Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 196

Ms. Kast is one of my students. She's still pretty young and just got back from overseas, so she's not quite up to speed with how we do things here. Let's cut her some slack, okay?" Alex tried to smooth things over for Minnie. The crowd was not having any of it.

"So she doesn't know the rules? That's her excuse for getting all up in Ms. Evangeline's face? No way, she's got to pay up-she has to take off that dress today!"

They were adamant, and Alex, with a worried look creasing his brow, still tried to keep his cool as he responded, "Look, Ms. Kast did lose the competition, but making a girl strip down in front of all of us? Isn't that going a bit too far? Who's going to deal with the fallout on he Alex had a point, and the room went quiet.

"I get it, you guys aren't trying to be harsh on her just for the sake of it. You're just ticked off because she dissed Ms. Evangeline. So here's what I propose: I'll step in as the peacekeeper.

"Evie, Minnie didn't get the rules and she stepped on your toes. How about she just apologizes to you right here, right now? The whole stripping thing could blow up into something bigger than we want. If word gets out, it'll look like the Fosters are throwing their weight around, picking on a kid."

Evangeline was not that interested in watching Minnie strip down either. She was stuck between a rock. and a hard place because of the guests and had kept silent about it.

to smooth things over, she saw her chance to back down without losing face and to shake off any

for one simple reason-to make you all smile. And if everyone had a good time watching, that's all that matters to me. "As for Minnie apologizing? I really don't think we need to go there. She

even though Minnie had been pretty rude a few times, it was not like they were archenemies or anything. It was all about

sure she would end up having to do

smoothed things over, and

front of everyone.

not have to strip or apologize. How could she not be

ready to say

going to give that lowlife Evangeline the satisfaction. She was

to Minnie, the more she looked like the queen of cool

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Chapter 196