Chapter 51: STALKERS 2
This Chapter is dedicated to Jackie_D_5001. Wow Jackie, thanks for the golden ticket.
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"This is your final warning, Miss. Stay away from our Madam," the guards said firmly, their eyes sharp but voices low, trying not to attract attention. They didn’t want drama, not today. They had come to shop, not to fight.
"Oh, I get it now." Stacey’s lips curled into a mocking smile. She tilted her head, smug like she had just solved a riddle. "You’re walking around like some big-shot now because Ari married into the Adkins family, huh?"
She snorted, her laugh sharp and mean. "Big sister living off the little sister’s crumbs. You’re really pathetic, fatso. Even after she stole your fiancé, you’re still defending her."
Her laughter rang out in the mall like a cracked bell. Some people looked up, then looked away. Others kept walking, used to scenes like this. Penny stood still, her face calm.
"Step aside," Penny ordered her guards. "There’s no need to protect me. She can’t touch me."
The guards hesitated, then moved away.
Not far off, a strange-looking old man leaned against the side of a water fountain. He wore a filthy gray suit, cracked glasses, and had fake wrinkles drawn onto his face. His messy hair and the peeling makeup made him look like a beggar, but he was anything but.
He ignored the curious gazes of the passerby, even if he was dressed as a clown. Most people frowned at him. Others dropped little change by his side as if he was some begger.