Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 88 Go Separate Ways

Erin opened her eyes to see her cousin staring fiercely down at her, and she was drenched all over. She could not contain the fiery flames of fury rising within her too. “What’s gotten into you, May?”

Seeing the innocent look on Erin’s face, May screamed, “What’s gotten into me? Who allowed you to wear my clothes without my permission?”

“Your clothes?”

May held a creased Chanel top and spat at her, “What’s this, Erin? Are you going to tell me that this is yours?”

Her rude attitude made Erin feel extremely disheartened. She had not even been able to bring herself to question May about everything she just learned.

But now, May was shouting and screaming at her over a mere shirt. Erin looked at the shirt aloofly. It was the shirt that Chandler had used to cover her face earlier on. Who would have known that it was such an expensive piece?

“Is this really how you’re treating me over a shirt?”

Erin’s words did not lead May to reflect on her actions Instead, she answered even more rudely, “Don’t act like you don’t care. about it! This isn’t a shirt that you can afford! You’re no longer the person you used to be You’re just a divorcee with not even a house to your name! And now, you’ve even gotten yourself thrown out of your superior’s mansion! Now that we’re renting at place, you’ve resorted to stealing my clothes?”

“Are you done yet, May?” Erin wasn’t foolish enough to be bullied by just anyone. Since May was behaving like such a spoiled brat, she no longer wished to stay with her.

“How am I supposed to wear this shirt now that it’s in such a state? I don’t care, Erin! You’re paying me for it!” May threw a

tantrum.

Erin had never expected this cousin of hers, whom she had helped out of a difficult position many a time, to talk about paying her! Had she not been through those documents, she might never have known that she had turned out this way!

Erin simply asked impassively, “Pay? How do you propose I pay you?”

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“150 thousand dollars! Not a penny less!” May stood with arms aldmbo in an unmistakably greedy demeanor.

herself how May was behaving, she never would have believed that

said, “I’ll pay you for it. Now please

Erin’s disheveled and drenched state and

the door

out with her luggage behind her. When she entered May’s

she saw Erin standing with her luggage. “Where are you going,

50 thousand dollars in cash in this envelope, May. It was meant to be for you to purchase more merchandise for the online store, but right now, I’m officially informing you that your help is no longer required. I’ll

this, Erin? Make yourself clear! Are you kicking me out of the online store? Besides, my shirt is worth 150 thousand! You’re trying to worm your way out of

the store’s funds. You do not need to replace them anymore. 30 thousand

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your rent here for

the truth behind you slandering Chandler. From now on, I shall not concern myself with any of your

placed the money on the table and turned

Her expression changed from one minute to the next. She had not expected Erin

about the incident.

table and opened up the envelope Erin left behind. She was overjoyed to find a

easily, she would have told Erin that the shirt cost much

Erin ended up at a fast food chain

walks of life, so she did not attract any attention

had many stores all around the city, but as luck

had queued up right behind Dana. As she was occupied with her thoughts, she didn’t take note

with her tray in

She was still

revenge. Now that Erin was standing there

into a wide smile. “Erin! Fancy meeting you

at her awkwardly. But now that Dana had addressed her, she couldn’t very well pretend she didn’t know her, so she smiled politely at her too. “Yes,

since we’ve met, Erin. Come meet me when you’re done getting your food. Let’s have a

Dana went to find herself a seat that Erin

to go.

ignore Dana and pass her by inconspicuously, but Dana had her eyes on Erin from where she sat and waved her over. Erin saw no alternative but to