Chapter 21
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Hearing the female voice, everyone turned around at once and was immediately stunned by the sight of the fiery figure behind them. A few seconds later, someone said, still finding it hard to believe, “Mabel”
All eyes were fixed on Mabel as everyone gasped, shocked by how beautiful she was tonight.
She wore a red evening dress tonight, which made her skin even more flawless. Her exquisite face as well as her well- proportioned figure made her stand out, dazzling the crowd. They even had the illusion that she was like a phoenix that had
risen from the ashes.
They were practically speechless by her striking beauty for a second.
Everyone who paid attention to the auction the other day knew Ella Saya’s fiery red dress sold for 600 million dollars. The deal had gone viral among the upper class, and everyone was guessing who the loaded bidder was, and who’d have the honor to wear the dress.
And of course, they were slack–jawed to see Mabel wearing it.
Dumbfounded, Rhea pointed at Mabel “Are… you kidding me? It’s fake, right? Mabel, come on. It’s such an important occasion today. Even if you don’t have anything suitable to wear you shouldn’t have worn a knockoff… It’ll disgrace Mom and Dad….
No one responded. Everyone present was rich and noble, and they surely could tell the dress wasn’t some knockoff at all. It was the real deal.
Tonight, Mabel was stunningly beautiful, and the fiery red dress and her cool, indifferent temperament blended perfectly, making her successfully attract the attention of everyone in the venue.
Either her expensive dress or her own charming face was so dazzling that no one could take their eyes off her.
The socialites who had been ridiculing her all fell silent. Now they looked like ugly ducklings compared to her.
Ignoring Rhea’s words, Mabel walked toward them, looked at a woman with curly hair, and smiled, “Ursa, was it you who said you wanted to scratch my face!
Perhaps because of the dress that was worth 600 million dollars, Mabel’s aura was almost intimidating. Ursa Alvarez didn’t even dare to look up, let alone say a word.
Mabel slightly raised an eyebrow, smiling while saying sarcastically, “How many times do I have to tell you? You’d still be as hideous as ever even without me, the pretty, being as your comparison. Instead of racking your brains trying to figure out a way to ruin my face, why don’t you worry about whether you can fix that ugly nose of yours? The plastic surgery you went through is such a failure.”
Being ridiculed, Ursa glared at Mabel, and in the end, her reason stopped her from retorting.
Mabel smiled mockingly again and then turned to another young woman with long hair. “And you did you just say you wanted to slap me? Here’s your chance. Come at me. The joke’s on you if you don’t dare to do it.”
She was taller than the young woman. To make it easier for the woman, she slightly bent down.
However, the woman was just all talk. Of course, she wouldn’t dare to slap Mabel.
Everyone knew the dress Mabel was wearing had been bought by a mysterious bigwig, which was self–evident that Mabel had a rock whom no one could afford to offend. If she did slap Mabel, perhaps her whole family would be ruined.
Terrified, she shrank back and apologized hastily, “I’m sorry, Mabel. I didn’t mean to. It’s Rheal She kept making things up, speaking ill of you. That’s why we got the wrong idea about you.’s all her fault.”
Chapter 21
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Her friends echoed at once. That’s right. Rhea was badmouthing you, saying that you picked on her when you were at home. We were taken in by her lies, which is why we accidentally smeared you”
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“You know what? She made eyes at Mr. Preston and kept leaning in his arms! I mean, come on! He’s your fiancé, right?”
The so–called socialites, weathercocks essentially, turned their backs on Rhea at once, throwing her under the bus to face Mabel’s anger.
Hearing their words, Rhea was furious, thinking. You bunch of bitches! You acted all intimate a minute ago, and now, you can’t wait to fawn on Mabell
Total frenemies indeed!
As she turned to the stunning Mabel, her face was almost twisted by jealousy. She had thought that if she dressed up today, she’d be able to stand out and steal all the thunder from Mabel. But the second Mabel arrived, she seemed dull, like a shallow nouveau riche.
Mabel was in much better shape and taller than Rhea to begin with, and she slayed in her high heels. Compared to her, Rhea was no different from an ugly duckling.
Smiling. Mabel said mockingly. “Rhea, you can never learn to control your mouth, can you? I’ve been humoring you for the sake of Mom and Dad so much that you really think I’m a pushover?”
Rhea fumbled helplessly for words. She didn’t want to admit it at first, but everyone heard her when she badmouthed Mabel and accused Mabel of wearing a knockoff the second Mabel showed up.
Those around them now started to point at Rhea, whispering.
“It’s Mabel’s birthday party today. How come she dressed so fancy? She’s here to steal the show,”
“What a joke.”
“How did she manage to make the expensive dress look so rustic What a hick.”
I’ve been meaning to say this. Who wears that much jewelry on themselves these days? Gee! I feel embarrassed even looking at her.”
“She’s nothing like Mabel, who’s so elegant.”
“Everyone could tell she’s been speaking ill of Mabel, OK? She thinks we don’t know what she’s up to? Come on! She underestimates us.”
“You know what? I heard her gloating to Mrs. Harper that Mabel hadn’t shown up because she didn’t have any clothes good enough for today’s occasion.”
“Seriously? That dress is worth 600 million dollars! Aren’t her words a slap in her face or what?”
“See the look on her face? Gosh, her face is twisted because of jealousy.”
In the blink of an eye, Rhea became the laughingstock.
Perhaps for fear of the bigwig who bought the dress for Mabel, realizing that Mabel and Rhea weren’t on good terms, many -people now sided with Mabel to fawn on her and started belittling Rhea.
Karma came quickly. Their harsh words put Rhea on the verge of breaking down.
She tried to fight back desperately, wanting to shed tears for their sympathy again, but Mabel wouldn’t give her the chance
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Looking into Rhea’s eyes filled with fear, Mabel said word by word, “Apologize or slap yourself. It’s your choice.”
