Chapter 24

Emily’s POV

The room was in silence for a minute before the commotion ensued again.

“M…Mr. Hasting. Yo…you can’t just buy the restaurant.” The manager let out a nervous laugh. “It’s not something that can be…”

His words trailed off when Alex’s cold gaze met him.

“I… I’ll… I…” the manager was at a loss.

His eyes flickered from Alex to Jace, unsure of what to do.

Chris was already gone, already making calls to whoever.

Jace scoffed, “I’m going to finish my evening with my date, so I suggest you take this elsewhere.”

Sensing things were about to escalate, I jumped to my feet.

Jace’s eyes took in my sudden movements with a hint of confusion.

I reached for his arm, “It’s okay Jace, we can leave.”

“W…” he tried to protest but I cut him off.

“It’s not worth it.”

His gaze softened and his whole body seemed to relax.

“Alright, let’s go.” he said with a subtle nod.

He gently grabbed my hand and le