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Dolores was about to open her mouth to explain the situation when she was interrupted by the sales clerk, âLacey, donât listen to her. Sheâs the one who brought these people in and has trashed our store like this. Youâd better find someone quickly and arrest them all.â
Dolores frowned.
Matthew handed his daughter to Dolores, âGo wait for me in the car.
He would take care of things here. Although he wanted to train his son to be brave, he didnât want his daughter exposed to this. Daughters were not like sons.
Dolores picked up her daughter. She was about to leave with her in her arms when she heard the sales clerkâs cousin, Lacey Ward, speak up to stop her, âThe matter was started because of you. How can this matter be cleared up when youâre not around?â
Matthew looked up indifferently. His voice was cold and hard, âTalk to me.â
When Lacey met Matthewâs eyes, she felt shy. His appearance was even more intimidating than Charlesâ, while his cold, stiff face was handsome and monotone, the chill his body gave off made people shiver.
She clenched her hands, âItâs just our business, isnât it too much to do this?â.
Matthewâs lips curved into a cold smile.
The clerk ducked behind Lacey, âTheyâre definitely gangsters. Hurry up and call Mr. White to come over.â
At that moment, Boyce came out of the store and whispered in Matthewâs ear.
Lacey couldnât hear what they said. All she knew was that the store was trashed, plus she and her cousin, two weak women, were definitely no match for them.
After some thought, she opted to call Charles.
Hopefully, he could help her.
It was obvious they were bullying her because they were outnumbered.
On the other hand, Charles was going to pick up Dolores at the hotel to meet with the master who could make watered gauze. As a result, he got a call from Lacey.
âIs something wrong?â she asked nonchalantly.
âIâve had my store trashed, can you come over?â Lacey lowered her head. Both she and Charles grew up in orphanages and had known each other since childhood. Later, they were each adopted. It wasnât until a year ago that she and Charles were reunited.
It was also thanks to Charles that she was able to have such a nice store in this mall.
Charles glanced at the clock. There was still time, so he promised her he would come.
He hadnât expected to run into Dolores and Matthew after he came.
The salesgirl who had been hiding behind Lacey cocked her head to one side when she saw Charles approaching, âSee, I told you Mr. White and my cousin are very close. They are looking for misfortune by stirring up trouble here.â
Lacey frowned and looked at her cousin. Although she had a connection with Charles, she didnât want to create trouble for Charles because of this connection.
So when she heard her cousinâs words, she couldnât help but frown.
Charles was a smart man, and he probably deduced what happened when he saw such a scene.
As he walked past Dolores, he looked at her and asked with concern, âAre you all right?â
Dolores walked over to Matthew and shook her head, âIâm fine.â There was a lot she didnât know about Charles.
And for the sake of her two children, she didnât want outsiders to see that she and Matthew were not a normal couple.
Charles watched her movements. His eyes flickered slightly, but he regained his composure quickly.
His action caused Matthew, who had been sullen, to raise his eyebrows, and the corners of his lips curved slightly as well.
âYouâve arrived just in time. I was about to ask you for an explanation.â Matthew took Dolores by the shoulders and walked into the messy store. Boyce had someone clean up the couch and then Matthew motioned for Dolores to sit down.
She had a foot injury. Standing all the time was slow for her to recover from the injury.
The sales clerk was completely stunned â what was going on?
How could this man not be afraid of Mr. White, and did he look even more imposing than he was?
In White City, Charles was the most powerful person. Who was this man?
And who was this woman?
Even Mr. White cared about her.
She grabbed Laceyâs hand nervously and tightened her grip without realizing it. Laceyâs arm ached from the grip. She frowned and looked at her cousin, âTheyâre the ones causing the issue. What are you afraid of?â
The sales clerk was nervous. She had always relied on Lacey and Charlesâ relationship to boss her around the mall. No one dared to object each time.
This time, she felt she had run into someone powerful.
She was used to bullying others, and suddenly, here came someone even Charles had to be polite to, so how could she not panic?
âLacey, who is it?â
âI donât know.â Lacey hadnât seen him before either.
But it looked like he was no ordinary guy.
This time, the sales clerk was even more scared. Even Lacey didnât know who he was.
Tom pushed Charles into the store. The floor was a mess and there was barely room to get down. He took a nonchalant glance around the store, then turned his gaze to Matthew and asked with a smile, âDidnât they take good care of you?â
Matthew curved his lips and said nonchalantly, âAt Mr. Whiteâs place, of course, no one would dare make trouble. Butâ¦â He gave Boyce a wink, âWeâll talk after youâve seen him.â
Boyce understood. He had someone bring a laptop from the car, set it on the counter, and then plug in a flash drive. He clicked on the flash drive as he said, âI have this video from the store surveillance. As for what happened, weâll see.â
The sales clerk was completely dumbfounded â how could she forget that the store was equipped with surveillance cameras?
The contents inside?
No, she couldnât let Lacey see what she was doing in the store, or all the bad things she had done would be revealed. He had to destroy the computer and take the flash drive.
Boyce knew she would try, so he had already had someone take precautions. As soon as she rushed over, she was stopped.
Soon the video was successfully presented.
Just now Boyce whispered in Matthewâs ear, and told him that he had gotten the video from the store, and had found something else.
The video was not shown from when Dolores entered the store, but when the sales clerk took advantage of Laceyâs absence and put the money of customers buying clothes in her own pocket. In addition, she often threatened customers who came to the store that they had to buy the clothes as long as they tried them on, or else she would threaten them by mentioning Charles, saying he was her sponsor.
Everyone in White City knew Charles.
So, of course, no one wanted to mess with him.
Everyone opted to pay up and get it over with.
Charles looked pitiful.
It was the worst look Dolores had seen on his face since she had known him.
Laceyâs expression showed fury and she was even worse off than Charles.
Seeing that her actions had been exposed, the salesgirl wanted to escape, but was stopped by Boyce, âWhy are you in such a hurry to leave?â
âTheyâve manipulated all this. Theyâve tried to set me up.â The sales clerk was determined not to admit it.
Boyce didnât bother to pay attention to her.
Boyce only showed the important clips, but the video also played the scene of Dolores entering the store.
The salesgirl glared at her at first and thought Dolores was someone who couldnât afford to buy clothes. Then she pulled Dolores, wouldnât let her go, and insisted that she had to buy them, and even mentioned Charles to scare her, saying that she was a prostituteâ¦.
But Dolores simply ignored her. When she heard Charlesâ name, she was willing to pay for him.
Then a bodyguard came running in.
It was obvious that the sales clerk had a bad attitude and said something nasty.
âLaceyâ¦â At this point, the clerk still tried to defend herself, âLacey, itâs all made up by them. Theyâre trying to trick me. You mustnât believeâ¦â
Slap!
Lacey rushed over and slapped her. She was shaking with rage, âThe evidence is plenty. Do you still want to deny it?â
The sales clerk covered her face with wide eyes, as if she didnât expect him to pounce on her and slap her.
Half of her face was numb.
âLacey, I really was wrongfully accused.â At this point, she could only bite the bullet and deny it.
Otherwise, sheâd be ruined.
Lacey gritted her teeth. Even at this point, she still didnât regret it.
Did she still want to deny it?
âIf you want to die, no one will save you.â Lacey, who was furious, instead calmed down. The people she âblackmailedâ today were not ordinary people. Even if she reprimanded her, she feared they wouldnât let her go.
âIâm sorry.â Lacey walked over to Charles and apologized with her head bowed. âI really didnât know she used your reputation to blackmail clients who came in just because she knew youâ¦â
Charles held up his hand to indicate that he didnât want to hear her explanation.
Still, he smiled and looked at Matthew, âWhat do you want to do?â
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