Brenda let out a sigh of relief when she found nothing was amiss with Olivia's makeup.

"You look alright. You've fixed your lipstick, haven't you?"

"Yes." Olivia put the lipstick and mirror into her bag then said, "Let's head in."

"Sure."

Because of the false alarm, Brenda soon forgot about Sam and got out of the car with Olivia. As they walked toward the hotel, she reminded Olivia, "This birthday banquet is unlike before. Your uncle has invited many guests, so you must be on your best behavior. You must show them that although your dad and I have only one daughter, you're as excellent as them or even better, understand?"

Olivia replied, "Mom... Why should I compare myself to others? I don't want to, and I don't care."

"Silly girl, who said anything about comparing? We want you to make us proud. You're our only daughter. You have to carry the responsibility."

"Oh." Olivia sighed. She found it tiring.

As they walked, they saw a few people coming toward them. Olivia thought they looked familiar

from afar.

Brenda was about to ask if Olivia knew them when she heard, "Isn't that Ollie?"

Brenda turned toward the direction of the voice, and her expression turned gloomy.

"It's your Auntie Janet, Mavis, and the rest."

Mavis Jenkins?

Hearing that name, Olivia felt that her mood was spoiled.

age as her. Back when they were in school, she liked to compare

wanted. Anyhow, she just

in all aspects. He pursued Olivia, but she was occupied with other things. Apart from eating at the cafeteria,

love letters the boy sent became Olivia's

boy. After she captured the boy's heart with ease, she flaunted

was speechless when she heard that

Olivia signed up for the school's marathon under the class president's encouragement, and Mavis immediately signed up

more, Mavis would perform better than Olivia every time. Then she would flaunt

up in front of Marilyn. As

better than Olivia, and that she was beneath her in every

was only until Olivia started writing stories at home after graduating that Mavis finally couldn't

and even if she wanted

quiet life for a

distance, Olivia spotted Mavis in a long sleeveless green dress, paired with a jacket that had pearls sewn on it,

permed into soft big curls, making

sure knows how to dress up," Olivia

pretended to be close to Olivia as she took her hand. "Ollie, I'm surprised

in

face as she greeted Mavis's mother, "Auntie

responded and then

every day after you've

What?

looked at her

that it didn't fit her. So she gave the nearly 500 thousand dollars dress to Olivia. She had rejected it at first, but it would Tiana

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