CHAPTER 130 - WHY CAN'T I USE IT

"Lara, you've gone too far!" Charlotte Yates was angry. How could Lara say that Chuck was cheated on?

Lara Jean did not know what to say. She pursed her lips and said, "Why are you protecting Chuck? He's a loser! Also, he's just a backup for Yolanda. Unfortunately, he thought Yolanda really likes him. Well, he doesn't even know that he was being cheated on! He..."

"Are you not going to stop talking?" Charlotte said angrily. Then, she turned around and left.

Lara did not want to make her cousin angry.

She walked over to comfort her and said that she would not say that again. However, she was staring at Chuck, who was upstairs.

'A backup, a loser...' She cursed.

After that, Lara and Charlotte went to the shop to help out with the business. Lara was surprised that the business was very good.

She was busy until nine o'clock in the evening. She was on cloud nine when she calculated the total sales today. She earned 4,700 dollars today!

Also, her classmates gave her good comments. They said that the milkshakes tasted very good. Well, this was a good sign.

Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried about the sales when she started the business today. Unexpectedly, the sales were very good. Although most of the sales came from Lara's classmates, it was still a good start for them.

"Hey! Let's go sing at the K TV in the plaza. I have a gold membership card for the KTV. We can get some discounts. We might not even have to pay for it!" Lara said to Charlotte. She had to express her gratitude towards her classmates by inviting them to the KTV.

She had to please her classmates so that they would visit her store again. Also, she could use the gold membership card. It was from the Local Tyrant!

She didn't even have to pay for it!

"Remember to bring the cash that we got from selling the milkshakes today. It's better to bring more money." Charlotte said. She also felt that they should do something in return for Lara's classmates. Otherwise, they wouldn't have such good sales today.

"We don't have to do that!" Lara took out the gold membership card proudly. The receptionist of the karaoke told her that she didn't have to pay the bill by showing the gold membership card to them.

"It's better to bring some money. Just in case." Charlotte was worried. She felt that they could only get a discount by showing this card. It was impossible to not pay the bill at all.

"Okay," Lara said. She had no choice but to put the cash into her pocket.

"Be careful not to drop the money," Charlotte warned her in a serious tone.

"Got it. Please help me to tidy up the store. I'll go to the KTV with my classmates first!" Lara said.

"Okay. By the way, don't order alcohol that is too expensive." Charlotte said.

"Okay. Please hurry up and meet us there."

Lara said. Then, she ran out. However, she ran back to the store again when she suddenly remembered something. "Hey! You are not allowed to invite Chuck!"

Charlotte wanted to invite Chuck after tidying up the store. Upon hearing what Lara said, she felt helpless.

"Isn't Chuck your classmate?" Charlotte asked.

"Yup. But, I don't want him to be with us!" Lara said. "Please don't invite him. Do you want me to be unhappy on the first day of the opening of our store?" She continued.

Charlotte sighed. Well, Chuck might have left already since many shops in the plaza were already closed at this hour.

"Okay." Charlotte nodded her head and said.

"Thank you! You're the best!" Lara kissed

Charlotte ran out again. Charlotte glared at Lara and said, "Ah, this girl!"

"Boss Lara, you've earned a lot today, right?" One of Lara's classmates asked enviously.

"Yeah, you've earned a lot today. So, are you going to treat us to a bottle of red wine?" Another classmate asked.

Lara was on cloud nine after hearing their compliments. 'Well, the sales were very good today!' She thought.

'It's okay to treat them to a bottle of wine.'

'Anyway, I don't have to pay for it since I've got the gold membership card with me!'

"Okay, let's go now! Drink as much as you want!" Lara said.

"Hooray! Boss Lara is such a generous person!"

"Yup! You're the best!"

Lara was happy when her classmates curry favour with her. She took her classmates to the KTV. Then, she went straight to the front desk and said, "Please arrange the biggest private room for us!"

The receptionist remembered Lara. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you sure?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Arrange it for me now!" Lara said while showing the gold membership card to her.

However, the cardholder of the gold membership card was not there.

Lara couldn't use the gold membership card if the cardholder was not there!

"Hurry up!" Lara urged impatiently!

The receptionist was helpless. Perhaps the person would come later?

She could only ask her manager through the walkie-talkie. Her manager asked her to arrange it for Lara first. The receptionist then did according to what her manager had said.

The receptionist looked around again.

However, Chuck was really not there.

After entering the biggest private room, they ordered a lot of alcohol. They didn't hold back since Lara was going to pay for the bill!

Lara did not mind at all. She thought she did not have to pay the bill since she got the gold membership card with her.

Wasn't it good to do a favour that was not going to cost her anything?

Lara was on cloud nine.

After a while, Charlotte came over. Lara realized that Charlotte did not invite Chuck over. She smiled and said, "Hey! Please come here to have a drink!"

Charlotte nodded her head and sat down. She was unhappy because she couldn't invite Chuck over.

"Is that guy here?" The manager of the KTV asked the receptionist.

The receptionist shook her head and said, "Nope. He's not here."

The manager frowned. The card was not a normal membership card. It was a gold membership card. The bill could only be exempted only if the cardholder was here.

"How much did they spend in total?" The manager asked.

"They've ordered seven bottles of red wine, 12 bottles of beer and some food. Besides these, they have to pay for the room that they've requested. So, the total amount is approximately 15,000 dollars." The receptionist said.

"That's a lot!" The manager frowned.

"Private room 01 requested five more beers." The voice of the waiter sounded on the walkie-talkie. It was Lara's private room.

"Well, it'll be 20,000 dollars in total. Do we need to serve the beer?" The receptionist asked the manager.

"Please serve the beer to them. I passed by their store today. It seemed that they've just started their business today. Perhaps their sales were good today. So, they're here to celebrate. Well, give her a 5% discount since she's holding the gold membership card." The manager said.

"Noted." The receptionist nodded her head and said. Then, she talked to the waiter with a walkie-talkie, "Please serve whatever they requested for."

"Haha! I'm really happy today. Everyone, let's cheer together and wish Lara good luck in her business!" One of Lara's classmates said.

Everyone picked up their glasses and cheered to Lara. Then, they finished drinking all the alcohol.

"Boss Lara, it's too late now. Let's go back!" A female classmate said.

"Yup, it's really quite late now." The other classmate said.

"Okay." Lara took out the gold card and went out with her classmates. Lara put the gold card on the table.

She was smiling. However, Charlotte was nervous. She was afraid that they had to pay for the bill.

"This card is really amazing. We didn't have to pay for anything last time. How nice would it be if I had such a card." One of Lara's classmates said.

"Don't think about it anymore. This is given to Lara by her boyfriend. It's really hard to get this card!"

Her classmates were envious.

Upon hearing this, Lara was even more proud.

She would come to the KTV again in a few days since she didn't have to pay for it.

The receptionist took a look at the gold card and said, "You spent 23,500 dollars today. After the 5% discount, the remaining amount will be 22,320 dollars. Are you going to pay by cash or by credit card?"

"What are you talking about? Don't you see that I have the gold membership card with me?" Lara said angrily. She thought, 'What the hell! Are you blind?'

"I'm sorry. Only the cardholder can be exempted from the bill." The receptionist said.

"Are you out of your mind? Isn't this gold membership card mine? Who the f*ck is the cardholder if it isn't me!" Lara said angrily.

Charlotte felt that things were not going well.

They had to pay for more than 20,000 dollars.

However, they had only earned 4,700 dollars today.

"I'm sorry. I can only give you a 5% discount since you're not the cardholder." The receptionist said.

Lara cursed. They gave her this card because of her boyfriend. However, they were not going to acknowledge that she was the cardholder now. Were they trying to bluff her?

The students were shocked. 'What's going on? Can't she use the card?' They thought.

"Please be respectful!" The receptionist said in a serious tone.

"Well, call your manager out!" Lara scolded.

The receptionist could only do what Lara said. Charlotte was worried. She asked, "Lara, is everything okay?"

"It's okay. They're trying to bluff me. I'll ask the manager directly." Lara said.

Charlotte nodded her head.

Soon, the manager came over. Lara asked angrily, "l don't have to pay for the bill, right?"

"I'm sorry. You're not the cardholder. So, I can't waive the bill for you." The manager shook his head and said.

"Are you out of your mind? Who the hell is the cardholder if it isn't me? Are you the cardholder then?" Lara was furious.

"Nope. It's not me or you. It's the one who came here with you last time." The manager said.

Lara's classmates looked at each other when they heard what the manager had just said.

'The one? Who is the one? They thought.

"What did you just say?" Lara was angry. "We are all here now. How dare you not to admit it!

Are you trying to bluff me? Well, I'm going to sue your company!"

"It's useless for you to sue us. We really can't waive the bill for you if the cardholder is not here!" The manager said with a firm attitude.

"Who is the cardholder? Tell me now!" Lara stared at the manager and scolded. She was consumed by anger. She felt that they were cheating on her. Well, she would really like to know who was the cardholder!