I Married the President-Chapter 110: Extortion

Claire Sinclair raised an eyebrow. "Aren’t you afraid of getting thrown out for saying that in their own flagship store?"

She gestured with her chin toward the scowling store owner standing to the side.

The man’s lips curved into a smile. "I’m just passing by. You should give it some serious thought."

With that, the man turned and walked out.

Claire Sinclair glanced at the computer screen, which was frozen on a blue page. The data displayed, though complex, clearly showed the problems with the computer’s configuration.

’That man was right. This brand really does use false advertising; the actual specs don’t match the listed ones at all.’

’Looks like I can add this brand to my blacklist.’

Claire was about to leave when the store owner stopped her. "Miss, why don’t you take another look? Our HK brand launched two new models this year. One of them was designed specifically for women—it’s perfect for students and professionals like you."

The words had barely left his mouth when an employee suddenly cried out, "Boss, the c-computer—it’s on fire!"

The owner looked over and saw a plume of white smoke rising from the keyboard of the very laptop that handsome stranger had touched. It suddenly burst into flames.

After a moment of shock, the employee hurried to find a fire extinguisher.

Watching the laptop spontaneously combust, Claire instinctively took a step back to get away from the fire.

The thick smell of burning plastic filled the air. Claire covered her nose, her brow furrowed.

’That’s weird. The laptop was fine just a second ago. How could it just spontaneously combust?’

’Whatever, it has nothing to do with me.’

Claire didn’t want to waste any more time here. ’I need to hurry up and pick a new model. If I still haven’t found one by the time Adrian Quincy gets here, I’ll be wasting his time.’

As she turned to leave, the owner suddenly grabbed her arm. "You broke my computer and now you think you can just walk away?"

Claire was momentarily speechless. She turned back to face the owner.

"What are you talking about? Which one of your beady eyes saw me break your computer?"

"Don’t try to weasel your way out of it! My employee and I both saw you!"

The employee holding the fire extinguisher nodded vigorously. "Yeah, that’s right! I saw it too!"

’So, this is an extortion scam?’

Claire found the situation ridiculous. She looked up, searching for a security camera. "You have cameras in here, don’t you? Why don’t we pull up the footage and see what really happened?"

The owner smirked smugly. "The cameras broke a few days ago. Look, you touched the computer, and then it broke. There’s no getting out of this. If you don’t pay up, you’re not leaving here today."

Claire’s anger flared. "And if I don’t pay? What then?"

The owner jerked his chin at his employee, who nodded knowingly. The employee walked to the entrance and prepared to pull down the metal security shutter.

Realizing what they intended to do, Claire felt a surge of panic and quickly turned to leave. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The owner grabbed her shoulder again. "Where do you think you’re going!"

"Let me go!" Claire struggled, her mind reeling with fear.

She had never experienced anything like this in her entire life. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do. Her only thought was to escape. But the more she struggled, the more aggressive her attacker became, his grip on her arm tightening painfully.

Just as she was about to scream for help, her legs suddenly gave out, and she crumpled to the floor.

’Of all the times for this to happen!’

Overcome with despair, Claire opened her mouth to scream, "Hel—" MMMPH!

A hand suddenly clamped over her mouth as the employee slammed the security shutter down.