Chapter 680

"But she was insulting our food!" The waitress finally spoke again after a pause, though her tone had clearly lost some of its earlier bite. By now, the commotion had drawn the attention of other customers and staff alike. A few people at nearby tables were watching, and a male waiter came striding over in a hurry. "Vanessa, what's going on?" he asked, completely ignoring us as he turned to the waitress with concern. "She said our food isn't any good, and when I pushed back, this guy started scolding me!" Vanessa didn't waste any time flipping the narrative, instantly painting herself as the victim. Her pitiful expression was pretty convincing, too. The male waiter's face hardened. He turned to me coldly and said, "Sorry, sir, but you're no longer welcome here. Please leave." "I already paid. We haven't even touched the food, and now you're kicking us out?" My eyes flickered between the two of them. It wasn't hard to figure out—this guy clearly had a thing for the woman named Va