Lost Me Gained Regret

The girl beside her said, "Who else? Janedream's Elena, of course! I just didn't expect her to be such a young and beautiful woman in person!"

"Pfft, I didn't see you defending her earlier, and now you're all praises."

"What could I have done?"

The other girl glanced at her, "Did you forget how nasty you, Judie, and Dorothy were talking about her earlier? If I had defended her, you guys would have probably lashed out at me too." Keeping a low profile.

Nothing unusual.

She didn't argue, just mumbled, "My mom was trying so hard to secure a private session with Elena for me, and now, because of my mess... it's probably never going to happen." "It might not be that bad."

Another girl chimed in, "I don't think she's the type to hold grudges, especially not against someone who's, no offense, not the sharpest tool in the shed."

The room buzzed with chatter.

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They believed that if they could get on my good side, any project they wanted to tackle would be a breeze.

Herbert also made it clear on the spot that since I was Bella's goddaughter, I was naturally considered his niece as well.

That way, even if I wasn't keen on helping them with anything, just leaving a good impression on me would give them a smooth sailing.

them was a big

say the least, this was the most

human nature, I

me realize I still had a lot

me a solid standing in Vista Town, where the elite were a dime a

business card, Gregory strolled over, casually

a friend. Please, go

handing me the card took the

lot of business

raised an eyebrow

my waist a bit before whispering

couldn't help but

voice was playful yet suggestive, "I'm

for this VIP the moment he approached. And naturally, I wasn't foolish enough to ask

adults here, after

returned to the hall, mingling with a few people who came up to converse before nodding to Bella and making

woman who used to have eyes only for him,

if a clear line had

the tension in the car was palpable, with Bryant's cigarette never

secondhand smoke but endured

she wondered, if Jane were here instead