Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Realization dawned upon him after a moment.

Selecting his words with care, the manager said, “Are you saying that my server spilled the sauce on you? Do you have any proof?”

Casper instantly deduced that the manager was intent on defending his employee.

Giselle’s face grew livid with rage. Sneering, she replied, “Do you have any proof for his accusation of us spilling the sauce on ourselves?”

The manager refused to reply. Instead, he turned to his assistant and asked her to fetch the female server who had collected Casper’s bill.

“Lacey, did you see him spill the sauce on this gentleman?” The manager asked.

Four pairs of eyes instantly fastened their gazes onto Lacey. She instinctively recoiled. Fearing for her employment, Lacey decided to withdraw herself entirely from the affair.

“I don’t know. I was busy at that moment and wasn’t able to keep track of what was going on over here,” Lacey said meekly.

The other server inwardly heaved a sigh of relief.

The manager smiled patronizingly at Casper and Giselle. “If there’s no proof that our server was the one who caused this incident, you can’t blame us for it,” he said smoothly.

During his entire engagement with Casper and Giselle, the manager had been keenly assessing their clothing. He had determined that they were of below-average means and were merely seeking to avoid having to pay their bill.

The manager prided himself in his ability to handle and resolve conflicts that arose within the restaurant. A small matter like this, he privately thought, was beneath his level of expertise.

Casper’s face grew thunderous. His lips had parted, trembling, and he was about to speak when a dainty voice called out from behind him, arresting his speech. “I’ve never seen you so humiliated before!”

around to see Victoria sauntering breezily towards them, a smile lurked at the

Just take a look at the surveillance footage in your restaurant. Why bother

darted a glance at Victoria. She was the epitome of feminine charm, exuding

gentleness and warmth. She made whoever

a crowd. Both of them now stood

unfazed by his good fortune. He fixed Victoria with a piercing gaze, asking, “Ms. Stalling, what

you’d have been bullied to no end!” Victoria

was wearing a fitting gown that highlighted her lovely curves. If Victoria had been transported onto a fashion show’s runway

He reflected privately. If she’d chosen the life of a celebrity, her path would already have been paved

hadn’t arrived, I would indeed have suffered a great deal,” Casper replied pleasantly, humoring

a while, then turned abruptly to Giselle, who had been gaping in wonder at Victoria’s beauty. Victoria raised her eyebrows, then gushed at Casper

declared, Victoria turned to Giselle and gave her a conspiratorial

burning scarlet with embarrassment. She lowered her gaze, then

remarked approvingly, “She’s not only

at

the first time he had witnessed Victoria’s way with

that. She’s a teacher at my

wiped a drop of cold sweat from his trembling brow. He had not

gave the trio before him a forced smile. “Sir, we must have been mistaken. We deeply apologize for the wrongful assumption. By way of

a wave of his hand. “What, aren’t we going

smile on the manager’s face had wavered and turned into a grimace. He suddenly turned to the server and snapped, “What were you thinking? How could you have been so careless as to spill sauce on this

at the manager’s abrupt shift in tone. She hastily bowed to Casper and Giselle, mumbling, “I’m sorry! It was my fault entirely. I

manager with tears in her eyes, pleading,

seemed absurd to Casper. He batted away the server’s profuse apologies, drawling, “Forget it. I’m not petty enough to