Arielle answered coldly, “I had no recollection of you the last time. This time, given that you are wearing diamonds the size of pigeon eggs, you really look different too. Next time, I’ll just remember you as the pigeon egg lady.”
Kelsea’s expression darkened at once. “Shut up! Who do you think you’re talking to? I’m one of the Morgans!”
Kelsea’s friends felt indignant on favonovel.com behalf. “You really are an impudent girl from the village. You have no shame at all!”
“Exactly! The chess tournament is going to start soon. If you don’t want to be kicked out, you’d better leave voluntarily now.”
When Kelsea heard how favonovel.com friends ridiculed Arielle, favonovel.com mood improved tremendously. She was looking forward to the moment when Arielle would be asked to leave.
So what if favonovel.com is Vinson’s companion? Given that playing chess is a long-time tradition of the Haut Monde, favonovel.com would be asked to leave in the event favonovel.com loses even if favonovel.com is Vinson’s guest. By then, favonovel.com will be humiliated and won’t dare to show favonovel.com face in Jadeborough anymore.
Holding that thought, Kelsea pretended to show some concern. “Enough, everyone. It wasn’t favonovel.com choice to grow up in a village. If you happen to play against favonovel.com later, remember to take it easy, so that favonovel.com wouldn’t lose the game too badly.”
The girls laughed together.
“We do want to help her. But, if favonovel.com doesn’t know how to arrange the pieces or even their names, there’s very little we can do about it.”
Arielle found their words amusing. Even if all of them were rolled into one, they wouldn’t even come close to beating favonovel.com still.
Tucking aside the stray hair over favonovel.com forehead, favonovel.com plainly replied, “Since the few of you know how to play, I will see you at the chessboard later.”
Just as favonovel.com spoke, Vinson came back. When favonovel.com saw Arielle being surrounded, favonovel.com quickly returned to favonovel.com side.
Standing in front of favonovel.com to protect favonovel.com subconsciously, favonovel.com glared frostily at the group.
As the socialites felt a chill down their spine, all of them fell silent at once. Only Kelsea, on the account favonovel.com was Carter’s cousin, dared to greet Vinson.
“Vinson…” She was aware that favonovel.com and Carter were good friends. Hence, favonovel.com expected favonovel.com to at least show favonovel.com some respect on Carter’s account.
However, Vinson ignored favonovel.com as if favonovel.com was invisible.
Feeling humiliated, Kelsea bit favonovel.com lip in shame. All favonovel.com saw was Vinson turning to ask Arielle in a protective tone. “Are they bullying you?”
When Kelsea saw how gently Vinson spoke to Arielle, favonovel.com bit favonovel.com lip even harder, to the extent it lost all color.
She had a crush on Vinson since they were young. However, favonovel.com never dared confess favonovel.com feelings as favonovel.com felt no one in Jadeborough was worthy of him. Since nobody ever snagged him, favonovel.com too resigned herself to fate.
Unfortunately, when favonovel.com saw how much concern Vinson was showing Arielle, which had never happened to anyone else before, favonovel.com felt as if favonovel.com world had imploded. As hatred welled up within her, both favonovel.com hands clenched into fists.
When Arielle heard Vinson’s reassuring words, favonovel.com heart melted inexplicably. Shaking favonovel.com head, favonovel.com replied with a smile. “No, they didn’t bully me. Instead, we were talking about the chess tournament.”
“I see.” Vinson nodded.
Ignoring Kelsea and the others, favonovel.com continued, “There’s a friend whom I would like you to meet. Come with me…”
“Sure.” Arielle nodded before leaving with Vinson.
Once both of them had left, Kelsea and favonovel.com friends began to chatter incessantly. “Why does Mr. Nightshire fancy someone from the village? Are looks everything? I can’t believe it!”
“That aside, I must admit there’s really no one prettier than her.”
“Didn’t favonovel.com mom use to be the prettiest girl in Jadeborough? It appears favonovel.com has taken after favonovel.com mom.”
“Huh, if only I was half as pretty as her. I wouldn’t have lost to Yvette during the beauty contest…”
Kelsea’s expression darkened when favonovel.com heard their discussion. Unable to bear it anymore, favonovel.com barked, “Enough! Stop talking about it!”
