Chapter 18

He wasn’t seeing things. That pale, scrawny woman in the grimy work uniform, bowing and apologizing over and over—that was definitely Lila. After all this time searching for her, she turned up in a run-down spot like this? Lucas tried hard to stay cool. He quickly gave a few quiet instructions to the guy next to him, then turned and left the restaurant. Lila’s eyes were red. She didn’t dare talk back to the man in front of her, fearing any argument would cause a scene and upset her boss. But no matter how many times she apologized, that guy just wouldn’t let it go—instead, he started yelling louder and louder. All she'd done was run behind on getting his food out. She’d just been too swamped. Her voice trembled as she started to explain, but before she could even get a full sentence out, the loud guy suddenly got knocked flat on the floor. Screams instantly rang out in the restaurant. The boss stormed out ready to demand who dared start a fight in his place, but the second he saw who t