32 Mariotte 6 (1/2)
Ci-ci stared at the two attendants. ”I've seen shameless individuals before, but I have to admit, this is a first, even for me.”
”You can only blame yourself for being too hateable.” The quick-witted attendant sneered. ”So arrogant and above reproach, did you ever think you'd have such a day?”
”Interesting.” Ci-ci's eyes grew colder. ”At first I thought about forgiving you since you were only following your manager's orders, but it seems like you aren't a person who deserves the benefit of the doubt.”
”Even if our Manager hadn't asked us to do this, you would suffer for your deeds one way or another.”
Ci-ci didn't respond. Instead, he looked past the quick-witted attendant and toward the five approaching, burly men. He didn't seem surprised to see that they were the very same men he had just been in the VIP room with, minus Abram.
Seeing their sinister expression, it also didn't take much for Ci-ci to understand what they came for. However, even still, his cold look gave way to a cold smile that made the quick-witted beauty involuntarily take yet another step back.
”I wonder, to what do I owe the pleasure?” Ci-ci asked. ”Did you miss me already? We just separated.”
The five burly men blocked off the hallway, sneering at Ci-ci.
”What a fool.” They spoke to each other as though he wasn't there. ”Does he believe that he's protected because we're in public?”
Another burly man laughed, continuing on in a thick Russian accent. ”Someone should tell him that there's nothing my Latka family doesn't dare to do!”
Ci-ci couldn't help but laugh. Could this really count as ”public”. It was quite obvious that they only dared to do this because they had pocketed the Manager of this branch.
That wasn't all, either. This hallway completely lacked the gravitas that greeted Ci-ci when he walked in.
Instead, it was quite plain. Not only was this hallway located on the basement floor of the branch, it looked more like a path leading to a secret base than the hallway to the employee quarters.
Simply put, this was the most isolated and private area of the Mariotte, yet these ”gangsters” puffed their chests out, pretending as though they had balls of steel. It was truly too funny.
”Let me guess.” Ci-ci ignored the two women, stepping forward toward the burly men. ”Your young master told you to come after me, probably saying something along the lines of ”I can't come and go as I please”, hm?”
The burly men frowned but didn't respond. This was just fine with Ci-ci because he planned on continuing to speak anyway.
”Then he probably said, ”You don't need to worry about the manager, I've already bribed him”, or something to that effect.”
Their expressions became even more sinister, ”Since you know, then accept your punishment for angering Young Bear.”