Nina watched Yolanda's figure gloatingly from afar. Since there were no other customers in her store, she kept her eye on the antique shop opposite hers while waiting to see how embarrassed Yolanda would be when she got chased out.
On the other end, Yolanda walked into the antique shop and heard arguing noises from the inside. One of the voices involved sounded pretty familiar.
"Don't accuse me! I didn't break it!
"How is it not you? You walked past it, and then the cover dropped onto the ground and shattered into pieces. If not you, then who?"
"You're accusing me out of spite!"
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The more Yolanda listened, the more familiar the voice sounded. She walked across several aisles to find Harold and Diana arguing with two shop employees.
"What is Harold doing here?" Yolanda thought.
She was very surprised. Harold was a workaholic with a company to manage. He wouldn't rest even on weekends.
Harold and Diana were still arguing fiercely with the shop's employees. None of them had noticed Yolanda.
So it turned out that even though Diana might be released, she still experienced shock at the police station. In addition to the embarrassment she experienced at the Crystal Palace, she couldn't bear to let her grievances go.
Harold saw how unhappy Diana was and took a day off during the weekend to bring Diana to the old town to cheer her up.
Harold loved antiques. When he saw the biggest antique shop on the antiques street, he went in to take a look, only to land himself in trouble once more.
Harold and Diana were arguing incessantly with the shop's employees. The shop's employees had no choice but to get their manager to come.
Then, she waved the shattered snuff box cover before Harold and hissed, "We have both witnesses and physical evidence right here and you dare deny it?"
"Are you saying that they're the ones who broke the cover of the snuff box?" Yolanda stepped up and asked.
If they continued meaningless arguments like this, it would just be a plain waste of time, and Yolanda couldn't stand to watch any more of that.
"Who are you?" Edna and the other shop employees glared at Yolanda and yelled at her. "Don't be nosy!"
"She's my daughter," Diana answered. She might still be angry at Yolanda, but she thought that since Yolanda was so skilled at talking back at her when they were arguing, she might be able to fend for them.
"Even my daughter can't watch this anymore. You're just taking advantage of us customers!"
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