Toby looked at the two strong men standing beside me, and said, “Be smart, will you? Apologize and go home.”
The two men weren’t stupid. Seeing Dennis’s elegance, they knew that he was not an ordinary person.
The two men were stunned. But immediately they looked at me, bowed, and apologized, “Ms. Kennedy, sorry we offended you just now. Please forgive us.”
“Beat it!” Toby said. He looked at the two men and waved at them, signaling them to leave quickly.
Seeing the situation, the two men didn't say much. They looked at Antonia and said, “Nia, sweetie. Don’t make a fool of yourself. Go home now!”
After that, the two left.
Seeing so, Antonia’s face became worse. She looked at me and said, “Clara Kennedy, you are just a slut! Perhaps you...”
I wasn’t in the mood at all to keep on arguing with her. So I just ignored Antonia and went straight into the hotel. But somehow she freaked out and held on to me saying, “What are you running for? Show me what you can do now. Call help and investigate my dad! I am waiting!”
I frowned and looked up at her with a light expression, “Ms. Antonia, at first I was really confused at why the daughter of the county magistrate would come to be a hotel front desk, but now I do understand - Because your dad is way smarter than you are, and he sees that your stupidity won’t do you any good. Working in the hotel is just easiest work for you, so you won’t do anything that would risk pulling him down from his powerful position.”
“You...”
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