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    “You’re right.” ude, still shaken, sided with Thea. Unlike Christina, Thea had long been recognized as a legitimate premium client, while Christina’s supposed ck card had yet to prove itself genuine. Skepticism crept in, especially with Katie appearing to know so much about Christina’s background.


    A quiet breath of relief escaped the senior sales assistant, who had felt like she’d been on a roller coaster. If it turned out Christina used a counterfeit card, they definitely needed to involve the police.


    Withposure, Christina turned her attention to ude as he approached. Gracefully, she extended her hand, the ck card disyed between her fingers. “You’re wee to verify it,” Christina said, her voice gentle, her smile unwavering.


    Each time ude looked Christina in the eyes, something about her calm confidence made him feel strangely uneasy. Not wasting a second, he took the card and hurried toward the cashier to run it through the verification process.


    Everyone in the store watched his every move, waiting for the truth toe out. Suddenly, color drained from his face.


    A collective gasp seemed to run through Thea and the others, nerves suddenly stretched tight.


    Verifying the card left ude speechless, his hands shaking so badly that he nearly dropped it. The truth was unmistakable: this was an authentic ck card. No matter how hard he tried, his clearance couldn’t reveal the identity of the cardholder.


    “Well? What did you find out? Why are you just standing there?” Katie asked, unable to bear the suspense any longer as she shot a scowl at ude. Anxiety twisted inside her, and she nearly bounced on her toes, desperate for an answer.


    Jolted out of his stupor, ude stumbled toward Christina, knees wobbling with each step.


    “Out of my way! Move aside, everyone!” ude ordered, waving frantically at the security staff to clear a path.


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    “Please, take your card back,” ude said to Christina, handing the card over with both hands, his respect in to see.


    Raising one eyebrow, Christina epted it. “I take it you’ve confirmed my card isn’t a fake?”


    “Y-yes, absolutely! I’m sorry for doubting someone of your standing. Please overlook my ignorance,” ude stammered, nodding vigorously, the apology spilling out as his whole body trembled.


    The senior sales assistant, realizing the blunder, hurried forward with watery eyes. “Miss Jones, I’m so sorry. Ipletely misjudged you. Please forgive me—I swear it won’t happen again!”


    Chloe, who could only hear what was going on due to her sight issue, let out a chilly littleugh under her breath. Hearing them trip over themselves to apologize to Christina was almostical. These people really needed a harsh lesson.


    Valerie just stared, utterly stunned and speechless, her mind struggling to process what she was witnessing. For Christina to turn out to be the exclusive ck cardholder was beyond anything she’d imagined.


    With a calm, measured air, Christina slid the ck card back into her wallet. “I want to speak with your superior,” she said, eyes locked on ude.


    ude and the senior sales assistant froze, shivering in fear.


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