The woman's expression flickered with unease. "Are you trying to scare me with that?"

"Whether it's a scare or not depends on your actions," Jamie replied, her tone sharp and laced with sarcasm. "An item left unattended is a lost possession to some, but to others, it might look like bait. Since when is returning lost property a crime?" The woman's expression darkened as she realized she was losing the argument. The murmurs from the surrounding crowd began to shift in tone.

"You're just trying to dodge responsibility!" the woman snapped, her voice growing shriller. "I've never seen someone so shameless. Instead of feeling guilty, you stand there acting so self-righteous." "You're throwing baseless accusations at my mom, and the fact that I haven't torn into you yet shows how patient I'm being. Do you actually expect me to be polite about it?"

Jamie shot her a look that practically screamed, "Are you even hearing yourself?"

The woman's breath hitched in frustration. With a clenched jaw, she glanced sideways, her eyes narrowing as she shot a threatening look at her daughter.

Jamie followed the gaze and froze for a moment.

The girl was painfully thin, her hair dull and brittle from malnutrition. The woman gave her daughter a shove, causing the little girl to fall to the ground, rubbing her eyes and crying pitifully.

The woman immediately turned the situation to her advantage. "Look at that! You scared my daughter into tears. You owe me compensation!"

ears. Was this woman out

seamlessly the two worked together, this wasn't their first attempt at such a scheme. Jamie glanced

how pathetic they looked. Taking out her

She clearly hadn't expected

""No! No police!"

matter? Planning to snatch my phone too? There are plenty of witnesses here. You wouldn't be able to weasel out

crowd looked on in amusement. Jamie's calm confidence completely

floor?" Jamie "Shell catch a

the woman yanked her daughter up roughly. To Jamie's shock, she twisted

brat! Raising you is more trouble than it's worth. What a waste, the woman hissed

her lip to hold back her cries. She was clearly used to this treatment, but

woman turned, her eyes

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