Chapter 5 - The Cruel Manager
"Tessa!" a high-pitched, venomous voice shrieked across the silent dining room.
Storming aggressively across the polished marble floor was Beatrice. The fifty-something restaurant manager wore a heavily tailored, wildly expensive red designer dress and a thick pearl necklace.
She marched directly up to the VIP table and aggressively grabbed Tessa by the arm, her long nails digging painfully into the young woman's skin.
"I am so incredibly sorry, Mr. Mercer," Beatrice panicked loudly, completely abandoning her arrogant persona to grovel pathetically before the mafia boss. "This worthless, clumsy girl is completely incompetent! I explicitly told her never to approach your table!"
Beatrice violently yanked Tessa backward, entirely expecting Roman to demand the waitress's immediate execution.
"She is completely financially destitute," Beatrice sneered coldly, ensuring the wealthy diners heard every single word. "She begs me for extra shifts just to pay her pathetic rent. I am firing her right now. Security, drag her out to the alley!"
Tessa didn't fight back against the manager. She just looked at Roman, her gray eyes flashing with cold, calculated intelligence.
Roman didn't look at Beatrice. He looked at the cruel manager's hand aggressively gripping Tessa's arm.
The terrifying apex predator slowly stood up from his luxurious chair. He completely dominated the massive room without even raising his voice.
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"Take your hand off her, Beatrice," Roman commanded smoothly, his deep voice carrying a freezing, lethal frequency.
👉 Beatrice scoffed, genuinely believing the mafia boss was trying to protect his own pride.
