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Chapter Eighty two
Elijah continued speaking with increasing defensiveness, his voice growing more agitated as he tried to maintain control of the narrative that was rapidly slipping away from him.“Since my father is already coming here by himself anyway, what should I have done - told him not to bother coming?” Elijah said with exasperated logic that he hoped would sound reasonable. “Of course he's going to handle both situations while he's here!”Then he turned and pointed an accusatory finger directly at Penelope, his frustration with her truth-telling finally boiling over into open hostility.“Penelope, you need to just stop this attitude of yours right now,” Elijah said sharply. “You need to stop this constant jealousy that you have toward me and Patricia. I'm not going to condone this nonsense anymore. I'm not going to allow you to literally keep uttering this kind of negativity and trying to undermine everything I say. Just keep your mouth shut if you can't say anything supportive!”At that mom
Chapter Eighty one
At that moment, upon hearing what his father just said - particularly the warning about behaving himself instead of the support he had expected - Elijah's jaw visibly tightened as he immediately started mentally kicking himself for a critical tactical error.Why didn't he just make a normal private phone call? Why did he literally put the conversation on loudspeaker for everyone to hear? Now Penelope and Patricia had both heard every word of what his father had said, including the part about him needing to behave himself rather than his father promising to take action against the manager.Elijah had wanted to project power and show Patricia that he had serious family connections who would immediately rush to his defense. He had intended to raise his profile and demonstrate his influence, but now instead he felt completely embarrassed and exposed. He had been expecting his father to start ranting on the phone about how they were going to deal with the manager and make everyone pay for
Chapter Eighty
At that moment, upon hearing what the security guard just said and seeing the determined, unwavering look on their faces, Elijah could tell with sinking certainty that these men were absolutely not going to back down any time soon. They were not going to change their minds or show him any special consideration, which put him in an incredibly disadvantageous position that he simply could not bear.The thought of enduring this level of public humiliation right in front of Patricia - right in front of the very woman he was desperately trying to impress and win over to his side - was absolutely unbearable. His entire carefully constructed image of power and influence was crumbling before her eyes, and he needed to do something dramatic to salvage the situation.Elijah straightened his shoulders and addressed the security guards with as much dignity as he could muster under the circumstances. “Fine, we will leave voluntarily,” he said, his voice carrying a warning tone that suggested this
Chapter seventy nine
Immediately upon hearing what his friend just said about having them escorted out like common troublemakers, Elijah's jaw tightened with a combination of rage, humiliation, and complete disbelief that their friendship was being thrown away over what he considered a simple favor.“Are you seriously kicking me out?” Elijah said, his voice rising with incredulous anger. “Are you literally kicking me out of this establishment just because I came to you asking for you to do this one little thing for me? Like, don't you understand how many sacrifices I've made for you over the years? Don't you even remember the history between our families?”His voice grew more threatening as he played what he believed was his strongest card. “Don't you know that it's because of my family's influence - my father's personal recommendation to the ownership - that you even got this manager position in the first place? What the hell has gotten into you that you would treat me this way after everything we've b
Chapter Seventy Eight
Immediately upon hearing what the manager had said and seeing that Elijah's grand display of influence had been completely torn down and rejected, Penelope couldn't help but feel a small smile creeping across her face despite her earlier anger and disappointment about losing her date.Yes, she had to admit that she was genuinely happy that Elijah couldn't deliver on his promises and connections the way he had boasted he could. While she was still hurt that Patricia had accepted his date proposal, seeing him fail so publicly meant that Patricia would show much less interest toward him going forward. This humbling experience was exactly what Penelope literally wanted to see happen, and everything was turning in her favor now in terms of diminishing Elijah's appeal.At that moment, Patricia also shook her head in deep disappointment, her shoulders sagging slightly as she realized that this avenue to reaching Jeremy was completely closed to her. She wasn't feeling disappointed because she
Chapter seventy seven
At that moment, upon hearing what the front desk lady just said in her calm, professional explanation of the events, the manager literally closed his eyes for a brief moment as he processed the information she had provided. When he opened them again, there was a look of understanding and resolution on his face that suggested he had reached a clear decision about this situation.Slowly, he nodded his head with the weight of someone who had heard enough evidence to make a fair judgment. Then he turned to face Elijah directly, his expression showing both regret about disappointing a friend and firmness about upholding his establishment's principles.“Well, I'm genuinely sorry to disappoint you, my friend,” the manager said with a tone that balanced personal friendship with professional responsibility. “But after hearing her explanation, I have to tell you that she didn't do anything wrong in this situation. What you and these ladies were requesting of her is simply and completely agains
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