Mrs. Loxley was wearing an elegant sapphire blue dress, embroidered with patterns in the same color scheme. She wore her hair up with a tiara-like hairpin on her head while the tassels on her earrings sparkled. She held her head high as if only by doing so could she appear superior to me.

But what she didn't know was that there had never been any competition between us. Everything was just her own presumptions. I felt sorry for Matthew for having such a person as his mother.

I had been shuffling between people with the professor and hadn't noticed her presence until now. Seeing her, I just felt annoyed.

Jinovy was so big. How could I bump into her so easily?

What a small world!

The arrogant Mrs. Loxley obviously recognized me too. Standing proudly among a group of middle-aged women, she looked at me with caution, resistance, and a hint of surprise.

But whatever she had in mind, it had nothing to do with me. I simply didn't want to deal with her at all. So, I just looked past her as if I hadn't seen her People said the most powerful retaliation was ignorance.

This time, I would ignore her completely.

me in front of

roam by myself and went upstairs

about an hour, for someone who rarely wore high heels, my feet were killing

to sit down and took off my shoes to relieve my feet. But then I found that the back of one of my ankles was soaked in blood from where the stockings

leave early on such an important occasion, so I fanned my foot with my hand to cool down

laughter nearby. In a mix of shock and annoyance, I quickly put on my shoes again. The pain was almost unbearable as

teeth and endured it, not making

side. There was a rose

raised my head

face with

A pair of elongated eyes with a hint of teasing was looking

el.

my first time seeing a socialite like you. You're

pushed the box forward until it almost touched the tip of my nose, making me move back

intention

memories but couldn't find any

was a complete

was his motive for coming over and giving me a gift suddenly? Was he trying to flirt

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