“A skirt like me, Mr. Robert, can do a lot of damage. Why don’t you sit down and let your lawyer do the talking? Your in-laws don’t want to give you their restaurant, especially considering the amount you’re trying to offer them for it. Your father-in-law does not wish to retire. And if he doesn’t want to, you can’t make him. Sending men to break things in here is not the way to go about it. And after the kind of behavior you and your wife have demonstrated, you can forget about an inheritance.”
“I’ll sue him, you b***h!” All riled up now, Charlie actually spits in my face.
A few things happen at once. Mr. Bernardi turns red, and Mrs. Bernardi lets out a shocked cry. Mason curses out loud, grabs Charlie, and forces him to sit down.
I reach out and pick up one of the paper napkins from t
