At the mention of this, a flicker of panic flashed across Darien's face.
Next to him, Mollie shot him a hesitant look.
Her friends, however, began exchanging glances between Darien and Ellie.
One of them asked, “Mollie, what's going on here? Is your boyfriend faking this rich kid act?”
Mollie immediately turned to Darien, her tone sharp. “That's impossible! Darien, are you going to let the servant's daughter talk to you like that? She's totally out of line!”
Darien shot up from his seat, storming over to Ellie. He grabbed her arm roughly. “Ellie Cobb, have you had enough?”
Ellie jerked her arm free.
Keira and Erin took a step forward, ready to help, but Ryan stopped them.
Ryan simply said, “The Cobb family doesn't need anyone to fight their battles.”
Keira rolled her eyes. “Fine, if that's how the Cobbs handle things. But we're still going to have a nice little chat with Darien later.”
So, the group stood by, watching the scene unfold.
Darien, seeing Ellie pull away, scoffed. “Stay if you want, just don't get in my way.”
With that, he turned to Mollie.
Mollie, always quick on her feet, flashed a sly smile. “Darien, it's busy in here today, huh? Since this is your family's bar, I noticed the staff is kind of short-handed. Why don't we put her to work? It'd be convenient for all of us if she grabbed the drinks.”
Ellie shot Darien a cold look. “Your family's bar?”
Darien's expression tightened for a second, but he grabbed her arm again, lowering his voice to hiss, “Stop wasting time. Just get the drinks already. Why do you have to make such a fuss?”
Meanwhile, Erin turned to Ryan, her eyes wide with disbelief. “Isn't this bar owned by your family?”
Ryan shrugged. “The Cobbs don't run businesses. It's technically under the Gill family name.”
The Cobb family held a special status and avoided most business dealings, with the Gill family acting as their representatives.
So, while the bar wasn't officially run by the Cobbs, everyone knew who the real boss was. Whenever Ellie came here, no one dared charge her for anything. Most things went on a tab, settled at the end of each month.
Darien, of course, loved bringing people here since he didn't have to pay upfront.
Keira and Erin exchanged looks, both thinking how shameless Darien really was. Using someone else's bar and trying to kick out the owner? The nerve!
Their eyes turned back to Ellie, waiting to see how she'd deal with Darien or how she planned to strike back.
But to their surprise, Ellie gave Darien a long look before letting out a soft laugh. There was bitterness, disappointment, and then… a touch of relief, like she'd just realized something important.
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Anyone know of anywhere else I can read this?...
It’s been 10 days since the last update…….is there going to be anymore updates?...
So Keira's mother is the daughter of mr martin and scott & keira are cousins? Interesting!...
Please give us more than one page at a time. We are faithful to you we deserve more than just a page a day. Too slow posting will make a reader loose interest and look for another novel....
Thank you for your hardwork. However, please we need at least 7-10 chapters everyday....
Im getting bored in this story with 2 chapters uploaded daily! Maybe I'll just come back after Keira's done with all the tasks to see what will happen...
What could be the purpose of the tasks given to Keira? Is it a prep for Keira to become the head of South fam or something else?...
Can’t you translate more than two pages per day please? It only took me a few days to get to here and I’m getting bored waiting for more....
How many more chapters before Lewis appears at the banquet?? Im waiting to know the Olsen brothers & Victoria's reaction upon knowing that gigolo is Lewis....
Thank you for the updates, please upload more chapters everyday. I Love this story...