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162 Chapter 162

162 Chapter 162

Seraphina’s POV 1

My heart was racing now. This was escalating fast, and I was alone behind the counter with no backup in sight.

“I need to call my manager, or the police,” I said, reaching for the phone.

He reached across the counter, grabbing for my shirt. I jerked backward, but not fast enough. His fingers caught the fabric, yanking me

forward.

“Let go of me!” I shouted.

“I’ll let go when I’m damn good and ready!”

I grabbed his wrist with both hands and twisted hard, using his own momentum against him. He yelped and released my shirt, stumbling

backward.

“What the hell-”

“Touch me again and you’ll regret it,” I said, my voice cold as winter.


He stared at me for a moment, probably trying to process the fact that the scared little cashier had just made him back down. Then his

expression shifted to something ugly and dangerous.

“You attacked me! I’m calling the cops! I’m suing this store! I’m suing YOU personally!”

Before I could respond, Gary appeared from the back office like a genie summoned by trouble. His face was already flushed with stress,

his tie askew.

“What’s going on out here?” he demanded.

“Your employee attacked me!” the man shouted immediately. “I was trying to pay for my stuff and she went crazy! Grabbed my arm,

twisted it! I think she sprained something!”

Gary’s eyes went wide with panic. “Sir, I’m so sorry! Please, let’s talk about this calmly-”

he was displaying a war wound. “Look at this! She could have

attention!”

not what happened,” I started

whirled on


turned back to the customer with the kind of groveling smile that made my skin crawl. “Sir, I

me make

apologize, offer free

every second of attention. He claimed his wrist hurt,

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beer and lottery tickets–Gary

“My office. Now.”

watched with sympathy and curiosity as I passed. Mia’s register stood

slammed the door behind

“Sit down,” he ordered.


I sat.

he exploded. “Putting your hands on

grabbed me first,” I said. “I

care if he set you on fire! You don’t touch

protecting myself,” I

a lot of money,” Gary snapped. “That

merchandise I had to give him to calm him down? Also your paycheck. And if he

corporate,

fell open.

hundred dollars. I’ll take

made in a week. Money I didn’t have. Money I needed for rent and

hating how desperate I sounded. “I can’t afford that. You know

that before you decided to play


was Mia’s shift!” The words exploded out of me. “I was covering for her! If she’d been here doing

another date-”

see Mia in this office,” Gary said coldly. “I see you. You were behind that register

responsible.”

“That’s not fair!”

want to keep this job

a threat. I thought about my empty apartment. My dwindling

growing on

want to keep the

your mouth shut. No more

quietly and professionally, or you can find somewhere else to work. Are we

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