When she saw me, Emery chuckled and gave me one of the bags of pastries. “You’re always dressed so frumpily. We’re out to shop and have fun, all the more we should dress up and look pretty. With your looks, everyone’s jaws would drop when they see you.”

I smiled faintly. “I don’t want to attract any unnecessary attention.” It was true. Nancy had gotten unwanted attention a few times because of that. I would definitely stand out more if I cleaned myself up, but that was the last thing I needed.

Emery nodded in agreement and didn’t probe further.

The mall was bustling with activity. However, I had gotten used to being alone, that the crowd and noise stressed me out, so I didn’t like it at all.

Emery, on the other hand, was an extrovert. She made sure to browse each jewelry store we came to. Whenever she bought something she liked, she’d be like a kid in a candy store.

Like Macy, she’d get so incredibly excited whenever she got to eat delicious foods or buy her favorite things.

People said that only those with similar personalities could become friends. But Macy and I had known each other since childhood, so we still bonded despite our different personalities.

What I did find weird, though, was how Emery and I became friends.

was in a daze, Emery elbowed me and asked, “Is it so hard for you to pick a necklace? What are

in her hand and remarked, “Both of them look good.

woman. I’ve always thought you were so timid and precious. Ashton got you the

every season. I rarely shop, and I don’t understand much about fashion. So, I wear

her lips. “Spoken like a rich woman. Ashton has really spoiled you.

When I stayed with Macy, I spent weekends going out to eat

it. The only reason someone like Ashton fell for

her hand, seemingly deep in thought. “Oh, forget it. I’ll get both. They add up to forty thousand but so be it. I’m the one wearing

I returned to my senses, I asked, “Wait… How

her

do they have to be that expensive?” I was dumbfounded. Even if the property prices in K City ballooned to ten thousand per square foot, that still wouldn’t have seemed as expensive. But a mere necklace for forty thousand? That was

one who suggested buying both necklaces, but now you think they’re too expensive? This necklace was handcrafted by a famous designer in Ustrana and even has a diamond in the pendant. So it’s definitely worth the

material used, a necklace with a price tag in the tens of thousands

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