My Darling, My Dearest novel Chapter 54

Rachel was amused by Celine's words. She was eager to stay away from Jack. He would always bring trouble to her.

Unwilling to answer her question, Rachel turned to the saleswoman holding the boy. "It doesn't matter. Don't worry about her. I can pay for the compensation on your behalf."

The saleswoman stared at Rachel in confusion.

Celine narrowed her eyes in anger. "It's none of your business! Do you hear me? It was her son's fault! I will demand compensation from her."

Lucas couldn't stand the scene in front of him. Frowning, he warned Celine, "Hey. Please be polite. It's just a dress and it isn't worth all this yelling."

At the sound of the commotion, the shop's manager finally came into view. She hurried over to where the fight ensued.

A thin layer of sweat glistened on the manager's forehead as a saleswoman began to vaguely explain what had happened.

The manager took a deep breath before facing a seething Celine.

Seeing that they were in a stalemate, she walked over with a big smile plastered on her face. "Miss, I am the manager of the store. May I know what happened?"

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her haughty attitude. With her beautiful and dainty fingernails, she pointed at the man in front of her and in a sharp voice, she screeched, "It is none of your business! You should learn to mind your own business!"

With a straight face, Lucas shook his head. Calmly, he turned to the shop manager, who was frowning at the situation. "I would like to pay for the lady's damage, regardless of how much it costs."

"You are crazy!" Celine yelled.

The manager couldn't maintain her politeness. The saleswoman had told her that the child had accidentally stained the client's dress. But she was willing to apologize and pay for the damages. It didn't make sense that the customer would continue to create a scene in the middle of their store. She glanced at Celine's dress, and could hardly pinpoint where the stain was. Clearly, this customer was just trying to create a dramatic scene in front of everyone. The child at fault was still in his mother's arms, trembling in fear.

The manager sighed silently. Seeing that there was no way out, she asked in a low voice, "Miss, I am sincerely sorry for the inconvenience. Please follow me to my office so that we may settle this."

Celine's face flushed in embarrassment, but she coldly replied, "No, thank you. I guess it is just my bad luck. Your customer service is terrible. I definitely won't shop here again."

Rachel sneered and said, "Don't worry. She won't need to come here at all as she doesn't even have a child." ■3

Celine's chest heaved violently. But before she could retort back at what Rachel had said, the manager quickly intervened and called for their attention. "Everyone! I strongly insist that we resolve this in the office."

Unknown to them, a customer on the second floor had been watching the entire time. He had been shopping in silence until he heard the raising of voices, which attracted his attention. If the situation had escalated even further, then the stores' sales would surely be affected.

The manager was adamant to resolve this issue as soon as possible and ensure that all parties were able to apologize and those who needed to be compensated would be compensated. It would be terrible for the store to have a reduction in sales because of such a trivial matter.

Still fuming with anger, Celine threw the toy at the saleswoman in front of her. The mother and child at fault were shocked and stood petrified, not knowing what they were to do next. Rachel rolled her eyes as Celine left the store. It was always the same situation with her. Whenever she met Celine, she would always attempt to pick a fight, yet lose every single time.

Rachel didn't understand how Jack had the patience to like this woman. She was the devil in disguise, always angry and shouting like a child. Today, her unnecessary tantrum was caused by a child that had innocently stained her dress.

A child!

She truly had no shame. ■3

Rachel groaned and placed a hand on her forehead. She then turned to Lucas and said in a hurry, "We have other things to do! Where is Mendes?"

Lucas sighed and stood with elegance, much more composed than she was. His eyes twinkled in amusement at her flustered face. He raised his chin and said, "Look over there!"

During the argument, he had noticed a butt sticking out from one of the shelves in the store, completely oblivious to what was happening.

Rachel sighed in relief. Luckily Mendes turned out to be in the store as well. It was obvious that he didn't even care about the ruckus that was happening a while ago.

The saleswoman placed the toy back on the shelf and apologized. "We are sincerely for the trouble that had just occurred."

Rachel waved her hand in response, indicating that it was fine. It really didn't matter to her. "Don't worry about it. If that woman barges in again demanding for compensation, inform her to look for

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me.

The saleswoman smiled and nodded curtly in understanding. She wondered what relationship was between the two women. They seemed to know each other but they were definitely not the best of friends.