Chapter 77: Girls Like Her
[Jasmine’s POV]
I turned around to see Isabella striding toward me, and my shoulders relaxed slightly. These horrible salespeople wouldn’t dare be rude to Gareth Laken’s daughter. I knew that Isabella wasn’t too fond of her high status, but this was an instance when it would come in handy.
Gavin’s eyes widened with fear when he saw Isabella, but Margaret crossed her arms and looked at Isabella’s dress with disgust.
"Sorry, Jasmine," Isabella murmured when she stood beside me. "I was in the dressing room and only just heard what this awful woman was saying to you." Then, she turned to Margaret with her hands on her hips. "Now, I think that we have a few things to discuss. Like your job, for instance. And how I don’t think you deserve to have one if you treat your customers with such blatant disrespect."
"Well, look what we have here. Another floozy who thinks she can afford to shop in a place like this." Margaret scoffed loudly. "Your baseless threats don’t scare me. I know that you’re nothing but a hooker just like your friend." The woman nodded at me. "You have no authority to do anything to me."
Shock and fury flowed through me. How could she speak to Isabella that way?
Gavin’s face went white at his employee’s rudeness, and he grabbed Margaret’s arm, glaring at her. "Do you have any idea who you’re speaking to like that? Shut up! I beg you," he hissed, his eyes glancing over at Isabella nervously.
But Margaret was on a roll and didn’t even look at Gavin. She kept her gaze on Isabella and me, her eyes narrowed with hatred.
"I’m sick of sluts like you two coming into this store and acting like you deserve to be in here," she snarled. "All you do is waste my time and steal from our—"
At this point, Gavin pushed her to the side to get her to stop talking. His face was red with embarrassment, and his breathing was shallow.
"Shut your mouth!" He growled at her and gestured to Isabella. "You’re insulting Gareth Laken’s daughter! Right to her face!"