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!”

and I

sharpened as he

voice rising with indignation, “So, you’re about to marry Mr. Foster and yet you can’t get Freddy out of your mind, running after him day and night. That’s called two-timing, and you’re the real

“Where did you see me chasing Freddy? It’s you who’s trying to

“I haven’t settled the score with you for your past antics, and now you’re after my fiancé? Do you really think I’m that easy to

couldn’t muster the strength

the attention of staff and customers. A waiter, recognizing Marina, moved

proceed and hurried

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

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

clutching her

about to speak further when Carson pulled her aside, his face now devoid of its previous warmth. He addressed the manager sternly, “Your staff here have been insolent, outright insulting my fiancée. Given their appalling manners, don’t they deserve a

at Carson in

taken aback, her

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