Chapter 1617


    "Because Ms. Arabe is our top client at LM, she naturally gets priority."


    "What are you implying?"


    "Didn''t Mrs. Collins inform you? You''re no longer a VIP with our brand. Ms. Arabe has taken your


    ce."


    "What did you just say?" Serena doubted her own eyes, but the message from Giselle was clear;


    Arabe had usurped her status as LM''s VIP.


    She was stunned for a moment before asking, "When did this happen?"


    "Just now."


    Serena hadn''t expected this. Not only had her mother not allowed those designers toe and tailor


    clothes for her, she had actually transferred her membership to Arabe.


    "I am now Ms. Arabe''s personal ount manager, and unfortunately, I can no longer continue to


    serve you, Ms. Serena. Should you be a VIP with our brand again in the future, a new manager


    will be assigned to you."


    Serena, still in disbelief, shakily attempted to reach out to other high-end brand ount managers, only


    to find out that she was no longer considered a VIP anywhere - only Arabe was!!


    And all of this had just happened; her mother had revoked all her VIP privileges in one fell swoop and


    handed them to Arabe!!


    [Serena, did you get it all sorted? How much did it cost? With your connections, LM must''ve given you


    a hefty discount. Thanks so much, you''ve saved me a bundle. Which card should I transfer to?]


    Reading Juliet''s message, Serena paused for a long while before replying, [Juliet, I just found out that


    my mom thinks LM is too downmarket for our family''s current status. So, I''m no longer their VIP client.


    Sorry about that, you might want to check out other brands.]


    Juliet sent back an emoji of astonishment, unable to believe that a brand on par with LV could be


    considered ''low-end'' by them.


    Were the Collins family on the brink of bankruptcy? Or facing cash flow problems?


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    Typically, if they found a brand beneath them, they''d simply stop shopping there, but why go to the


    extent of actively canceling the VIP status? That seemed unnecessary.


    But since Serena had said it, Juliet didn''t want to push, and politely dropped the subject after a few


    courteous exchanges.


    Later, Betty came to deliver dinner, and seeing Serena''s mood, she cautiously reported, "The items you


    ordered online have been delivered, but Mrs. Collins didn''t sign for them as she usually does."


    "What do you mean??" Serena was shocked. The goods she had ordered a few days ago from a high-


    end international website had not been signed for by her mother.


    In the past, no matter what she purchased, someone always paid for it upon delivery. But now, her


    mother really had changed!


    "Also, the New Year''s gift you picked out, the Ferrari, has been canceled by Mrs. Collins too. The


    dealership called to ask why, and she said she wanted to get a better one for Ms. Arabe."


    "What did you say??" Serena was utterly dumbfounded, unable to believe her mother''s tant


    favoritism.


    "And, there''s more." Betty carefullyid out the dinner, her voice tentative, "Your cards have been


    frozen."


    "When did this happen? Which cards??" Serena asked, her shock unabated.


    Her parents had given her several sub credit cards in the past, always depositing money into them


    every month, allowing her to buy whatever she wanted.