INSTA MILLIONAIRE

Chapter 34: (Who Wins?)

[Chapter 34]

"That white T-shirt," Alex pointed casually.

Cathy turned to look where Alex was pointing and saw that the white T-shirt that he had chosen was fifty dollars more expensive than the one she had picked out. She became even angrier. "Pack up that pair of three-hundred-dollar ripped jeans for me."

Alex could buy one more thing and admit his defeat. But he thought of the ridicule he would receive from Billy and Cathy, and he also wanted to use that opportunity to play with them.

"Help me wrap up those slacks," Alex calmly told Russell. That pair of slacks was fifteen dollars more than Cathy's jeans.

Cathy was so angry that her breathing became heavy as she said, "That pink, long-sleeve top—wrap it up."

"I'll take that long skirt," Alex said.

"Wrap up that silk blouse!" Cathy commanded and continued to demand more items.

"That crimson undergarment—wrap it up!"

The two of them went back and forth. They each bought six or seven pieces of clothing. Cathy was so angry at Alex that her eyes blazed.

But Billy was even angrier. Cathy had already bought more than five thousand dollars worth of clothes, which was far more than he had expected, but he was too embarrassed to stop her.

"I'm out of money—I admit defeat," Alex finally announced.

Billy let out a sigh of relief. If Alex had continued to compete with Cathy, he definitely wouldn't have been able to stop her.

"Ha ha, you can't take it anymore. I told you, Alex, you're not a rich person, so how can you compare to a legitimately rich guy like my boyfriend? You're out of money, right?" Cathy said proudly.

"Yes, I can't compare to him," Alex said lightly to Cathy. He felt that she was acting like a resentful wife.

"Don't think that you're so awesome just because you won the lottery once. In front of me, you'll always be scum. Do you understand?" Billy arrogantly gestured at Alex with his index finger.

He then looked at Russell and said, "We've spent tons of money here today. Even though this is a high-end store, you guys don't have many customers, right? Your boss sure is something—after buying so many things, he still hasn't come out to meet us."

Russell glanced at Alex and saw him subtly shake his head. He smiled apologetically at Billy and said, "My boss is not here today. I'm sorry."

Billy had wanted the opportunity to get to know the store owner. To be able to open such a big and prestigious store, he must be quite influential. Now that his hopes had failed, he felt a sense of loss. With their arms full of bags, he and Cathy walked out the door.

Debbie had initially felt bad because Alex had bought so many clothes for her. But when Alex and Russell told her that she could return the items that she didn't want, Debbie was overjoyed. She only kept one piece of clothing and the rest was returned.

Alex could only smile bitterly to himself. If he had known this earlier, he wouldn't have said she could return the clothes.

He told Debbie to go to the changing room to change her clothes. Russell gave Alex a thumbs up and said, "Boss, your marketing skills are really brilliant. Today, those two customers spent more money than we earned all week."

Alex was embarrassed by his words. He had been forced to compete with Cathy, but, in Russell's eyes, it had become a marketing tactic.

"Give them an eight percent discount next time they come in," Alex said. Now that he thought about it, he felt as if he had conned Cathy and Billy out of five thousand dollars, which didn't seem very kind.