Furrowing his brows, Dr@per pressed, âWhatâs your relationship with him? You both seem quite familiar with each other.
â
Jenniferâs peanut-picking came to a halt.
Hilliard remained silent, and awaited her response.
Under the gaze of both men, she retorted coldly, âWeâve only crossed paths a few times.
Iâm hardly acquainted with him.
â
Hilliardâs heart sank, wounded by her words.
After he heard that, Dr@perâs arrogance resurfaced when he looked at Hilliard.
âAh, so youâre attempting to deceive me, is that it? I had considered letting you off for Jenniferâs sake, but now that youâve repeatedly provoked me, that option seems impossible! Someone like you deserves a few days in jail!â
Right after he finished talking, the door to the private room swung open.
The manager came in quickly with four security guards.
Pointing at Hilliard, Dr@per said, âItâs him.
He came into the private room univited, broke the wine glass, and tried to make it look like I put something in the wine.
Call the police now and kick him out!â
The manager paid him no mind and walked directly to Hilliard.
He bowed to Hilliard as a sign of respect.
âMr.
Simmons⦠Whatâs the matter?â
âMr.
Simmons? Who exactly is this man?â Dr@perâs shoulders dropped.
âDidnât you hear clearly? He is from the Simmons family of Stastle.
â
The manager stared at Dr@per and sneered, âHis brother is this restaurantâs major shareholder.
Youâre having lunch in the Simmons familyâs restaurant.
And youâre trying to kick out Mr.
Simmons? How could you be so audacious?â
Dr@per glanced at Hilliard and then at Jennifer.
He was too shocked to say anything for a while.
The room suddenly fell into silence for a few seconds.
Hilliard then said in a deep voice, âSend him out of here.
He spiked the wine.
Take him to the police station and report what he just did.
Heâs not welcome to dine here anymore.
â
âUnderstood, Mr.
Simmons.
Consider it done!â
It finally dawned on Dr@per that he had offended someone influential.
âMr.
Simmons, please release me.
Iâm sorry.
I had no idea who you were! I didnât tamper with the wine! Please donât send me to jail!
Spare my family and my company, please!â
He cried and pleaded for mercy, trying to walk towards Hilliard.
Hilliardâs face twisted in disgust, and he kicked Dr@per aside.
âTake him away from here!â