All Chapters of From Jackpot to Accusation: The Clerk Said I Didn’t Pay: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

After hanging up, I looked at the shop attendant, Chloe Byrne, and warned her again. “If you don’t give me that ticket right now, not only will you lose the prize, but your shop will also get shut down over this.”Chloe firmly held the ticket in her hand and said dismissively, “Honey, I wasn’t born yesterday. We’ve been reported a dozen times. Guess what? We’re still open!“Now, get lost! Don’t even think about taking my ticket.”I wanted to tell her that my call was not an ordinary complaint. That call was to revoke their shop’s license to sell scratch-off tickets.But seeing how she refused to listen to a word I said, I stopped wasting my breath on her. Some people just need to learn the hard way.“Let me ask you one last time. Are you giving me back my scratch-off or not?”Chloe thought I had run out of options. She became even more arrogant.“What are you going to do if I don’t? You didn’t pay for it. That makes it the shop’s property.”I had always been the kind of perso

Chapter 2

I retorted, “You’re the one lying and twisting things. I bought this scratch-off ticket fair and square from your shop. You saw me win and got greedy. Then, you snatched the ticket right out of my hand!”Chloe smirked and looked at me.“You claim you bought it fair and square. Show me your payment receipt.”I was a regular customer at this store. Every time I walked in, Chloe would hand me the scratch-off tickets. Scratching first and paying later had become an unspoken understanding between us.I never expected this to become her leverage against me.I pointed at the surveillance camera.“You handed me this ticket yourself. I didn’t just take it without asking like a thief. The security camera proves it.“The second you handed me those tickets, a purchase agreement was made between us.Hearing my words, the police officer requested to review the surveillance footage.Chloe’s face turned pale.“Only my boss has access to the security footage. He’s not here right now. So, no o

Chapter 3

I felt disgusted when I saw that. I quietly took back everything I had thought before.It was no wonder a shop attendant like Chloe dared to act so shamelessly. These two were clearly in cahoots.Felix gave her a lecherous smile. Then, he turned to look at me.“Tiana, it’s true that Chloe handed you the scratch-off ticket. But it’s also true that you didn’t pay for it.“Since my employee broke the rule, I’ll deal with her later. But a ticket that wasn’t paid for still belongs to the shop.”I protested to the police officers righteously.“Officers, you heard him! This is straight-up theft. They’re trying to steal my scratch-off ticket. Arrest them right now!”Felix smiled and said boldly, “Tiana, the ownership of this scratch-off ticket is just a minor dispute between you and me.“If you’re unhappy, you can sue me in court. But you can’t have me arrested over it.”The two police officers frowned. Although they did not agree with him, they nodded helplessly.“Ma’am, we really d

Chapter 4

The two officials who showed up were Victor Fields and Ernest Upton. They walked over to greet me, but I shook my head slightly to tell them not to.Today was my day off. I did not want anyone to assume that I was abusing my position to pressure others. At this moment, I was just an ordinary person seeking to protect my rights.Faced with this situation, Felix did not panic. After a brief moment of stunned silence, he smiled at Victor and Ernest sycophantically.“I wonder which jealous trash is bitter about my business doing well and made a fake complaint.“Victor, Ernest, you guys know me. I’ve been running this shop by the book for years. I’ve never done anything illegal. Please do your investigation and then tell the higher-ups exactly how it went.”I laughed mockingly. “Felix, I’m still standing right here. How are you not sweating bullets right now?”Felix glared at me.“What are you laughing at? What’s it to you? We’re done here! The deal is signed in black and white. No

Chapter 5

The footage on the surveillance camera showed what had happened half an hour earlier.I had just walked into the shop when Chloe greeted me warmly.“Tiana, you’re here! Scratch-offs again today?”I smiled and nodded.Chloe took a brand-new stack of scratch-off tickets from the counter and handed them to me.“Tiana, go ahead and start scratching. If you need more, I’ll grab them for you. Same as always. Take your time scratching, then pay whenever you’re done.”Then, the footage showed me taking out a coin and scratching the tickets. But after only two tickets, I uncovered the million-dollar prize.After hearing my excited squeal, Chloe snatched the winning scratch-off ticket from my hand without a second word.Then, she claimed the ticket belonged to their shop because I had not paid for it yet.The video played through clearly to the end.Victor and Ernest looked at Felix with serious expressions.“I remember when you first opened this shop, we told you that you had to take

Chapter 6

Victor and Ernest looked at each other. They glanced at me. They did not know how to answer.I did not want to put them in a difficult position. I stepped forward and said, “What does it matter if we know each other? If you weren’t so obsessed with money, cheating your customers, and running your shop illegally, why would you be afraid of an audit? How else would all these problems have come to light?”Felix acted as if he had caught us red-handed. He shouted, “Just as I thought! I noticed it the moment they walked in! They kept glancing over at you. I knew something shady was going on.“You’re the ones in cahoots. I’m reporting all of you. I’m calling Ms. Lowes to tell her that her own people are trying to team up with an outsider to blackmail me!”The onlookers watched how confident he seemed and could not help but feel worried.“It was no wonder Lucky Mart never got in trouble. I’ve called in complaints so many times, but nothing ever happened. It seems they have connections.”

Chapter 7

I looked at him with mocking amusement in my eyes.“Take a guess.”Calling for backup, only to realize the person being pleaded with was the very one meant to be reported…There was probably nothing more humiliating than that.Felix shook his head in disbelief.“No. This can’t be…”Chloe, who was behind him, pointed at me and said, “I got it. You all planned this ahead of time. They deliberately stole Ms. Lowes’s phone just to scare us.”Felix latched onto this like it was his last lifeline. He shouted, “That’s right! You’re just some lottery-addicted hag. There’s no way you are Ms. Lowes.”He pointed at Victor and Ernest. “You’ve got some nerve. How dare you steal Ms. Lowes’s phone? When she finds out, she’ll write all of you up and fire you!”Victor and Ernest looked at him like he was an idiot. Then, they slowly walked over to me.“This is Ms. Lowes. It’s pretty funny that you used her name to throw your weight around, but you don’t even know what she looks like.”Felix i

Chapter 8

When Felix saw that Chloe was about to expose all his secrets, he slapped her across the face.“You trash! Say one more word, and I’ll beat you to death!”Chloe was stunned for a couple of seconds. After she regained her composure, she charged at Felix and grappled with him.“How dare you hit me?! After everything I’ve done for you! I’ll kill you.”Even though Felix was a useless drunkard, he was still stronger than her. Chloe was soon pinned to the floor. She was unable to move.I had Victor and Ernest step in to pull them apart. Then, I called the police.Once Chloe was free, she looked at Felix in pure hatred.“You want to play dirty? Fine! I’ll do the same.”She sent a series of intimate photos of herself and Felix to his wife.Felix’s wife rushed into the shop shortly after. She punched and kicked Felix furiously.“You trash! I’ve been married to you for over ten years! I had kids with you! And you’re out here cheating with this little witch?“What’s wrong with you? How

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