"As long as it's what Duke wants to do, then he'll probably follow through. He's got a bad temper, and there's no telling what could happen. I thought you should know," Leena reminded her. She trembled a bit at the thought of Duke's previous actions, sending her back to Paris. Duke was very angry then. Fortunately, Kevin was with her and he took the brunt of it. Otherwise, Duke might have torn her to pieces.
"At the worst he'd yell at me. what else would he do?" Belinda said that, caring less about what Leena said. She did not know that in addition to yelling, Duke had various ways to make her beg him to stop.
"Miss, here is your wine. And, our boss told us all your orders are free tonight." The waiter said. And his words caught the attention of the three ladies. They looked at the waiter in surprise.
"Who is your boss and why is it free?" Belinda asked. She was wondering whether they had fallen into a subtle and deadly trap.
"I don't know either. But my boss said that Ms. Leng would know the reason. I'm sorry! I have to go now." The waiter said, giving a meaningful look at Leena. And then he turned and walked away.
"Girl, tell me what the hell is going on! Is that the reason why you didn't want to come in just now? You know the boss here?" Belinda stared at Leena with a thoughtful expression on her face. She could not understand why Leena, such a naive young girl, had a friend who ran a nightclub?
"Uh! No. This is the second time I've been here. How could I know the boss? But I think the boss is Kevin's friend," Leena explained, looking around the bar. She did not tell them that Kevin was one of the co-owners of this nightclub. Kevin once mentioned that the soldiers could not go into business, so she didn't mention it to anyone, not even close friends or relatives. She didn't want to make trouble for Kevin.
"So, why did you have a problem coming here? Wouldn't it be nice to be friends with the boss?" Belinda felt more and more puzzled about Leena's attitude. And she was not persuaded by Leena's simple explanation. She still felt that there must be something she was holding back.
"I just felt embarrassed to walk into the bar just now. Maybe I don't feel like being in a place where anyone knows me." Leena pouted her lips. If they knew she was familiar with the boss here, they would ask again why and how she got to know the boss. She was not ready to answer their questions. She could never let them know what she had done to Kevin here. Leena thought to herself. It was a secret!
"Really? Girl, look at you now. You can't even make eye contact. I know you're holding something back. Tell me, girl. Why do you have a problem with this bar? What the hell is going on with you?" Belinda squinted her beautiful eyes, staring straight at Leena with a teasing smile. It seemed that she had prepared a long list of questions. In case Leena's answers still could not satisfy her, Belinda would throw more questions at her until she got the reason.
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