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Chapter 200
As the new year was approaching, the weather was getting colder, but Leanna's studio was seeing
growth in its performance.
Aside from custom-made orders, they released many original accessories that were well-received by
the consumers, in addition to the flooding positive reviews.
Leanna received a lot of sponsorships who wished to leverage 'McK' to elevate their brand awareness,
which would result in an increase of sales and production at the same time.
However, she declined every single offer due to her wish to consolidate the brand's status in the market
since it was still the starting point of the studio. She decided to leave others to the flow.
After sketching some designs the whole day, Leanna stretched her body before opening the window to
breathe in some fresh air.
She was exposed to a sea of baby's breath the moment she opened the window. Needless to say, the
air became quite fresh in the area.
Staring at the flowers, she zoned out while thinking about the man. That b*stard had been dropping in
on her during the past two weeks after that day. However, he did not cling onto her as he left after
spending a short time here.
Sometimes, he would have someone to send over some snacks and drinks to the studio. However, she
did not try it once but shared it amongst the workers.
During his visit a few days ago, he mentioned about going on a business trip to Warkin for a week,
which was good news to her because she could finally have some peace for herself.
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Right when Leanna was going to continue her sketch, a commotion could be heard from the outside.
As such, she closed the window and strode out of the office.
There was a middle-aged woman tugging at a girl in a school uniform while raving, "How could you rip
off a kid? She's a high schooler and every penny she has is her parents' hard-earned money. Every
businessman is money-minded! All of you are good-for-nothing!"
Standing before her was the studio's employee—a fresh graduate who was lashed out with pointing
fingers for the first time. She froze on the spot without knowing what to do.
The woman raised her voice upon noticing the worker's impotence. "Stop acting all pitiful and return my
money. I demand a refund!"
"Y-You've worn the necklace and earrings for quite some time a-and they're worn out. It's not
refundable—" The employee stammered on her words.
Suddenly, the woman shoved her aggressively, causing her to stumble and knock her head onto a
cupboard by the side.
Leanna came forward and helped her up with a frown. "Are you alright?"
She shook her head as tears trickled down her cheeks. Leanna checked on her only to see blood
oozing out of her scraped forehead.
Leanna pursed her lips before looking at the woman, who did not seem apologetic at all. "I'm the boss
here. You can tell me if you have any problems. Why do you have to be physical?"
"So what if I pushed her?" provoked the woman as she pushed Leanna's shoulder a few times. "You're
heartless for earning easy money, so you deserve it! If you're the boss here, fine. I'm going to return
these useless things and I want my money back! I demand an additional compensation for the
emotional damage done as well. If you're not paying, I won't have it end peacefully."
She tossed the things in her hand to Leanna's feet.
Leanna took a glimpse of it before glancing at the girl who was hiding behind the woman. She then
turned to look at the worker. "Did she buy it from us?"
The woman was very displeased to hear that. "What do you mean by that? Do you think that I'm
scamming right now?"
The employee replied in undertone, "There are so many customers in the store every day. I don't really
recall, but I've never sold it to a student."
The price of the original accessories sold in the store went up to a few hundred. Even though it was
affordable, it was still beyond a student's financial capability.
The point was that there was no school in the vicinity, so no students would purchase stuff from the
store.
The woman spitted in rage. "Cut out the nonsense, will you? Where would she buy from, then? Hey,
look over here, everyone! I bought these from them but the seller isn't admitting that they belong to
them!"
The onlookers consisted of customers that were shopping in other stores and now, her loud voice had
drawn the attention of the passersby.
The employee whispered, "I swear that I've never seen a girl in a school uniform before. If there really
was a customer like her, I would've remembered."
"Who would be in their school uniform the whole day? Of course she came when she was on a
holiday."
"But what could I have done about it? I can't simply ask someone to show their ID cards to sell
something that's worth only a few hundred."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I don't care. You gotta return me the money by today or I'll tear down the store. Then, let's see whose
side the police will take. You're bound to close down your shop for ripping off a kid!"
The onlookers began to gush about it. Most of them thought that the woman was at fault whereas the
minority deemed it wise to make a refund in order not to catastrophize things.
Leanna looked at the girl who was lowering her head. "Hey, girl. Can we talk?"
The woman quickly pulled the girl to her back. "Talk to me if you have anything to say. Don't scare my
daughter."
Leanna replied, "I'm going to ask her a few questions. If the responsibility is on us, I'll admit it."
"How so?"
"As I've said, I'm the boss."
The woman rolled her eyes, trying to figure out if Leanna was telling the truth. "I'll give you only five
minutes, but I must be here the whole time. Who knows what you'll do to my daughter. Besides, you
gotta pay me the compensations and—"
"Got it." Leanna smiled.
The employee pulled the hem of her shirt. "Miss McKinney…"
Leanna turned her head to comfort the worker. "It's alright. I'll handle it. Go and check yourself at the
hospital."
"It doesn't matter if I go later." She was worried that Leanna would not be able to handle it since there
were only the two of them in the store right now.
"Don't worry about it. Zoe should be here soon."
"Okay."
Eventually, the employee drove the onlookers away before leaving the scene.
The woman sat on the couch with a haughty look. "You may start with your questions now."
Leanna spoke softly to the girl, "Sweetheart, when did you come to our store?"
The timid girl answered, "A-About a month ago—no—it's about two weeks ago…"
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