The sound of Stuart’s voice altered both Stacy and the manager, making them jump in their respective places. They had already been notified about his arrival at the Bellagio Diner for the lunch appointment with Mr. Jenson, and on seeing that he had already arrived there, while they were already in the middle of a crisis, created a panic in Manager Tudor’s heart.And under the effect of this rising panic, he couldn't even understand what he was supposed to do right now; because he wasn't ready to take the blame on his name yet.So while just a few minutes ago, he was trying to assure Stacy that he was going to teach her everything step by step because she was new here– and not to mention, really innocent too– another new idea appeared in his mind.Before this crisis, he was trying to present himself as a great friend and mentor to her, apart from being her senior. But now, he thought it would be a brilliant way for him to escape, if he simply put all the blame on her head and managed

Till now, Noah was trying to hide his smile, while witnessing exactly how this manager was trying to dig his own grave.However, he hadn't thought that he would be so eager to jump into it, that he would be ready to hammer the last nail into his own coffin, so soon.That was why he was standing there, completely relaxed beside Stuart; he has never imagined that Tudor was going to do anything so stupid, like grabbing him by the collar in front of Stuart.No matter what, it would be in his interest to maintain the image of a perfect and hospitable manager of the restaurant, in front of Stuart.But Tudor's anger haf broken all the dams of sophistication that he had built around him in his defense, and only left him as the real jerk which he was… exposed to the world now. But Noah was still lost in his thoughts; he might have handled the situation otherwise.The moment he lunged towards him and grabbed his collar, he noticed Stuart's eyes getting red with anger and his nostrils flaring

Noah gave a weak smile to Tudor, who was looking constantly towards Stuart, like he was expecting him to have mercy on him any second now. Noah's smile was meant to be a reassurance towards Tudor, that he didn't need to get so worked up because Noah wasn't going to get him fired for what he had done today; just because he had treated him badly because of his prejudice. But because of the image of him that Tudor had built up in his head, he had gotten used to seeing him as the villain who was out to get him and destroy his life. And according to his belief, Tudor assumed that this smile was also meant to mock him. Just when Noah opened his mouth to say something in reply to Stuart's question, Tudor snatched the opportunity by yelling;“Mr. Langdon! Please don't listen to him, please I beg you sir! He is looking for a chance to take his older grudges out on me… please don't listen to this hypocrite! Please have mercy on me Sir, I have a family to feed and I don't have any other job,

If it had been anyone apart from Noah, Manager Tudor would have been at their feet by now, clutching their knees and desperately begging to be saved.But, simply because it was Noah who was speaking, he was still getting skeptical about the reality. He was under the impression that there was some kind of prank going on, which he was becoming the target of. It is often said that a dog's tail can never be straightened, no matter how many times one tries. And Tudor could be the perfect example for this idiom.But the moment he heard Noah requesting Stuart about moving him to another position within the same restaurant where he was currently working as manager, the pot of his frustration boiled over. He barked out, his voice carrying an edge. “What do you think of yourself? Just because you have somehow managed to manipulate Mr. Langdon to become his VVIP guest, it doesn't mean that you will start barking orders as soon as you have set foot here! So what, if you are about to buy this

“Legal cases? I don't have any legal cases, which… which legal cases are we talking about?”Tudor asked with a shaking voice, as the feeling of dread returned to his chest once again, at the place which had become its usual spot by now.Because finally, he was beginning to realize the truth that everyone else already knew: if whatever Noah had said would come true, his career was really going to end right there and then.Whether anyone else knew it or not, Tudor himself was aware that he had done so many things which could cause him to land behind bars for a very good time, if a police inquiry really opened up against him. Even the cases of fraud and bribery which he had buried long ago would be dug up, pulling him down to hell. And this was the time when he realized that no matter what he was going to do to save himself or win this baseless battle, it wasn't going to prove successful. In fact, this whole mess had started only because he was trying to make Noah feel inferior for the