chuckle came out.
Marth had no idea how rich I was, what was a diner.
"Then let it go down. It means you'll be home 24/7"
"I'll find a new job"
"And I'll buy it out."
"You can't buy out every job I find" Martha said with a frown, the confidence on my face erring her considering how impossible my words were.
"Surely by now you've at least seen the Mercedes and Camaro downstairs, whose do you think it is."
Martho's eyes widen at the implication of my words since funny enough she hadn't seen me in them.
"That's still not enough"
"True, but what do you think is my net worth? If your mind I within the realm of millions you're wrong
I have enough money to buy whatever little establishments you decide to work in."
My words might seem arrogant but obviously, humility didn't work with Martha, since she liked a dominant man, I would go the extra step and show her a tyrant.
Not just flailing around the bush this time, Martha listened to my words picked out the details in them and gave a counter.
"I'll find work in a company, one you can't buy."
I don't know if it was my confidence or her increased trust in me, but without evidence, Martha had accepted the fact that I was capable and so sought an escape route.
Of course, her words were a bluff considering Valera's observation which said that she avoided anything high profile, hiding her existence, but I did not need that to crush her.
"Whatever company you got, I'll pay their HR $10000 to reject your application and blacklist you citywide."
"You can't do that" Martha said reluctantly, a shiver going through her.
"I assure you, darling, I can and I will. You're already mine, you just refuse to accept reality."