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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-”

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

attention!”

happened,” I

on me.


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

me

watched Gary apologize, offer

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

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beer and lottery tickets–Gary turned on me with

“My office. Now.”

like a death march. Other employees watched with sympathy and curiosity as I passed. Mia’s register stood empty, a reminder of how I’d ended up

slammed the

“Sit down,” he ordered.


I sat.

exploded. “Putting your

me first,” I

if he set you

protecting myself,” I

protection just cost this store a lot of money,” Gary snapped. “That card reader he

Also your paycheck. And if

to corporate,

open.

The damage comes to about three hundred dollars.

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

can’t afford that. You know what I make here. Three hundred

before you decided to play wrestling with


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

another date-”

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

responsible.”

“That’s not fair!”

fair! You want to keep

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

on my kitchen

whispered. “I want

keep your mouth shut. No more complaints about Mia,

quietly and professionally, or you can find

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