"I should really thank your wife. If she hadn't messed with me today, you'd have had the entire day to clean up the phony accounts you've been juggling for months." Chloe said.
The manager's knees buckled, and he stumbled back a couple of steps. The consultant stood still, pale as a ghost.
"Do you know why Viviana was arrested?" Chloe asked, "If she hadn't messed with me today, you'd have had the entire day to clean up the phony accounts."
Her words, calm as if discussing something trivial, hit the consultant like a tidal wave. Yes, they had feared their boss discovering their little scheme, but now...
Looking at the manager and the consultant, Chloe smirked.
She peered through the glass counter at a set of pink teardrop diamond jewelry, then nonchalantly said, "The regional manager. The numbers you've racked up over the years must be substantial. So substantial that I wonder how long you'll spend behind bars."
The consultant collapsed to the floor, pallid and trembling.
This woman... Always ready to hit back.
The thud brought Chloe's gaze to her. Seeing her like this, Chloe's face remained indifferent. Her calm words made the consultant realize the magnitude of the mess she'd stepped in.
Struggling to get up from the floor, she knelt, looking at Chloe with a pleading expression,"Ms. Chloe. Please."
Chloe raised her hand, stopping her mid-sentence, "Stop."
Without looking up, she said to Laura, the girl behind the counter, "Bring me that pink teardrop diamond set."
Laura hurriedly opened the cabinet and carefully took out the jewelry.
Chloe picked up an earring to examine it. The set, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was exquisitely made. The pink teardrop diamond was indeed beautiful, delicate and intricate.
She took one earring and put it on, glancing at the consultant kneeling on the floor, and said indifferently, "Don't beg me, and don't kneel. You have your rights and your dignity. I can't give you either."
The consultant clenched her teeth; this woman, remembered every word.
"Ms. Chloe, I made a mistake today." She murmured.
Chloe turned her head, continuing to put on the other earring, "Since you've made a mistake, it's time to pay the price."
"Laura." Chloe spoke lightly.
Laura immediately responded, "Yes?"
Chloe calmly said, "Call the police for me."
Without hesitation.
Laura blinked, turning to Chloe. Chloe's coolness, decisiveness, and confidence left Laura a bit flustered.
This was how she dreamed to be. But the process was tough. It was something she could never achieve.
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