Chapter 304
It was just past 6:30 pm. and outside the Earl Hotel, Chris stared in disbelief as Alex stepped out of the car. He was dressed in cropped pants, a floral shin, a gold chain, and sunglasses while carrying a silver tabby cat in his arms.
Chris quickly stepped forward, eyes widening in shock. He thought. Is this really Mr. Warren? The swagger and the flashy attitude–is it him?
“Why did you bring your cat again!” Layton said, frowning as he caught sight of the absurdly confident and flashy figure. He had just finished. washing the baby bottle and rushed over as soon as he got Whitney’s call.
“I’ve told you a million times, there’s a hotel rule–no pets allowed. Lock it in the cart” Layton shot a glare at the cat in Alex’s arms.
Alex shrugged. I’ve done this before. Just treat it like a human”
Layton stared at him, speechless.
Seeing Alex confidently strut into the hotel with the cat. Layton quickly caught up and grabbed his art. “Nalani is inside with her family. Don’t let her see the cat, or she’ll have its fur all pulled out!”
“If she does that, I’ll shave your kid’s head hald.” Alex, still holding the cat, walked away confidently, with Layton trying–and failing–to stop him.
Behind them. Chris and Barry exchanged a glance before quickly following along.
Layton waved his hand, and the lobby manager quickly jogged over. “What can I do for you, Mr. Mosley?”
“Have two people keep an eye on Mr. Warren’s cat!” Layton ordered, before hurrying to the private room to find Nalani.
“Sorry guys,” Layton greeted as he entered, taking a seat obediently next to Nalani.
He casually observed Nalani’s reaction, then turned to Ellie. “There’s a peacock outside. Do you want to go check it out!”
Ellie, noticing the mischievous look on Layton’s face, quickly figured out who he meant by the peacock.
“Wow, I’m going!” Oscar dropped his fork and dashed out of the room
“I’m going too!” Betty, along with Whitney’s son, George, and Layton’s son, Jared, all followed in a rush.
Ellie stood up, about to follow, but Layton stopped her. “It’s fine. There are staff members outside keeping an eye on things. Let’s just come back soon if they can’t find the peacock.”
Not long after, Jared
ed and George came back. Whitney asked, “Where are Oscar and Betty?”
George and Jared answered in unison, “They went to chase a cat!”
“A cat Everyone looked confused
up with a look of impending doom on his face, ready to leave
Layton stood up
“Layton“” Nalani twisted Layton’s car. “Is it Alex’s cat
Layton made a pleading expression, looking at Nalant. “The door is open. Honey, please don’t do this in public.”
bering
ng that the door to the private room was
wide
open, Nalani quickly let go of Layton’s car and adjusted his tic
eat. They’ll
“Don’t be mad. Go ahead and enjoy the meal. I’ll go get the kids and deal with that damn catt Layton tried to calm Nalani down, but just as he sat
She printed at George and Jared. “You two, come with met
The two boys jumped up and ran after Beity. Seeing this, Ellie quickly stood up, ready to chase after them
“Nothing to worr
to weary about. Let me gocheck, Layton stopped Ellie again.
“They’re definately fighting! Ellie pushed Layton aside and rushed out of the room to catch up with herty
dem muriates later, in a corridor of the Earl Hotel’s private club, Kilie found the group of kids surrounded by a few adults. One chubby bay was sitting on the ground, crying, while the rest of them gathered around, watching
e pushed through the crowd and saw the boy’s face bruised. With a calm expression, she moved quietly to stand in front of the kids.
As soon as Betty walked in with a serious face. Ellie knew something had had happened.
“Are pint
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on the parent of these kids?” A young, well–dressed woman pointed directly at Elle, her tone sharp and unwelcoming
The young woman sneered. “These kids heat my son up. What are you going to do about it?”
“He deserved it?” Hen
- Beny stepped forward and kicked the chubby boy
my hand.
“How dare you?” The young woman, seeing Betty kick her son in public, raised her hand to slap Betty.
Just as she was about to touch Betty, Ellie yanked Beny back and shielded her, dodging the blow.
“Ma’am, if you have an issue, let’s talk it out Resorting to verbal abuse isn’t right, Ellie said. She knew Betty was wrong yet she still tried to protect
“Til say whatever I want after she beat my son like that. Do you know who I am? The young woman pushed Ellie.
“How dare you hit my mom? I’ll beat you to death” Betty, seeing the woman pushing Ellie, broke free from Ellie’s grip and bit the woman’s arm.
You must learn from this, you little brat! The woman, in pain, shook off Betty and was about to strike again when she noticed a group of people approaching from a distance.
She sobbed dramatically as she approached a middle–aged man named Zachary Wright, “Honey, we were having fun tonight, but look at how these brats bullied us!“
Zachary was about to roll up his sleeves when Layton stepped forward. “Mr. Wright, who is this lovely lady with your
Zachary’s anger instantly dissipated as he saw Layton: Uh. Mr. Mosley, she and her son are my relatives
Layton said with a disdainful smile, “My mom mentioned that she hasn’t seen Mrs. Wright in a while. How has she been?”
Zachary bowed obsequiously. “My wife is on vacation abroad. We’ll visit Mrs. Mosley personally next week. Well, this was just a misunderstanding. We won’t bother you anymore, Mr. Mosley. We’ll be on our way”
Zachary grabbed the boy with one hand and the young woman with the other, hurrying them away.
Elle quietly withdrew her gaze. In the high–society circles, such incidents were nothing new.
“Who was that man just now, and why wouldn’t you let me speak the young woman persisted, only to be yanked into the elevator by Zachary and slapped across the face.
That was Layton Mosley, one of the heirs of the Mosley Group. One of those kids is the Mosley family’s grandson. If you want to get yourself. fucked, don’t drag me into it” Zachary said.
The crowd began to disperse. The kids lined up, standing in front of Layton, Nalani, and Ellie. Layton pointed at them and said, “Alright, tell me what happened here.”
“Dad, Betty led us here: Jared began to explain.
“Traitor Jared didn’t get to finish before Betty si
shot him a glare, silencing him with just a look.
Layton and Nalant exchanged a glance, both of them speechless.
“Benty, you’re not allowed to speak to Jared like that” Ellie’s voice was firm as she looked at Betty. “Apologize to him.”
“We swore that whoever broke was a traitor Betty was stubborn, tilting her head and kicking Jared.
Jared pouted and looked like he was about to cry
Betty yelled, “Stop flat, you lle cowan Her shout startled Jared who quickly held back his tears.
daughter is quite tough! Nalani sad, looking at her useless son with disdain.
“Junce Jared is 100 starril do sprak, Ciu you tell us, Layton pointed at George.
George stepped forward, glanting at beny “Belly didn’t make any mistake, and neither did wee. It’s the chubby boy who tried to take our cat away
Nalani asked, “W
The kids all pointed to a proud Maine Coon cat not far away.
