OLIVER'S RISE TO INFLUENCE

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. SHOWDOWN AT THE DELEARSHIP.

Oliver, now visibly angry, said, "Excuse me, don't you think its rude of you to leave a customer hanging?"

The salesman turned back to Oliver with a smug expression fading slightly, clearly angry.

"You're wasting my time, this isn't a charity, you know. Why don't you come back when you can actually afford something here?"

"You look like you walked in from a thrift store. Guys like you just come here to dream. It's pathetic. This place is for real buyers, not wannabes like you."

Oliver now fuming said, "You don't have the right to insult me. You can make your points known without insults. I'm a customer like the others, you should treat me with some respect."

The salesman sneered and began another round of insults, this time joined by his fellow salesmen.

"You? A customer?" the salesman laughed. "You must be joking. What, did you sell your bicycle to come here?"

Another salesman chimed in, "Yeah, this place is for real buyers, not someone who looks like they got lost on their way to t