Game Over No Second Chances

The store manager and several sales associates quickly cleared a path for Serena.

All the mocking chatter around them vanished instantly.

Sarah shot up from her seat, furious, her eyes wide with rage.

"What is the meaning of this? She's holding some useless black card, and she gets to take Nebula Design's limited edition? Are you all doing this on purpose to humiliate me?"

A male voice suddenly rang out from outside the store. "Didn't you come here to shop? What's with all the yelling?"

Everyone turned in unison.

Then, a gasp came from the crowd. "Oh! Mr. Cole is here. He must've come to back up his fiancée."

Sarah's lips trembled as she quickly latched onto Cole's arm.

"Cole! Look at this. Nebula Design is completely out of line! They won't accept the gold card you gave me, but they're accepting that black card Serena has, which no one's even seen before. I think Nebula Design just looks down on you!"

getting a massive headache. She hadn't even properly served a big client like Serena, yet another

slight nod. "We're simply following store policy. I

shred of respect in your actions. If you truly respect him, you

hadn't been clinging to Cole's arm,

clearly

go to the VIP lounge, and don't

from each year. For now, I only want the men's dark green and gold model.

on the couch, glanced at the time, then turned to the tie

stock of last fall's gold-and-silver tie clip series, I'll take one each of the gold-thread

voice wasn't loud, Serena's knowledge of Nebula Design's catalogue was

sales associates nearby were visibly impressed,

was clearly

all felt a bit ashamed. Without a sales associate's

and once Serena had finished speaking, he calmly pulled out his tablet to handle company matters. His expression was focused and serious, as if he neither saw

confidently in her own world, the more Cole found himself

seeing Cole remain silent, eventually