Olivia pressed her lips together and responded calmly, "No, that's not what happened. We came here to shop. Ms. Hawthorne showed up all of a sudden and started acting aggressively. She snatched away everything we were interested in. When she couldn’t pay for them, she lost her temper and instructed the manager to throw us out. Is this how the Hawthorne Family conducts business?"

"Olivia, shut up! What nonsense are you spewing?"

Ashley was starting to feel nervous. ...