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?"

wire it back to you right now! I'm so sorry,

the crowd silent-especially Ilsa, who stood just outside the circle around Frank and his

blankly at Ashley, as it turned out the knockoff suit she mocked Frank for was sold

was flustered, worried that Frank was going to kill her daughter, ready to

however, she was only profoundly worried that the crowd would realize that Ashley was her

they were all there

one who sold Frank that knock-off suit, which he only found

be laughing if word of this got out, and it

the other hand, Gina was now at once

she thought for a moment that Frank

brought Ashley here in dramatic fashion to clear his name for Gina's benefit and to prove that he did not

fact, not only was he conned, but the

add insult to injury, it almost looked like Ilsa was

der to stage

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