Chapter 56: Horace
Horace arrived at the ice cream shop on time, along with Superbia and Evie. The former was ready in no time for some reason, and the latter, well, she worked here and it was the first time meeting the boss.
They found the shop open, and a grumpy Nico cleaning inside. He still hadn’t noticed them and he was sweeping the floor, mumbling to himself. “Look at this s**t! Look! An entire waffle piece. We’re gonna get ants, I tell you.”
Horace braced himself, then walked inside. “Good morning, boss. How was your trip?”
The man turned to him and gripped on the handle tighter, his knuckles whitening. “What time is this you’re showing up?”
“It’s still early!” Horace complained, pointing at the clock on the wall. It really was.
“Responsibility means being here earlier than ev
