Chapter 708
Chapter 708:
The three men exchanged peculiar glances, a silent conversation passing between them. Finally, Esteban stepped forward and said, “Don’t you really understand why we left Golden Restaurant? Look at what it has become after we’re gone. It has even lost its name. Without us, you are nothing!”
Covington sneered, his voice dripping with disdain as he said, “Exactly! Golden Restaurant… Oh, wait! It’s now called Skyline Restaurant. Whatever! The point is, the restaurant ended up like this because of you. You’ve gotten what you deserved.”
Brewster scoffed, “Besides, it was your father who taught us to cook. What does it have to do with you? Since the old man is gone, our debts die with him. You cannot force us to pay you. And we can do whatever we want now. Actually, if you had only listened to our advice before, things wouldn’t have come to this point. This is all your fault.”
As the ridicule of the three men continued to rain down on him, Malcom’s face turned livid. But he didn’t allow himself to lose his temper in front of them. Instead, he took a deep breath and asked, “Is that really how you…”
The three men were stunned for a moment, caught off guard by Malcom’s composed response. Then, Esteban sneered, “Of course! The mess you have made of the restaurant proves we are right.”
“Forget it. Why waste time on a nobody who’s already destined to be eliminated? He will only ruin our mood,” Covington sneered.
After delivering their final insult, the three men turned to leave, their laughter ringing through the venue. It was as if their revenge had been accomplished.
Malcom was left standing alone in the aftermath. His face was deathly pale, and he held his head down in silence.
Ashton, who had been quietly observing the exchange from a distance, sensed that something was off. Weren’t the three men poached by Pavilion Foods Group? Why did they seem to regard Malcom as an enemy?
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆: 𝗀ⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝗍𝖊𝗅𝗌﹒ⅽ𝗈𝗺
He couldn’t help but walk up to Malcom and say, “What’s the story between you and them? They seem to really hate you.”
Malcom was silent for a while. Then, he smiled bitterly and answered, “They’re not real brothers. They were orphans found by my father during the famine. At that time, my father only wanted to give them a meal. But I begged him to take them in because they were pitiful. Since then, I treated them as my own brothers. You must have also wondered why, as the restaurant owner, I am so bad at cooking. Actually, it’s because I never learned to cook. I have my family’s wealth, so I don’t worry about how to survive. I can buy food, drinks, and everything I need. But them? They lost their families and had an uncertain future. So, I begged my father to give them a chance to learn cooking. They worked hard and became the restaurant’s rising stars. But I never expected them to resent me for running the restaurant. They think I am not qualified because I don’t know how to cook. When my father passed away, they forced me to hand over the restaurant to them. But I refused. They were so angry that they left and accepted Pavilion Foods Group’s job offers, causing the restaurant’s reputation to nosedive.”
Ashton was someone who deeply valued loyalty and friendship. So, when he heard Malcom recount the ungrateful actions of the three men, his expression darkened immediately. Without hesitation, Ashton turned to confront the trio, determined to do justice for Malcom.
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