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For three years straight, Emma Lewis showed up at the mall every single day, never buying a thing. She was just there for the air conditioning. My manager, Cameron Martin, pointed right at me and snapped, "You're way too soft-hearted. No wonder you'll be stuck as a broke sales clerk forever." My coworkers all told me to kick her out, saying she was bad for business. I just couldn't bring myself to do it, and because of that, I lost my job. With my resignation letter in hand, I was just about to leave the city for good. Right then, a row of luxury cars lined up neatly outside the mall. Emma, the aged lady who'd been coming every day just for the air conditioning, stepped out of the lead Rolls-Royce and waved at me. "Hey, get in. We're going home."