"Hey now," Jennie whined softly, leaning closer. "No scolding. Just enjoy the show. You can yell at me after we''re done with these two clowns."


    Juniper shook her head with a helpless smile. What a little schemer!


    Jerrold looked up at the phone screen, wherements from the live stream were scrolling by at lightning speed.


    [Is this guy for real? He was all talk when he was hitting on another girl, but when it''s time to pay for his own fiancée, he shuts up?]


    [He''s a Lonsdale, for crying out loud. Don''t tell me he can''t afford it?]


    [He can, so what''s the hesitation?]


    [Oh my god, is he broke? I thought the youngest Lonsdale son was the family favorite!]


    [Favorite? He''s got several older brothers.]


    [Hitting on his fiancée''s sister right in front of her. Seriously, what a creep.]


    [They call him the youngest Lonsdale son, but I swear he only appeared on the scene in his teens. Am I the only one who finds that weird?]


    [Could he be an illegitimate son?]


    Thements were getting more vicious, dangerously close to exposing his secret. Gritting his teeth, Jerrold finally gave in. "I''ll pay for Ynda."


    "Wow, Mr. Lonsdale is such a devoted fiancé!" Jennie eximed, pping dramatically with a smirk. "Card, please."


    The manager hurried over with the payment terminal. A few beepster, the transaction wasplete.


    Jerrold''s hands were balled into tight fists. He red at Jennie. "Can you turn off the live stream now?"


    "Of course." With their goal achieved, Jennie gestured to the employee, who promptly ended the broadcast.


    "Jerrold..." Ynda breathed a sigh of relief and moved to take his arm.


    SLAP!


    Jerrold, his anger boiling over, struck her hard across the face.


    "Jerrold!" Ynda knew she was in the wrong and didn''t want to lose him, so she choked back her tears and endured the sting of his hand.


    Ignoring her, Jerrold stormed out of the store. As he passed Juniper, he paused his cold eyes locking onto hers "Juniper, you''l pay for this," he hissed.


    hen, clutching her reddening cheek, Ynda scrambled after him, sobbing. Finally, the store was quiet. Juniper stood up and walked to the checkout counter.


    "Juniper, don''t—" Jennie started, trying to stop her. "It''s my honor that you''d even consider buying one of my pieces."


    "Business is business," Juniper said. Her clear eyes met Jennie''s. "When you buy something, you pay for it. And when you mess up, you get a scolding."


    Jennie immediately lowered her head, bracing herself.


    "It doesn''t matter how good your clothes are if


    stinks Staff''s attitude


    Juniper stated, her hands her pockets. "Your brand''s


    philosophy is to enhance a


    customer experience, not to cause them trouble. You''re talented and


    have a long career ahead of you.


    Don''t let other people ruin it for you."


    Seeing that the intelligent girl understood, she didn''t bbor the point. "That''s all for today. If you need anything, just text me."


    "Yes," Jennie nodded, her eyes welling up. Ever since she''d won her award, everyone had been praising her endlessly. Only Juniper pointed out her ws.


    After Juniper left, Jennie turned to her staff, her expression cold. "You''re all fired."


    Then, she sent an email to her executive team with a simple subject line: "Temporary Closure for Reorganization."


    ...


    Meanwhile, across town, Shanley was just finishing a meeting when he saw Flint


    staring intently at his phone.


    "Boss, Ms. Payne was in some trouble. But she-"


    "What happened to Juniper?" Shanley snatched the phone before Flint could finish. His eyes scanned the screen, which showed a rey of the live stream with countlessments floating over it. But his gaze locked onto one sentence in particr:


    [Master Lunar was hit on by a man!]