Chapter 22. Your Choice

As chance would have it, Crystal and Tiffany were dining at the same restaurant where Owen’s Welcome Back party was being hosted, and they were arriving at the same time that Amy was rushing off to the Ladies’ Room. Once they were seated, Crystal excused herself to use the washroom, and as she finished at the sink, she was accosted by Amy, who was just coming out of one of the stalls.

“Hey!” someone shouted at Crystal. “Stop it!”

Crystal looked up and saw the woman behind her in the mirror. The woman wore a black Chanel silk dress, and she was frowning at her.

Amy was annoyed after having been humiliated twice by Nathan, and she saw the appearance of the meek girl as an opportunity to vent her anger. “You got water on my dress. just now!” she hissed. “My dress was imported. from France. Now you’ve made it dirty. It is ruined! Are you able to pay to replace it?”

“I’m sorry,” Crystal replied, “but I think you’ve made a mistake. For one thing, I did not do anyth