expensive cars.
But people in town knew him for more than just his wealth.
There were all kinds of rumors about Robert.
People said he had young mistresses who never stayed around for long. Almost every week, someone spotted him with a different woman, usually much younger than himself.
One day, he would arrive with a blonde. The next, with a brunette. Sometimes these young women came directly to the restaurant, and Robert would immediately take them into his private office.
But something else bothered me even more.
Robert seemed to look at every newly hired young woman differently.
I noticed it during my very first week.
Whenever a new girl was hired, he personally conducted her interview, studied her for an uncomfortably long time, and sometimes invited her into his office without any explanation.
Once, I saw Kate, a 19-year-old waitress, coming out of his office with red,
