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CHAPTER 47
Steven stepped closer to Britney as she stood beside the car, her arms folded tightly across her chest and her expression still clouded with anger. Without saying anything at first, he reached out gently, cupped her face in his hands, and leaned in to kiss her softly. The gesture was deliberate, meant to calm her, to pull her away from the storm of humiliation and rage that had consumed her moments earlier.Britney did not pull away. Instead, she allowed the kiss, though the tension in her shoulders did not completely disappear. When he finally drew back, he looked into her eyes with a reassuring smile.“Hey,” Steven said softly, his voice calm and confident. “You’re letting this get to you too much.”Britney scoffed lightly, turning her face away as she did not want to fully accept his comfort just yet.“How can I not?” she replied, her tone still sharp. “Did you not see what happened in there? Did you not hear the way they laughed at me?”Steven nodded slowly, acknowledging her f
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Justin let out a quiet breath before speaking, his expression calm as he looked directly at Thalia. “I told you the truth,” he said gently. “The man whose tire I fixed gave me sixty thousand dollars. That is where the money came from.”Thalia stared at him, her brows slowly drawing together as she tried to process his words. For a moment, she said nothing, but the doubt in her eyes was unmistakable. She shifted slightly in her seat, folding her arms loosely as she leaned forward.“Justin,” she began carefully, her voice softer now but still filled with uncertainty, “what did you really do to get that kind of money? You can tell me the truth. I will understand.”Justin shook his head immediately, a faint, reassuring smile appearing on his face. “That is the truth,” he insisted calmly. “I did not steal anything, and I did not do anything illegal. I just helped someone, and he decided to reward me generously. That is all there is to it.”There was something steady and sincere in his
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Justin turned his attention back to Thalia, who was still standing beside him, her composure intact on the outside but clearly shaken beneath the surface. He studied her face for a moment, noticing the slight tension in her shoulders and the way her fingers curled slightly as if she were still trying to ground herself in reality.“Are you alright?” he asked gently, his voice calm and steady, filled with reassurance.Thalia blinked, as though returning from a distant place, and then nodded slowly. “Yes… I am,” she replied, though her tone suggested she was still trying to convince herself of that fact.Justin gave a small nod, satisfied enough for the moment, and gestured toward a nearby table. “Come on,” he said. “Let’s sit.”They moved toward one of the more elegant sections of the restaurant, where a table sat beneath a warm, ambient light. The atmosphere there was calmer, quieter, as though it existed separately from the chaos that had just happened. Justin pulled out a chair fo
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The moment Britney’s fingers tightened painfully in Thalia’s hair, Justin moved without hesitation, his reaction swift and intentional as he reached forward and firmly grabbed Britney’s wrist. With a decisive pull, he forced her hand away, breaking her grip and freeing Thalia instantly. The sudden release gave Thalia the opportunity she needed, and before anyone could anticipate her next move, she stepped forward with a force that surprised even herself.A loud, resounding slap echoed across the restaurant.The impact was so strong that Britney’s head snapped to the side, and her entire body lost balance as she stumbled backward, her heels scraping awkwardly against the floor before she fell. For a split second, the room fell silent, as though everyone needed a moment to register what had just happened.Then, immediately, laughter broke out.It started from one corner of the room, but within seconds, it spread like wildfire, filling the entire space with mocking voices and amused r
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Thalia’s fingers froze the very moment they brushed against the thick bundle inside her purse. And for a few seconds, she did not even breathe as her mind struggled to process what she was seeing. Her eyes widened slowly at first, then suddenly, as the reality had struck her all at once, they opened so wide that it seemed impossible for her to blink. Her hand began to tremble uncontrollably, and her lips parted in shock as she stared down at the neatly packed stacks of cash resting inside her bag.Justin noticed the abrupt change in her expression immediately, and although he had expected a reaction, the intensity of her shock still made him step closer with concern. Without hesitation, he reached out and gently held her wrist, his voice low but steady as he asked, “Thalia… what is it? Have you seen your salary?”Thalia swallowed hard, her throat suddenly dry, and slowly lifted her gaze to meet his. For a brief moment, she could not find her voice, but then she nodded faintly, as
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Britney, who had been observing everything with keen interest, exchanged a quick glance with Steven before letting out a short, mocking laugh. That interrupted their conversation She tilted her head slightly, her expression filled with exaggerated amusement as she turned her attention to the salesperson, who had not yet moved far from the table.“Excuse me,” Britney called out, her tone sounding loud effortlessly across the room.The salesperson paused and turned back politely.“Yes, ma’am?” she replied.Britney gestured casually toward Justin and Thalia, her lips curving into a smirk that made her intentions unmistakably clear.“I think you should be careful with them,” she said. “Those two cannot even afford a plate of food that costs five hundred dollars, let alone twenty-five thousand.”A ripple of murmurs spread through the nearby tables again.Steven leaned back in his chair, folding his arms with a confident expression.“She is right,” he added. “You heard the girl yourself,
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