Chapter 38: I need to se her
The moment the manager sided with the other woman, Cassidy’s face changed.
It had all happened quickly. A junior staff member, one who’d been quietly watching the commotion from across the room had slipped away to make a call. Minutes later, a well-dressed man in his late forties entered the showroom with purposeful steps. His name tag read Gregory – Sales Manager.
He approached Vincent, brows slightly furrowed, and asked what was going on. Vincent immediately leaned in, explaining the incident in a low voice. Then came the whisper. Cass couldn’t hear it, but she caught the way Gregory’s expression shifted the moment Vincent mentioned that the boy’s mother was a former buyer. A "valuable client."
That was all it took.
Without looking at the footage, without asking further questions, Gregory turned to the group and began speaking. Softly, diplomatically, but it was clear where his loyalties lay. He expressed his regret for the situation and, in carefully chosen words, implied Cassidy would be responsible for covering the damage.
The boy’s mother smirked, arms folded smugly across her chest.
And that’s when Cassidy’s face changed.
She didn’t raise her voice. She didn’t lash out. But something in her eyes went cold, quiet, sharp.
The woman’s smugness only deepened, as if to say "See? Money still wins."
Cass didn’t look at her.
Instead, she turned to Carol, whose expression had fallen, brows furrowed, lips slightly parted. The young sales associate was clearly taken aback by the manager’s decision, especially without even checking the CCTV footage.