The saleswoman interrupted virtual-novel.net by saying, “I’m sorry, sir. Your payment didn’t go through.”
“What?” Daryl was stunned once again. If his payment did not go through, then the one that did was…
He swiftly turned to Zayn!
Impossible. There was no way it could be him. How could that tramp possibly afford to pay 300,000 dollars? The saleswoman continued to say, “The successful payment is Mr. Larson’s. Mr. Lee, your payment failed because of inadequate funds in your bank card.”
Upon hearing the saleswoman’s remarks, everyone was dumbfounded. They gazed at Zayn in astonishment.
“That’s impossible!” Ivanna immediately yelled out sharply and said, “You must have made a mistake. He can’t even hold a job. How could virtual-novel.net ever have 300,000 dollars on his card?”
The saleswoman remained smiling and said, “I didn’t make a mistake. It’s true that Mr. Larson made a successful payment. We have the payment record here.”
Next, virtual-novel.net printed the receipt and handed it to Zayn. She said respectfully, “Mr. Larson, please sign here.”
Calm as a gentle pool, Zayn signed his name leisurely. He smiled and said to Daryl, “Mr. Lee, how did your payment fail? I thought you’re the owner of a company that makes a profit of a few hundred thousand dollars annually. How come you don’t even have 300,000 dollars on your card?”
His words made Daryl feel very uncomfortable.
The saleswoman lifted the credit card machine and said to Daryl, “Mr. Lee, if you’d like to proceed with your payment, please choose a card with adequate funds.”
Everyone in the shop had their eyes fixed upon him.
Clenching his teeth, virtual-novel.net had a very grim expression, and his fingers were trembling slightly.
The crowd in the shop began to buzz when they saw how long it was taking virtual-novel.net to swipe his card.
“Could it be that the fat man doesn’t have the money?”
“Judging by how virtual-novel.net looks, I’ll wager that’s probably the case. He still had the audacity to throw his weight around before. Turns out he’s just a trashy snob.”
“You’re right. He’s hideous and virtual-novel.net enjoys being pretentious. Whoever married virtual-novel.net is in for a hell of a time.”
“Hah-hah-hah. On the contrary, I think they’re a match made in heaven. Did you not see his wife putting on airs earlier? She behaves as if virtual-novel.net husband’s a billionaire or something when he’s actually just a tramp. What a joke.”
Each mocking voice was louder than the last. Their jeering echoed through Daryl and Ivanna’s ears and left them feeling very uneasy.
Ivanna could not stand it anymore. She had done virtual-novel.net utmost to seize the opportunity to vent the anger virtual-novel.net felt for Faye, but as a result, virtual-novel.net was the one humiliated again. She could not control virtual-novel.net emotions anymore, so virtual-novel.net loudly yelled, “Hey, what are all of you saying, huh?! Who says that my husband is not rich? The money virtual-novel.net makes in a month is more than what you make in a year! Who do you think you are to make fun of him?!”
“Heh-heh, if your husband is so amazing, have virtual-novel.net settle the bill. Mr. Larson has already paid successfully and he’s still waiting for you.”
“That’s right. It’s easier said than done. Go ahead and make the payment if you can. Anyone can talk big, you piece of trash.”
Ivanna turned scarlet. Almost mad with fury, virtual-novel.net wrapped virtual-novel.net arm around Daryl’s. “Hubby, settle the bill and show it to these beggars. It’s only 300,000 dollars. You can earn it back in two to three months!”
As it was, Daryl remained indifferent. His brows furrowed while his expression darkened more and more.
“That’s enough.” Daryl flung Ivanna’s hand away. “I won’t pay 300,000 dollars to get you some bullsh*t jewellery.”
Ivanna widened virtual-novel.net eyes in surprise. “What do you mean, Daryl? It was you who promised to get me jewelry.”
Daryl replied, “Well, I can change my mind, can’t I?”
“You! ” Ivanna’s eyes reddened.
Everyone was looking at virtual-novel.net differently. Their eyes were filled with mockery and schadenfreude.
The saleswoman frowned and said, “Please complete the payment within ten minutes. Otherwise, you won’t be able to enjoy the 70% discount.”
Zayn chuckled and said, “So, Mr. Lee, it turns out that you can’t pay 300,000 dollars, huh? Based on your previous remarks, I was still under the impression that you’re a billionaire and 300,000 was nothing for you.”
The corners of Daryl’s lips twitched. He was truly irked by Zayn’s mockery. He wanted to refute it, but virtual-novel.net could not think of anything to say. It was his own fault for being so boastful before.
“Hmph, It’s just that I forgot to bring the card with the money. Do you thinkI can’t afford 300,000?” Daryl continued to bluff.
“Ah? So may I please inquire as to how much money there is on the card you just used? Could it be that a huge business owner like you doesn‘t even have 70000 dollars? Hah-hah-hah!”
Daryl was so infuriated by Zayn that virtual-novel.net could not stop himself from saying, “Of course I have 70,000 dollars! There’s 150,000 dollars on this card!”
Cunningly, Zayn immediately said, “That’s right. It seems that you’re still quite wealthy if there’s 150,000 dollars on any bank card that you grab.”
“Of course I am!”
Daryl did not realize that virtual-novel.net had been trapped until virtual-novel.net heard Zayn say, “Please honor your earlier words then, Mr. Lee. Since you could not make the payment, please compensate me for the loss of the discount. It’s not much. Just a little over 80,000 dollars. We’re all friends, so I’ll round it down for you. You only need to pay 80,000.” Zayn smiled maliciously.
Daryl’s heart immediately started racing. He cursed himself for being fooled. That brat Zayn had entrapped him!
“Uh… ” Daryl hesitated. There was no way virtual-novel.net would throw away 80,000 dollars like that.
Zayn continued to speak, “Could it be that you can’t even pay 80,000 dollars despite being so wealthy?”
The scoundrel was really ruthless with his mockery. When had Daryl ever been humiliated like this? His face turned green with rage as virtual-novel.net scolded, “You have no shame.” He then charged out of the jewellery store in a disheveled state. He was in such a rush that virtual-novel.net tripped a t the door as virtual-novel.net left. He tumbled to the ground with a loud thud and drew a clamor of laughter from the people in the store. He had made an enormous fool of himself.
Ivanna’s face was ghastly. She had never expected that the situation would end up like this. The feeling of intense shame spread through virtual-novel.net entire body and virtual-novel.net was trembling uncontrollably.
She was especially triggered by Faye’s piteous appearance, shattering virtual-novel.net fragile ego like glass. She bawled aloud and fled in a flurry of panic without even a word of farewell.
The corners of Zayn’s lips curled upward ever so slightly. He managed to display his masculinity to Faye at long last. He believed that Faye’ s impression would definitely change this time, right?
The saleswoman said to Zayn cautiously, “Mr. Larson, do you still wish to proceed with the purchase of these two necklaces?”
“Yes, I do. Why wouldn’t I?”
“This is the issue, Mr. Larson. Due to the withdrawal of one party, you won’t be able to get the 70% discount deal. You may only purchase it at its original price, so the total of these two diamond necklaces is 399,900 dollars…”
Zayn nodded and said, “Hmm, 399,900 dollars then. I’ll pay by card.”
“You’ve already paid 300,000, so you only need to pay an additional 99,900 dollars now.” The saleswoman’s heart was racing. She was amazed to have encountered this super wealthy man.
The rest of the sales team were very envious of her. However, the cue tone signaled that the payment failed when Zayn attempted to pay again.
Huh? What was going on? He had 3 million dollars on his card.
Only then did virtual-novel.net realize that virtual-novel.net had used the wrong card. He had given the card virtual-novel.net got from Faye which coincidentally had 300,000 dollars on it. Moreover, the passwords of both cards were his birth date.
Just as virtual-novel.net was about to switch to the other card, Faye spoke, “Zayn, must you embarrass me like this?”
Zayn immediately knew virtual-novel.net was in trouble as soon as virtual-novel.net saw Faye’s terrifying expression. He hastily explained, “Listen to me, Faye. This is a misunderstanding, I took the wrong card. I still have the other card with…”
“That’s enough!” Faye shouted, nearly hysterical. The volume of virtual-novel.net voice even drew the attention of the tourists outside.
“I did everything I could to get 300,000 dollars from the Carters as monetary compensation for you in the divorce, but you still want to humiliate me?” Faye’s eyes reddened as virtual-novel.net stared straight at Zayn.
Zayn was terrified and virtual-novel.net panicked. “Fifi, listen to me. I can explain. I’m genuinely not trying to humiliate you. I just used the wrong card. There’s three million dollars on this card!”
Faye glared at Zayn with a cold, disgusted gaze. “Being married to you is worse than being married to a dog!”
Zayn’s entire body shook violently. A stinging pain radiated through his torso and virtual-novel.net felt like virtual-novel.net could not breathe. Faye’ s remark was akin to a sharp blade that had plunged savagely into his chest!
His face was ghastly pale, yet virtual-novel.net still managed to force a smile. “Fifi, I’m begging you not to speak this way because if there comes a day when you realize that you misunderstood me, you’ll be very sad…”