The crowd was left in stunned silence.


    "What a nasty woman."


    "What kind of upbringing creates someone like that?"


    Greta ran off, her heart pounding with a mix of shame, humiliation, helplessness, and despair.


    Once she got home, she copsed into Cameron''s arms, sobbing uncontrobly. "Cameron, Nathalie was so cruel. She went out of her way to humiliate me in front of everyone..."


    Cameron felt a sting of pain seeing Greta in such distress. She was the woman he had cherished all his life-how could he stand by and watch her be bullied?


    However, the surveince footage showing Greta''s erratic behavior made him uneasy. This time, he wasn''t going to rush to her defense without question. He asked calmly, "Why did she give you such a hard time?"


    Greta cried, "It''s all because you wanted me to return the dress. And guess what? Nathalie owns the boutique. She waspletely unreasonable, saying once a dress leaves the store, it can''t be returned or exchanged..." Cameron frowned, "That''s really unfair. It vites consumer rights."


    "I argued with her, but she just insulted me, calling us con artists who were trying to scam her... People were staring, and I couldn''t handle it."


    Greta looked up, eyes brimming with tears. "Cameron, you have to stand up for me."


    Cameron paused. In the past, he''d always taken Greta''s side. This time, he decided to hear Nathalie out.


    He took the dress and said, "Alright, I''ll go talk to her."


    As Nathalie was about to close her shop that afternoon, an unexpected visitor showed up. She saw Cameron with the dress box, and her face fell immediately.


    "Oh, Cameron. Are you here to defend yourdy?" Recalling how she had shamed Greta earlier, Nathalie braced for a showdown.


    How could Cameron let his beloved


    be mistreated? He firmly said, "Greta was just trying to raise some money for your dad''s medical care. Plus she didn''t even wear the dress Why won''t you let her return it? Are you detiberately making this difficult for her?"


    Nathalie crossed her arms, eyeing Cameron with a mocking smile. "What, is your family so strapped for cash that you can''t afford the simple luxuries? It''s just a dress worth a million. Keep it as a collectible. Why do you bother returning it?


    Cameron insisted, "Returning goods is a consumer right."


    Nathalie retorted, "If it were anyone else, I might have epted the return. But for her? No way."


    Cameron frowned. Nathalie''s stubbornness made him question if he was in the right ce. Did Greta have a valid point after all? "Nathalie, the dress is still in perfect condition. It hasn''t incurred any depreciation to affect resale. You should let her return it." Nathalie shot back, "You know returns shouldn''t impact resale value."


    She pulled out her phone, opened


    Greta''s social media, and handed it


    to Cameron: "Our dresses are


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    mostly for one-time use and are collectibles. Look at your wife. She''sN?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    already unted it. Why should I take


    it back?"


    Cameron''s face turned pale, then flushed with embarrassment. He noticed the timestamp on Greta''s photos-it was from that morning. So, she knew she nned to return it, but wore the dress and took pictures anyway?