Kyle tasted the food, and everything on the menu and seeing as he was the owner of the place, everything was free.
These people weren't being paid based on their sales as they didn't rent the building but instead, worked directly under Kyle.
This meant that their income was fixed regardless of their sales so it gave them a lot more freedom because what they would earn monthly was equivalent to the profit they would have made on a good day.
This was a strange business module but making money wasn't the reason this place existed.
Antoine employing his young daughter to work for him was like giving their family two sources of income as Kyle was paying more than the minimum wage.
One could easily make a living off this and with his daughter a mere teenager, this was perfect for her to understand the working force a little bit.
Antoine had a restaurant back in France until he relocated here with his daughter after his wife divorced him.
He had problems since coming here, it wasn't easy establishing a restaurant here in America because there was no way for him to afford the recipes that were on his menu.
It was doomed to fail but this opportunity was something straight out of heaven because it not only saved him but kept his dying recipes alive.
Kyle tasted everything and he was astonished that something this good existed.
This man brought in original recipes and half of the things he tasted were things he had never eaten before.
Kyle couldn't believe something this good existed and he was tempted to ask for more but had to restrain himself because he was simply testing the meals served here.
He was done and he approved of this, these were some of the best meals he had eaten in his life.
Kyle was drawn from this world the moment his phone vibrated in his pocket, Kyle looked at it and was surprised to see a message from Jane.
She rarely started the conversation but this must be her being brave.
Kyle couldn't help but smile at his phone, he opened the message to see what she had sent.
[[Jane: Hi Kyle! I heard about last night and I'm so sorry to have been an inconvenience!]]
This told Kyle that she was overthinking everything she sent to him but it also told him that she wasn't 100% comfortable with him or this wouldn't be happening.
It was a bittersweet feeling because Kyle knew he would only get this version of her once so it was best to savor it.
Antoine didn't charge Kyle but Kyle gave him a tip equivalent to the bill that would have been given to him if he was charged.
Kyle left the building soon after, it has multiple exists so he didn't need to walk past the club because this place had its exit.
He planned to meet Jane, why not but he ran into someone on his way out. It was Mike.
"What is with the timing today?" Kyle thought to himself. This was the same way he ran into Cassandra's husband and now Mike.
Both were people he didn't like but Mike didn't have that angry look in his eyes.
"I-I'm sorry..." Mike stuttered and Kyle couldn't help but wonder if this was the same problem.
He looked scared but this was none of Kyle's business.
Whatever was bothering him must have been the direct consequence of some action and knowing about his past, he knew he had to be careful around him.
" Kyle?" Mike questioned, he looked confused and Kyle raised a brow because he had been staring right at him throughout.
" Yeah?" Kyle responded in a dismissive tone reminding him that they weren't friends.
" Y-You need to help me, Kyle!" Mike shuddered, grabbing him by the collar.
" And why would I do that?" Kyle asked, breaking his grip on his collar and showing that the gym he had been going to was paying off.
" Because it is about Jane! She is in trouble!" Mike barked and this was enough to get Kyle's attention.
"What do you mean? Explain yourself," Kyle asked in a threatening tone but Mike looked over his shoulder.
"Here isn't safe, follow me," Mike urged him but Kyle didn't trust Mike enough to follow him anywhere; they had something in common and that was Jane.
This was the only reason Kyle followed him, a decision he would soon regret.