My Ex-Wife Is A Big Shot In Disguise novel Chapter 28

"Miss, that's true, but how is Rose Garden not in the wrong? Let's reason this out!" the man holding a stick argued forcefully.

Madison lowered her gaze to glance at what he held. Then, she quirked her lips and said, "In other words, you want to reason with me?"

The man quietly hid his hands behind his back.

Then, there was a crisp clattering sound of steel rolling on the cement ground.

The sound continued until it got wedged by a stone, and the whole place turned deadly quiet.

Silence fell over.

After a while, the sound of the man swallowing could be heard. "Right!" he said. "Let's talk sense!"

Madison nodded and said, "Alright! So, tell me. How is Rose Garden in the wrong?"

Her indifferent demeanor instantly ignited the man's temper, boosting his previous lack of confidence.

He thought, 'So, their chef doesn't think they are at fault even up to this point? Her good looks are in vain!'

"Miss, you seem sensible, so let me explain," the man said. "The car accident has nothing to do with your establishment, that's true. However, it's not appropriate to drive customers away for no reason, isn't it?"

Madison lowered her eyes to glance at her wristwatch.

It was a quarter past seven.

This was around the time when workers got off work. They were either waiting for transport home or on their way home.

On the way home, everyone anticipated some gossip.

As she guessed, the number of people entering the livestream room rapidly increased.

Even when several media outlets were streaming and splitting the audience, the real-time views in a single live broadcast room reached several million viewers.

Gradually, the various cameras shifted from capturing the standoff between two individuals to focusing solely on Madison.

Only her petite figure remained on the screen. Her gaze was lowered to look at her wristwatch.

A lone figure, yet with an overwhelming presence.

In just a few short minutes, the once one-sided online opinion surprisingly shifted with this image. People started to doubt the "big-time restaurant is a bully" narrative regarding Rose Garden.

After all, only those with enough confidence dared to do so.

In the hospital, many people were also watching this live broadcast on their phones.

This included Leo, who was just about to leave.

He had come last night when Sally was injured and hospitalized. He had just left the company and stopped by to take a look.

He was not interested to know about the commotion initially, but while driving, he suddenly remembered Madison was working at Rose Garden. He took out his phone involuntarily.

Just one glance, and he could not look away.

In the livestream, her eyes were lowered, yet she was completely different from the obedient and subservient girl in his memory. Her straight back was enough to reveal a streak of defiance.

With another lift of her gaze, that streak of defiance aligned with her boldness of slamming someone down in the middle of the dance floor last night.

Leo suddenly felt as if he had never gotten to know her seriously in the past twenty-plus years.

And an even bolder thought slowly emerged...

He thought, 'Perhaps the divorce isn't something I've long prepared, but rather a move that she has long planned.'

Leo lit a cigarette, silently watching the radiant and beautiful face on the screen. Suddenly, he let out a sneer.

He thought, 'I've been fooled.'

Madison, who was in front of the camera then, was unaware of the magnitude of the turmoil she had caused.

She lifted her gaze. Her tone was still calm as she spoke.

She said, "Since everyone believes that Rose Garden bullies people because it is a huge establishment, we will now release all the surveillance footage from last night's dispute between our head chef and Miss Hale, along with the videos simultaneously recorded by our staff members and Miss Hale.