ready to be dumped by you

“Is there anything wrong with our store?” the lady asked.

I waited for Buddy to reply, when nothing came from him, I forced a smile and replied, “Um! No, why?”

“I see you guys are finding it hard to get inside our store. So, I came to check if there was anything I could help you with,” she said, smiling back at me.

“We…”

“Everything is perfectly fine!” Buddy spoke, interrupting me, and I couldn’t help passing a glance at Kristen and smiling.

‘Finally, it seems like some courage is sprinkled inside him!’ I mused.

“I was just convincing them to follow me inside.” When Buddy blamed us, both our jaws dropped.

“Convincing? Why? I think I have seen them often here. You are both regular customers, right? So why do you have to convince them?” she asked in a suspicious tone.

‘Of course, we had to visit often as I had to update him about you on a monthly basis,’ I mumbled, underneath my breath.

When Buddy glanced at me, probably wanting me to answer, I cleared my throat and replied, “Actually,