Side Chick Era... Over

Chapter 588

Wendy couldn’t help but exclaim, “Victoria has close girlfriends?”

Xavier raised an eyebrow. “Why wouldn’t she? Her circle of friends are all heiresses from elite families. None of them fall short in looks or talent compared to her.”

“None of them fall short?” Wendy sounded surprised. “I thought someone like Victoria, who’s so hyped up as the top socialite, would never surround herself with people who might outshine her.”

Casey asked curiously, “Why not?”

“Because people compare,” Wendy replied. “A flower needs plain leaves to set it off. Especially someone like her, who craves status — if her friends were more outstanding than she is, she’d have a hard time holding onto her ‘top socialite’ title.”

Xavier chuckled. “You’re not wrong. Many wealthy young women choose to befriend those a notch below them, so they appear superior by contrast. But Victoria doesn’t. Do you know why?”

Before Wendy could respond, Sharon spoke up.

“Because she’s confident enough in herself.”

Xavier nodded. “Exactly. She believes in her worth. No matter how exceptional her friends are, she trusts that she won’t be

overshadowed.

your taste. If this so-called number one socialite surrounded herself with people who lacked beauty or pedigree, others would just assume she had poor judgment. On the other hand, impressive friends only elevate her own image and add

and from what I’ve heard,

suddenly asked, “Is Abby one of

a close

relaxed at

group continued chatting, a few more people

a muttered curse. “Ugh, I really should’ve checked my

gaze and spotted Carter, Kelly,

close with Carter and Nate, he rarely showed up

something, Julliard looked up. His gaze

then gave her a small, polite nod and

and raised an eyebrow. “Julliard, who are you

line of sight, and his face changed

the hell?! What’s Sharon doing

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