On the other hand, if Ashley decided to lie, she would have to suffer Frank's wrath.

And that meant...

Ashely flinched even as she saw the headless corpse in the distance talk about a terrifying precedent!

She threw all caution into the wind right then. The family business was important, but not as important as her life!

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lawrence!" she yelled as the crowd looked on. "I brought you the wrong suit-"

"Hmm? The wrong suit, you say?" Frank's eyes turned cool. "I told you to be honest, didn't I?"

Ashley flinched from Frank's looming presence and quickly corrected herself. "No, no, no... It was all me... I wanted to make a quick buck, so I brought you a cheap knock-off suit! It's all on me, and I regret my actions!" With that, she started begging panickedly, "I was blind and ignorant! Please, just let me go I'll return your money!"

Frank was relieved to hear that, and stood up, looking down at Ashley as he asked, "And how much did I pay you?"

you paid me... I'll wire it back to you right now! I'm so

into tears, leaving the crowd silent-especially Ilsa, who stood just outside the circle

the knockoff suit she mocked Frank for was sold by her own

daughter, ready to rush up to fight Frank even if

profoundly worried that the crowd would realize that

there when

being the one who sold Frank that knock-off

this got out, and it was too late for

other hand, Gina was

because she thought for a moment that Frank was going to hurt

Gina's benefit and to prove that

he conned, but the culprit was Ilsa's

to injury, it

der to stage this

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