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I understood that Joel probably deserved to be treated like shit for what he did, but to be stripped of his shirt and punched for it? That was too et the fuck out of my restaurant" would have sufficed

The, and Borden responded in short sentences that I could barely hear

"This would benefit you very ree"

"You would make a lot of h"

"I disagree"

"Well then what can I do to convince you to invest?"

"If I haven’t been convinced by now, it’s unlikely you can do anything"

After severalhis napkin on the table out of frustration and left Not even seconds passed before a waitress came around and quickly cleared up the table, and it was then she motioned me over

The eyes of almost every person in the room were latched onto me on my way to his table Borden, who hadn’t looked once at the man he dined with just minutes prior, suddenly looked up at me, and every head in our vicinity turned away in a blink of an eye Just like the diner, his poas thick in the air I felt this orew nearer to him

I tried my best not to tre re-cooked," he stated, all casual-like

"I’ his eyes I kept mine pinned on the napkin on the table in front of me

I heard him shift around in his chair "You barely ate your food You’re poor You’re thin You’re obviously hungry"

"After your outdoor display, that’s sort of the last thing I am"

"My outdoor display wasn’t as atrocious as it could have been had you not stopped , "Joel didn’t deserve to be punched like that, Mr Borden"

"He disrespected my employee and called me a lunatic in ets aith that I have a reputation to s like that pass, it’ll create a snowball effect Shit gets ugly fast That’s just the way it works, doll"

"Besides," he added, with a flicker of disgust on his face, "that doctor has quite a few alar secrets Fetishes that are… difficult to s, to put ityou of a weirdo Wouldn’t want to find your shoes on the side of a highway anyti, after my talk with Joel I wasn’t all that surprised

"How do you know that?" I wondered aloud, studying him closely