StarNovelChapter 682 "Mrs. Massey!" Ruth could hardly believe it when someone called out to her eagerly. As the woman approached, she even instinctively took a step back.
But the woman had already linked arms with her. Then, she said with a bright smile, "You're finally here! Everyone's been waiting for you!" "Waiting for me? Why?" Ruth asked in a strained voice.
To be honest, the scene felt oddly familiar.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBack in her school days, she had seen this play out countless times—someone smiling, all "friendly", as they lured their target to a specific spot. Then, the real fun would begin. It was just that, back then, Ruth was usually the one waiting while others delivered the target to her.
Now that the roles were reversed, all she felt was a deep, gnawing unease. In fact, she had sensed something was off when she received the invitation call earlier.
After all, her lies about being close friends with Noelle had already been exposed at the auction. In the past few days, she had even been kicked out of group chats. Yet today, they had reached out to her first. That alone was suspicious.
Still, Ruth canyway. After all, the other attendees were all people of status, and she was a pregnant woman. So no matter what, surely they wouldn't resort to physical violence, right? As these thoughts ran through her mind, they had already pulled her into a private room. The moment she saw who was inside, her eyes widened slightly.
"Hello, Ruth." Dressed in a custom-made dress, Noelle smiled at Ruth gently from her seat. "We've all been waiting for you." Ruth stared at the scene before her, expression frozen.
"Why aren't you moving?" Noelle's smile deepened. "Csit here." At her words, Ruth snapped out of her daze and slowly walked over. Someone had already made space for her-right next to Noelle.
"I'm sorry about what happened at the auction," Noelle said to her. "K didn't mean to ignore you. It was just that wasn't feeling well that day, and you know how much I dislike those kinds of events.
"I didn't even notice you were there. Have people been talking about you lately because of that?" As she spoke, Noelle glanced at the other women in the room with the sgentle smile she had on before. But perhaps because she had spent so much twith Hendrix, there was a subtle pressure in her gaze that made the smiles of others in the room stiffeslightly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn fact, it wasn't just the other women-even Ruth herself was caught off guard.
After a long pause, she finally managed to say, "It's fine."
"Good. I'm glad you're not upset. I heard you really like that bracelet from the auction. "As she spoke, he auction." Noelle picked up the box from beside her and placed it in front of Ruth. "Open it."
Ruth's eyes widened. At first, she couldn't believe it, feeling as if she were eina dream-until she opened the box and saw what was inside. "Do you like it?" Noelle asked with a smile.
Ruth tried to adjust her expression. But for a moment, shock and disbelief surged inside her, twisting her features into something almost grotesque.
After a while, she finally managed to say, "Thank you." Noelle smiled.
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