Joshua didn't see Iris walking toward him, he was still busy looking disdainfully at Shirley, making her know with his cold eyes looking right in Shirley's eyes, that he wasn't afraid of her.
"I didn't do anything, she's the one who bumped into me! I know the customer is king, but she was rude from the start and even asked me to sleep with her! I am not an escort or whatever! I am not going to apologise for things I didn't do!.." replied Joshua to the manager calmly, trying to hide his anger by clenching his jaw, while still looking at Shirley with empty eyes.
"This is not the time to play hard to get, Joshua, just apologize first and we will deal with the rest later..." The manager whispered.
"I see you are a strong head," Shirley chuckled, "You don't seem to know the mess you are in... You should have come to me when I politely asked you to because now I am going to make your poor little life a living hell, I will make you suffer until you will crawl to me begging me to take you" Shirley Adams smiled and clasped her hands to show her superiority. She wanted the waiter, his body alone made her wet, she could already imagine what dirty things she could do with him! She was ready to get him at any cost, even if she had to fire him for it!
"Miss Adams, we are sorry for what happened, we will pay for the dress, so please..."
"Look, I don't want to hear your bullshit apology! If you want to compensate me, then this man should do it, and I want him to compensate me personally," Shirley turned seductively to Joshua, playing flirtatiously with his tie, licking her lips like a hunter looking at her pray with pervert eyes.
Joshua felt disgusted by the woman, seductive attempt! He had been in this kind of situation before, but it had never been so nauseous to him. First, the woman was really ugly, she had too much makeup on, and you couldn't even decipher her facial features. Second, she was wearing a dress so tight that all her imperfections were shown! And lastly, her smell was just too strong, that Joshua had to serve her table as quickly as possible because his noise was irritated by the smell.
When he wanted to react to Shirley touching him, he heard a voice beside him.
"Well, to bad for you! My club doesn't offer prostitution services! If you can't lay a hand on a man normally, you should hit the streets, I am sure some guys would be eager to pick you up! Don't come here and degrade my club with your perverted behaviors!" A clear, authoritative, yet unconcerned voice sounded from beside them.
The manager's face paled as Joshua took just a step back to free himself from Shirley! But the damn woman had his tie in her grip.
The woman who had just spoken was the legend among the city's businesswomen, the head of the Harper Group, and also the owner of the club, a woman no one dared mess with - Iris Harper.
The mere fact that she was standing there, interfering in an insignificant matter, ensured that the entire club focused its attention on the situation. Never before a situation like this had occurred. Iris never took her time to meddle in situations like this! She always left that job for the managers of her clubs! For people who had some knowledge of her, this was an interesting situation, and everyone wanted to know the reasons behind her intervention.
Shirley, who had placed her hands on the innocent waiter, was surprised when her hands were suddenly pulled away from Joshua and vigorously shaken off by Iris.
Indeed, even know she found it strange, just the fact that Shirley was touching Joshua made Iris' blood boil, and without giving it much thought, she responded to her desire to flung that dirty hand off Joshua.
Joshua did not react for a second. His attention was once again diverted by the beautiful woman who had appeared out of nowhere, standing in the light of the crystal chandelier that made her glow a little. Of course, he knew who she was, and looking at her now, with her green eyes shining like emeralds and her long hair cascading down her back, she was simply stunning, even more so than the first time he saw her in person.
Her gaze fell lightly on Joshua's long fingers, still gripping his tray tightly, and she smiled as she looked at his stubborn, pale face, while a pale glow of light flowed under his blue eyes. She did not know why, but when she looked into those eyes, she felt like she was being drawn to them, they were like magnets calling to her. She frowned as she could not take her eyes off Joshua's charming face, plus his body was just too perfect, she was surprised she wanted to touch him. This was unusual, it had been a long time since a man had attracted her like that!
Joshua wore a straight suit, the buttons of his shirt tied tightly in front of his neck and a tie around his neck. The collar tugged at the tender skin around his neck, and the slow tug of the shirt buttons as the knot coiled at his neck was like an invitation to Iris to release him from this undeserved bondage. At that sigh, Iris could think of only one word: He was sexy.
Joshua knew he was being watched and turned his attention once again to Iris. His eyes were clear and proud, he had a look that could make you give up in an instant. When their eyes met, Iris could not meet his gaze. Looking at him like that, she felt like she wanted to look into those eyes forever, while Joshua was also fighting the urge inside to kiss the woman in front of him! She was just too beautiful, and her look was just too enchanting to resist.
He gulped feeling realizing his attraction for her and directed his gaze to meet her eyes. He knew she was the owner of the club, thus his boss, and even if he did not want to apologise to the flirtatious woman, the fact was that this little incident had disturbed the ongoing dinner party was true. He didn't want to be rude toward Iris thus he turned toward her and whisper an apology.
He apologised reluctantly and persistently, still mentioning that he was not to blame, which of course made all apologies sound insincere, but Iris didn't care, she had already guessed that the man was a stubborn type!
After that, Shirley was quickly driven out by the security of the club, and nobody had given her any attention as if she was air. Indeed, who would be so bold to come and mess around in Iris Harper club?
Iris lowered her gaze and lingered for a moment on the pale lipstick stain this woman had left on Joshua's tie. No one knew what was going through her mind, no one knew how she wanted to burn that tie right away. She smiled faintly hearing Joshua apologise for disturbing her guest and she brought the glass, which still had half a sip of red wine in it, over to Joshua, who was still leaning forward.
His lips were tense, but he knew he had to comply and obey her. He tightened his fingers slightly, then slowly released them and straightened up to take the glass when Iris suddenly moved her slender white fingers and touched his. A subtle electric current ran through them both as a touch so brief that hardly anyone noticed it caused Joshua to tighten his grip around the glass, surprised by his racing heart.
As if Iris did not notice his momentary loss of composure, she obediently released her hand and allowed him to take the glass. At the same time, in front of everyone present, she asked the secretary next to her for a business card and whispered, "Here is my contact information."
Hoping to see his handsome, nervous face, even more, Iris smiled gently, "I am just helping you out, so I hope I get something in return, maybe a free macchiato!"
The manager was glad that his boss was not too upset about the incident, not to mention the fact that she seemed interested in the young man. With one quick motion, Joshua was already being led out of the banquet hall by the manager.
Iris glanced at his disappearing figure and absent-mindedly twisted the ruby ring on her finger, already overlooking Joshua's annoyed face and now looking at his perky butt.
She smiled, shook her head, and thought about how much she wanted to feel his body. She must have really had too much work the last few days, she thought. It was the stress that made her lose her mind, and certainly not the desire to touch him or feel his lips on hers! It was definitely not that!