America: Starting with the Last Liberty

Chapter 99 Let go of that girl! 4K

"Daisy, is it about time we went?"

"Blake, what's the rush? It's only 8 o'clock, the nightlife is just beginning, why are you leaving?"

"But----"

Blake hesitated, partly because she wasn't used to the noisy environment of nightclubs, and partly because she had just called Rosen, wanting to spend a romantic night with her boyfriend.

Well, after being monitored by his extremely controlling father, Ray Gaines, for almost half a month, it seems that the other party has finally left.

So Blake couldn't wait to see Rosen to soothe his longing.

"Hiccup! Blake, I just broke up with my boyfriend today, can't you keep me company?"

Daisy looked at Blake with a pitiful expression, like a puppy about to be abandoned by its owner.

Blake hesitated. She didn't have many friends at school, and Daisy was one of the few classmates she could talk to, so she didn't know what to do.

"But I have a date with my boyfriend—"

"What? You have a boyfriend?! How come I didn't know?"

Daisy had already drunk quite a bit of alcohol, even though it was some low-alcohol liqueurs, but she was still feeling tipsy.

Under the influence of alcohol amplifying her emotions, Daisy immediately grabbed Blake's shoulder upon hearing that Blake had a boyfriend.

"Let me tell you, you must be careful of those men. They're always looking for more than they have, especially the handsome ones!"

"No way?"

Influenced by Daisy, Blake couldn't help but start having wild thoughts.

That's just how girls are at that age, especially since it was Blake's first time dating.

Moreover, Blake was actually quite insecure, believing that he was not good enough for Rosen.

After all, Blake had always been a bookish nerd with little charm, while Rosen was a dazzling man like a movie star.

Seeing that Blake hesitated, Daisy, still slightly drunk, offered a suggestion.

"How about I test your boyfriend?"

"A test?"

"Hmm! I'm quite good at spotting playboys!"

Blake glanced at Daisy, who was outstanding in both figure and appearance, and also had a great makeup.

Unlike me, who was still wearing black-rimmed glasses and ordinary clothes, looking more like someone who came to work at the nightclub than someone who came to have fun.

Yes, it's a proper job, not a strange one.

(Daisy Louise, played by Kat Dennings)

Blake pulled out her phone, but Daisy snatched it from her hand.

"Hey, is this your boyfriend? An Asian guy? Wow, he's so handsome!"

Blake's phone had a photo booth picture he took with Rosen when they went to Santa Monica Beach.

Despite being a little drunk, Daisy could still feel the charm of Lawson in the photos.

"Give it back! Daisy, how could you steal my phone!"

"Blake, what are you afraid of? Handsome guys are a rare resource, what's wrong with letting me take a look?"

Sensing the change in Daisy's tone, Blake immediately became alert.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Tsk tsk tsk! Looks like our Blake is really in love! Remember what I just said? Don't you want to test his feelings for you?"

"How do you plan to test me?"

"It's simple! Call him over, then pretend to go to the bathroom. I'll show up and tempt him. You can hide in the distance and observe his reaction."

Blake hesitated, partly because she didn't want to doubt her boyfriend, and partly because she was afraid of seeing a result she didn't want to see.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"Blake, are you scared? It's better to find out things sooner rather than later, before you're too emotionally invested!"

Daisy leaned closer to Blake, constantly urging him on.

In the end, Blake was persuaded by Daisy and picked up his phone to make a call.

"Rosen, I'm a bit busy right now, at XXX bar. Could you come pick me up? Okay, I'll wait for you at the bar!"

After hanging up the phone, Blake looked at Daisy.

He said he would arrive here within half an hour.

"Great! I need to get ready!"

Daisy stood up excitedly and walked towards the restroom.

"Daisy, where are you going?"

"Just touching up your makeup! What did you think you were going there for?"

"Really? Your makeup already looks great!"

Daisy patted Blake on the shoulder.

"Daisy, a woman's makeup is like her clothes. Different occasions and different people call for different makeup looks to match different styles of clothing! I'm going to get a 'man-slaying' makeup done now, then I'll adjust my clothes and be right back!"

These words made Blake suddenly regret his words. Could it be that Rosen was really going to be won over by Daisy?

If such a thing really happens, what should I do?

While Blake was in a state of confusion, Daisy was already humming a little tune as she walked towards the bathroom.

Upon arriving at the bar's restroom, Daisy suddenly noticed a "Under Repair" sign hanging above the women's restroom and couldn't help but curse.

"What the hell? Of all days, there has to be a day for maintenance!"

With no other option, Daisy pushed open the door to the men's restroom and peeked inside. The women's restroom door was locked.

Luckily, there seemed to be no one in the men's restroom.

So Daisy mustered her courage and went into the men's restroom, stood in front of the sink and started putting on makeup in front of the mirror.

First, she touched up her lipstick, then applied more alluring eyeliner, and then touched up the makeup that had smudged on her face.

"That should be about right!"

But after seeing her clothes in the mirror, Daisy felt that something was still missing.

Because she was heartbroken after her breakup and was out with a female friend, Daisy dressed in a rather casual outfit.

Such everyday attire is not suitable for attracting men, so Daisy immediately used the small scissors in her makeup bag to make some simple alterations to the clothes.

She showed off her snow-white cleavage and flat stomach as much as possible.

Like Blake, Daisy was also a gifted and beautiful woman who reaped great rewards from small beginnings, which may be an important reason why the two became friends.

After all, other girls her age would definitely feel inferior if they stood next to Blake or Daisy, so how could they have fun together?

"Done!"

Daisy looked at her work and smiled with satisfaction.

Just as Daisy was about to leave, she saw a fierce-looking middle-aged man dragging a young man into the men's restroom, which startled her.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The middle-aged man glared at Daisy.

"This is none of your business! Go find business elsewhere!"

This means that the middle-aged man mistook Daisy for a skilled woman, probably because her current attire was too sexy, causing him to misunderstand her identity.

"Who are you cursing, you motherfucker?"

Daisy, with her fiery temper, immediately retorted with a barrage of insults.

At this moment, the young man being dragged along by the middle-aged man suddenly spoke up.

"Daisy?"

This guy actually recognizes Daisy.

The middle-aged man glanced at Daisy in surprise, then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"So you two know each other?"

Blake sat in the chair, her mind racing with thoughts of what she should do if Rosen were to be seduced by Daisy.

Should she break up with Lawson directly, or choose to forgive him?

He was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't notice Daisy had left for a long time.

Rosen arrived at the bar and saw Blake sitting alone in a chair.

"Blake, why are you sitting here alone, lost in thought?"

"Huh? Rosen, when did you get here?"

Blake's visibly tense demeanor struck Rosen as very strange.

"I just arrived. Let's go back to the apartment."

Blake instinctively stood up, then remembered Daisy's plan.

"Wait, I need to use the restroom."

"Are you in a hurry? If not, you can go back to your apartment and go online."

This bar isn't too far from Caltech, so it's also very close to Rosen's apartment, just a ten-minute drive away.

Therefore, many of the customers at this bar are students from Caltech.

It wasn't just Blake and Daisy who were students.

"I...I'm in a hurry! Rosen, please wait for me a moment!"

Blake hurriedly headed towards the restroom, only to encounter the same problem as Daisy: the women's restroom was locked.

Like Daisy, Blake knocked on the door of the men's restroom.

"Daisy?"

No one responded.

Blake knocked on the door a few more times, and the door to the men's restroom opened. A man walked out and looked at Blake's actions with a surprised expression.

"Excuse me! My companion might be in this restroom. She's a brunette girl. Have you seen her?"

The man shook his head.

"I was the only one inside just now."

"what?"

Blake then realized something was wrong. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Daisy's number, only to hear the phone ringing from the men's restroom.

Mustering his courage, Blake went in to take a look and saw a ringing cell phone under the sink, which was clearly not normal.

Realizing something was wrong, Blake quickly picked up Daisy's phone and went back to find Rosen.

"Oh no, Rosen! My friend seems to have gone missing!"

"Hmm? You didn't come to the bar alone? You had a friend with you?"

Blake bit his lip, his expression a mixture of anxiety and guilt.

"Actually, a female friend of mine broke up with her boyfriend today, so I came to the bar with her for drinks, but she just said she was going to the restroom, and now I can't find her!"

Blake still didn't reveal Daisy's plans for having sex.

"Could it be that you drank too much? I'll ask the staff for you; maybe someone saw you."

When Rosen first entered, he noticed that the bar's security guards and staff were mostly Italian.

It's obvious this is Bonanno family territory, but it's unclear whose property it is.

Rosen found the nearest security guard.

"Hey, our friend, can you do me a favor?"

Rosen uttered a coded message and then made a secret hand gesture before the security guard finally answered.

"Whose side are you on?"

"I'm a Black Sunny guy, I just joined recently."

The security guard nodded. Although Rosen's Asian face made him a little strange, he still believed him because code words and secret gestures couldn't be faked.

What do you need?

"Here's the thing, a female friend of mine went missing at a bar, and I'd like to ask if anyone has seen her."

"What does she look like?"

Blake described Daisy's appearance and clothing, and the security guard picked up the walkie-talkie to ask his colleague. Immediately, his expression turned strange.

Rosen noticed the security guard's unusual expression.

"Is there a problem?"

"We didn't see your friend."

Rosen was certain the guy was lying; his colleague had definitely seen Blake's friend but hadn't said anything for some reason.

"Hey, you're not just going to give me a runaround because I'm new, are you? Should I call Black Sonny?"

As he spoke, Rosen took out his phone.

If Black Sonny really came, things would get really serious, so the security guard immediately tried to stop Rosen.

Rosen felt increasingly uneasy about the situation, so he shoved the security guard aside and prepared to leave the bar to make a phone call.

Just then, a man who looked like a supervisor walked over.

"What are you doing?"

"Team leader, this guy's trying to cause trouble!"

The security guard immediately turned the tables and accused the person who wronged him.

"My friend went missing at your bar, shouldn't I contact you? Besides, I'm one of your own!"

"One of our own?"

The security guard walked up to the team leader and whispered a few words in his ear, and the team leader quickly smiled.

"Friend, this is a small matter. Your friend may have just left early. There's no need to get so worked up."

The team leader was clearly stalling for time, and Rosen wouldn't believe his nonsense.

Rosen dialed Black Sonny's number in person and put it on speakerphone.

"Mr. Rosen, what's the matter that you're calling so late?"

Black Sonny addressed Rosen as "Mr," which greatly surprised the team leader in front of him.

Within the Mafia, only those of lower rank address those of higher rank as "Mr."; those of equal rank may also use "Mr" as a polite form of address.

This suggests that Rosen's status is at least on par with Black Sonny, even though Rosen previously claimed to have just joined the Bonanno family.

"Sonny, I'm in trouble at a bar called Fire in San Gabriel."

"Fire Bar? Isn't this family territory? I remember this bar belongs to Mr. Antonio Costa! What happened?"

Rosen briefly explained the current situation, and Black Sonny remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Let me talk to the team leader over there."

Rosen handed his phone to the team leader in front of him, who took it with a grim expression.

"Friend, who are you?"

"I am Russo."

"Fabio Russo? Give me some face, Mr. Rosen is Mrs. Bonanno's advisor, don't make things too ugly!"

"I understand, but you can't tell anyone about tonight's events."

"Of course! We're all family, I know what to do."

Fabio Russo hung up the phone and returned it to Rosen.

"The person should be in the back alley; this has nothing to do with the bar."

The second half of the sentence has a hint of "protesting too much."

However, Rosen didn't say much; finding Blake's friend was more important.

The quickest way to get to the back alley is through the bar's back door, which is usually only accessible to bar staff, thus proving that this matter is definitely related to the people inside the bar.

Rosen led Blake through the back door into the alley, where they heard the sounds of fists beating flesh.

The sound immediately made Blake a little anxious.

"Could someone be hitting Daisy?"

Rosen could indeed vaguely see the reflection of someone hitting someone on the wall, and immediately walked over and shouted.

"Let go of that girl!"