Max let out a short laugh, his tone cold and mocking. “No wonder she’s so full of herself, an acquaintance of Lila?”
In that moment, dressed like I was, he didn’t even recognize me.
“I’m telling you, if Paige wants something, even if it belonged to Lila’s own mother, she’d still have to move aside!”
I turned to leave, but Max’s lazy voice stopped me.
“Did I say you could go? Is that how you run a business?”
“Isn’t one million enough to make you apologize to Paige Vargas? Kneel and bark twice, and I’ll let you go.”
My hands curled into fists.
The waiter froze, shocked by what he had just seen. He had never witnessed something so humiliating before and tried to help me remove the mask.
“Mr. Kennedy, this isn’t right, she really is your…”
Before he could finish, Paige quickly wrapped her arm around Max’s and gave me a mocking look.
“Forget it, Max. Is she even worth a million? Let’s just go get something to eat.”
“Only a lonely old woman would come here at this hour to drown her misery. That private room is dirty anyway.”
Max’s face finally relaxed a little. “All right, do as you please.”