He could not even begin to imagine what would happen if this were true.Eaden, on the other hand, appeared much calmer. He could tell that Samuel was extremely anxious in anticipation of what would happen, and tried to reassure him, "Don't worry, Mr. Lene, although Mr Cole is an extraordinary man, he is very reasonable and understanding. If you didn't do anything wrong, he won't punish you unnecessarily. Just do exactly as he says and everything will be alright."Unfortunately, the same can't be said if it turns out one of your stupid employees has done something to offend him. In that case, I'm sure you know what to do."You're a decent man, I have to admit, so if it turns out that one of your employees has indeed done something wrong, just do exactly as I say later." The moment Eaden finished his sentence, he closed his eyes and did not say anything further—a clear end to the conversation."Of course… Thank you, Mr Wafer, for your kind help," Samuel stammered, his entire back c
At his first command, the guards all raised their batons, preparing to lunge toward Liam at any second. All of a sudden, a furious roar sounded behind them, "Stop! Nobody moves a muscle!"The guards all froze and turned around. Even Larry and the salesgirls did the same. The moment they turned around, they came face-to-face with an alarmed-looking Samuel, who was sprinting over toward them as fast as his legs could carry him.Larry and the salesgirls were all stunned to see him and exchanged nervous glances. However, a moment later, Larry plastered a simpering smile on his face and approached Samuel, bowing and curtsying as low as he could go. "Mr. Lene, what brings you here today? Have you caught wind of what's happening here? I must apologize, Mr. Lene, for the inconvenience caused, but I have gotten the situation under control now! My guards are just about to toss these people out!"With that, he turned to the shell-shocked guards and barked, "What are you waiting for? Are you
The more he thought about it the more upset he got, and he even shot Liam a murderous glare for good measure. Meanwhile, the sales girls were all too stunned for words. Neither of them had any idea what had happened to lead their boss to punish Mr Warren instead of the two troublemakers.Samuel, detecting the indignation in Larry's tone, frowned and raised his voice, "Shut your mouth! Do you have any idea what you're saying? In all honesty, you're the one that should be punished, for being an ignorant idiot!"Samuel was eager to get on Liam's good side, and seeing Larry's attitude, shot him a desperate glance, hoping that he would get the message in time, before shouting again, "What is going on with you, Mr Warren? Have you learned nothing from all these years of working underneath me? How many times have I told you that anyone who steps foot in our store is a valuable customer of ours and should be treated with utmost respect?"The same goes for you! How many times have I said t
Before Celena could even finish her sentence, however, Liam scoffed, then stepped forward to shield Celena behind him and said curtly to Samuel, "Mr. Lene, there is one very big problem we are facing here. Your manager, Mr. Warren, first insulted my wife, then offended me when I tried to reason with them. When our argument escalated, they even threatened to get security and toss us out of your store! What do you think we should do about this, Mr. Lene?"The color drained from Samuel's face upon hearing this. Larry and the salesgirls noticed this but naively thought that his annoyance was a result of Liam's continued arrogance. Unbeknownst to them, Samuel's frown was actually an expression of deep concentration as he contemplated what to do to quell Liam's anger.Larry, stupidly thinking that Liam had struck a nerve in Samuel by launching this request, immediately shoved aside the guard standing in front of him and stormed out, screeching, "Outrageous! You are crossing a line here, yo
"Yes, they should be the ones apologizing instead! You just arrived, Mr. Lene, so you had no idea what happened before you came! That man was behaving extremely aggressively and slapped Leonie here without warning!" "Mr. Lene, how can you be on their side? Look what they did to Leonie! why should we be the ones apologizing?" "Why should we apologize?"All the sales girls, Leonie included, were all extremely upset to hear this. The last thing they wanted to do was to apologize to the people who had wronged them.Leonie, among them all, was the most outraged. She was already extremely furious at being humiliated so publicly by Liam, and her prideful personality would not allow her to apologize to someone like Celena, who she deemed to be below her. "Mr. Lene, we're your employees! Why are you defending them instead of us? Have you even seen what he did to me?" she wailed, clutching her cheek, and shot another look of hatred at Liam and Celena.Samuel was extremely wary of offendin
Liam immediately turned to glance at Samuel, sneering, and asked, "Mr. Lene, do you think this is a sincere enough apology? Besides, do you honestly think that such disrespectful employees are worth keeping around? Or perhaps rudeness is part of the job requirement, is it, Mr. Lene?"Samuel immediately understood what Liam was trying to get at, and quickly approached him with a simpering smile. "Yes, of course, Mr Cole. Thank you for your reminder. Such disrespectful employees should not be allowed to remain under the employment of the Blissful Bride Boutique, or any of the stores in the Bridal District, for that matter!"Larry, Leonie, and the rest of the sales girls looked horrified to hear this.Samuel then turned around and fixated his murderous glare on them. "From today onward, you will no longer be under the employment of the Blissful Bride Boutique! You are hereby fired!"Then, without even pausing to hear their explanations, he added loudly, "Not only this, I will also sen
Celena lifted her head to meet his solemn gaze and was just about to continue pleading when, on second thought, she realized that he was right. The longer she stared at Liam and the more she mulled over his words, she realized that he was right. She needed to learn to be strong and to say no to people who did not serve her. This was the only way she could protect herself and her little family. However, for some reason, when he said this, she suddenly felt strangely detached from the man standing before her, as though there was a misty fog separating her from Liam, not allowing her to reach out to him.Although she and Liam were just a few feet apart from each other, she suddenly felt as though she did not recognize him at all, like he was just a stranger to her."Liam…" she murmured, gently squeezing his arm.Liam knew that Celena was a kind person by nature and that it was already exceptionally tough for her to step back and take such a boundary to herself, so he was very pleas
Liam only cast a cold look down at Larry, who was pleading and begging at his feet for mercy. Finally, after endless rounds of punishing himself to the point where his cheeks had swollen up like balloons, Liam scoffed and put an end to it. "Mr. Lene, you have full authority on what to do with your own staff. Please punish him as you see fit."With that, he took Celena's hand in his and strode out of the door."Of course, Mr Cole. Have a safe trip…" Samuel said as he followed Liam and Celena to the door with a simpering smile. He stood at the door and watched as Liam and Celena's retreating figures disappeared from view.Finally, as soon as they were out of sight, his smile faltered, and he returned to the store, scowling. Soon, sobs and cries of agony rang out from within the Blissful Bride Boutique.Meanwhile, after putting some distance between them and the store, Celena finally froze and turned to glance at Liam with a puzzled look. "Liam, who was that man in the suit? How did y