Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 23

Chapter 23

Well take it. Go ahead and check it," Emily sand while handing the gown to Ophelia. But just as Ophelia reached

for it. Emily yanked it back With a loud rip, the paper bag tore. Emily quickly pulled the gown back and blamed,

"How can you be so careless? Who's going to take responsibility if it damaged?"

She hurriedly exammed the gown, and a flash of satisfaction showed in her eyes as she spotted a loose thread at

the slit. 'Oh my. It was perfectly fine before | brought it here. How did it get ruined from just a little tug Emily's

voice was syrupy, but her tone oozed with false

concem.

"Get your boss out. Maybe there's a way to fix it, but don't you dare pin this on me." Emily said in a harsh tone.

"Hold on, you re saying | did this?" Ophelia asked.

Emily poured as if she were deeply wronged. Elia do you have any idea how much this gown costs? It was in

perfect condition when | brought it here. If you're going to accuse me, at least don't ruin such an expensive

gown."

Ophelia thought to herself. Heh what a neat little trick to flip the blame."

Not wanting to argue with Emily, she said. "Have you ever heard of security cameras

The word "cameras" made Emily's mind flash back to the footage from Everland Hotel Ophelia claimed she knew

nothing about what had happened at her birthday party, but every word seemed like a subtle jab at that

humiliating night, and Emily couldn't do a thing to fight back, which made her infuriating

"Just get your boss out here to handle this." Emily snapped, thinking there was no point talking to Ophelia

anymore.

Ophelia calmly pressed the phone at the front desk and said. "Chloe, can you cdown now

It was almost closing, so Chloe cdown from the stuwith Wyatt in tow. The little boy looked around

curiously, holding

lollipop before quietly sitting on the sofa in the lounge.

Ophelia gave Chloe a knowing glance, and Chloe immediately understood "Returning the gown, right?" she said

to Emily. "Well. | can't return it like this, can " Emily huffed. playing up her frustration and distress.

If Chloe and Ophelia hadn't already known what had happened, they might have actually believed Emily was the

victim.

Chloe took the gown and hung it up on the garment rack. After a brief check, she said, "Nice stitching on the

lower slits, but the fringes are crooked and the silk thread runs off the seam line. Full compensation for the

damage. Ms. Hastings, this gown is priced at seven million dollars. Will you be paying by transfer or credit card?"

Without missing a beat. Chloe took out her phone and snapped several photos to document the damage.

Emily was completely stunned by the way things unfolded. She hadn't expected them to be so direct, not even

bothering to ask for her side of the story.

Suppressing her growing unease, she tried to stay calm and explained. "It was your employee who damaged the

gown while checking it. Are you really going to pin that on me?"

But Chloe wasn't buying it, not even bothering to make the clerk apologize.

"Ms. Hastings, if you don't want to pay, you'll have to receive the lawyer's letter. Chloe said in a neutral tone.

Already feeling guilty, Emily realized her plan to shift the blwasn't working. But seven million dollars? Where

was she going to cup with that? Then, it hit her-she still had the recording on her phone. Suddenly, she felt

like she had sleverage

"| see now how your store makes money. You set these outrageous prices, claim you only rent, not sell, and then

your staff messes with the gowns to blackmail the customers, right?" Her accusations grew wilder, but she was

gaining confidence. "Im going to post this online and let the public judge for themselves"

She waved her phone, and the recording was still on. She didn't believe for a second they'd let her post it, and

she was confident that they couldn't withstand the pressure of online outrage

With that, she turned to leave, taking only a small step each time, convinced someone would call her back to

negotiate. But no

Chapter 23

one stopped her, even as she walked out the door..

She thought. Fine, it's the age of social media. Even if they refuse to negotiate, the online comments will tear

them apart. By the tthey cbegging for my forgiveness. La Reverie will be finished in this country.

Back in the store. Chloe glanced at Ophelia with concern, but Ophelia remained calm, as if everything was under

control. Chloe started to wonder if her worry had been unnecessary, and she said, "Hey, Spencer, you've really

grown up a lot,"

Ophelia smiled as she looked at Chloe. She then pulled a set of keys from her bag and swayed it in front of

Chloe. "I rented. you an apartment downtown, close to the hospital and the store. It'll be easier for you to take

care of Wyatt."

Ophelia handed her the keys and added. Tve only covered the rent for six months. After that, you're on your

own."

That was Ophelia who always had a way of making people accept her help without feeling burdened. Chloe

hesitated at first but then took the keys without further doubt after hearing what Ophelia said. "Well... just

deduct the six months' rent from my salary," said Chloe. "No problem" Ophelia agreed, walked over to Wyatt,

and played with him for a while.

Meanwhile, Emily sat in her car for a long tafter leaving the store to contemplate her next move. Finally, she

decided to

call Hannah

"Hi. Hannah.." As soon as Emily said her name, she couldn't hold back her tears. "Can you lendsome

money?"

Hannah had been stuck at hfor over ten days, completely out of touch with the world, so she had no idea

what had happened at Emily's birthday party. "What's going on. Emily?" asked Hannah.

Emily told her everything that had happened, and on the other end of the line, Hannah screamed with rage,

"What? That's outrageous! This is so unfair! Emily, you're too kind. Why should you pay for something that

wasn't your fault? That bitch. definitely did it on purpose since you're an easy target."

"| recorded everything, but do you think that'll help? Emily asked, her voice soft and vulnerable.

"Sendthe recording. Last time, that bitch posted my video online and made my family lose so much, and

now, I'm going to give her a taste of her own medicine. I'll make sure no one will hire her ever again." "Are you

sure that's a good idea?"

"We're just doing what's right. La Reverie is making money using such dirty tactics. They shouldn't be afraid of

exposure if they're innocent.

After hanging up. Emily sent the edited recording to Hannah. She only kept the part of the conversation between

her and Chloe, and even had her voice professionally altered to make it unrecognizable. Hannah texted back

with an OK emoji, and later that night, the story started gaining traction online.

The headline read: [La Reverie's Money-Making Scam! Get Out of Heloria!]

The entire thing was twisted from beginning to end, and with just a short, less-than-one-minute auclip, the

fabricated story spread like wildfire.

The Intewas never short on mindless trolls, and with Hannah paying for fake accounts and boosting it to the

trending list, the story quickly shot to the top of the charts.