The consultant's face drained of color instantly, leaving her stunned and falling flat on her butt from the half-crouch position she was in.
"What?!" Everyone in the store gasped, unable to believe what they were seeing.
"I heard that Ms. Reeves was arrested and all her properties were actually inherited from Chloe's mother."
"Is that for real? She was that Star we were talking about a while ago, right?"
"Wow, that's insane! I knew she looked familiar, but I didn't think that Star would actually show up here!"
"We heard rumors that Star was our boss, I guess we can finally breathe easy now!"
The staff could hardly contain their excitement, staring at Chloe as if she were their savior.
Nathan, standing nearby, had his eyes wide open, and said excitedly, "So Chloe owns this shop! No wonder!"
Katie nodded in agreement, "Chloe is really something."
"She's the boss?" The consultant looked terrified, his face getting paler as she looked at Chloe.
Chloe turned around and looked down at the two people on the floor, then turned her gaze to the consultant and said coldly, "Now, am I qualified to ask you to leave?"
The consultant's face changed, and she pulled her knees towards her chest, retreating a bit. She avoided Chloe's gaze, trembling with fear.
Compared to her previous arrogance, she now seemed to be in a state of shock, which brought a smile to Chloe's face.
The manager quickly stood up upon seeing this, and approached Chloe, "Ms. Summers."
Chloe took two steps back, stopping him from coming any closer.
The manager looked embarrassed but didn't have time to worry about that. He smiled and said, "Ms. Summers, you don't need to say it. I will immediately fire this woman."
Chloe glanced at the woman on the floor who didn't resist her husband's decision to fire her, then looked at the manager coldly, "I pay for employees, not bosses."
The manager nodded, looking pale, "Fired, definitely fired."
Chloe gave a faint smile, stood for a while, then looked at the manager with a smirk and said slowly, "Also, show me the sales records here. And, the consolidated performance sheet of all branches in this district, and their inventory records."
Upon hearing this, the manager's face changed drastically.
The consultant sat on the floor, trembling violently. She looked up at the manager, but met Chloe's sharp gaze instead, making her even more flustered. She avoided Chloe's gaze anxiously.
Chloe raised an eyebrow, slowly walked over to a high chair next to the counter, and sat down.
"What's wrong?" She asked coldly, making the manager tense.
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