Chapter 69.
"What? He's the owner?!" James was stunned by the twist in
events. He couldn't believe his ears. "You must be joking! How could he
be the owner of this restaurant?" Florence exclaimed in disbelief. "Why
would it be impossible? I have never seen such arrogant and snobbish
patrons as the two of you. How dare you try to make a scene here?" The
restaurant manager replied in disgust. Earlier, he had seen Duane, the
preceding owner, handing over ownership of Hillview Hotel to Dustin in
the private booth. "This can't be! Dustin is as poor as a church mouse.
Where did he get the money to buy a restaurant?" Astonishment was written
all over James's face. "That's none of your business. The only thing you
need to know now is that the restaurant belongs to me. I have the
authority to kick you out instead," Dustin answered calmly. At this, the
expressions on both their faces turned black with anger and humiliation.
They had planned on upstaging Dustin by shoving their privilege as a Gold
VIP into his face. Who would have thought that he was the owner of
Hillview Hotel? What a disgrace! "Mr. Rhys, should we remove these
troublemakers from the restaurant?" The manager spoke up. "No need for
that. We should provide good service to our customers. Furthermore, they
are still our privileged customers. Send them a bottle of red wine on the
house," Dustin replied. "Very well, sir." The manager nodded. "What a
showoff. Frankly, he only knows how to leech off women!" "That's right!
He thinks that he is such a big shot when in fact, he is just a
freeloader!" Florence and James grumbled, cursing under their breath.
They were not happy about how things turned out. "Thanks for the offer.
However, I would have to decline your gift," Matt cut in suddenly. With a
winsome smile on his face, he caught the attention of the other women
around with his charm and attractive features. Florence took this
opportunity to boast. "Dustin! For your information, Matt is an overseas
graduate. Not only is he from an elite family, but he is also extremely
talented. He is better than you by leaps and bounds!" "Precisely! With
your measly net worth, you don't even deserve to be his slave!" James
chimed in. The humiliation they faced just now was instantly forgotten
with the support of Matt. What was the big deal? Dustin was only the
owner of a restaurant. Moreover, it was not from his labor. In comparison
to Matt's noble background, he was nothing! "Florence, you are too kind.
I was just lucky." Matt brushed her praises off lightly. However, there
was a cocky smile on his face. "Look at that! See how courteous and
gentlemanly he is. Between you and him, it's like night and day!"
Florence declared, gushing over Matt. By now, Dustin
was done. Turning to leave, he replied calmly, "Please enjoy your time
here. Excuse me as I have other obligations." "Wait a minute!" Dahlia
caught up to him. "Is this restaurant really yours? Where did you get so
much money from?" "I don't have any money. The restaurant's a gift from a
friend," Dustin answered. "A friend? Don't tell me it's Natasha?" Dahlia
continued with a frown on her face. "You don't need to know who it is.
Instead, spend that energy on catching up with Matt over some wine. Isn't
he your beloved senior?" Dustin huffed before striding away. "You…"
Dahlia clicked her tongue in annoyance. She was only treating Matt to a
meal. Furthermore, her brother and mother were present. Why was he being
such a prick? Where was his gentlemanliness? Returning to the private
booth, Dustin seemed a little down. He couldn't help but feel frustrated
when he saw Dahlia and Matt standing side by side. Matt had the looks and
the background. To top it off, they almost got together as a couple
before this. It was easy to be suspicious of their relationship. Above
all, Dahlia was being extremely guarded. He couldn't guess what was going
through her mind at all. "Mr. Rhys, what's wrong? Your face has been
downcast since you returned. Is something on your mind?" Natasha said,
lightly teasing him. "It's nothing.