Gemma Coen tried to stop Claudia, tugging her arm again and again, but the girl was like a runaway horse—once she started galloping, no one could pull her back.
Seeing Claudia’s face twisted with scorn, her eyes full of that “I-know-everything-about-life” arrogance, Gemma could only sigh internally. There was no point dragging her anymore. Sometimes people needed to be taught by the world itself; only reality could break a stubborn mindset.
So she stepped aside and let Claudia finish whatever performance she thought she was giving.
“Well?” Claudia taunted loudly, her lips curling upward. “Didn’t you say you could afford it earlier? Why aren’t you buying anything now? Go on. Buy it.”
Ace didn’t respond. He simply scanned the shelves, hands in his pockets, as if her words were nothing mo
