Chapter 36

Shelly looked a little diffident. “What nonsense are you spouting?”

How did Eva know about that?

Mia didn’t expect to hear about something like that. She pulled out her phone to

show Shelly her invitation. “Take a good look at this-I’m attending the awards

ceremony because my capabilities got me to where I am.

“I’m not like some people who only know how to pull strings and buy their way in

because they don’t have any skills to back themselves up.”

Shelly’s blood boiled. She hadn’t expected Mia to make it to the finals. She looked at

the evening gowns the salesperson held. “Hey, you. Wrap all three of those dresses

up for me.”

The salesperson looked conflicted. Shelly’s expression darkened. “Did you not hear

me? Wrap those dresses up for me. Don’t you know who I am?”

“Yes, Ms. Barrett.”

“Hold it!” Eva stopped the salesperson. “We came first.”

Shelly laughed derisively. “So what? It’s not like you can afford them. Why are you

make yourself seem

can’t afford them? Swipe my card.” Eva

placed it in the salesperson’s hand. “Go

receiving end of such scorn in her life. No

her of not being able

card from the salesperson and looked

there’s no need

some others.”

rage because she didn’t want to

had stopped her,

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arms with her and dragged her over to another corner to check out the dresses there. But whenever something caught

say, “Wrap that up for

to the

her. “Wrap

She glared at Shelly.

people to see what a disparity

if you can’t

doing anything. Then, she checked out several more bags

through more than half of the

had enough already?”

at all the things

bill now? After all, Ms. Barrett

and refuse to buy the

at a

so agitated that she could barely keep a hold of the

of a commission

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