Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)

"Leon, do you think I look good with this purse?" Lynette Batton approached Leon Batton, carrying the designer purse on her shoulder as she twirled in front of him.

The aqua blue color symbolized purity and innocence. It was compatible with her personality. On top of that, it had a unique design that made it seem a rather playful choice. "Not bad. I think it looks good on you," her brother replied approvingly.

"I'm sure you're right," she responded with a chuckle. She trusted Leon's taste.

"It's not just because of the purse, though. It's because you're pretty, Lynette," he said affectionately with a laugh.

Everyone felt envious of her when they heard that.

Lynette turned around and continued selecting purses, chatting briefly with her brother as her eyes swept across the displays with a purse in hand.

She looked up at another purse with a marble pattern on it. "Please let me take a closer look at that purse."

She had good fashion sense despite her tender age.

"About that..." The staff seemed troubled.

"What's the matter?" Lynette asked.

Were they not willing to sell it?

"That particular purse is the most valued model in our store. Only supreme VIPs have the privilege to buy it. Moreover, it's the most expensive," the staff explained respectfully.

The previous sales assistant then began to chime in sarcastically. "You should drop the act if you can't afford it. That is the most expensive purse in the store. Ordinary people like you can't afford to damage it!"

"Hey, stop looking down on people," Lynette snapped at her before turning back to smile at the other employee. "My apologies. I am indeed a supreme VIP."

As soon as she spoke, everyone in the store erupted into whispers.

The minimum requirement to become a supreme VIP was very high. Apart from spending up to ten million dollars, one also had to hold a special status in society. "How is that possible?" The sales assistant had her eyes wide open in disbelief at what she heard.

"Hmm?" Leon frowned as he looked at his sister in confusion.

He had no idea when she had become a supreme VIP member here. He burst out laughing when she called Xyla Quest on the phone. "You're smart."

He gently rubbed her head as he spoke.

"Of course." She chuckled playfully.

"All right. We've received confirmation regarding your supreme VIP membership. Please wait for a moment."

The demeanors of the people around them changed upon discovering that Lynette was a supreme VIP member. Even the store manager showed up personally shortly after that.

"You're all doing a terrible job," the store manager snapped at the staff. "Why didn't any of you inform me such an important customer was in our store? What if there's been an incident or negligence of any kind? Who's going to bear the

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responsibility?"

The manager pretended to be upset with the employees. Then, she turned her attention to Lynette and smiled at her.

"Our esteemed VIP client, please allow me to get you the purse you wanted," she added.

The siblings felt a little

uncomfortable with the fuss. They were no strangers to commotions such as this, but they weren't the kind of people who enjoyed being glorified.

"Honestly, you don't have to exaggerate," Lynette trailed off uneasily.

"Not at all. As our supreme VIP member, you must be treated as such," the manager replied.

And then, she began explaining every aspect of the purse with great enthusiasm.

Her staff had never seen their store manager behaving like that before. Staring at her with their eyes wide open, they couldn't believe what they were witnessing.

The long-winded explanation lasted

for several minutes, throughout

which Lynette wanted to interrupt several times but thought it was impolite to do so. Hence, sh@didn't cut the manager off.

After all, the siblings were taught not to interrupt others when they were talking as it was considered impolite.