Not A Small-Town Girl

Audrey. [Audrey, isn’t she the relative you mentioned a few days ago? The one from a poor village.]

Seeing the message, Audrey immediately called her friend. "Hope, where are you?"

"I’m at the mall we went to last time. I didn’t expect to run into that evil relative of yours," Hope replied.

"What? How could she afford to shop at such an upscale mall? She didn’t even come home last night, leaving us worried sick. We don’t even know with whom she spent the night, and now she’s here shopping?" Audrey refrained from revealing Danielle’s true identity, deliberately misleading her friend.

"Really? She seems decent-looking but turns out to be nothing more than a hooker." Hope scoffed, completely taken in by Audrey’s insinuations.

"She’s new to Soufield and doesn’t know better. I can see why she’d give in to temptation, but I don’t agree with making money through disgraceful means. If she’d just told us, we could’ve helped. I really worry about her as a sister," Audrey added, feigning concern.

Thoroughly deceived, Hope replied, "You’re too kind, Audrey. Don’t worry. I’ll teach her a lesson for you." She looked at Danielle with growing disdain, fully convinced that she was an indecent woman.

expected to be snubbed by the sales associate. The sales associate was

her pretty face

around to see a haughty woman dressed in a

are you calling poor? And who’s seducing men for money?"

Living off men’s money- how shameless can one be?" Hope drawled, staring at Danielle

to one

who told you this. If you have proof of your accusations, show it." Danielle shot a chilling glare

"That’s none of your concern. Your guilty reaction proves you’re hiding

wrong with this woman? Why is she throwing these

have evidence, show it. Otherwise, I’ll sue you for slander," Danielle

sales associate intervened. "Miss Hill, please don’t stoop to her level. Let me

a smug look on her face, Hope pointed to the dress Danielle was eyeing. "I want to try