Novel Palace
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hapter 29 Germaine is Dumbstruck
rom Adrian’s perspective, he allowed Farrah to stay mainly because of her ccasionally helped fill the hole in his heart, giving him the illusion of security.
emblance to Sierra. She
arrah checked before taking the bus to a street lined with luxury brands. Then, she headed straight to the ermès store. The clothes there were indeed beautiful; they looked classy and of good quality under the ghts.
efore Farrah could pick anything out, she ran into Germaine. Their gazes met when they were a few feet
bart.
ermaine wasn’t dressed in her usual suit today. She wore a black dress that showed off her womanly de, and her hair fell to her shoulders instead of being tied back for work. She looked less professional id more alluring today.
arrah looked away without greeting her. After all, aside from the fact that Germaine kept picking on her, ere was nothing between them. They worked in different departments and had no professional, lationship, let alone a personal one.
arrah pointed at a light pink shirt and asked the sales clerk, “Do you have this in a small?”
Good day, miss. This one is already a small,” the sales clerk replied with a smile. She didn’t look down on arrah. “The items on this rack are all designer items; there’s only one of each.”
Il take it, then.” Farrah reached for it.
ermaine tottered over to her in her heels and said, “This is the Hermès store, Ms. Tate. Are you aware of e price range of the items here?”
was hard for her to afford anything in the store, even with her monthly salary.
irrah turned to look at her with a sweet smile, her tone a little smug as she said, “I’ve never bought ything here before, so I don’t know what the price range is like. It’s fine, though–I have enough money
swipe it as much as I like.”
hout saying anything. She moved aside and watched Farrah pick out a few more
her make a fool of herself when she couldn’t fork out the money.
e wrap this up, too? Thanks.” Farrah picked a silk lace dress.
ted to admit it, but Farrah had good taste. The dress was made of 100% silk, and she loved packed down after learning the price, though–she would need two months‘ pay to afford it.
n the sales clerk couldn’t help doubting whether Farrah could afford the clothes. Still, what if she buld? That meant a sizable commission for her! For that, the sales clerk kept a smile on her face as irved Farrah,
arrah was in a rush, so she ignored Germaine. She picked a few dresses that caught her eye carves. She even picked some matching shoes.
she
and some
he actually had great taste. Knowing there was enough money in the card, she didn’t bother asking the ice and focused on selecting whatever she liked.
think that’s about enough. I’ll take these. Farrah headed to the cashier.
‘ery well, miss.” The sales clerk had been looking forward to this. She prayed Farrah had money to pay r the items.
Chapter 29 Garmaine Dumbstruck
Based on Germaine’s estimation, the bill would come up to about 50 thousand dollars. All the items Farrah had picked were designer Items. Just as she thought Farrah couldn’t foot the bill, she saw the latter pull out a gold card. “Charge this card.”
The sales clerk swiped it, and Farrah keyed in the pin. Then, the sales clerk asked, “Is this Mr. Adrian Locke’s card?”
“Yes.”
Germaine was gobsmacked when she heard that. The card belonged to Adrian? She was still rooted to the spot in disbelief after Farrah had paid and left.
How could this be? Why did Farrah have Adrian’s card? It was a limitless gold card, too.
She thought about how Farrah had called Adrian’s name in public on the day of his appointment. She also thought about what Adrian had told her in the elevator on the day she’d warned Farrah–he’d stood up for Farrah and told her to focus on her work.
Germaine also thought about how Adrian had taken Farrah with him when they’d visited Corey at the hospital. He’d even allowed Farrah to sit in the front passenger seat of his car.
Germaine put two and two together–she was sure something was going on between Adrian and Farrah. Her blood froze when she arrived at that conclusion. Did this mean Farrah was Adrian’s mistress? Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.