"Take all of the cash if you must, but please depart from this establishment immediately. It is in your best interest, Sir, I assure you. Make haste while there is still time," Jessamae implores, her voice tinged with urgency and a hint of warning.
The man scoffs at her words. "Are you trying to threaten me?" he challenges, turning to his companions. "It sounds like a threat to me."
"Yeah, she was threatening you, Tommy!"
"Let me teach her a lesson!" his friend eagerly chimes in.
"Hmm, perhaps I will..." Tommy holds up his bleeding hand, the cuts from shattered glass visible as blood seeps through the makeshift bandage. "Look at what you've done to me. You're in no position to be making threats! A few beers won't suffice!"
Tommy seizes Jessamae's chin, forcefully turning her head to r
