Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Boys join in shopping

(Michelle Lui's POV)

By the time we finished our hot chocolates and left the café, the sky outside the glass ceiling of the mall had shifted into a warm apricot orange. Fall decorations—leaf garlands, cinnamon-scented displays, and pumpkin-themed everything—made the whole place feel like a cozy foreign city rather than a mall in our country.

Lara practically vibrated as we walked.

"I LOVE shopping days. Today feels like destiny. I can FEEL IT."

Kate adjusted the straps of her minimalist handbag. "Destiny for what?"

"For something dramatic," Lara said seriously. "Like a plot twist."

I blinked. "Lara… this is real life."

"Hahaha," she laughed without humor. "NOT when you're friends with this group."

…Okay. Fair.

We were entering the fourth boutique when I heard it—

"YO! LADIES!"

Oh no.

We all turned.

And there they were.

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Vince, leading the charge, obviously.