Chapter 235: What Is the Truth?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Frightened by the scene just now, the two receptionists had hidden behind the marble counter and s.h.i.+vered in fear. When they saw the people suddenly come downstairs, they hurriedly dashed toward them and complained to the manager, “Mr. Perry, these people tried to cause trouble in the Ocean Bathhouse!”
As they spoke, they pointed their fingers at Lucas and the others.
The person addressed as Mr. Perry immediately glared at them hostilely and barked, “You actually have the audacity to cause trouble in the Ocean Bathhouse. You’re very brazen! You even dared to hurt my people. How are you going to settle this?”
As soon as Perry finished speaking, several more security guards walked over from the lobby with electric batons and other weapons. They surrounded the four of them and were obviously out to settle scores with them.
Once the answer given by Lucas and the rest was not to Perry’s satisfaction, they would either be beaten up or suffer more severe consequences.
William had rarely experienced such altercations, so as soon as he saw these people surrounding him, he became extremely nervous. He reached his arms out to s.h.i.+eld his daughters, but a layer of cold sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.
“Dad, everything will be fine with Lucas here.” Cheyenne was touched and gently patted William’s arm while comforting him softly.
William took a glance at Lucas, who looked extremely composed. Only then did he realize that his son-in-law wasn’t an ordinary person. As long as he was around, he definitely wouldn’t let anything happen to Charlotte and Cheyenne!
Lucas really didn’t take these security guards seriously. Even if they were holding guns instead of electric batons, he wouldn’t be scared at all.
“You’d better find out what happened before doing anything. Otherwise, customers won’t dare to patronize your place anymore,” Lucas said calmly.
The manager, Perry, couldn’t be bothered to find out what exactly happened. In his opinion, he would deal with all troublemakers!
But there were also many other customers around who rushed out after hearing the commotion. Besides, considering what Lucas said, he was worried that the customers of the bathhouse might have a bad impression of it if he handled this inappropriately. So Perry forced himself to stay patient and said to a receptionist patiently, “Tell me what happened just now. Why was there a fight?”
This receptionist was the one who had called the security guards to come over and kick William out, so she definitely wouldn’t give a fair account of what had happened.
“Mr. Perry, here’s what happened. That filthy and smelly beggar suddenly rushed over to create trouble, causing a huge hindrance for the other guests. I just kindly tried to tell him to leave, but I didn’t expect him to suddenly go berserk like a madman and try to attack us. I suspect that he’s mentally unsound, and I was afraid that he might scare the other guests, so I got the security guards to send him out.
“But I didn’t expect his family to be waiting outside. As soon as they saw our security guards, they immediately started hitting them ruthlessly. They even knocked the captain out! They then caused a huge stir and said that it’s our fault. They’re obviously out to extort us!”
The receptionist was very articulate, and she even managed to twist the facts while adding fuel to the fire. Everyone in the lobby looked at William, Lucas, and the others with disdain.
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William hurriedly shook his head and clarified loudly, “No, it’s not like that! I’m not mentally unsound. I just wanted to come here to take a bath. I also brought enough money. Besides, I was even willing to pay a little more! But this receptionist called me a smelly beggar and chased me out without hesitation! Look at these footprints on my body. They’re from when they kicked me out!
“My daughter and son-in-law naturally came over to stand up for me and demand for an explanation when they saw that I was being a.s.saulted. How is that considered extortion? You people are obviously the problematic ones. You discriminated against me and hit me for no rhyme nor reason!”
Everyone looked at William. There were indeed lots of footprints and mud on his body. Their eyes became full of bewilderment.
The receptionist hurriedly said, “Those footprints and mud on your body were already there when you stepped into our bathhouse. Who knows where you got those stains? You’re even deliberately trying to frame us!”
William quickly tried to retort, but the receptionist asked, “You said you’re not mentally unsound, huh? Look at how dirty you are. You probably haven’t showered in weeks. Which person in their right mind who has a sane daughter and son-in-law would end up in such a filthy state?”
William opened his mouth, but he was no match for the eloquent and sharp-tongued receptionist. It was a fact that he was extremely filthy and hadn’t showered in weeks. All of a sudden, he couldn’t find the words to rebut her, so he immediately became fl.u.s.tered.
The onlookers around them also began discussing.
“I think this receptionist has a point. Which ordinary person would let themselves become so smelly and dirty? I can smell the stench from so far away. Tsk!”
“Exactly. Why did he come out before taking a shower at home? There must be something wrong with him.”
“Maybe they’re just here to extort money! When we were in the lounge just now, no one witnessed what happened. If it wasn’t for this receptionist, we might have been deceived by them!”
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“Did you hear that? That’s the truth. What else do you have to say?”
Hearing the discussion going on around him, Perry realized that they had started leaning toward the Ocean Bathhouse. He couldn’t help but be smug and sneered.
“No, I really wasn’t going to hit her. I just came in for a bath! You… you have to believe me!”
William looked at the people around him and then s.h.i.+fted his gaze to his daughters and Lucas anxiously.
He had finally reconciled with his daughters and made up his mind to turn over a new leaf, so he was really scared that they and Lucas would get the wrong idea about him. The opinions of the others paled in comparison.
Lucas grabbed William’s hand and said sincerely, “William, I believe you.”
Cheyenne and Charlotte also looked at William with great trust. “Dad, we trust you too. The staff of this bathhouse clearly bullied you!”
“The truth is right before you, yet you still have the audacity to slander us. You probably won’t regret it until you see the consequence, huh?!” Perry flew into a rage and was about to order the security guards to chase them out.
“Hmph!” Lucas sneered. “It’s just a few one-sided words from your own employees. How can it be considered the truth?”
Pointing at the few surveillance cameras on the ceiling around them, he hollered, “Aren’t there cameras in this bathhouse? Since you want to find out the truth, we can just look at the footage to see who’s lying and being the bully!”
Upon hearing his words, William was overjoyed. As long as there was footage from the cameras, they would be able to prove his innocence!
On the other hand, after the receptionist heard that Lucas wanted to see the footage of the surveillance cameras, her expression immediately changed drastically.