Chapter 22
Sage tended to go shopping in the past, but she had never bought this many items,
Did she suffer from some sort of shock or trauma?
Sage smiled as she responded with a question of her own. “Do I not look fine to you?” Tiana nodded immediately. “Yes, you look a little less than fine!”
Now rendered speechless, Sage could only pat Tiana on the shoulder. “Don’t worry. I’m fine. I know what I’m doing.”
By the time the women reached the men’s apparel section, Sage’s arms were already loaded with shopping bags.
Tiana started browsing the display of ties on the racks. “Sage, do you want to pick out a gift for lan as well?”
Sage rejected her immediately. “No way. He’s not worthy of anything.”
Tiana fell silent at that response. Sage was definitely not fine at all.
“How could you stain the tuxedo? When I loaned it to you, I made it very clear that you mustn’t get any dirt or grime on it!”
At that moment, Sage and Tiana heard a loud voice berating someone else from the luxury tuxedo store which was located across from the store they were in.
Sage turned to see a tall and handsome young man apologizing to the salesperson in
the tuxedo store.
“I’m so sorry about that. It’s just that an accident happened at the venue I wore this to. Is it possible for the tux to be sent to a dry cleaner? I’ll foot the bill, I promise!”
“There’s no way that tux can get dry cleaned! Our tuxedos are all masterpieces produced by famous designers! The fabric used on the tuxes is extremely expensive, you
know!
“This tux will be degraded to a second–rate outfit if I were to send it to the dry cleaner! You have to buy this tuxedo right here, right now!”
The poor man looked rather flustered. “Can’t you just let me off the hook this one time? I don’t mind paying extra for the dry cleaning bill!”
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“No way-
“How much is the tux? I’ll pay for it.”
Sage had approached the arguing duo at that moment.
Both the customer and the salesperson were surprised to see her. When the salesperson noticed the shopping bags hanging off Sage’s arms, he simpered at her in an attempt to butter her up.
“Ma’am, this tuxedo happens to be one of the latest designs fresh off the fall lineup. It comes with a price tag of 28,800 dollars.”
Sage passed her black card to the salesperson. “Use this card. There’s no need for any authorization procedures.”
The surprised salesperson grabbed the card and rang the tuxedo up immediately.
Meanwhile, the handsome man gazed at Sage gratefully, though the nervousness on his face was palpable for all to see.
“Thank you so much. I’ll make sure to scrub the grime away later properly.”
The salesperson returned to Sage with the card and the bagged tuxedo at that moment. So, Sage passed the shopping bag over to the man.
“Take it,” she said.
“Please give me your address and phone number, miss. I’ll deliver the tuxedo to you once it’s thoroughly cleaned.”
Sage chuckled in response. “There’s no need for that. You can keep the tux for yourself.”
“No way!” The man waved his hands immediately. “I can’t accept the tux! I didn’t do anything to earn it!”
“It’s just an outfit. Even if you were to give it to me, I couldn’t wear it at all. You can’t just throw it away, right? That’d be a huge waste.”
Sage spent the next few minutes trying to convince the man to accept the tuxedo. Still, he was too uneasy and reluctant to do so.
Hence, she offered smilingly, “How about I make a deal with you? You have to help me out when I ask you for a favor in the future.”
She bore a serious and determined expression at that moment.
A moment’s hesitation later, the man finally accepted her offer. A solemn look fleeted across his clear eyes as he replied, “Of course, miss. I’ll give you my phone number,”
Sage shook her head. “Nah, it’s fine. I’ll seek you out when it’s time.”
“Alright.” The man nodded at Sage gratefully before leaving with the tuxedo,
“I can’t believe you just gifted a tux that’s almost worth 30 thousand dollars to a stranger!” Tiana gasped out as she approached Sage. “You really are kind–hearted, Sage.”
Of course, Sage wasn’t that kind to lend a helping hand to a stranger. She knew who that man was. He was destined to stand out in a singing talent show.
In Sage’s past life, Mimosa had hired the man as their spokesperson after it was enlisted as a proper company. The man’s handsome appearance and charming personality ended up boosting Mimosa’s popularity.
Because of that reason, Sage chose to help the man out. She thought of her benevolent actions as an investment she had made in advance.
Also, she was using Ian’s money the whole time. It was all the more reason for her to be a good Samaritan.
Sage opted to not tell Tiana for any of those reasons. Instead, she spun another excuse
on the spot.
“It’s in my nature to help people out, you know.”
Tiana didn’t know what to say afterward. So, she
outfits and a delicate pen for Wilson.
that hailed from a luxuryed
on picking out a few casual
“He’ll be attending an international convention next month. This pen will surely come in handy for him.”
“Since we’re already here, why don’t you pick out some clothes for yourself?” Sage
asked.
Tiana shook her head in response. “I don’t need them. I still have plenty of clothes in my closet. Besides, I don’t have time to doll up because of my job.”
Sage didn’t hesitate to expose her best friend’s actual thoughts. “You’re worried that your mother–in–law might diss you for spending so much money without being capable of earning a big fat paycheck, right?”
Tiana was a nurse with a low salary. But she decided to get married to Wilson, a
handsome and wealthy doctor working at one of the most elite hospitals via a shotgun marriage.
Wilson’s parents were extremely dissatisfied with Tiana’s background and qualities. They often nitpicked at her flaws.
Tiana let out a small sigh at that thought. “I do feel aggrieved sometimes, but I feel that all the hardships I’ve been enduring are worth it the moment I see Wilson’s face.”
Sage and Tiana weren’t best friends without a reason. Both women were hopeless romantics who cared about their partners‘ looks the most. Also, they tended to give their all just to please the men they loved.
The recollection of how Tiana and Wilson’s marriage had ended filled Sage’s heart with grief and pain.
Then again, she had gone through similar events as well. That was why she knew very well that no one else could persuade Tiana to dump Wilson’s ass.
At that moment, Tiana’s mother–in–law called her on the phone and urged her to go home immediately.
Sage could only envelope Tiana in a hug. “Tiana, you have to love yourself a alright?”
“Yes, yes. Got it. Don’t make this a sappy goodbye, okay? Everyone has their own problems to face in their own lives. I’m a strong woman, you know.”
amore,
Back at Holcolm Corporation, Terry kept staring at the messages showing the amount charged to Ian’s black card popping up on the screen of his work phone. Shock and uneasiness gripped his heart tightly the whole time.
If Sage kept making more purchases with the black card, she’d definitely go over the credit limit.
Of course, Terry knew very well that Sage was the one using this card.
Ian had given this card to her in the past, but she had never used it in her entire life. Why did she make so many purchases out of the blue?
Terry pondered over this issue for a very long time. In the end, he still knocked on Ian’s office door.
“What is it?”
Ian’s unfriendly tone made Terry’s heart skip a beat anxiously.
