She peered intently at Leah's face as she waited for her to respond.
"Mrs Parker said…,"
"If you want to work overtime then nobody will stop you but be aware that you are not gonna get paid for it," a lady's cool voice disrupted their conversation.
Almost at the same time, Joanna and Leah shifted their attention to the right where the voice came from.
"I never wanted to ask for extra pay for the excess hour I will be working so you don't have to worry," Joanna replied sternly.
Unlike the gentle tone she used with Leah, the lady standing beside her could sense a bit of hostility in Joanna's tone as she addressed Amelia.
"Also, I am gonna leave the moment the person I am waiting for gets here," Joanna added.
"I never asked you that," Amelia snarled. She spun and walked away from the counter.
"Joanna, there is something I notice about the way you speak to Miss Amelia…,"
"And what's that?" Joanna snapped, sounding very impatient.
