Chapter 51

Claire didn't even lift her head when she heard that. She was focused on plating the final touches of her dish, eyes glued to the food in front of her. "Why kick him out? He's basically handing us money. Be dumb not to take it." The VIP cards at Lotus Smoke weren't cheap—they functioned like prepaid reservations, and cost a chunk of change. Since Nelson was willing to eat here, there was really no point in driving away a walking wallet. Besides, Jadewick was still his family's turf. Whatever happened between her and Nelson, it had nothing to do with Lotus Smoke. Stirring up trouble and dragging innocent people down with her—that wasn't her style. Jasper was pretty riled up at first. Just knowing who the guests were already annoyed him. He'd been ready to toss them out. But after hearing what Claire said, he suddenly realized—yeah, chucking them out would mean waving goodbye to a cash cow. "Fine then, we'll just stick 'em in a private room. No need to show them the door—we can quietly b