Chapter 159 - You s.l.u.t! Is he your slave?

Leo was about to whine to Clara for being too harsh on Ella, but then they heard Ella's voice.

"Thank you, Clara, I really appreciate it." Ella said, still not looking back.

"It's okay." Clara said.

"Timothy, please let the doctor in charge know that I want to leave, I'm fine now." Ella said and remained silent once again and continued with her crying.

The mood was awkward until Clara spoke up, "take me home, please."

This made Tim frown slightly before standing and left with the excuse of talking to the doctor about Ella's discharge.

He still need to get his emotions in control whenever Clara is around. 

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Seeing how Clara just helped out his friend, Leo decided to take her out to wherever she wanted, as a thank you.

They had just stepped inside his car when he spoke up, "I wished to take you out as a sign of appreciation for what you did for Ella. Where would you like to go?"

Instead of rejecting it as a normal girl would, Clara's eyes shone and she smiled happily.

"Is there any mall around that was well endowed with high class wear?" She asked and Leo nodded his head, his face brimming with happiness. 

"Then, let's rock it!" She clapped her hands together. 

After getting to a big building with the tag 'scarlet mall' in front of it, they both stepped down after parking at the outer part where customers parked their cars. 

Getting to the mall entrance, Clara suddenly stopped and while looking at the beautiful sets of clothes on mannequins and cloth hangers, she started snapping her fingers at Leo.

"What?" Leo asked not getting her point with the finger snapping.

"Card, quickly give it to me." Clara urged.

"..." Leo was dumbfounded, but still obeyed.

He handed over the card to her, and watch as Clara left him behind and began exploring the mall while flickering the card in her hand happily.

"So, she liked shopping." Leo muttered to himself, taking notice of that as one of Clara's interests.

They began walking up to different sections and Clara made sure to buy 2 or 3 outfits from each of the sections, while passing it to Leo to hold for her. 

She bought bags, boots, heels and lots more. 

After a while, Leo's both hands were filled with clothes and shoes. Clara kept buying and passing it to him, without looking back, while Leo kept smiling like an idiot, following behind.

Some of the staff offered to help, but Leo rejected their offer, before they could alert Clara to notice his dilemma..

He was trying to gain some extra points from Clara. He does not mind the look some of the customers are giving him at all.

"Isn't that girl supposed to be his bodyguard?" Angela asked, calling Sharon's attention to Leo and Clara. 

"What?" Sharon asked, before following her line of sight and frowned hard when she saw Leo and Clara. 

"I knew it. That s.l.u.t is using her beauty to fool him." Sharon said and without wasting time, she dashed toward Leo and Clara, while Angela tagged along. 

"Oh my! This is so beautiful!" Clara exclaimed at the dinner gown displayed on a mannequin.

"You like it?" Leo asked, from behind her. 

"I love it." Clara replied. 

"Buy it." Leo said.

"Of course I would. I don't need you to tell me that. Just appreciating it first." Clara said and Leo shut his mouth. 

She asked the sales representative to wrap it up and give it to Leo as per usual. 

The sales rep wished to just use her hand to turn Clara's head toward Leo, so that she could see for herself how she's suffering the man, while she looks happy picking things.

Sharon appeared out of nowhere and suddenly pushed away all the things in Leo's hand angrily, making all eyes turn towards them. 

She turned to face Clara with fury in her gaze. "You s.l.u.t! Is he your slave?" Sharon bark at Clara. 

Clara looked back and saw all the things laying on the floor. She looked around to confirm if Sharon had not pushed down a shelf instead, because the things on the floor were just too much that she didn't know when she bought so much. 

"Why didn't you tell me that I've bought so much? Is your hand okay?" Clara asked Leo, totally ignoring Sharon.

Leo's enraged face softened, seeing as Clara seemed concerned about him. He also let go of his annoyance over what Sharon did. "It's fine." He said. 

Before the two realized what was happening, Sharon's arms went around Leo's waist. 

Leo's face darkened as Sharon hugged him tightly, and reached his arms to pull her away, but the girl was like a glue. "Don't let that s.l.u.t get to you, my love." Sharon said. 

Clara frowned without realising it, as she watched Leo trying to free himself from Sharon's sudden hug. She felt her heart tightened but still tear her gaze away from them. 

She joined the sales rep in packing the clothes and shoes on the floor, not paying any attention to them. 

"What's your problem, Sharon?" Leo growled as he successfully held Sharon back from him.

Angela, who was Sharon's friend, stared at Clara's calm expression and couldn't help but pity her friend. It is either Leo was the one crazy about this woman, or Clara trusted Leo not to give in to Sharon.

Either way, she believed Sharon was at a losing end here. She also recognized Clara's face, because she has all the products Clara modelled for, in her collections after all.

Clara followed the sales rep to wrap up the clothes, even though she has suddenly lost interest in them.

She just wished to leave right away.

Her brow remained creased all through and she turned a deaf ear to Sharon's ranting and Leo's replies. 

He heard him call her name as she was about to leave, but based on his annoyed tone that came after, she could tell that Sharon must have held him back. 

She waited outside the mall, as they stock her purchased items in the car. 

Leo came running out after a while, "I'm sorry." He apologised. 

"Let just leave." Clara said and went inside the car.

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"Did he just admit to being in love with that s.l.u.t?" Sharon asked her friend in disbelief, as Leo just warned her not to approach him ever again, as he wouldn't want to hurt the feelings of the woman he loves because of her harassment.

"He accused me of harassing him, and even threatened not to be nice the next time I touch him?" Sharon asked again, finding it hard to believe it.

"I heard that as well. let's just leave." Angela said to Sharon who was now crying shamelessly.

…...

During their journey to Clara's house, she refused to look at Leo or even reply to all his questions.