Chapter 64 eyes Aliceâs showed impatience at Chloeâs appearance. Fate was a real b*tch sometimes! She kept running into people she didnât want to see.
Chloe, speaking sweetly, approached.âAlice, youâve been gone a while. Luke was worried, so he froze your credit card. Donât worry.â
Aliceâs expression was calm. Last time, having her card frozen had been terrible. Now she understood: financial independence meant personal independence.
Jane jumped in.âEnough, Chloe! If Alice wanted to return, sheâd be back as the heiress in a heartbeat. Youâll never be.â
Chloe seethed; she hated people mentioning her background.
Alice ignored Chloe, telling the sales associate, Iâd like to try these two dresses.â The associate, knowing who Alice was, was attentive. Chloe, annoyed, pulled out her VIP card.âExcuse me, I also want those dresses.â
Jane was angry.âChloe, are you shameless? First come, first served!â
Her sidekick said, âChloeâs a VIP; she has priority. Let Alice get a VIP card.â Alice, having left home with nothing, had no VIP card. The associate looked at Alice, unsure.. Alice shrugged.âI donât have a VIP card. Give them to her.â
Jane was about to cry. Chloe felt triumphant, as if Aliceâs departure meant Chloe was the only heiress.
Alice continued shopping, but Chloeâs sidekick kept trying to grab items. Alice said nothing, selecting many clothes and shoes.
Chloe realized how many items Alice had chosen. âYouâre buying all of this?â Chloe raised her chin.âYes. Thereâs a Net Idol event tomorrow, and Luke said to buy some nice clothes.â
Alice wasnât surprised; Luke had taken Chloe last time.
Jane was indignant.âWhatâs 50 about great an event?
Actually, Alice...â
Alice stopped Jane. She turned to the associate. Since Miss Chloe is so generous, please pay her the bill as soon as possible.â
Chloeâs face changed. âWait, I havenât tried them on yet.â
âThey have your size. Youâre not just trying them on without buying them, are you?â Aliceâs calm. tone put Chloe on the spot.
Jane added, âIf you canât afford it. d grab so many things. A VIP canât even afford this?â
Chloe insisted, âI can afford it. Bag them all.â
Her sidekick sneered, âAlice, see? Chloe is the favored one! These clothes are nothing! She could buy this whole store!â
Chloe slapped her sidekick. Shut up! She reluctantly used her credit card.
The associate swiped the card. Iâm sorry, this card is declined,â
+1439 Chapter ha Chloeâs face burned.âImpossible! Are you incompetent? Luke gave me this card!â The manager came over and tried again. âMiss Chloe, your card may have a spending limit.â Chloe felt humiliated. She rarely spent this much, playing the obedient role. She never expected a spending limit!
Alice smirked. âAre you still buying?â
Jane retrieved the dress Chloe had tried to take. âIf you canât afford it, stop pretending.â Chloeâs eyes welled up.âAlice, didnât you say you wouldnât use the familyâs money again?â She didnât believe Alice could afford these clothes.
Alice pulled out her card.âCharge it. Iâll try them on later.â
The sidekick yelled at the manager, âWe saw them first! Weâre VIPs!â
The manager replied politely, âOrders take precedence. Miss Alice, even without a VIP card, is a valued customer.â
âSheâs been kicked out! Sheâs not an heiress!â
The manager said calmly, âJust a temporary family disagreement. Blood ties are unbreakable.â Alice was still the only biological daughter.
Chloe cried, âIâll call Luke. She wouldnât let Alice win.
Hearing âunbreakable blood ties,â Alice felt uncomfortable. She wouldnât be bound by blood! She went to the fitting room.
Outside, Chloe called Luke, but he didnât answer; his assistant answered.
Why isnât Luke answering?â
âHeâs drunk. He hasnât woken up.â
Chloe was furious. Why was he drunk now? What would she do?
She called Noah. He answered quickly.âChloe, whatâs wrong?â
âNoah Chloe cried. âI need to talk to you.â
âWhatâs wrong? Who bullied you?â
âNoah, I was shopping and saw Alice. I didnât want her to spend someone elseâs money, so I offered to pay, but I didnât have enough, and she seemed angry.â
Her sidekick added fuel to the fire.âAlice was awful! She bragged about having money, saying Chloe was pretending!â
âDonât say that, Alice didnât mean it.â Chloe looked meaningfully at her sidekick.
Noah asked, puzzled, âAlice, where did she get so much money?â
âI donât know.â
âOkay, come back. Donât fight with her.â
Chloe reluctantly hung up, kicking a mannequin. Before, Noah would have paid. Her sidekick asked, âDid Noah send you money? To get back at Alice?â
âNo, he told me to come home.â
Chloe wasnât satisfied. Then, she received a message from Noah: [Money sent. Pay Aliceâs bill 14.33 too.]
Satisfied, she returned to the store. Alice emerged from the fitting room, seeing Chloeâs smug expression.
Chloe said triumphantly, âBag everything. Iâll take it all.â
Alice remained unmoved. Chloe looked at Alice.âNoah sent me a lot of money. I have to spend it all or I canât go home.â