This time, the security guards were not as polite as before. They directly grabbed Vanessa and her friendsâ hands and dragged them out of the restaurant.
âStop it! Who do you think you are to drag me? Do you know who I am? You and your restaurant will pay for thisâ¦â Vanessa kept cursing and struggling, but it was useless. In just a moment, she was dragged out of the restaurant.
As for her group of friends, they naturally left obediently when they saw this scene. However, before leaving, one of them said to Veronica, âVeronica, donât be too happy. Youâll have a hard time at school later!â
Masonâs face darkened as he heard the threat from the girl to Veronica. He stared at her with his cold eyes.
The girl trembled and quickly avoided Masonâs gaze before leaving.
After they left, the manager hurriedly approached Mason and apologized for the disturbance.
âItâs fine. Itâs not your fault,â Mason said calmly.
âThank you, Mason. Let me comp your meal today,â the manager tried to please him.
âNo need,â Mason declined.
The manager then left and the restaurant returned to its quiet state.
âDo you want me to take care of those girls for you?â Mason asked. The things they said disgusted him.
âNo need,â Veronica replied. âThe truth will come out eventually. If we try to fight every rumor, weâll never catch up.â
âHow do you know we wonât catch up?â Mason asked.
Veronica was taken aback. Well, with the Reed familyâs power, they could definitely catch up. Butâ¦
âThose girls you saw earlier, Vanessa, my classmate, clearly thinks her familyâs money gives her the right to bully others. I know you could bully her back, but I donât want you to become someone who uses money to bully others. Besides, they already got what they deserved,â Veronica explained.
âDo unto others as they do unto you. Isnât that a good thing?â Mason asked.
âItâs not that itâs not good. Sometimes, society works that way. And sometimes, itâs the most effective way. But Iâm afraid that if we use this method, weâll lose ourselves,â Veronica said.
âSo, you donât like this method?â he asked.
âItâs not that I donât like it. Itâs just that Iâm afraid weâll lose ourselves while punishing others.â Veronica replied.
âJust like carlier, the manager clearly kicked Vanessa and her friends out without hesitation because of your status,â she added.
Veronica understood all of this.
If it was to deal with bad people or for self-defense, she wouldnât mind, but she didnât want him to use this kind of method on innocent people.
Just like Daniel back then⦠he was actually innocent! Although in the end, it was Danielâs choice, if Mason hadnât made Daniel choose between money and love, maybe her breakup with Daniel wouldnât have been so unbearable.
âAnyway, if Iâm really targeted at school and canât solve it, Iâll let you know.â Veronica looked at Mason.
âAnd⦠thank you for caring about me.â
His gaze met hers, and his expression suddenly seemed off as he lowered his head. His heart beat more violently than usual, and a feeling that he was once familiar with surged up.