“You’re so annoying. Are you buying anything? If not, hurry up and get out,” a female customer said.
“She doesn’t look like she can afford anything, so why even bother asking? Just kick her out already,” another customer chipped in.
“This is annoying. Young lady, buy something if you can afford it. Otherwise, leave and don’t affect our shopping experience, okay? People at the bottom of society are unacceptable,” a rich housewife added.
Sophie Kenwick could feel the sting in every word, her ears hurting from listening to what they said.
At that point, she felt they had all crossed the line.
“Look at that poor woman. She can’t afford anything, but she’s still making so much fuss.”
“Exactly, I hate being around poor people like her.”
Two other women glared at Sophie and started mocking her.
From their point of view, a poor person like Sophie had no business being in a store like this. Even if she received shabby treatment from the staff, she would have deserved it for not knowing her place.
When the staff that criticized Sophie saw that she wasn’t leaving, she seemed even more annoyed.
She walked up to the young girl impatiently. “Are you leaving or not?”
“Apologize to me, do you hear?” Sophie asked.
“What if I don’t- Ouch!”
Before she could finish her sentence, Sophie had already raised one hand to slap her.
The woman's cheek stung in pain, catching her off guard as she had not expected the girl to possess the courage to slap her?
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