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"Mmmhh, okay, you go first."

"Honey, actually, you should be the one to go first, not me. I've never been in here before. Besides, you're the one who wants to buy something, not me," Veronica pleaded. She even hoped Frans would enter first, so she could run back to the car.

"All right, but don't go too far from me!" Frans began to leave Veronica.

As Frans moved away, Veronica took a deep breath and took a heavy step. She tried to ignore the sneering looks from other mall-goers as she weighed whether to return or keep moving forward.

Slowly, the two of them finally made it inside the mall, with Veronica keeping a safe distance, of course. But when Veronica's gaze searched for her husband, who was now being approached by a very beautiful woman, her eyes widened, and she stopped in her tracks to avoid being seen by the attractive woman.

"Frans," she whispered.

"Let go, Arinda!" Frans commanded, breaking free from Arinda's embrace. It was incredibly unlucky to run into his ex-girlfriend w