Chapter 35: Reckoning
The temperature in the store seemed to drop by several degrees. Mason’s presence filled the room like a storm cloud, and suddenly everyone seemed to forget how to breathe properly.
Miss Wen’s raised hand froze mid-air, her face pale as she recognized the man who had just entered. Manager Han took an involuntary step backward, her professional smile cracking like thin ice.
"Mr. Liu?" Manager Han whispered, her voice barely audible.
Mason’s eyes moved slowly from the scattered money on the floor to Miss Wen’s raised hand, then to Sarah’s unruly expression. His face remained perfectly calm, but there was something in his dark eyes that made everyone in the room want to disappear.
"I asked a question," Mason said quietly, his voice carrying the kind of authority that made grown men tremble. "What is going on here?"
Miss Wen’s hand slowly lowered to her side. She tried to compose herself, but her voice shook slightly when she spoke.
"Mason, I... I didn’t know you were here. This woman," she gestured at Sarah, "was being completely unreasonable. She threw money at me and—"
"She threw money at you?" Mason interrupted, his tone deceptively mild. He looked at Sarah with raised eyebrows. "That’s interesting."
"Mason, I_" Sarah began, but Mason raised a hand.
"Later," Mason said. His attention turned back to Miss Wen. "Continue, Miss Wen. You were saying?"
Miss Wen straightened her shoulders, trying to regain her composure. "This woman was attempting to try on a ring worth two million yuan. I simply pointed out that she clearly couldn’t afford such an expensive piece, and she became hostile."