Lou’s words were rude and harsh, and he showed no courtesy to Dustin. Dustin had intended to be reasonable and talk things out. But upon hearing that, his expression darkened.
No wonder all the staff at A’roma were so arrogant. It was because they had such an arrogant boss!
“Hey! Didn’t you hear what he said? Get lost!” Sue barked. “So this is how you run the place, by throwing customers out. Seems to me like you’re not interested in business,” Dustin said icily.
“It’s not that we’re not interested in business. We’re just not interested in business from you!”
Lou continued boldly, “I run the place, so what I say goes. I don’t like the looks of you, so all of you better get the hell out of here within one minute, or I’ll get things done my way.”
The crowd immediately made a big commotion when they heard that, urging Dustin to leave.
“Well, Rhys? The owner has made it clear that he wants you out of here. Why are you so shameless to stay?” Florence smirked as she folded her arms in front of her.
She can’t win him in an argument, nor can she win him by reasoning. So, the only way she could win this was to resort to abusing her powers and bullying him into leaving.
“Hah! Some people really know no shame. He’s clearly been kicked out, yet he lingers around like a stray dog,” Julie said, insulting him. “Exactly! Doesn’t he know his place? How dare he fight with us for the room? How ignorant!”
Victoria looked at Dustin in contempt. They now had Sir Mosey backing them up. Everyone else had to stand aside and make way for them.
“Oh, so you’re throwing your weight around now? Are you sure you want to do this?” Dustin looked at Lou coldly.
“Of course, I’m sure!” Lou lifted his chin. “You angered Mrs. Nicholson, and that’s no different from angering me. Since you’ve gotten on my nerves, I’m throwing you out!” Then, Lou gestured to his security guards.
A moment later, all the guards swarmed up and surrounded Dustin, looking at him fiercely. Some of them even pulled out sticks, ready to attack upon Lou’s orders.
“Rhys, you better know where you stand. You and us, we’re no longer of the same status.” Florence stuck out her chin and looked at him haughtily.
“Do you know what power is? Do you know the difference between us now? To put things simply, we can dine here without paying a single penny, and you need to pay us to dine here. Get it?”
“Just accept it. People like you deserve to grovel at our feet for life!” Julie sneered.
“Hey, rascal! You look very unhappy about things.”
A corner of Lou’s lips was raised as he continued relentlessly, “But so what? You’re on my turf. So I don’t care who the hell you are. You will do as I say. “And now, I say you leave, so you fucking leave!”
“You’re just the owner of a restaurant. I don’t understand why you think you can afford to be so arrogant.”
Dustin scoffed as he shook his head. ” Fine, it seems like you don’t want business. Then I guess you can shut your business down from today onward.
With that said, he pulled out his phone and made a call. “Get some of our men here and shut down A’roma.”
“Hey, you’re going to shut us down? Oh, I’m terrified. See, I’m even trembling!”
Lou sniggered sarcastically. “Hey, kiddo, do you know who you’re going up against? Do you know who’s backing me up?
“Please do your research before acting up around here. I’m afraid you’ll be scared silly once you know who is backing us up!”
“I don’t care who you are, and I don’t give a damn who got your backing. All I know is I’m terribly pissed today, so you will pay for your actions,” Dustin answered calmly.
Lou laughed. “You’re threatening me? Fine! I’ll be waiting right here. I’d like to see what you’re capable of!”
Lou folded his arms in front of his chest. He seemed to have absolutely no fear for Dustin.
He must have a certain level of background and connections to be able to run a high-end restaurant in the city center where rent was sky-high. And business was booming for him, too.
Not a while later, the sound of several cars zoomed past outside A’roma. Then, a large group of disciples from Kirin Gang stormed in.
The guards from A’roma’s expressions turned to that of fear when they saw them charging in. All of a sudden, they were no longer as arrogant as they were before anymore.
