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

yourself seem better

them? Swipe my card.” Eva pulled out

and placed it in the salesperson’s hand.

of such scorn in her life. No one in

accuse her of not

took the credit card from the salesperson and looked

tried those gowns on yet; there’s

some others.”

in a fit of rage because she didn’t want to take Shelly’s

down. Since Mia had stopped her, she didn’t

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dragged her over to another corner to check out the dresses there. But whenever something caught their attention, Shelly

say, “Wrap that up

the bags. As soon as she picked

over to her. “Wrap this

at

people to see what a

if you can’t afford

doing anything. Then,

She only stopped after going through more than half

already?” Shelly looked

“Look at all the things

now? After all, Ms. Barrett is rich and generous.

to buy the things, nor would she

a

could barely keep a hold of

much of a commission would she earn

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