Just as their lips were about to touch, the girl was suddenly shoved away by Jayson. She was momentarily stunned, and the waiter immediately stepped forward to scold the girl, "Do you think you can just kiss the boss whenever you want? Apologize right now!"
The girl nervously grabbed a glass of whiskey and quickly apologized to Jayson, punishing herself.
"Our girls' training needs improvement! Has the number of people who don't know better increased recently?" Jayson didn't even look at her, his eyes calmly fixed on the colorful dancing footage playing on the screen in front of them.
The girl lowered her head, not daring to speak.
"Not every guest is comfortable with such physical contact the first time they meet. Didn't the manager who brought you in teach you this?"
"I'm sorry, boss. I was just... in a rush, and I won't do it again."
"What's your name?"
"Maci—" The girl thought Jayson was asking her name to deduct her wages or punish her, and was about to beg for mercy when Jayson interrupted her.
"Can you sing songs?"
"Huh? Yes..." The girl was confused.
"Go up on stage and pick two songs to play for everyone."
"Yes."
Maci followed the waiter's instructions and chose two songs to sing on stage. She pleased the guests with her charming demeanor, and her pitch was quite good, quickly attracting the attention of others. After she finished singing, she even received tips from some of the guests.
She was clearly new to the industry, and when she received the tips, she couldn't hide her excitement. She was also deeply grateful to Jayson.
The whole night, she sat obediently beside him, pouring him drinks and handing him cigarettes, occasionally whispering a joke in his ear, doing her best to serve him well.
Jayson had always been indifferent toward the girls in the club, partly because he didn't want people to talk about his favoritism, and partly because, as the boss, he shouldn't blur the lines with his employees, especially in this industry.
By the middle of the night, the people in the private room had mostly finished drinking. Some of them left with the girls and went upstairs to the hotel to rest. Josiah and two others were still playing cards, enjoying themselves. Jayson watched from the side, occasionally cheering along. He then ordered a few more bottles of alcohol, which his bodyguard personally brought in. When the bodyguard delivered the drinks, he sent Maci away from Jayson's side and informed him that Sidney had just left the Finnegan's place and was already on her way to the Opal Lounge.
Jayson glanced impatiently at the bodyguard, confused as to why Sidney had suddenly come here in the middle of the night.
The bodyguard swallowed nervously before speaking, saying it seemed to be related to Sanaa. After Sidney received a call from Sanaa in the evening, she became restless and insisted on coming to here.
Jayson thought for a moment. She could come if she wanted, but whether he wanted to see her was another matter.
Some of the people at the table won, some lost, and by the end, it wasn't fun anymore. One of them invited Josiah and the others to the casino for a rematch, but Josiah excused himself on the grounds of being tired and left with the girl. The rest of the group lost interest and dispersed. After seeing them off, Jayson returned to the private room to grab the cigar he hadn't finished earlier, only to find the girl named Maci still sitting in her seat, not leaving.
Jayson thought she was waiting for a tip, thinking that a girl brave enough to ask for the boss's tip was probably a newcomer like her. He reached into his suit pocket for his wallet. But just then, Maci stood up and placed her hand over his, indicating that what she wanted wasn't money. Jayson paused, his hand stopping mid-motion, curious to see what she would do next. Maci immediately began unbuttoning her tight vest, revealing her seductive figure.
Jayson understood what she was getting at. Spending her youth here to make money wasn't a long-term plan. A smart girl would latch onto one—or even a few—guys who could be her ticket out, or maybe even work her way into the boss's good graces.
