“What’s the matter? Is $13,999 too expensive for you?”
Gerald asked Marilyn while chuckling to himself.
After all, Marilyn was the one who poked his head and mocked him yesterday.
Gerald felt the urge to settle his grudge with her today.
So, Gerald responded jokingly.
“Hey, watch it. How can I possibly not be able to afford this dress?”
Marilyn thought how outrageous it would be for a pauper like Gerald to be actually looking down on her.
“Alright then, we’ll buy another dress! So, please pack this dress up for us!” Gerald replied with a mischievous smile.
The salesgirl was surprised and delighted at the same time when she heard this.
“You must be bragging! It would already be great if you could afford even one of these pieces here! Hmph! If he is going to buy two pieces, I’ll buy three! In any case, I’ll buy a piece more than him!”
Marilyn was hellbent on winning the little competition with Gerald.
“Mom, come here and take a look!”
Five other customers filed into the boutique.
It was five women.
Two of them were young and three of them were middle-aged.
Based on how they dressed, it was quite clear that they could afford the clothing on sale here. Of course, the salesgirl dropped what she was doing here and went over to serve them.
“Madam Gosling, Miss Yaleman, you’ve come! Welcome! Welcome! There are many new designs in our shop now. I can help you to pick out a few of our new items!”
“No need for that. We’ll take a look around by ourselves!”
Madam Gosling replied immediately.
All of a sudden, her daughter started tugging on her clothes.
“Mom, all of you, look! Isn’t that, that person?!”
The girl pointed in Gerald and Bea’s direction.
“Hmm? It’s Gerald! Bea is actually here with him too? Hahaha!”
Madam Gosling snickered.
That’s right. Madam Gosling was none other than Gerald’s first aunt, Rose.
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