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.

She hadn’t expected to be snubbed by the sales associate. The sales associate was about to speak when a voice

means poor nobodies shouldn’t pretend to be rich. Someone who uses her pretty face to seduce men for money shouldn’t act all high and mighty," Hope said

turned around to see a haughty woman dressed in

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

know who you are. Living off men’s money- how shameless can one be?" Hope drawled, staring

whispered to one another, casting sidelong glances at

this. If you have proof of your accusations, show

expression faltered, unwilling to betray her friend. "That’s none of your concern. Your

is she throwing these accusations at me out

it. Otherwise, I’ll sue you

don’t stoop to her level. Let me assist you with whatever you need." The sales associate brushed off Danielle as if she

a smug look on her face, Hope pointed to the dress