What the hell had Archie been doing behind Heath’s back?
“Oh,e on. It’s my birthday. Everyone’s a guest, aren’t they?” Eleanor saw that things were heading
south and quickly jumped in. “Archie, don’t act all pouty just because you wanted to surprise me. Alright,
Veronica, Courtney. Hurry up ande inside.”
The two of them stood at the doorway, not moving an inch.
Archie barked out a warning, “Didn’t you hear El calling you? Don’t act all high and mighty now!”
Courtney ignored him, smiling as she asked Rowan, “Mr. Perry, did you see that? I don’t want to give up
my private room to someone like that.”
Rowan looked troubled and turned to exin to the people in the private room, “This private room was booked by Ms. Powell a week ago, and she doesn’t want to give it up.”
For a moment, everyone’s expressions soured.
Reynard had been in a bad mood recently, so Eleanor hadn’t thrown a big birthday party.
Although the guests today might not have been the absolute top–tier socialites, they were still all well-
known names in Jouver. None of them had ever been to a party where they got kicked out of a restaurant.
If word got out, they’d be theughingstock of the town.
Archie immediately jumped up. “Courtney! Are you holding a grudge because I rejected you? It’s just a private room. Do you really have to be this petty?”
Courtney was furious that he had twisted the situation and yed the victim.
However, Veronica linked her arm with Courtney and gently fired back, “Mr. Lane, if you’re so good at being the bigger person, then why didn’t you let me off the hook that time?”
Archie’s eyes widened with fury. “Mrs. Tate, no one asked for your opinion! <b>It </b>wasn’t even because of that
kick! <b>It </b>was because of Jocelyn!”
“Archie!” Eleanor rushed up to grab him, gently scolding him. “Don’t raise your voice like that. You’ll disturb the other guests.”
This idiot was absolutely brainless. He didn’t know how to read the room at all!
Of course, she knew about the setup with Jocelyn. By now, that woman’s explicit photos were probably already trending online.
For him <i>to </i>blurt this <b>out </b><b>at </b>such a crucial moment was basically dragging her down with him.
Eleanor’s expression kept shifting as she pulled Archie back.
She turned around, eyes welling up with tears, as she looked at Veronica pitifully. “I’m so sorry, Veronica.
We really didn’t know you’d booked this private room beforehand.
“It’s just that today’s my birthday. I wanted to have a simple celebration. I never expected such a misunderstanding to happen. Forget it, we’ll leave right now. I hope we didn’t ruin your mood.”
Veronica quietly enjoyed the entire orchestrated performance. She silently counted down to one in her
head.
“Wait.”
Sure enough, someone took the bait.
Heath grabbed Eleanor’s forearm, his cold eyes full ofplicated emotions. “Name your price. How much before you let this room go?”
“30 million dors,” Veronica casually replied.
Heath’s gaze turned sharp as a de. “Veronica, don’t make a scene at a time like this. Today is Eleanor’s birthday. Can’t you give her a break?”
Veronica shrugged nonchntly, looking utterly baffled. “What does you and your little girlfriend reserving a private room have anything to do with me?”
“Heath, stop wasting words with her! These two women obviously came here just to cause trouble today! I refuse to believe you can’t buy a private room with money! I’d rather burn my money than give it to them! “Archie shouted.
Archie was fuming, then turned to Rowan and yelled, “You! Go get your boss! I want to invest in this ce!”
Rowan was speechless. So, investing in them was equivalent to burning money.
But given the situation, if this didn’t get resolved soon, the restaurant’s reputation would take a serious hit.
a moment, he told everyone to wait a bit and went to find his boss.
agged out of the kitchen, there was a murderous glint in his eyes.
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