No longer a pushover

"I recorded the entire incident of your harassment on my phone. So, what am I doing? Making sure you end up behind bars-how does that sound?" Noelle shot back, her voice sharp.

She then pulled Grace to her feet. "Since we clearly can't enjoy this dinner with you, we'll take another room."

Laura and Samantha walked in just as the tension peaked. The moment they entered, the middle-aged men in the room visibly straightened up, their earlier bravado fading.

Laura picked up a glass of wine and said, "Ms. Liddell, there's no need to be so upset. Socializing involves a drink or two."

Noelle, however, was having none of it. She grabbed a bottle and filled Laura's glass to the brim. "If that's the case, Ms. Merlock, why don't you finish this first before saying anything else?"

Samantha, standing beside Laura, glared at Noelle. "Who do you think you are telling Laura what to do? If it weren't for her generosity, you wouldn't even be allowed to step foot in L Bistro!"

Noelle ignored Samantha and turned to Laura. "These men work for the Merlocks, don't they? One of them just sexually harassed my teammate. Your family's reputation will take another hit if this gets out."

The man in question immediately protested, "That's a lie! I didn't touch anyone!"

Noelle held up her phone. "I have proof." She smirked at Laura. "Do you like this little gift?"

man and slapped him across the face. "Apologize.

making him apologize? These girls are probably just gold diggers looking for rich men. They're probably asking for

Laura snapped, "Enough, Samantha!"

knew better than to underestimate Noelle, especially after how she had handled Samantha in the past. Now that Noelle knew about Cedric's background, Laura knew she

chuckled. "Ms. Merlock, you're a smart woman. As long as he apologizes sincerely,

reluctantly muttered an apology to Grace, but the mood

was icy. "You've ruined

hasn't even started

she signaled for

just waltz in and get another room? Without Laura, you wouldn't even be

added, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Why don't

us? No need to make a

out the

given her earlier. Samantha's eyes narrowed. "There's no way someone like you could have

however, looked shaken. She wondered if it was

server hesitated. "Is this card