Ella's POV
Declined.
Lydia went rigid. "Try it again." The cashier nodded and swiped it again.
Declined.
A nervous hush descended on the boutique. The cashier glanced at Lydia's uncertainty.
Lydia's face flushed. "That's impossible," she snarled, snatching the card back. "Try it one more time."
The cashier hesitated, then swiped it a third time.
Declined.
Lydia's hands were trembling. She gazed at the card in horrified amazement as if it had betrayed her.
I moved in closer, talking a little softer so she could hear what I was saying. "Looks like someone's completely busted."
Lydia gritted her jaw so hard that I thought she was going to chip a tooth. I could almost see steam curling from her head.
Dominic smiled at my shoulder. "Ah," he jeered, "so I was right. Your boyfriend did
