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Bullied at the Salon, I Snapped

Bullied at the Salon, I Snapped

História curta · Emotional Realism
Por:  ShakesbeardyCompleto
Idioma: English
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Face Slapping

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My younger brother had opened a high-end beauty salon, so I took my mother there for a facial. We picked the most expensive package, but the moment the mask was applied, Mom's face began to burn. When we peeled it off, her entire face was covered in rashes. I called for the director, but she looked impatient. "Oh, that's just a normal detox reaction." I was stunned. "Her face is practically ruined! What products are you even using?" "Ruined?" She flared up like someone had stepped on her tail. "Your mom's skin is just too bad to handle premium nutrients! Once our products are opened, they're non-refundable—got it?" I pointed to the brochure. "It says right here—'gentle and non-irritating, full refund if any adverse reaction occurs.' Is this how Stellan Fallow taught you to run a business?" She crossed her arms and lifted her chin high. "I am the boss! You and your mother look broke as hell—clearly here to mooch a free treatment. Now that it didn't work, you're trying to scam us for money? "Let me tell you something—this set costs 38 thousand, and with my emotional damages and lost wages, that's a total of 100 thousand. If you don't pay up today, I'll have the police take you both in!" A hundred thousand for a product that ruined someone's face? It was no wonder Stellan suddenly wanted to open a salon—it turned out he and his girlfriend were running a scam together! I was about to call Stellan, but before I could, she hit the video dial first. "Bubby, get over here—two broke idiots tried to freeload a treatment and now they're trying to shake us down for money!"

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Capítulo 1

Chapter 1 The "High-End" Trap

"You handle it however you see fit, Evelyn. Don't let random nobodies ruin your mood. Our salon is a luxury club, not a garbage dump."

On the other end of the video call came Stellan's familiar voice, but his words sent a chill through my entire body.

"You hear that, pauper? Stellan said I can handle it however I want." Evelyn Scott looked at me smugly, then snatched the phone from my hand before I could react and tossed it straight into a nearby bucket of water.

With a loud plop, the screen went black. Our last link to the outside world was completely cut off.

"What the hell are you doing?" I shouted.

"What am I doing?" she sneered, her voice dripping with malice. "Teaching you and your little scammer mom a lesson in manners!"

Suddenly, Mom let out a sharp gasp and trembled violently. I caught her just in time and froze in terror when I realized her breathing had turned short and shallow, her face flushed a frightening shade of purple.

She was having an asthma attack! My mother had a long history of severe asthma—she couldn't take any kind of shock!

"Mom! Mom, what's happening?" I screamed, pounding on the locked glass door in panic, tears blurring my vision. "Open the door! Please, my mom's having an asthma attack—I need her medicine!"

Instead of panicking, Evelyn calmly pulled out her phone and started a livestream. The camera zoomed right in on Mom's pain-twisted face and my desperate, frantic expression.

"Take a good look, everyone," she said sweetly. "These two tried to scam us for a free treatment. When we caught them, they faked an allergic reaction. And now? Wow, she's pretending to have an asthma attack—acting like she's dying! With talent like this, she should be winning Oscars, not freeloading facials!"

The livestream chat exploded instantly with clueless spectators.

'Damn, scammers these days really go all out—risking their lives for a payout!'

'That old lady's performance is so real! She's wasting her talent not being an actress.'

'Don't worry, boss, we've got your back! You can't go easy on con artists like them!'

My whole body trembled with fury as I screamed at her, "We're not scammers! I'm Stellan Fallow's sister—this is his mother! Open the door right now! If something happens to her, that's on you!"
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Chapter 1 The "High-End" Trap
"You handle it however you see fit, Evelyn. Don't let random nobodies ruin your mood. Our salon is a luxury club, not a garbage dump."On the other end of the video call came Stellan's familiar voice, but his words sent a chill through my entire body."You hear that, pauper? Stellan said I can handle it however I want." Evelyn Scott looked at me smugly, then snatched the phone from my hand before I could react and tossed it straight into a nearby bucket of water.With a loud plop, the screen went black. Our last link to the outside world was completely cut off."What the hell are you doing?" I shouted."What am I doing?" she sneered, her voice dripping with malice. "Teaching you and your little scammer mom a lesson in manners!"Suddenly, Mom let out a sharp gasp and trembled violently. I caught her just in time and froze in terror when I realized her breathing had turned short and shallow, her face flushed a frightening shade of purple.She was having an asthma attack! My mother
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Chapter 2 Lesson in Pain
"Stellan's sister and mother?" Evelyn burst out laughing as if she'd just heard the funniest joke in the world. "You two? Looking like that? You expect me to believe you're related to Stellan? What, you're trying fraud instead, seeing that your little scam failed? You think tossing his name around will scare me into letting you off the hook?"The two employees behind her chimed in eagerly."Exactly! Our boss is the apple of Stellan's eyes. Who the hell do you think you are?""I bet they're professional scammers, boss. Don't fall for it!"Panic clawed at my chest—my mother's breathing had grown so faint I could barely hear it anymore.'Her medicine! Right, her emergency heart spray—it's in my bag!'I bolted toward the shelf where my bag was placed, but I'd barely taken two steps before someone yanked my hair from behind.Pain tore through my scalp as the two employees grabbed me and slammed me back hard onto the tiled floor. My body hit the ground with a sickening thud, and for a
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Chapter 3 Crawling for Mercy
My eyes burned red as I begged, "I'll pay! However much you want, I'll give it to you!"Evelyn's lips curved in satisfaction. "See? It'd be so much easier if you just did this in the first place, wouldn't it? The products cost 38 thousand, plus my emotional damages and lost wages… let's round it up—an even 100 thousand."It was a ridiculous sum, but I had no choice. Without hesitation, I entered my payment code. A sharp beep echoed, and 100 thousand dollars transferred instantly.I thought that once I paid, this nightmare would finally be over. But Evelyn had no intention of handing me the medicine."You want it?" she sneered. "Crawl over here."I froze."Crawl to my feet. With every step, you'll bark like a dog. And you'll shout loud enough for all my followers to hear—'I'm a broke scammer, I was wrong.' Do that, and I'll give you the medicine."'Shameless. Absolutely vile.'I bit down on my lip so hard I could taste blood. Looking at my unconscious mother, I swallowed my prid
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Chapter 4 Blood Isn't Family
But before I could strike, the two employees lunged forward and yanked me back with all their strength.'Smack! Smack! Smack!'Three sharp slaps landed across my face, so hard that my vision spun and my ears rang."You crazy bitch, how dare you fight back?! You're really asking for it!"Even through the dizziness, I roared back at them, my voice hoarse with fury. "When… When Stellan finds out what you've done to his sister and his mother, he'll tear you apart limb by limb!"Evelyn stopped hitting me. Instead, she grabbed a fistful of my hair and yanked my head up until I was forced to meet her gaze. "Still putting on an act, even now? You keep saying you're Stellan's sister—take a good look at yourself. Do you even look a thing like him?"Her words made me falter for a moment. Of course, we didn't look alike. Stellan wasn't my parents' biological child.…It had been a snowy winter years ago. I was six, lost in an amusement park, when a faint cry came from a bush nearby. Inside
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Chapter 5 The Stranger He'd Become
A faint spark of hope flickered in my chest as my eyes followed Stellan's every move.The moment he pushed open the door, Evelyn immediately dropped the knife and threw herself into his arms like a frightened deer. "Bubby, thank God you're here! I'm being bullied!"Stellan's face softened with concern as he wrapped her in his arms, his voice low and soothing. "What happened, baby? Who's bullying you?"Evelyn pointed a trembling finger toward my mother and me—both of us filthy, bruised, and barely standing. "It's them! Those two broke-asses came in to stir up trouble. They tried to scam a free treatment, and when I caught them, they pretended to be sick—and then tried to hit me!"At that moment, covered in grime and blood, my mother unconscious beside me, Stellan didn't even recognize us. He listened to Evelyn's words, and his expression darkened in an instant."Who are you two? How dare you try to wreak havoc on my turf?! You must have a death wish! Throw them out! Break their bon
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Chapter 6 For Love, He Forgot His Blood
The moment Stellan turned and saw our mother lying unconscious beside me, all the color drained from his face. "Mom! Mom, wake up! What happened to you? Who did this?!" He clutched her in his arms, his voice trembling, eyes wide with panic.Behind him, Evelyn and the two store employees finally realized what was happening. Their faces went pale as paper, fear written all over them.…My mother and I were rushed to the hospital. After emergency treatment, her condition stabilized at last. The doctors said it was acute heart failure triggered by allergies and asthma, and she'd need to stay for observation. I, on the other hand, escaped with nothing more than surface injuries and a deep puncture wound through my hand.Once my mother was transferred to a VIP ward, the very first thing I did was have the bodyguards bring Evelyn and the two employees who had hurt us straight to the hospital."Hazel, I'm so sorry! I've realized my mistake, I really have…" Evelyn's voice trembled as she s
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Chapter 7 The Price of Indulgence
After the bodyguards dragged them out, I gently helped my mother steady her breathing. "Mom, your condition just stabilized. Don't worry about all this filth—I'll take care of it.""Hazel, I raised both you and Stellan. I treated you no differently. How did he end up like this?" Tears welled in her eyes and slid down her cheeks, soaking the edge of the pillow. All I could do was hold her hand tightly and sit beside her in silence, letting her grieve in her own quiet way.I thought that once we threw them out, things would finally settle for a while. But I had underestimated just how shameless Evelyn could be.As I was helping Mom sip some warm water, my phone began to vibrate nonstop. When I unlocked the screen, I found dozens of frantic messages from Julian. 'Ms. Fallow, we have a problem! Evelyn Scott is spreading rumors online about you and Mrs. Fallow—the internet's exploding!'My pulse quickened as I clicked the attached link. The headline hit me like a slap in the face. 'Shoc
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Chapter 8 Blood and Betrayal
The light above the operating room finally dimmed. My mother had been pulled back from the edge, but her heart had sustained serious damage. She was transferred straight into the ICU for intensive care. If Julian hadn't been there beside me, I might have completely broken down.My father was overseas on business, and I hadn't told him what had happened. I was terrified that, in his panic, something might happen to him on the way back. Thankfully, he was due to return that day.Just then, footsteps echoed down the hall. When I looked up, Stellan appeared—three hours late—swaggering in with Evelyn, who was dressed to the nines.If he'd had even an ounce of conscience left, he would've been here the moment he learned our mother was in surgery."What more do you want, Hazel?" he snapped the moment he saw me. "Didn't Evelyn already apologize? Why do you keep clinging to this and blowing it out of proportion?"I was too tired to even be angry anymore. I finally understood what it meant
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Chapter 9 The End of All Ties
Stellan stared at the black-and-white pages in his trembling hands, his eyes turning red before he crumpled to the floor like a man whose world had just collapsed.Evelyn sensed the shift instantly. While everyone's attention was on Stellan, she tried to slip away quietly—but Julian stepped in front of her. "Ms. Scott, where do you think you're going?"All eyes turned to her. Evelyn stammered, "I… I'm pregnant. My belly doesn't feel right—I just need to see a doctor…"Stellan immediately dropped to his knees and pleaded, "Dad! Hazel! I'm sorry! I've realized my mistake, really! Even if we're not blood-related, we've been family all these years—please, give me another chance!"And Evelyn… she's carrying my child! That's something to celebrate, isn't it? Dad, you're going to be a grandfather! I'll make things right, I promise. I'll take care of Mom and make it up to everyone!"Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.I gave Julian a look, and he understood immediately. He pulled out his phon
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