Director Sanders's expression flickered when he saw Olivia Wynne's text, but his composure quickly returned. He went along with what she'd said, replying, "Olivia's right. Now that we're done eating, let's go relax a bit. And since Luke Chase here is such a great singer, we can have him show off a little."
Once Director Sanders had spoken, even those who weren't quite full stopped eating. They had no choice but to agree and follow him out the door.
The large group had made a grand entrance, and they made just as grand an exit.
In the restaurant's back kitchen, the scar-faced man listened to his subordinate's report and immediately let out a curse.
"Son of a bitch."
The tall, skinny man leaned closer to the scar-faced man. "Boss, you think they heard something? Why else would they be leaving now?"
"Louis said they were all in the middle of a lively meal when he brought the food out. They should've kept eating for a while longer, so why would they suddenly leave?"
