Chapter 835 Compensation
"Robbery means forcibly taking someone else's property, while compensation is when you damage someone else's belongings and need to pay for it," Abella coldly watched her, "You're so grown up and still can't tell the difference between robbery and compensation? Are you mentally challenged?"
Katherine was furious, "Nicole, how dare you team up with others to bully me? Just you wait."
"Think you can leave without paying? No way." Nicole grabbed her back.
"What do you want? Are you trying to rob me in broad daylight? Someone, are you all blind? Come help me! Mom, Nicole is bullying me, Mom." Katherine's voice was loud, and several sales clerks immediately ran over. The fastest among the crowd was a wealthy woman, Alina Lowe.
She rushed over and harshly pushed Nicole away, "Nicole, how dare you bully her here?"
She took out her phone, trembling with anger, and dialed a number, "Nicole is causing trouble at Katherine's store, not even letting her do business! She even pulled out a payment code demanding money from Katherine. When Katherine refused, she grabbed her collar and tried to hit her! Her behavior is utterly disgraceful! What, didn't you give her enough money? Is she here to rob in broad daylight?"
Nicole's father seemed to want to speak to Nicole on the phone, but Alina angrily shouted, "Talk to her? To hear her lies? I welcomed her and her brother back into this family with open arms, and treated them well, and yet they keep bullying Katherine. Now she's causing trouble at the store? If I don't teach her a lesson today, she won't know what respect is!"
Alina angrily hung up and raised her hand to slap Nicole.
Nicole grabbed her hand and coldly said, "It's not your place to discipline me in this house!"
"Nicole, how dare you resist? Don't forget, I'm the hostess of this house! Since you stepped into this house, you should call me Mom and listen to me!"
"I have two moms, one who gave birth to me and one who raised me," Nicole looked at her coldly, "Who do you think you are?"
Alina didn't expect Nicoleto talk to her like that, "Listen to what you're saying! All of you, remember this and tell her father exactly what she said! I can't believe I can't teach you a lesson today! Grab her!"
Several sales clerks rushed forward and surrounded Nicole.
"The QY people are on their way. Want to fight? Explain the plagiarism first," Abella's words shocked everyone.
Katherine's eyes showed a hint of guilt, "Who are you?"
Abella ignored her and said, "With so many designs, you'll lose everything. QY takes intellectual property protection very seriously. This store has been open for a while, and even if you give up all your profits, it isn't enough; you still have to pay compensation."
"What QY? What plagiarism? These clothes were designed by my daughter herself. Stop confusing everyone!" Alina just wanted to seize the opportunity to teach Nicole a lesson.
Unexpectedly, the QY people really arrived!
They saw Abella, bowed respectfully, whispered something, and then approached Alina and Katherine.
Seeing that they were indeed from QY, Katherine's confidence vanished, and she even looked a bit scared.
She was only eighteen, a freshman in college. This store was funded by her father, and the profits were her pocket money, which she spent on eating, drinking, and having fun.
"According to the law, we have the right to demand you stop the infringement, eliminate the impact, and compensate for the losses," The QY representative said sternly, "Preliminary estimates suggest your compensation amount needs to be ten million dollars. Our lawyers will discuss the specifics with you."
Even if Alina was foolish, she could see that Abella was not someone to mess with. She looked at Nicole, "Hurry up and handle this! The compensation will come from your dad's money! Understand?"
Nicole was infuriated by her overbearing attitude. She took out her phone and opened the payment code, "Forty dollars, pay up first."
Alina didn't expect her to be so petty, haggling over forty dollars. It confirmed her low status. She signaled Katherine to pay first.
Reluctantly, Katherine stepped forward, took out her phone, and transferred forty dollars to Nicole.
Nicole said, "The matter of my flowers is settled, but you handle the compensation to QY yourselves."
"Nicole!" Katherine and Alina shouted in unison, wishing they could hit her and tear her mouth apart.
"Not a penny less for QY's compensation, and I want a public apology!" Abella left these words and walked away with Nicole.
"You..."
Perhaps not expecting things to escalate this far, Alina and Katherine were furious. This untrustworthy Nicole, just wait until they get home!
After leaving, Abella asked, "Are those your stepmother and stepsister?"
Nicole nodded, "And a brother who was born with Katherine, a very arrogant person."
Abella didn't expect that after finally returning to her biological family, Nicole would end up in such a household. Compared to that, the Medici family was much better, at least with loving parents, five brothers, and understanding sisters-in-law.
"My dad really wants us to stay, but that home is no longer the same," Nicole's lips curled into a bitter smile, "Even though I bear the Caldwell name, I know in my heart that my dad isn't just mine."
"Does your dad know they bully you?"
"At first, he thought we got along well. Later, when Katherine and the others couldn't keep up the act, every time we had a conflict, Dad would scold them more. But because of that, they hated my brother and me even more. Especially that stepmother, always badmouthing us to Dad, afraid we would come back to fight for the inheritance."
Honestly, Nicole wasn't interested in the inheritance, and her brother didn't care either.
But her stepmother, stepsister, and stepbrother's tactics were utterly ridiculous.
"They always think Dad gave me a lot of money. Indeed, the day I came home, Dad gave me a bank card, but I didn't accept it."
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