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 so many

to roam by myself and went upstairs to

for about an hour, for someone who rarely

that the back of one of my ankles was soaked in blood from where the stockings had been rubbing

I fanned my foot with my hand to cool down the wounds

I was startled by someone's laughter nearby. In a mix of shock and annoyance, I quickly put on my shoes again. The

my teeth and endured

white box was extended to me from the side. There was a rose logo on the

my head in

smiling face

forehead. A pair of elongated eyes with a

el.

"This is my first time seeing a socialite like you. You're quite interesting. Did you hurt your foot? Here,

the tip of my

was the intention of this

searched through my memories but couldn't find any

a complete stranger to

coming over and giving me

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