Chapter 13
Author: Vicky
last update2026-03-16 23:35:36

The attendant didn’t stop there. If anything, the old woman’s trembling only seemed to encourage her cruelty.

She let out a sharp, mocking laugh and tossed the document onto the counter.

“This is exactly how people like you behave,” she said loudly, making sure everyone in the E‑class section could hear.

“Dirty, wretched women like you come into the bank pretending you have money when you clearly don’t. Then you start looking for sympathy where you’re never going to get it.”

Her lip curle
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