Chapter 482

At that moment, Chelsea Kent, the store manager, approached Shelly and Sharon. “Ms. Barrett and

Mrs. Barrett, is there anything I can assist you with?”

Shelly quickly chimed in, “Someone seems to have stolen a VIP membership card. Shouldn’t you verify

their identity?”

Taking the card, Chelsea glanced at Mia. ” May I ask if this card belongs to you?”

Mia shook her head. “No, it doesn’t.”

Shelly immediately chuckled, “As I said earlier, Mia must have either stolen or found this card

somewhere. She doesn’t

even know where it came from.”

Sharon sneered, “Mia, a chicken will

always remain a chicken; it can never transform into a phoenix!”

“Who are you calling a chicken?”

Suddenly, the fitting room door swung open, and Eva emerged.

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Instantly recognizing the two women before her–one being Timothy’s mother and the other his cousin–

Eva was outraged by their insults toward Mia.

While Mia’s brothers might tolerate such behavior, Eva certainly couldn’t.

Rolling up her sleeves, Eva pointed accusingly at Sharon.

“You old hag, your skin’s on the verge of sagging to the ground, yet you have the nerve to insult Mia.

Given your advanced age, where have your manners disappeared to?”

Throughout the years, Sharon had never experienced such a direct verbal assault. Enraged, she

stuttered, “Y–you… who do you think you are? How dare you insult me like this?”

“What’s wrong with insulting you? Just wait, I might even give you a beating later,” Eva defiantly

replied.

After all, Eva harbored a fiery temper

when it came to defending her family.

She had maintained a low profile in Nord City over the years, seldom venturing out in public.

Her visits to Bern City were infrequent, and she had deliberately skipped Maya’s engagement banquet

last time due to her dislike for Maya. /

Therefore, the Barretts didn’t recognize

her at all.

However, Eva was well acquainted with them, particularly with the knowledge of Mia’s secret marriage

to Timothy. Aware of the three years Mia had spent enduring injustice from the Barrett family, Eva

harbored a lot of pent–up anger.

It appeared that Sharon and Shelly had unwittingly found themselves in her line of fire!

Observing Eva on the brink of losing her temper, Mia promptly intervened. “Eva, please calm down. In

a civilized society, we must uphold the rule of law,” she urged.

Certainly, the individual who initiated.

violence was ultimately the real loser.

Eva scoffed with disdain. “Who needs civility when dealing with such individuals? Do they even

deserve it?”

Sharon was immediately provoked, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “So Mia, she’s your sister–in–law?

No surprise there, birds of a feather flock together.”

Fanning the flames further, Shelly firmly instructed Penny, “Quickly verify this card. We need to let the

owner know it’s been stolen and inform the cops that these two poor folks have been using it

unlawfully.”

Upon hearing this, Eva erupted into laughter. “Oh, come on, it’s just a card. Why are you making such a

fuss? Have you been living under a rock?”

Sharon snorted derisively. “What’s the matter? Are you feeling guilty?”

Caught in a dilemma, Chelsea found

herself torn between the affluent Sharon

and the unfamiliar Eva.

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Ultimately, Chelsea decided to believe Sharon’s assertions. She turned to Mia

and Eva, stating, “I apologize, but I must make a phone call to reach the owner of this card.”

Without hesitation, Chelsea retrieved her phone and dialed the number provided on the card. Soon

enough, the phone placed on the nearby sofa began to ring loudly.

The atmosphere immediately grew tense.

Shelly exclaimed incredulously, “Is the owner of the card present in this store?”