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Hearing that headquarters was looking for her, Gina was startled. She gave Audrey an awkward smile, then reached out to take the phone. “Hello, this is
Gina.”
The person on the other end said, “Gina Smith, due to your serious mistakes, both the brand and you personally have been sued. We will hold you accountable for your actions and the severe impact on the brand’s reputation…”
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Gina’s face turned from pale to livid. She couldn’t stop trembling and nearly fell over. After hanging up, she asked, “Where’s Mrs. Winifred?”
The salesperson said, “She left long ago.”
Audrey took Lena to another luxury store and asked, “See if there’s anything you like.”
“That was so satisfying,” Lena said with a laugh. “If I wasn’t afraid the store manager might hurt you in a panic, I would’ve stayed to see her suffer”
While they were choosing a bag, the luxury brand’s after–sales service contacted Lena. First, they offered a sincere apology, then said they would get the reserved bag for free and upgrade her to a premium customer with more benefits.
Lena asked Audrey if she should agree to drop the lawsuit. Audrey suggested, “Tell them you can withdraw the lawsuit, but demand an official public announcement about Gina’s misconduct.”
Fighting a lawsuit against a luxury brand, even with a top lawyer, would take enormous time and energy. Audrey’s goal wasn’t to target the brand.
Lena followed her advice in communicating with the brand’s after–sales team. Delighted she was willing to drop the lawsuit, they thanked her again and sent extra gifts. Meanwhile, the brand quickly issued a notice–Gina took full blame and was blacklisted in the industry.
Lena chose a bag more exquisite than the previous one, and Audrey happily paid for it.
“Audrey, I feel like Sharon got away with it too easily,” Lena said.
Though Sharon hadn’t taken the bag, Irene had paid for it. Sharon had insulted Audrey and Lena arrogantly but suffered no consequences.
Audrey tapped her fingers on the counter and said, “She likes stealing? I have an idea.”
“Irene, slow down,” Sharon called, chasing after her in high heels. “My feet hurt.”
Irene stopped to wait for her. Though Sharon wasn’t her first choice as Aaron’s fiancée, she still had to care for her to solidify Aaron’s position on the board. “Take a break,” Irene said, pulling Sharon into a café.
As Sharon sat down, she checked her feet and saw a blister on her heel, regretting wearing new shoes. “Irene, what’s Audrey’s background? How did she charm Mr. Winifred?”
“Just a divorced woman,” Irene scoffed. She ordered two coffees and continued after the staff left, “Her mother married Logan in a second marriage, and she married Yann in her second marriage. Like mother, like daughter–they both specifically target fathers and sons.”
Sharon’s mouth dropped open in shock. “So she and Mr. Winifred are step–siblings? Is it even legal for them to get married?”
Irene sneered. “Yann is rich and powerful. What’s hard about marrying his stepsister?”
“Even if it’s legal, that marriage is hardly honorable,” Sharon said, her mouth twitching.
Irene shook her head dismissively. “So what? With all Audrey’s money now, she definitely doesn’t care what others say.”
Sharon’s phone vibrated. She opened it to find Lena had posted a photo of the bag on Instagram. She thought, ‘She said she didn’t want second–hand goods, but she still bought it. So vain and hypocritical.‘
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Sharon was glad she’d posted the bag on Instagram earlier with a caption. Sharon: (A gift from my fiancé’s mother)
She wanted friends to know her status in the Price family and outshine Lena. Lena had to reserve bags, but Sharon got what she wanted without tillinga
finger.
Smiling triumphantly, she opened Lena’s post. It was indeed the same bag, but there was a second photo–the luxury brand’s apology statement. The statement detailed the incident and listed compensations for Lena.
Sharon’s smile vanished when she saw Lena mention her in the comments.
Soon, messages poured in. Rich girl A: (I wondered how Lena’s reserved bag ended up with Sharon. So she stole it from Lena.]
Rich girl B: [Sharon has terrible taste and just follows trends. She intentionally wore the same dress as me last time, but I have a way better figure.}
The comments were all mocking Sharon. She hurriedly opened her own Instagram, ignored the messages, and deleted the post.
“What’s wrong?” Irene asked, concerned by Sharon’s agitation.
“Lena is smearing me,” Sharon said sadly, handing her phone to Irene. The more Irene read, the angrier she got. The apology statement called Mrs. Price a bully–an obvious insult.
Just then, Irene’s phone rang. She quickly returned Sharon’s phone and answered.
“Have you lost your mind?” Michael nearly barked through his teeth. “The PR team was about to use the marriage alliance to boost the company’s image. Why did you create negative news?”
Irene had no retort. Glancing at Sharon, she got up to take the call elsewhere.
Sharon didn’t realize the mocking comments had damaged her image in Irene’s eyes. Irene wouldn’t defend her for being laughed at–she’d only think Sharon was bad at handling people.
Irene returned and said there was a family emergency, promising to shop with Sharon another day, then hurried off.
Sharon was furious. She’d come to buy a bag, failed, and been humiliated instead.
The more she thought about it, the more indignant she grew. She decided she had to get that bag–even if she sold it immediately, she wouldn’t let Lena have it happily.
Sharon returned to the store and demanded the bag from the salesperson, who patiently explained that Irene had voluntarily gifted it to Lena and Sharon had no right to take it.
Unhappy, she snapped, “I paid for it! Why can’t I take it? Your store manager’s mishandling led to your compensation for Lena–it’s not my fault.”
Gina emerged from the office after finishing paperwork, like a zombie. In her years in the industry, this wasn’t the first time she’d reassigned a customer’s bag, but it was the first time she’d been so forcefully rebuked.
Seeing the person responsible for her downfall now yelling in the store, she snapped. She rushed over and slapped Sharon.
Sharon was stunned.
“It’s all your fault!” Gina screamed. “You came in asking about that bag! I told you it was reserved, but you insisted on buyin
“How dare you hit me?” Sharon glared. “Then why did you sell it to me to suck up to Irene? You’re nothing.”
