Elizabeth ran up to Nolan, who had been dropped heavily on the floor already, checking his face and body to see how badly he was hurt while Sam stood directly in front of Ethan, eyeing him dangerously.“And who the hell are you supposed to be?” Ethan asked Sam angrily, annoyed that he had been stopped from leaving and dealing with Nolan.“I’m someone who is about to make you regret your actions,” Sam snarled at him angrily. “Do you know who you just touched? Do you know how important he is? And do you know how miserable your life is about to be because of what you have just done?”Ethan looked at Sam for a minute, wondering if he was out of his mind or just joking. He burst into laughter, taking a look at Nolan who was already getting himself together and getting back to Sam. “Are we talking about the same person here? Because there’s no way this fool down there is the reason why I have to hear all the rubbish you just said. I don’t know who you are or where you have come from, but yo

“Why would you say that, Jayla?” Nolan said with a sigh, looking out the window. It hurt him to hear his sister call the both of them pathetic.“If we aren't pathetic, how do you explain what just happened? You literally got beaten up,” Jayla snapped at him.“I wasn’t beaten up and those were my friends…” Nolan said, but Jayla cut him off.“Oh please, don’t even try to lie to me. I can clearly see that they’re not your friends. Do you think I’m gullible? And also, I don’t think you should be trying to lie to me right now so you should think twice before you say anything again.” She said, crossing her arms. Nolan let out a deep breath. “You’re right. I shouldn’t be lying to you. They aren’t my friends, but they aren’t also bullies. Trust me, I won’t let anyone just bully me and get away with it. You can see what happened at the end. If I was being bullied, do you think I would have been able to leave like this? I have friends too and they came to help me. I mean, you saw what they di

“Wow, Nolan, the clothes in this store are so pretty,” Jayla squealed as she checked the clothes that were on display. They were the types of clothes she had seen on her rich classmates from school, and she couldn’t believe she was in a store where they bought their clothes.“You can pick whatever clothes you like and remember, don’t hold back or try to get me to manage my money, okay? I want to get all the clothes that you want,” Nolan said to her, smiling as she squealed in excitement whenever she saw a dress or a skirt.Unknown to Nolan and Jayla, two sales reps were listening to their conversation, and when they heard what Nolan said, they couldn’t help but burst into laughter. They’d been working in the store for a year and basically knew who their rich customers were and who were not. They were used to helping wealthy people shop to the point that they knew what to say to them whenever they walked in. The rich didn’t search for clothes by themselves; they got sales reps to bring

Willow had been working in the store for about three months. She had struggled for a long time to get a place to work because all she had was her high school certificate. She couldn’t further her education because there was simply no money for that. Feeding alone was already hard for her and her grandmother. Some days, they barely had anything to eat, and other days, they would just drink water and go to bed. Things were really tough for her, and every single day was a struggle just to survive.Janet lived on the same street as her, and every morning, Willow would see her all dressed up, wearing fancy clothes and going to work. She admired her and had begged her countless times to help her find a job. She didn’t even care what kind of job it would be, as long as it could give her some little money to feed every day and maybe save a little. After begging her for a while, Janet finally agreed to help. But the truth was, Janet didn’t help her because she was kind or because she cared. Sh

“No… this wasn’t me. I didn’t put the stain there and I honestly don’t know how it got there. I am very serious right now and you need to believe me,” Jayla said, shaking her head over and over. She looked genuinely shocked and lost, her eyes moving quickly between Janet, Willow, and Nolan like she was searching for someone to at least understand what she was saying. There was fear in her eyes and the thought of her ruining the cloth made her panic inside, and she immediately started feeling sick and lightheaded. Her face even turned pale and her lips were shaking, because she knew she would never try something like this intentionally.“I don’t understand the point of your apology!” Janet snapped loudly, cutting her off before she could say more. “Is your apology going to remove the stain from the cloth? Is it going to magically make it brand new again? Or is it going to make customers still want it after seeing this? Because right now, I don’t know what use your apology is and I don’