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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-”

The man held up his wrist like he was displaying a war wound. “Look at this!

attention!”

what happened,” I

on me.


smile that made my skin crawl.

let me make this

next twenty minutes, I watched Gary apologize, offer free

milked every second of attention. He claimed his wrist hurt, his back hurt, his

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finally left–with a bag full of free beer and

“My office. Now.”

Gary’s office felt like a death march. Other employees watched with sympathy and curiosity as

slammed the

“Sit down,” he ordered.


I sat.

were you thinking?” he exploded. “Putting your hands on a customer? Are

me first,” I said. “I was defending

if he set you

protecting myself,” I

money,” Gary snapped. “That card reader

down? Also your paycheck. And

corporate,

fell open.

to about three hundred dollars. I’ll take it

hundred dollars. More than I made in a week. Money I didn’t have. Money

please,” I said, hating how desperate I sounded. “I can’t afford that. You know what I make here. Three hundred dollars

thought of that before you decided to play wrestling


exploded out of me. “I was covering for her! If she’d been here doing her job instead

another date-”

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

responsible.”

“That’s not fair!”

fair! You want to

the air like a threat. I thought about my empty apartment.

growing on my kitchen

whispered. “I want to keep

keep your mouth shut. No more complaints about Mia, no more drama

you can find

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