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CHAPTER 17
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Jasmine trembled with anger, and her fingers twitched with the urge to claw the smirk off Charlotte’s face, but she held herself back.The little scene had already attracted the attention of some passersby, and reacting harshly would only make things worse. She clenched her fists by her sides, and took one deep exhale to extinguish her anger. Then, not wanting to waste anymore time with Charlotte, she bent down to pick up her phone which had fallen.Just as she reached for it, the phone dinged.But before she could grab it, Charlotte kicked the phone aside with her heels, then crouched down to pick it up instead.“I will not be ignored,” Charlotte spat as she rose to her feet, and waved the phone tauntingly in front of Jasmine’s face. “You need to replace my cup of coffee first and apologize for bumping into me. Otherwise, you’re not getting this back.”Jasmine tightened her jaw as she felt her anger rising to the surface again.“I don’t have time for this, Charlotte. Give me back
