Chapter 73
It was a rare day off for Serenity on the weekend, and Lisa wasted no time in taking her out shopping.
It had been a while since they had last gone shopping together, and Serenity felt like she was back to those early days.
It was like back in the time before that incident had happened, and she would often take Lisa out shopping on weekends. They were carefree and content with life, and everything seemed beautiful then.
âBy the way, what about Jack? Do you know more about him now? Like, whereâs he from, or does he have any family?â
Lisa was most worried about her best friend falling for a scammer.
âI only know that his father passed away, and it seems like his mother abandoned them. He didnât talk about anything else, and I didnât ask,â Serenity replied with a smile.
Youâre so silly. Why didnât you ask more? At least find out what he used to do!â Lisa said with a groan.
Serenity smiled calmly. âWhatâs the use in knowing what he used to do? In the past, I knew every detail about Zekeâhis family background, which school he attended from his childhood, and even his license plate and ID number. I remembered everything clearly, but ultimately, I still couldnât see through him.
Lisa bit her lip. âIâm sorry.â
âWhy are you apologizing?â Serenity chuckled. âItâs fine. I know youâre only worried about me, but right now, I really donât care about any of those things. Besides, if he didnât want to tell me the truth and made up stories to deceive me, itâs not like I would know, anyway. So, whatâs the point of asking?â
âWell, forget about that. Come on, letâs get some clothes. I need a set of professional attire to wear. My boss at the design firm insists that I wear formal attire when meeting clients,â Lisa complained while pulling Serenity to the nearby highâend boutique.
Based on Lisaâs reasoning, they were only leaking, and that wouldnât cost any money. They would just browse around to see what were the available and popular styles now and then buy something affordable after.
As Serenity stood inside the store, she could feel the intense gaze of the salesgirl. Her cheap outfit clashed with the atmosphere of this store.
âOh? Who do we have here? How could someone like you be in this store? Youâre practically lowering the standard of this place just by being here, you know?â A voice rang out in the store.
Serenity looked up to see two familiar figures.
One of them was Jenny, and the other was none other than Zekeâs sister, Joy.
They were both dressed in expensive luxury brand clothing and were carrying designer handbags, looking at Serenity with disdainful eyes.
Especially Joy. When she recalled her older brotherâs warning the other day, she felt even more upset with Serenity.
As soon as the salespeople in the store caught sight of Joy and Jenny, they immediately rushed up to greet them warmly.
âHello, Miss Shaw, Miss Hall Weâve recently received a new collection of the latest fashion in our store. Would you like to take a look and see if anything suits your taste? Some of them are even runway pieces that received acclaim at the Milan Fashion
Show.â
âSure, that would be great,â Joy said and then shot Serenity a malicious smile. âHey, do you want to try some on tuo, Serenity? But I guess with your current salary, you wonât be able to afford anything here even if you save for a year. Youâre just a sanitation worker. Donât you feel embarrassed wallding into a stone Tile Thals?â
The other employees of the store looked at Serenity in surprise and even a hint of contempt when they heard those words.
âWhatâs wrong with being a sanitation worker?â Lisa said indignantly. She had been browsing through clothes on the other side of the store and rushed over upon hearing the commotion. âIs there any law prohibiting sanitation workers from
entering this store and looking at clothes?â
âThe question is, can you afford it?â Joy disdainfully said. âYouâre just a street sweeper, so coming into a store to look at clothes you clearly canât afford is obviously because you want some trouble.â
As she said that, Joy looked at the nearby store employees and said, âShouldnât you deal with people like them who intentionally come in to cause trouble, hummm?â
Joy was a regular customer here, and the employees naturally would flatter the lady from the Shaw family. So, one of the supervisors immediately walked up to Serenity and Lisa and said, âIf youâre not buying any clothes, please leave for now.â