“That’s of course. I won’t let her have an easy time,” Erica said resentfully.
“Well, then, let’s go shopping. Hayley suggested before getting up to pay the bill.
She went to the counter as Erica waited for her in her seat. The card she was using right now was Alex’s, so she naturally handed it to the waitress, who then swiped the card. However, the card was declined.
“Sorry, miss, but this card of yours is declined, the waitress said to Hayley.
Hayley took the card and glanced at it. “How is that possible? I just used it this morning. Swipe it again.”
The waitress tried a few more times, but the payment was still declined.
Hayley had no choice but to take the card back and pay the bill in cash. As she
walked toward Erica, she was inwardly puzzled. Did Alex cancel the card he had given me?
When Erica suggested that they go shopping, Hayley excused herself, saying that she had something to deal with. As a result, Erica had no choice but to drive her somewhere and drop her off.
After parting from Erica, she hurried to a bank to find out what was wrong with her card. She was sitting at the counter when the bank officer said to her in surprise, “Miss, this card of yours has been frozen, so it can’t be used.”
“What? It’s frozen? Who froze it?”
“Are you the owner of this card? If not, you should ask the owner what’s going on.”
“Under what circumstances will a debit card be frozen? Hayley asked curiously.
“There are many circumstances that can cause this. You should ask the card’s
owner to find out what happened in particular.”
As Hayley left the bank with the card in her hand, she had a bad feeling in her gut. She took out her phone and dialed
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