Jason then smiled and turned to Shirley,"Please, follow me. Our boss is upstairs."
All eyes followed Jason and the two ladies into the elevator. As the elevator doors shut, the people in the casino wondered who the woman was. Some of the regulars thought that Shirley might have been one of the queens of the casino years ago.
Of course, the discussion in the casino did not bother Shirley. She was more interested in finding out what Jason's boss had in mind at that moment.
Molly had only served in the VIP room for one day when she had been working there, so she was not quite familiar with the room.
Shirley comforted Molly by patting her hands,"Everything is gonna be fine. Don't worry."
Molly nodded nervously. She was not really afraid of Brian anymore. All her pride had gone out the window when she admitted that she was his woman in front of that many people in the mall. It was humiliating to even think about it.
Molly sighed. She looked around and heard the other end of the VIP room being opened by a waiter from the inside. Someone inside the room caught her eye.
"What's wrong, Little Molly?" Shirley followed Molly's gaze. The door had already been closed and she couldn't see who was inside.
This time, Molly was sure who the man was. She was overwhelmed by anger. "Aunt Shirley, give me a minute."
Shirley did not have the time to react or reply as Molly hastily strode towards the door. The waiter panicked as he saw her going for the door of the VIP room. "Miss, you can't-" But Molly ignored the waiter and pushed the door open.
The members were in the middle of a game. Two men were sitting on opposite ends of the green flannel table. Molly didn't bother to look at the man on the left. Her attention was wholly on the man on the right and she was about to explode.
"Molly..." Steven called slowly, surprised. He wasn't expecting to see Molly there at all.
Molly shouted at Steven furiously,"What are you doing here?"
"Miss, I am sorry, but you need to leave now!" the waiter interrupted.
Molly glared at him and shook off the hands that were trying to grab her. She started to walk towards the table to confront Steven, but was stopped by the waiter again.
"Miss, the game is still on. No one is allowed to interrupt the game unless both parties agree to stop playing," a stern voice said from one end of the table.
Shirley had no idea what was happening or who Steven was, but she couldn't just stand and watch Molly get hurt right in front of her.
Molly looked up at the table and spotted the bodyguard who had spoken. He was very intimidating. She was so disappointed to see Steven at the game table. She remarked in anguish,"Why are you here? You promised me that you would never gamble again. Then why?"
Steven was sheepish, but he did not say a word.
"Are you dumb? I need an answer. Why are you in the casino again?" Molly shouted hysterically and tears had started to fall down her cheeks. She pushed aside the security in front of her and rushed forward. But soon, she was held back and a huge hand grabbed her by her shoulders.
"Let her go!"
"Let her go!"
two voices roared simultaneously. One was Shirley's angry voice and the other voice was as cold as the arctic.
Brian's wrath spread across his whole body when he saw the guard grab Molly forcefully. While everyone in the room wondered why there was more interruption, he spoke in a vehement tone,"Who gave you permission to touch her?"
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