The Divine Supreme

Chapter 4

The guests murmured in surprise. Arresting a criminal?

Kylie nodded vigorously, telling them everything that had happened at the airport. She felt confident about her judgment, that she wouldn’t have to deal with Remus Cosby anymore. She even pitied him a bit. The man had escaped from prison just to meet her again, but the price of that was likely another decade in jail.

“Oh, so it was just some hooligan. There I was, already preparing myself for Ms. Lotus.” Abel Lawson relaxed instantly.

Since that was the case, he still had time to plan.

Someone jumped at the opportunity to butter him up. “That hooligan should be taught a lesson for making Mr. Lawson worry like this.”

“I’ll have my police friends find out where he’s being held and have someone break his legs!”

“I have connections in prison, too. I’ll make sure that he’s taken care of every single day!”

Hearing all the discussions, Kylie pitied Remus even more. Remus’ remaining days in prison didn’t sound too good. But in any case, he had brought it upon himself.

She then thought of taking the chance to persuade Abel to award them the contract once again, but then her phone rang. She left the private room to answer it.

“Ahh!” she suddenly shrieked, the phone slipping from her grasp. Her shriek brought several guests from the private room out.

“Ms. Cox, are you alright?”

“What happened, Ms. Cox?”

Kylie didn’t seem to have heard them. She was still staring into the distance, eyeing a certain someone in the restaurant.

What was Remus Cosby doing here?!

The man just happened to notice her as well. He put his silverware down in exasperation. “All I wanted was just to have a quiet lunch,” he sighed, then got up to leave.

“Stop!” Kylie said through clenched teeth. What was he doing here? Was he really stalking her?!

She stormed up to him and cried, “I told you we don’t belong together, and I told you to stop following me! Are you deaf? Did you not hear me right?!”

The surrounding guests then understood that this man was a simp. No wonder Kylie was reacting so strongly.

Remus rolled his eyes. “When was I stalking you? Will you get out of my way?”

His tone upset several men, who decided to jump to Kylie’s rescue like knights in shining armor.

“Hey, watch your tone, buddy! I’ll rough you up!” someone cried, picking up a wine bottle menacingly.

Someone else roared, “You better apologize, or I’ll make sure you crawl out of here!”

“I say we whoop his ass right now!”

Everyone swiftly launched themselves at Remus, ready to swing their fists at his face at Kylie’s order.

Just then, Abel walked out of the private room and asked flatly, “Who is this, Ms. Cox?”

Kylie replied while glaring at Remus, “He’s the criminal from the airport that I told you about. I have no idea how he managed to escape again!”

The atmosphere in the restaurant immediately grew tense. Criminal? Escaped? Many of the wannabe white knights immediately shrunk back, their sharp accusations falling silent.

Even Abel tensed up, regretting coming out of the room.

Who would risk their lives by going head to head with an escaped criminal?

Remus was upset with Kylie’s accusation but didn’t make a move nor bother to explain himself. None of the surrounding guests seemed willing to cross him, so he could let it pass. Instead, he walked past Kylie, heading right for the entrance.

“Don’t you dare walk out that door!” Kylie cried again. “Swear to me right now that you’re never going to show yourself in my presence ever again, or you won’t be leaving here at all!”

She needed to make sure she would never see him again, once and for all.

Remus’ eyes darkened, and his demeanor immediately turned hostile. Even the surrounding guests felt it.

He hated when people threatened him. If Kylie weren’t a girl, he would’ve done something to her the first time she talked to him this way. Yet here she was, testing his patience again and again.

“How do you plan on stopping me from leaving?” he asked slowly.

Kylie felt like she was in the crosshairs of a dangerous beast. Her sudden recollection that Remus was a criminal added to her fear.

But she couldn’t surrender now. “Mr. Reyes, call those police friends of yours now!”

Reyes had mentioned that he could have his friends arrest Remus, so she would make that happen right now!

“I…” The man stepped back in shock. “N-no, I don’t know anyone.”

He’d probably get beaten up before his friends arrived, so there was no way that he would do that.

“Mr. Reyes?” Kylie frowned, then turned to the man beside him. “You said you had connections in prison, right, Mr. Williams? Maybe one of them is this criminal’s boss!”

Mr. Williams leapt back. He couldn’t risk calling someone who knew this criminal! “No, no, I don’t have any!”

“What…?” Kylie was nearly at a loss now. She gazed desperately at the men around her, hoping one of them would come to her rescue. Yet none of them met her gaze.

Only an idiot would risk their life by going up against a convicted criminal!

Still unwilling to give up, Kylie turned to Abel. He was the most powerful person here.

The man cussed her out internally but kept his polite expression on. He forced a hideous smile. “Kid, if you need a job now that you’re free, I have a vacant position you can take. Five thousand minimum right now.”

Mr. Reyes leapt at the chance too. “I’m hiring too!”

“This is your chance to make it big, kid. Mr. Lawson doesn’t hire just anybody!”

They all tried to appeal to Remus, hoping to get in his good graces.

“Heh.” Remus scoffed. “Five thousand? Those chumps in prison pay me at least a million dollars just to avoid getting beaten up. Now, scram!”

His words left the men speechless and embarrassed.

“Remus Cosby!” Kylie yelled angrily. Abel Lawson was her one-way ticket to career stability. She couldn’t let him be humiliated! “Your stupid little game disgusts me! I’ll let you off again, but I’ll make sure you beg me for mercy next time!”

She didn’t have time to prepare for their encounter because it was so sudden. Next time, she needed to make sure she was ready for it. All she needed was the right connections.

The men were plotting silently too. They would teach the kid a lesson if it were the last thing they did!

“Who do you want begging for mercy?” someone suddenly called from the entrance. An old man, followed by several bodyguards, walked in.

Abel and the men jumped in surprise.

This man was a highly influential person in Neptuna!