Lila didn't want the situation to continue escalating. She pushed through the crowd to speak to Caleb, saying, "I'm taking them out of here now. Do you have a problem with that?" She had already met Caleb before, and she believed that he had guessed her identity.
"Who are you?" Joshua, who was a relatively influential figure, retorted, clearly aggravated after being beaten up in his own bar. "If you want to take him, strip off your clothes!" Joshua felt the need to show his dominance; otherwise, who would fear him in the future?
Caleb, who had been drinking that night, initially hadn't noticed Lila. When he finally recognized her face, the alcohol in his system seemed to evaporate. He quickly pulled Joshua aside and whispered, "Joshua, let it go. We shouldn't be fighting in the bar."
