Chapter 9 - The Bill

All four sat down and started to eat the food. They were so happy for the first time eating so much tasty and delicious food and that too of a high-end restaurant.

The dishes on the table slowly started disappearing from the plates. By seeing these scenes the bodyguards present there were surprised and moreover dumbfounded. They were like haven't they eaten since they took birth on Earth?

A group of people suddenly passed through the private room where Brice and the other three were eating. One of the person among them inadvertently glanced into the private room of Brice Turner.

"WTH? Aren't those four security guards of our company? They ran here to eat leaving our private room?" Harry Gray just saw them eating and went straight into the room.

When others looked at it, they also followed Harry into the private room. Earlier they planned to go to sing at KTV but now they followed Harry Gray.

Seeing the food present in front of Brice Turner and the other three, everyone froze on the spot.

"Hey.. Aren't you four going to eat all the almost half-year salary at one go? What is happening here? Even the hotel guards are guarding the people eating here." Harry Gray looked at the security guards standing beside them and asked suspiciously.

"What do you have to do with these things? Don't disturb us when we are eating… You better get lost from here.", Lucas Wilde scolded.

Harry Gray squinted.

"Lucas Wilde… Don't look at me with your shameless face! The manager here and I are well-known to each other… My one word can make you regret.", Harry Gray said.

Lucas Wilde heard and counselled.

Who is the manager? Leave it to what I have to do with that. Let that Harry Gray bark he would not report anything.

"Hey… what's going on here?", when Harry Gray saw Lucas stopped talking then he looked at the waiter and asked.

"The guests ordered all the items in the first 10 pages of our menu book! Our boss is afraid they will eat the king's meal and leave… so, guards are here to guard.", the waitress didn't hesitate to reply. She didn't give Brice Turner a face.

The main point is that this time of hotel at night is peak time to generate revenue and entertain customers but for the four guests in this private room here they had to deploy nine staff. They would have earned tips from different customers but now they are here seeing them eating food. Who do you think would be happy?

"What are you talking? They ordered all the dishes present in the first ten pages of the menu book of this high-end restaurant.", Harry Gray was shocked.

He looked at the leftovers still lying on the table and then at the four people sitting and eating with their hands dipped in oil from vegetables.

"Trying to look rich… you trash cans. Are you four really soft rice-eating dumb people? Haven't you eaten in this life?", he scolded looking at them.

Harry Gray then turned towards the waiter.

"Hey… hey, your hotel just let these poor trash order here? These are four security guards in our company… these dishes at the table alone would cost at least six months of their salary!", Harry Gray pointed towards Brice and the other three and said sarcastically.

The waitress was stunned. If she couldn't receive the money for this meal, her boss would most probably fire her….

"Haven't I said the four of you are harmful to everyone? What's wrong with you? If you lose face in our private room, you would come here to harm other people? Is it your head who brought you here? I knew it, it must be him sitting there… I knew you were feeling uneasy with us as Lara was present there!", Elsa Klein who was standing beside Lara Jane didn't wait to pour dirty water over Brice's head.

Brice Turner looked at Elsa Klein.

"No matter how uneasy I feel anywhere or with anyone, I would never put my legs on two boats at once. Moreover, I will not break up immediately after spending a month's salary.", Brice Turned said with no fear in his eyes.

Lara Jane's eyes suddenly started staring at Brice Turner.

"Hey, hey… It's okay, what does it matter now? It doesn't matter to us.", Noah Wilson smiled and stopped Lara Jane from speaking.

Lara Jane took a breath. Yes! It doesn't matter now. Her current boyfriend is rich and much more powerful than him. She doesn't even think where this security guard will stand in front of him.

Alisha Campbell stood behind everyone. She wanted to speak a few words for Brice but the people standing in front of her were too powerful and she couldn't afford to squeeze in.

"Hmmm…, It's good our Lara can see now what you are like? Poor trash can.. can you afford this meal?", Elsa Klein also spoke mocking him.

"Btw, we will go to sing at KTV in a while, will you guys join us? I think we should go together. Hurry up and pay the bill… we will go together after paying the bill!", Harry Gray laughed as he said these words.

As soon as this sentence came out, people standing over there started looking at them with an evil look that is full of joy in their hearts.

"As you like, we will pay! Waiter checkout!" Lucas Wilde was Blushing while he shouted it loud.

The waitress looked at him, and since she had already calculated the money, she didn't hesitate to speak out.

"Your total bill sum up to $6856! You don't have to pay six dollars… that would be a round-off." the waitress spoke as if she got a chance to speak her heart and get into the safe zone.

Lucas Wilde's heart was trembling with fear. Does he even have so much of it even adding all his assets? He looked at others.

Gabriel Parks said nothing at this moment. His family conditions were not so good and after keeping some money for his food, he sends the rest to his family.

As for Ethan Morrison…. His hobbies were nothing, he only likes to play some mobile games and even after sending money home, a small amount is still left every month. He can say it as savings but it's negligible.

When the waitress saw that of the four people sitting in the room no one uttered a single word after she said the price, her heart trembled with fear more than anyone other present there. It was over….

She shouldn't let them eat at first….

"I'll pay the amount..", Lucas Wilde gritted his teeth as he spoke.

He took out his phone and scanned the QR code.

There were only two words displayed on the phone screen after he clicked the button to pay the amount.

"INSUFFICIENT BALANCE"

A look of horror appeared on the face of the waitress. She felt gloomy. Several other hotel staff stared straight at them. They were like a beast whose eyes were red which was full of anger and regret.

The several staff looked at each other and when they were to approach the four for beating and calling the police at that time a voice suddenly came.

"STOP"

They all looked towards the voice and it was none other than Brice Turner.

What more do you have to pretend? Due to you, we might get fired and it's so tough to find a job. How would they survive, even some of them have families to keep. What will they do?

The Guards stopped but were still angry and regretting. The most regretful person in the private hall was the waitress. She knows whether others get fired or not. The boss will surely fire her.

"What now?", The waitress asked.

"Don't you know how to behave with the customers and how and whom to ask?", Brice glared at the waitress.

The others were dumbfounded still pretending and threatening others… really no better than a poor trash can.

"Your friend hasn't paid the money. What do you want me to do now?", the waitress looked at Brice.

"Have you forgotten who opened the room and who ordered the dishes? Then whom do you think you should give the bill and ask for money?", Brice said these words very casually.

The waiter was shocked. Isn't he the person who opened the room and ordered the dishes and his friends were stopping him?

"Okay fine, pay the money.", the waitress thought for a second and then said to him.

"Are you always rude to your customers like this?" I don't think you are even polite as when you approached us earlier. Am I correct ?" Brice looked at the waitress.

The people standing in the room were frustrated with his words. They were thinking how long will he pretend and use tricks?

The waitress was always polite to her customers. But they are the ones who have done something which would led her boss to fire her. How in this situation she can be calm and talk politely to them?

Although in her heart she was sure, she wouldn't get a penny from them and she will surely be fired. Then also, she gulped her anger and then spoke with a very pleasant tone.

"Excuse me, sir.. here's the bill for the food you ordered. May I know how would you like to pay? Here we accept cash, card and even UPI transactions.", The waitress went to where Brice was sitting and asked in a polite and pleasant tone.

Brice looked at the waitress even in such a situation she tried to remain calm and followed every etiquette and manners

Brice was that in deep inside the guards and the waitress were having a psychological burden that if he and his friends won't pay money, their boss will surely fire them. And the one who was bearing the most heavy of them was this waitress. This is because she has allowed them to open the room although they dressed poor without letting them feel embarrassed of them. She even tried to convince them to go for a cheap meal, but they were the only ones who ordered so much and even threatened her with their service. Although, Brice has money and he can afford anything here, even if he wants he can buy the whole restaurant. But, does she know that? How can she know even his friends who live with him 24 hours a day don't know what he recently went through then how can a little waitress who met him just now would know him? Forget it… No need to think more about it…

Brice took out a stack of cash and kept it on the table.

"Leave the other means, I will pay in cash. Here, you can have it. The remaining you can take it as compensation for the psychological burden you all just went through before the surprise.", After Putting the money on the table, Brice Turner stood up.

The waitress hurriedly picked up the money and started counting. She finished counting and it was a total of seven thousand…

The several staff of the hotel who were present there were relieved….

The waitress thanked them for coming but she didn't say that they are welcome here again. She was still trembling with fear thinking of the past few minutes when her heart sank at if money was not paid she would end up losing her job. She might doesn't wish them to come back cause this one meal of theirs already gave her so much shock that she couldn't bear to get another one in her lifetime.

After knowing that everything was settled, the waitress and the other staff quickly went out of the private room. They've already delayed much of their work for this meal.

"I am genuinely asking you… Have you stolen that money?", Harry Gray looked at Brice with suspicion.

"Have you lost money? Even if you think that I stole it and moreover if I got it by stealing also then also what you can do? Do you have any proof or can justify your statement?", Brice Turner asked.

Brice Turner's words made Harry Gray speechless.

The group of people who were here to see a big scene, when they saw that the money was paid they felt bored to wait and waste time here.

Lara Jane looked at Brice Turner. She knew Brice was definitely not rich as she was clear about his salary, his expenditure and even his savings.

"For the sake of the previous relationship we have…. I advise you to be a good person! Don't choose a crooked path which you will regret in the coming future.", Lara Jane looked at Brice Turner and said lightly.

Brice Turner took a deep breath and endured his thoughts about her and finally calmed down his nerves.

He was having doubts about himself and how he was overwhelmed by that woman in the past. Is it because they spent some good time on bed?

"What happened now? Haven't you said you were going to sing at KTV? Why are you standing here then? Let's go now…", Lucas Wilde who was almost dead at the moment finally relaxed and said these words to Harry Gray in disgust.

"Going…", Harry Gray looked at Lucas making his eyebrows up, then took a deep breath and said annoyingly.

"Wait… Let us clear everything in advance. Who will pay for the expenditure for singing in KTV? If you don't have money we won't go with you anymore. Our money is not for spending casually on white-eyed wolves like you!", Lucas Wilde again spoke irritating Harry and Noah along with those irritating girls who just spoke against them.

"Fuck you!!! Whom do you say a white-eyed wolf?", Noah Wilson stared at Lucas Wilde.

Brice Turner came in between to stop Lucas Wilde and Harry Gray came in front to stop Noah Wilson. They both stopped but were still looking at each other.

Alisha Campbell finally squeezed herself in from the back of the crowd and looked at the people standing over there.

"Let us go now or it will not be easy to grab a room if we are late.", she directly changed the topic and the people also felt bored being here. So, the group of people finally left the Hotel and directly went into the KTV which was not far from the hotel.

They booked a large private room and several people sat inside.

Inside the Private room In KTV, the mood of people still has not risen up. They were from time to time seeing these four people. The existence of these four people and mainly Brice was like a bone which got stuck into their throat when they were doing chicken dinner. The face of the people was sick for a long time.

Lucas Wilde who was holding a microphone kept on yelling more than singing.

Noah Wilson ordered a lot of fruit platters & beer bottles and announced that these are from him, and they do not need to give fart to pay for them...

Ethan Gabriel was also not a bad player, he took the initiative to take four bottles of beer from them.

Although, Noah Wilson was unwilling to give him but didn't say a word. He already announced it to everyone so what can he say now? But it really didn't matter to him so he ignored it.

"Fuck!!! your whole life till now is working your ass standing at the gate of the company, using your own hand and lastly drinking and eating!", Elsa Klein whispered.

Ethan Morrison looked at her and simply ignored her.

Elsa Klein now actually felt like she was a little capable of playing with others. She was getting interested in it….

"I ask you, Brice, from where did you get so much money? Damn it,… you know when you opened a room although I was a little bit frightened but when you ordered the meal, I was scared to death. Only I know How I managed to hold on myself for your sake.", Lucas Wilde asked Brice looking at him curiously.

"Today, since I was idle… I was roaming in the streets… As I walked down the streets I saw a person at the corner.", Brice Turner started saying slowly.

Lucas Wilde was looking at Brice Turner as a kid who was listening to a story from his grandmother and was eager to know what would happen next.

"This person who was standing on the corner as I walked down the street…. he gave me a piece of paper." Brice Turner continued to say his sentence slowly and slowly.

"Fuck!!! Still checking my patience, Can't you finish the whole story in one go? Do you really want me to die of high blood pressure or do you want to kill me slowly from inside? Is it that you are secretly seducing my big beauty? Brice Turner, I won't leave you….", Lucas Wilde yelled.

Actually, Brice was making up a story and he was speaking slowly as to think what excuse he should give them which they would accept without any doubt.

Brice Turner blinks an eye. Is he really gonna kill me? Have I frustrated him so much? He suddenly got the excuse to make.

"The paper man gave was a lottery ticket. He was actually selling lottery tickets. Since it was not expensive so I bought one from him. Unexpectedly, after I scraped it, I was dumbfounded and you what I found." Brice Turner was speaking without pause this time.

"Cut the crap be fast… you won the lottery. How much is it?", Lucas Wilde yelled again.

"You won't believe it, I was lucky enough to get $10,000 at one go in a lottery.", Brice finally completed his story.

"Fuck!!!", Lucas was dumbfounded and the only words which came from his mouth when he heard and looked at Brice surprisingly were this.