chapter 166

Lucy turned and saw an elderly lady with a countenance as cold as the Arctic step inside. Her face was devoid of any expression. But her gaze was sharp and menacing. With her aura alone, the store reached a deadly freezing point and the employees shuddered in her presence. Their heads automatically lowered, not daring to meet her dark gaze.But of course, this change in the atmosphere was only felt by the employees and Kathy.Lucy didn't.To her, the Old Madam was probably just another customer. Her dominating presence flew over her head. She didn't even notice the suffocating pressure building up in the air.Frank straightened up. This was the time. They knew there would be a confrontation. He glanced at Elvis. He didn't react. Instead, he was calmly gauging the situation. And Lucy.Kathy respectfully bowed. She couldn't afford to act undignified in front of the Old Madam of the Willson family. "Old Madam," she softly said as she glared at Lucy, "This woman ruined my dress and is not ready to apologize either. Instead, she is arguing with me."Lucy's mouth opened in a wide O. "Huh? I apologized already. Don't you remember that I said sorry?"Kathy flared at her. "Apologize? By giving some ridiculous advice about ironing my dress?""What ridiculous advice? I gave you the solution. You are the one making such a big deal for a small crease."Kathy looked at the Old Madam, her brows furrowed in distress. "Did you see, Old Madam? I don't know where this poor woman came from and suddenly started a scene."Lucy was dumbfounded. "Hey! I didn't-"The Old Madam narrowed her eyes at Lucy. She looked at her from top to bottom as she squinted her gaze. Her voice was quiet but firm and equally insulting as she cut her off. "Is this how you were raised? No manners, loud, rude and complete lack of etiquette."Frank gulped.Lucy Hale, don't make her mad, okay? Just say sorry and be in her graces. It's for your own future!Lucy blinked her eyes at her."No manners? I already apologized for my mistake. That's what people with good manners do. Loud? This is my normal voice. In fact, you are speaking too softly. Rude? Defending oneself doesn't come in rudeness. You cannot expect me to stay quiet when someone is making a big fuss out of nothing. Lack of etiquette? What does shopping have to do with etiquette? People don't care 'how' we shop as long as we buy their products." She touched her chin in confusion.Silence. Kathy and the store employees watched her in horror. Kathy couldn't believe she would see one day where somebody would talk to the Old Madam like that. Nobody ever dared to do that.The Old Madam froze. She blankly looked at her for a long time, digesting the fact that somebody spoke back to her. She expected her to lower her head and apologize. But she was actually defending herself. Her gaze turned cold.Instead of getting angry, the Old Madam simply smiled. "See kathy? This is why we don't like to mingle with people like her."She nodded and smirked at her. "After all, we cannot expect anything from such lowly people."Lucy glared at her. She didn't like the sarcasm and the insult. "Hey! You people have just a little more money. That doesn't mean you become God."Kathy widened her eyes.You!Lucy narrowed her eyes at the Old Madam. "And what do you mean by people like me? Am I an alien or something?"Frank almost choked in laughter."We have the same eyes, nose, ears, mouth, arms and legs. We have the same heart and brain. We are all humans. So we are all the same. Having a little more money doesn't make you any different."Now this was a direct hit to the Old Madam's ego. Being herself compared to the level of a commoner was a great insult to her.Kathy gritted her teeth. "How dare you? Do you know who you are talking to?"Lucy innocently said, "A human just like me? But if you consider yourself as aliens then yes, perhaps I don't know who I'm talking to," she smiled."You…"The Old Madam coldly said, "And clearly, you don't have any respect for the elders.""Elders are also supposed to support the one who is right and reasonable in any argument. That is what we call wisdom. You didn't ask my side of the story. You are clearly biased towards her, which an elder shouldn't be."The Old Madam quietly stared at her and then signaled the manager. "Why is she still standing here? Throw this woman out."