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no way of knowing that her vanity only goes as far as whitening her teeth and keeping her waistline smaller. Her skin that held a summer glow, however, was a gift that she inherited from her mother's genes. She smiled at the cashier before taking in her sugar white skin, debating whether to tell the truth and embarrass her for making a wrong assumption, or pretend that she really used a tan lotion and send her running to the store. What a dilemma. Perhaps she could evade the question and give her ideas instead. She'd read about Designer Skin products. Expensive and available only online.
    “Have you heard of a Designer Skin body wash? You can get it online.”
    “Is it expensive?”
    “Fifty and over, I think. You have to sign up and create an account to see the prices.”
    “Must be really pricey if you can't see the prices. Oh,” the cashier's face fell as she looked at the register's screen.
    “What's wrong?”
    “Inactivated.”
    “Inactive what?”
    “Your card. It's red flagged, which means the card maybe stolen or you're out of money. It says, call the bank if you have questions . Do you have another one?”
    How could it be? Last time she checked, there had to be about seventy-five thousand in that account. Taylor swallowed. Good God. Could Jean have anything to do with this? Did he call the bank? If yes, what lies did he say to them. No, no, no. This can't be happening. It's too soon. I still need my plastic.
    “I'm sure it was just a glitch. Washington Mutual is now Chase. I bet the change has to do with that.”
    “Oh, yeah. I heard people complain about that. So no other cards? Do you have another one? Credit card?”
    “Yes.” She opened her wallet, pulled out her Visa debit card, then handed it to the cashier. “I think this one will work. It's also a debit card.”
    “Okay. Banks and credit card companies are really slick now. They could trace every single transaction in and outside the country. I tell you, as soon as I swipe this card, they'll know—”
    Taylor snatched the card back. “Never mind then. I think I have cash.” I am one stupid person. Why didn't she think about this before running away? Man had already landed on the moon. Computers were invented. Of course, Jean could trace her and learn her every freaking, single move.
    She dug in her purse for cash. Oh my God, oh my God! Pennies and Tic-tac? She checked the pockets where she stuffed her receipts. No luck. She remembered giving all of her cash to the cab driver. Blood began to pound in her ears.
    I'm screwed.
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    Chapter Four
    Taylor had never been in a situation like this. She attempted to cover her embarrassment with a smile.
    “No luck, huh? How about a check?”
    Taylor thought about it already, but if she couldn't use the debit card that meant her checks would bounce. “No. No check.”
    The cashier gave her a pitying look. “So how are we paying today?”
    “I guess we are not paying today.” What am I going to do now? If she knew this would happen, she could have kept her heels. “I ran out of cash.” The truth was, she never carried cash in her wallet. Who does nowadays? She couldn't even remember the last time she saw a hundred dollar bill. Maybe she should try calling her bank. They must have made a mistake. Or so she hoped. “Let me call my bank. Do you mind if I wear these for now. I'll stand over here. I'm not running away.”
    “Fine with me. I don't think you could go anywhere with your foot wrapped like that.” The cashier grinned.
    “Thanks.”
    Drat. This was Jean's doing. He inactivated her account. She dialed the one-eight-hundred number at the back of the card. After pressing extension numbers one after another, she finally got a real live person to answer her. The bank representative who introduced himself as Allan spoke with a thick accent. She wouldn't be surprised if Allan worked in the call center located outside the country and his name wasn't really Allan.