Chapter 22
Little did anyone expect that the owner of the hotel would show up there with the hotel’s security guards.
Everyone there moves aside so he could pass through.
Severin looked over and saw none other than the middle-aged man who played chess with Henry earlier that morning. He wondered what the man was doing there.
“Oh, hello, Mister Monroe. What brings you here?” Trevor said with a smile.
Denzel Monroe, the owner of the Richemont Hotel, glanced at Severin and said, “I was told that somebody was causing trouble in my hotel, so I decided to bring someone over to have a look at the situation. Could you explain what’s going on, Mister Trevor?”
“This kid came here just to stir trouble! He even hurt my son!” Trevor pointed at Severin and said angrily. “I don’t need your hotel security guards to take any action, though. Our bodyguards have already arrived, so just let me people take care of him!”
Trevor paused, and said again, “Of course, I don’t blame you for letting someone like him into your hotel. After all, it’s a really big place, so it’s normal that one or two people are able to slip in!”
However, what he didn’t expect was that Denzel smiled, “Excuse me, but this man right here is a friend of mine. I hope you’ll show me a bit of courtesy and just forget about what happened today.”
Trevor’s lips twitched violently a couple of times and he glared at Denzel while saying, “I held the wedding banquet at your hotel out of respect for you, Denzel. It’s bad enough that your men can’t maintain order here, and now you’re speaking up for this kid? Are you sure you want to make an enemy out of me?”
Denzel smiled wryly and said, “I’ve made myself clear enough. I will spare no effort to make sure
that he is safe! He must be allowed to leave this hotel in one piece! My security guards aren’t pushovers, you know. If worse comes to worse, I can always call my bodyguards to come here!”
“Don’t push your luck, Denzel. We’ll soon know whether or you you’ll be able to protect this kid!” Trevor was about to explode with anger. He was a regular patron of the Monroes’ business, so he was appalled when Denzel helped a poor loser like Severin instead of a regular customer.
In the end, Trevor took out his phone and walked to the corner to make a call. When he came back, he had a smile on his face. “I wonder if you’ll still be able to protect the boy once Blade arrives, Denzel.”
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