Marina burst out of the neighboring ladies’ room, her face a mask of icy fury as she locked eyes with Cindy. With determined strides, she approached and swung her hand, delivering a stinging slap across Cindy’s cheek.

“Ouch!”

Cindy stumbled backward, clutching her face in shock as she stared at Marina.

Marina’s face was ghostly pale with anger. “You shameless hussy! First, you try to seduce Freddy, and now you’re after Carson? Do you have to snatch away every man I know? What, are you running a junk collection service?”

Carson leaned against the wall, an amused spectator until Marina’s last quip caught his attention. He looked up sharply, his brow furrowing.

What did she mean by that?

Was he the ‘junk’ in question?

Cindy, tears brimming in her eyes, retorted while still nursing her cheek, “I was merely informing Mr. Foster of some hard truths. Deny it if you can, but haven’t you been chasing after Freddy?”

She turned to Carson, her voice choked with sobs, “Mr. Foster, Marina wants to call off your engagement to go crawling back to Freddy!”

“Who told you I’m calling off the engagement? Freddy and I are

sharpened as he watched

yet you can’t get Freddy out of your mind, running after him day and night. That’s called two-timing,

did you see me chasing Freddy? It’s you who’s trying to lure Carson, and now you have the nerve to sling mud

and smacked her again. “I haven’t settled the score with you

Marina, couldn’t muster the strength to retaliate.

waiter, recognizing Marina, moved to intervene but was stopped

didn’t dare to proceed and hurried off to fetch the manager

seeing Carson, approached with trepidation. “Mr. Foster, what

to the manager, her voice sharp, “This has nothing to do with him. I’m the one who did

clutching her

previous warmth. He addressed the manager sternly, “Your

at Carson

taken aback, her wrist stiffening in Carson’s

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