Chapter 97

"Why us?" Gwen couldn't contain her anger anymore.

"I'm the boss here," the man spat. "Leave now. We won't welcome anyone who offends Ms. Collins."

Gwen wanted to argue with them, but Caroline tugged at her arm and said, "Gwen, it's fine. It's the weekend. We shouldn't waste time on people like them."

There were many places selling delicacies at the bottom of the hill anyway.

"That's not entirely true," someone said jokingly. "You should be happy when you come out to have fun."

Caroline looked in the direction of the voice to find Sean standing there. She'd never thought she'd run into him here.

He strode toward them and gave Caroline and Gwen his greetings before turning to face the restaurant's owner with a polite smile.

"These two are my friends," Sean told him.

The meaning behind his words was as clear as day. Chasing Caroline and Gwen away was the same as asking him to leave.

The restaurant's owner didn't know who Sean was, but Brie, who stood beside him, knew Se