Chelsea could easily tell that Laurel was purposely being difficult.

She was certain that Laurel knew about Emily's current situation but was deliberately making things harder by not being straightforward.

She thought, ‘Did she ask me to come to the shop of Mountain Group because she wants me to buy her things here to bribe her?’

Chelsea scoffed, and then mocked, "Have fallen out of favor with Mr. Burton? You can’t even afford Mountain Group’s products now? Which ...