"Indeed, she's certainly better than Rebecca Kelloway."
"Some people think too highly of themselves, as if no one can surpass them. It seems like she's brought down a peg now. The newcomer is prettier and from a better family, what does she even have left to be superior about?"
When Rebecca heard these whispers, her face turned green with anger.
Gazing at Joanna Lawrence and Ashton Heath, their fingers intertwined intimately as they stepped into the hall, and the mocking eyes all around them, she felt as though she had been slapped hard across the face.
She felt like everyone was laughing at her.
They all knew how much she liked Ashton Heath in the past.
And they all knew about her unrequited affection for him for many years.
Everyone knew that Ashton didn't reciprocate her feelings and in fact, rejected her.
Now, Ashton had shown up with Ms. Joanna Lawrence at such an event.
Undoubtedly, it was like receiving a slap in her face.
