Chapter 14

Nina kept looking at Aiden who stood bowing before her. As she turned her head and looked around her, dozens of cameras snapped at her for the day's headlines. 

Nina was shocked, she didn't even get up even though the hands of several guards had reached out to help her up. 

"Miss, please stand up!" Said a man in a black suit who helped her get up. 

"T-thank you-" She smiled awkwardly, in front of her, Aiden tried to hold back the smile of victory over the misfortune that Nina was feeling right now. 

"Miss, come on in!" The man in the black suit guided her into the building so that the commotion would not escalate. 

Nina was asked to sit on the sofa, and even served fresh juice to reduce her nervousness. Seeing the cynical expressions of the two women standing in front of her made her realize that what she was experiencing was quite serious. 

"What's your name ?" Asked a middle-aged woman wearing a green blouse. 

"Karenina Christine Morales," She answered nervously. Moreover, seeing that there were some people in this room intimidating her with their gazes. While Aiden stood in the corner of the room and continued to watch the continuation of the avenged karmic episode. 

"So, what were you doing there?" The woman asked, her voice cold. Nina could feel that this woman was not just anyone. 

"Ehm...I was going to see this event for a while, but there was a man who pushed me to the ground and I accidentally pulled the dress-" 

"Do you know how much the dress you ruined was worth?" 

"Um...no, I don't know-" 

"Twenty-five thousand Dollars!" 

"Two...twenty...five thousand? Just a dress like that?" 

"A dress like that?" 

"S-sorry, I'm sorry! I mean-" Nina's eyes caught the figure of Aiden who was standing in the corner of the room holding back his laughter. 

Nina was silent, it felt like if she spoke again it would make the problem even bigger. Twenty-five thousand Dollars? It's not a cheap price. 

"That dress is my latest design showing off today, besides, it's also a limited edition. There are only 50 of them, so the one you ruined was one of them." 

"I-is that so? I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to-" 

"You don't have to apologize, Miss Morales. I just want you to pay the price for that ruined dress!" 

"Can't it be sewn at a tailor?" 

"Sewn? Oh...Oh my God, you see! I never sell anything that is defective, especially in that dress there is a ruby ​​that is also damaged because it fell to the floor when you pulled it!" This woman is getting more and more annoyed, she really wants to end this problem as soon as possible. 

"S-so what should I do?" 

"You have to replace it!" 

"Everything? 25 thousand?" 

"Of course!" 

"But, it's not just my fault. The man who pushed me, he should also be responsible!" 

"Which man do you mean?" 

"The man who pushed me from behind, so I fell and hit the guardrail!" Nina said insistently, of course actually she couldn't even afford to pay for a dress which was even bigger than her one year tuition fee. 

"Jason!" 

"Yes Mrs.Svetlana?" 

"Did you see any man pushing this woman?" 

"Erm...actually I don't really pay much attention to the audience, Madam!" 

"You! What if something dangerous happens? It's your job to secure this place, Jason!" 

"Forgive me, Madam!" 

"Hah...this event got messy, not to mention that tomorrow this incident will definitely be a scene in the media, huh...it's already ruined!" She said while holding her head which started to hurt. 

"Forgive me." 

"Well, you don't need to replace everything. You just pay 20 thousand Dollars to get this problem over with!" 

"Two...twenty thousand is still too much, I think-" 

"All right...all right! 18 thousand, you pay 18 thousand!" 

"It's still too expensive." 

"Sixteen thousand?" 

"Still expensive." 

Everyone who saw this bidding scene felt like they were watching an auction. 

"Why is it an auction?" Said Chloe who stood beside Emily. Meanwhile, unable to hold it in any longer, Aiden turned his body to face the wall so he could laugh. 

"All right, 15 thousand! No more haggling!" 

"But for me it's still too expensive," 

"Actually, how much money do you have?" 

"I-I don't have money-" 

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" 

"Because you keeps opening prices, so I'm confused about bidding!" 

"Hahahaha..." Everyone laughed at her words. 

"What is so funny?" Mrs.Svetlana said. Everyone immediately stopped laughing, although some were still holding their laughter so as not to be heard. Mrs.Svetlana was losing her temper. 

"Look, no matter what you have to pay for it because the price of the dress is not a price that I can just give up. You have to pay 15 thousand pounds now or you will have to be taken to the police station!" 

"P-police? Can't it be resolved peacefully, Madam?" 

"Peace as long as you have to pay for it, you understand?" 

"A-all right, but I want to go to the ATM first to take out the money," 

"Didn't you say you had no money?" 

"Erm...a little bit and I'll ask my family for the rest!" 

"All right, Jason!" 

"Yes, Madam?" 

"Take her to the nearest cash machine and don't let her run away!" 

"Okay, Madam!" 

"But first, leave your identity card here!" 

"Okay." Nina took out her student card and ID card on the table as collateral. 

"Wait a minute !" Aiden shouted. Everyone immediately turned to her. 

"Erm...let me take her to the cash machine, I want to go there too!" 

"Is he safe with you? What if he runs away?" 

"It's also impossible for her to run away, didn't she leave her identity card behind?" 

"You can guarantee it?" 

"Yeah, just leave it to me!" 

"Okay, make sure she doesn't run away!" 

"Okay, come on!" Aiden said while guiding Nina to come with him. 

They walked side by side outside the building and by the time they were inside the cash machine, Aiden was laughing out loud. 

"Bahahaha..." Aiden's laugh sounded very loud and annoying. 

"Why? Are you happy to see me suffer?" 

"Who said I wasn't happy? Hahaha... your face was so funny earlier, it really looked like a raccoon caught stealing!" 

"Yes... keep on laughing to your heart's content!" She said annoyed. 

"That's your punishment for doing evil to people as good as me!" 

"Good? Where are there good people who say they are good, you are just a coward who dances beautifully on other people's difficulties, you are a coward!" 

"Hey, your mouth! You don't see mirrors, do you? Are there no mirrors in your house? You're the one who has been dancing beautifully over my suffering for this month!" 

"Hohoho...I've made an infamous model like you popular, you should be thanking me!" 

"What? An unfamous model you say? My photos are everywhere, you say I'm not famous? Are you blind?" 

"Oh yeah? I'm sorry, I'm not interested in torn bread like you! Men like you usually date wealthy middle-aged women to earn money and fame!" 

"Wow...well...your mouth is incredibly presumptuous, isn't it? It's a shame you're a woman, if it were a man, I would have beaten you already!" 

"Huh... it's so reckless to want to beat other people, even though you have big muscles, you don't have to be strong either!" 

"O God, give me patience with this demon woman! Well, it's up to you! Hurry up and take your money now!" 

Nina hesitated, even though her debit card was already in the machine's mouth, but somehow she felt she wasn't ready to see the nominal in it. 

Nina paused, the amount of money in the machine only a thousand dollars left. And that's for her living expenses until the end of the month. 

"How? If you look at your shocked face, it seems the numbers don't match expectations," Aiden sneered. 

"How is this? I'm dead, surely I will be put in prison. How is this?" She thought panicked. 

"Fyuuu...fufufuuuu..." Aiden whistled imitating his favorite song, showing a feeling of deep joy. Nina looked at him blankly. 

"Why are you looking at me?" He asked. 

"Mister Aiden, please help me...!"


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