âHey, Mom. Whatâs going on?â Catalina asked, still completely clueless.
âCatalina, how can you continue to spend money recklessly at a time like this?! Do you realize how much I have to compensate the investors this time?â
âMom, itâs my own money that Iâm spending!â Catalina said, feeling unjustly accused.
âEven if itâs yours, you canât just spend it. Iâm trying to raise money! You also need to contribute a portion.â
âMom, you havenât told me how much we have to pay.â
Before, Gloria didnât dare to disclose the amount of money involved, fearing it would put pressure on her daughter. Now that Catalina asked, and she also wanted to stop her from spending recklessly, she had to tell the truth. âItâs about 70 million.â
âWhat?!â Catalina exclaimed on the other end. âAre you serious?!â
âYes, and if I donât fulfill the contract, Iâll have to go to jail.â Gloria said angrily and added, âReturn all these bags. Save as much money as you can.â
Recalling how she bought these bags in front of Harmony, Catalina refused to return them. She couldnât bear the thought of the two shop assistants spreading gossip about her.
âMom, I wonât return these bags. I like them.â
Livid, Gloria hung up the phone. One way or another, she was determined to get the money back. With that, she grabbed the bags and drove to the store.
âMrs. Martin, these bags can be returned, but Ms. Martin must come in person to return them. We need to recover the receipts.â
âI donât care. You refund me now and transfer the money to my bank account,â Gloria said assertively.
âWe really canât. We canât make this decision. Itâs the storeâs policy.â
âYou wonât refund, right? Iâll have my lawyer come over then. Can this bag be returned or not, even if it hasnât been unpacked?!â
Coincidentally, a female artist who held a grudge against Gloria and Catalina was shopping in the store. Upon seeing the drama, she naturally took out her phone and recorded it, then posted it on her social media.
The reporters immediately reposted this incident. In the video, Gloriaâs domineering and unreasonable behavior was magnified, and she even made the shop assistant cry.
Sera saw this incident first and immediately forwarded it to Harmony, who was sitting on the balcony.
Seeing all that was happening to the Martins, all the frustration she had bottled up all these years from Catalinaâs oppression was finally released.
Meanwhile, Catalina rushed to the store to handle the situation right after receiving her assistantâs call.
She pulled her mother aside and said, âMom, let me handle this, okay? You go home first.â
âCatalina, donât buy from this store anymore! Look at the attitude of these people! The customer is always right! Is this how they should treat their customers?!â Gloria ranted, behaving as though she was superior to others.
âMom, please go home!â Catalina urged, embarrassed as she noticed people starting to take pictures.
After Gloria was persuaded to leave by the assistant, Catalina took this chance as an excuse to return all the bags, angrily complaining, âHow dare you treat my mother like that?! I donât want your bags anymore. Refund me immediately!â
In the afternoon, these two shop assistants thought they had received a high commission and were happy to leave work to celebrate. Little did they know that before they could enjoy themselves, Catalina came to return the bags.
They immediately served reluctantly. âPlease show us your receipt, Ms. Martin. Letâs follow the procedure to return the bag, okay? And the money in the account canât be refunded to you immediately.
It needs to be approved by the head office before it can be refunded.â
Catalina felt a little guilty under the gaze of these two female shop assistants. âOkay, it doesnât matter when the money is refunded.â
When Catalina finished handling it, the shop assistant behind her couldnât help but mock, âHmph, rich kid by day, penniless by night. Seriously! If you canât spend, donât buy! We got busy packing all these bags for her, only to get nothing in the end! Worst of all, we even got scolded!â