Chapter 49 Charmine had gotten used to Joeyâs hate-filled eyes over the years. This Joey was utterly smitten with Tiffany, too. Even if she found out Tiffany was the adopted daughter, she would still side with her.
It felt like a drag for Charmine to even talk to them, thus she coldly instructed, â Someone, come and show them the way out.â
The security guards who were supposed t o bring Charmine out went to Amelia and the group instead.
With the white-hot pain still burning at Ameliaâs dislocated arm, she growled through gritted teeth, âDonât act all high and mighty, Charmine! I donât want to spend any more time in this stupid store; itâs too dirty for me! Just wait for it, Charmine. Iâll let everyone see your ugly face this afternoon, and your reputation will be torn to shreds!â
Amelia did not let the guards touch her as she struggled to walk out herself. Joey and Julian carried Tiffany, and they glared at Charmine with unadulterated hate. Tiffany, on the other hand, held herself like a regal white swan, the cared-for princess, though she secretly gave Charmine a dirty look herself.
So what if she had a diamond shop? Charmine still lost to her! Julian was hers, Joey was hers, and even the Jordan family was hers!
Suddenly... âWait,â came Charmineâs crisp voice.
Julian and the rest instinctively stopped t o look at her; they were evidently taken aback, too.
âPlease settle the bill for the broken gold-plated display glass. Thatâs three hundred thousand bucks in total.â 4 Charmine took a card machine and shook it before them nonchalantly.
Amelia, Joey, Julian, and Tiffany were utterly flabbergasted.
Their eyes were red with hatred. Joeyâthe one with the most grudgeâsnapped. âHow shameless of you, Charmine, to ask for money after all these years of eating and using up the Jordan familyâs resources!
And itâs three hundred thousand, too? 1 âFine. Hereâs three hundred thousand! But tonight, youâll have to come back to the Jordan family and pay up all the money youâve used throughout the years!â
Joey then took out a card and tossed it at Charmine.
Charmine picked up the card and threw it right back at Joey. âUnfortunately, the display glass was broken by Tiffany, so Iâll only take her money.â 1 Tiffanyâs face turned red with anger. Her hand was already wounded, and she still had to pay Charmine 300,000? Charmine was not letting her breathe!
She wanted nothing more than to kill Charmine on the spot, but she quickly pulled herself together at the thought of paparazzi outside and her plans. She swallowed her anger and adapted a soothing voice.
âMom, Sister is right,â she muttered. âI broke it, so I should be paying for it.â She pulled out a card, though her eyes burned with anger still. She wanted Charmine to pay for her arrogance and this ludicrous 300,000 â damageâ.
After swiping the card, Charmine tossed the card back to her. âYou may leave now.â
The quartet walked out of the store with fume coming out of their heads.
As they walked out, Amelia yelled, âJust you wait, Charmine! Stay tuned for the press conference at three oâclock today. I want to see you cry!â i Charmineâs lips curled up. Cry? Oh, someone would be crying, alright.
She then glanced around the store. âWhat are you all standing here? Clean up the shop.â
âYes,â replied the staff in unison before they began cleaning up.
Charmine was shameless but they were still employees of this store, they needed the job.
The general manager feigned innocence a s she pretended to take part in cleaning u p.
âYouâre fired!â Charmine snapped. 1 In less than an hour, Twitter was deluged with hashtags like these: 1 #Ohly- owner- is-CharmineJordan #Charmine-hit-
Tiffany #Charmine-push-Tiffany #Charmine- scoldedfoster-
mother These were the hottest discussions. Although it was obvious that these were intentionally arranged to criticize Charmine, the netizens merely joined in a s long as they were entertaining.
[0MG! She was already exposed! How is she still so arrogant?! ]
[If it wasnât for Joey Young, she wouldâve died a long time ago! How could she be so rude to her mother?]