"Ms. Gates, don't be too angry," Selah walked over to Kristen and comforted her in a low voice. "There may have been a misunderstanding between you and Mrs. Maskelyne, but it can be resolved."
Kristen gave her a cold glance. "Do you think I forgot about your behavior earlier, eating without paying?"
Impatiently taking a tissue from another woman's hand, she wiped the soup off her clothes with an air of haughty disdain.
Selah forced a smile but didn't say anything more.
She had almost been thrown out by Franklin just now. If it weren't for her brother coming to rescue her, she probably wouldn't even be allowed back into this hotel or restaurant.
Although she thought this way in her heart, she didn't show it and continued to eat with everyone else. After finishing the meal, she went back to the hotel room to get her luggage.
The woman who shared the room with her looked at her inexplicably. "We spent two thousand dollars each for this group photo session! We've only taken one picture so far holding LV bags! You're leaving already? That's such a waste!"
"I have something else I need to attend to at home," Selah smiled and lowered her head again to continue packing.
"But Ms. Gates said we're going to take photos by the pool this afternoon and Ferrari pictures tomorrow before going partying at some fancy villa! It would look so good on our social media profiles!" The woman tried persuading Selah again.
Selah paused while packing up and looked up at Sandra Cross. "Sandra, there are many ways of changing one's fate in life; suddenly becoming rich overnight is many people's dream but working hard step by step might not necessarily be bad either."
"Oh my god! Are you going out there looking for work? How tiring is that? A few thousand dollars per month salary won't get you anywhere! My perfume alone costs over two thousand dollars!" Sandra Cross rolled her eyes.
"Are you going do those low-level jobs like others do? So tiring... Why not find yourself a rich man instead? Enjoying luxury life would be much better."
"I saw Mrs. Maskelyne today and suddenly realized that the choices we make in life determine our future. Have you noticed how beautiful she is? Not only is she beautiful, but also noble, emanating from her very being. Ms. Gates looks like a clown in front of her."
Selah looked at Sandra Cross seriously and said slowly, "What does it mean to be a true socialite? It's about grace, breadth of mind, not being humble or overbearing, standing up for oneself. I don't want to pretend to be one of those fake socialites anymore; it's just not worth it."
"We rent an Hermes bag, an Apple computer, a Chanel watch... we split all the costs but what do we get in the end? A momentary sense of vanity. And what's the result? Emptiness. It's better to become rich on our own than rely on wealthy men," Selah didn't want to say anything more.
It was as if she had suddenly awakened.
Before this group of students thought everything Ms. Gates said was right - that socialites should carry luxury brand bags and wear gorgeous clothes while drinking afternoon tea at high-end hotels or hosting fancy pool parties for their birthdays.
But now... she suddenly felt that everything Kristen said was fake.
The nobility inside them and these fake joint purchases were completely different things.
A world apart.
After finishing speaking, Selah dragged her luggage out with Sandra Cross following behind and asking, "Selah, will you come back?"
"I won't come back," Selah turned around and smiled at her friend before saying, "Say goodbye to Ms. Gates for me; I won't bother her again."
The truth was she didn't even want to see Kristen again - that woman who had such an inflated sense of vanity and spent all day brainwashing them with materialistic thoughts.
Selah got into the elevator and went down to the first floor where she walked out just as Sylvia and Franklin stepped out from another elevator next door.
Sylvia had changed into clean clothes. A beige sweatshirt paired with blue jeans hugged her long slender legs while sporting white sneakers.
She looked fresh-faced like a college student full of youthfulness.
Sylvia noticed Selah too; recognizing this girl with minimal makeup carrying luggage in hand.
She curved up one side of her mouth, asking, "Are you leaving?"
Selah's face turned red, feeling a bit embarrassed and even a little inferior for some reason. She felt at a loss under Sylvia's clear and watery gaze. The other party was too perfect and excellent, making her feel like she was just a piece of smelly poop without the qualification to look up at her.
She answered in confusion, "Um... I don't want to pretend to be a socialite anymore."
As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to bite off her own tongue. Why did she have to say such an honest thing? What would Mrs. Maskelyne think of her? She should have said something more dignified like not wanting to stay here or wanting to go home.
Damn it!
Sylvia smiled slightly, "If you encounter any difficulties one day, you can contact me."
She didn't have a business card but directly took out her phone and pulled up her Facebook QR code. "Add me on Facebook."
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I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....