Chapter 54


    Was the manager being serious?


    Xavier''s simmering rage erupted anew. "Get your boss out here now! I''m going to make him regret


    it." He bellowed.


    The manager gave a sly grin. "You want to meet our boss? You''re not worthy of his presence."


    Xavier couldn''t hold back his fury any longer. In a fit of anger, he hurled a nearby wine bottle against


    the floor, his face turning a shade of steel blue as he red at the manager with venomous eyes. "I


    want to see if it''s your boss who''s tough or me. If we really butt heads, your boss will not be let off


    the hook so easily."


    The manager couldn''t help butugh at such arrogance.


    Xavier was just a second son out of favor, and he wanted topare himself to the boss? How


    could he be so audacious?


    In the midst of Xavier''s posturing, his phone rang—it was his father.


    Xavier could no longer y the tough guy. He answered immediately, his voice dripping with


    respect, "Dad."


    The surrounding silence was so profound that everyone could hear the furious scoldinging


    from Xavier''s father. "Xavier, you good-for-nothing bastard, what the hell are you up to? Do you


    have any idea who''s behind Gourmet Gxy? Get the hell out of there now!"


    Xavier was taken aback. "Dad, are you aware of the situation here?"


    "Do you think I''d be calling if I didn''t? Who gave you permission to wave the Rond family banner


    around? Get the hell out of there, now!"


    Xavier''s father hung up the phone in a fit of rage, leaving Xavier standing there, as if turned to


    stone.


    Ruby watched Xavier in disbelief. Was he really not favored at home? He seemed to have it worse


    than her.


    Lauren''s eyes flickered with doubt. She had always felt that Xavier wasn''t reliable and certainly not


    a match for her precious daughter.


    Moreover, the other friends were equally stunned by the deafening roar of Xavier''s father. Hadn''t


    Xavier imed he would be taking over thepany one day? How had he ended up so belittled?


    Ruby stepped in to defuse the tension again. "Xavier, my head is killing me. Let''s just go."


    Lauren chimed in, "Yeah, this atmosphere is suffocating. Let''s celebrate the birthday somewhere


    nicer."


    Mortified, Xavier was in a foul mood and had no choice but to leave.


    His friends were left dumbfounded. Had Xavier just walked away? It seemed that the power behind


    this ce was beyond even Xavier''s reach. Those who had been enjoying the drama were


    suddenly anxious, beating a hasty retreat.


    Xavier left with Ruby and Lauren, with Lauren feeling particrly bitter. Was Xavier really just a


    coward?


    The three of them walked out, each lost in their own thoughts, and happened to pass by Josefina


    returning from the restroom. Under their watchful eyes, Josefina entered VIP Room 888.


    Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Xavier said without thinking, "Room 888 is reserved for the owner''s personal use. It''s not open to


    the public."


    Lauren and Ruby exchanged a confused nce. Was Josefina truly that favored by the Harrison


    family?


    As they were discussing, a silver-haired gentleman entered the room. Lauren breathed a sigh of


    relief and scoffed, "Xavier, just look. I told you she was nothing but a gold-digger, unfit for public


    view. That guy''s old enough to be her father, and she''s willing to be his sugarbaby."


    Ruby sneered, but quickly suppressed the urge to gloat. "Mom, let''s just bring Josefina back home.


    It''s too hard for her, being caught up among all these men."


    "Ruby, have you forgotten how she mistreated you? She''s made her bed; let her lie in it. We don''t


    need to concern ourselves with her."


    Xavier nced at the numbers on the VIP room door, then followed Ruby as they left. His pride was


    wounded, and he couldn''t swallow the insult.


    Xavier was curious, was the man dining with Josefina really that old gentleman?