Chapter 113: The Mistress and the Side Chick
Gill shook out the damp, sour-smelling rag in her hand and moved it toward Elsie’s face. Owen quickly pulled Elsie behind him and shouted, “Are you crazy?” All looked Owen up and down. “Dressed all nice, but can’t even talk properly? Who told you to barge in here looking? I’m not here to serve you.” Then she turned and went back to wiping the toner cartridge.
Owen stood there, disgusted by the toner all over him but unwilling to argue with her. He said coldly, “There was a girl here with a scar on her face. Where is she?”
Gill replied, “You came here to look for someone?”
“Is there a problem?” Owen shot back.
Gill put down her rag and walked over, tugging at Owen’s sleeve and pulling him toward the door. She pointed to the clinic sign above. “Can you read? Virtue Hall. This is a clinic, not a shelter. Got it?”
Owen’s face turned red with anger. “Then at least tell me where she went.”
“She tried to scam my boss and failed, so she left,” Gill said.
Elsie tugged on Owen’s sleeve, and he finally calmed down. “Then where’s your boss?”
A voice came from behind the screen. “If you’re here for compensation, call the police and file a report. We’ll pay whatever they decide.”
Someone was behind the screen? Owen took a step forward, but Gill stopped him. “Hey! Don’t you have manners? Our boss doesn’t meet people. If you go in, I’ll report you for harassment.”
Owen stopped. Paul had mentioned the owner was a burn victim and didn’t show her face.
Owen said respectfully, “I’m the brother of the girl who came earlier with the prescription. We’re not selling it anymore. However much you paid, I’ll give you double to buy it back.”
The voice behind the screen replied, “What prescription? I never saw anything.”
Owen noticed the voice was slurred, probably because of damaged muscles from the burns. He said sternly, “You’re trying to keep our prescription?”
The voice said calmly, “Like I said—call the police. If you win, come back and talk.”
“You!” Owen started.
Elsie tugged at him, shaking her head anxiously. They had no proof. If the other side denied it, there was nothing they could do. Elsie couldn’t stand the toner on her. She begged, “Let’s go clean up first. I don’t want anyone to see me like this…”
Owen had no choice but to glare at the screen and warn, “I’ll be back.”
As the two of them left, Gill dusted her feather duster and muttered sarcastically, “Reek of fake sweetness. Bad luck.”
Owen was fuming, but Elsie pulled at his arm. People on the street were already staring at her. She wished she could disappear. Owen had no choice but to get in the car.
As soon as they got in, Elsie pulled out a wet wipe to clean Owen’s face. But the toner wouldn’t come off that easily.
3:30 PM
Chapter 113: The Mistress and the Side Chick
Elsie tried to comfort him. “She still has Dad’s books and notes. That pain relief recipe isn’t the only one. Even if it’s gone, it’s not a big deal.”
Owen stayed quiet. The most important thing now was finding Yunice.
But Elsie frowned and said, “I think the real priority is figuring out how to wash this stuff off our faces.”
Owen didn’t respond.
Hack at Virtue Hall
Gill laughed so hard she bent over. “I aimed right at them! That toner will take at least two days to wash off!”
Yunice sat calmly in a high-backed chair, thinking that Owen probably didn’t suspect this place belonged to her anymore. Now, the only way Owen could track her was through the old phone that used to belong to Elsie, but unfortunately for him, she had set it to take GPS locations. That phone was “moving all over the city now. Let him chase it.”
Sure enough, Owen got played for three days and couldn’t find her at all.
Yunice thought it would stay quiet like this, but to her surprise, Elsie showed up again. And she wasn’t alone. She brought Taylor with her. The two of them walked in arm in arm. Yunice and Gill were both stunned.
Gill’s jaw nearly dropped. “The mistress and the side chick became besties?”