Although the night was dark, the lights in the Griffith Residence were still brightly lit up. Just as Elise was about to alight from the car, Alexander suddenly called out to her. “Congratulations!” She was confused by his sudden reaction, so he added, “Congrats on getting first place in the Math Olympiad.”
After coming back to her senses, she replied, “It‘s all thanks to you for circling the main points for me.”
“It‘s because you are talented.” He was rather blunt as he murmured, “You are quite talented at dancing too.”
Instantly, she was rendered speechless. He must have seen me.
“Uh–I was just having fun. There‘s nothing talented about me at all. It‘s getting late, so I‘m off to bed. You should too. Goodnight.”
After that, she quickly got out of the car and entered the house without waiting for his reply. Her fleeing looks somehow felt a little adorable in Alexander‘s eyes.
When Elise got back to her room, she quickly closed the door before breathing a huge sigh of relief. Then, she walked to the mirror to look at her ugly face and began to remove the makeup.
Not long after, she sighed as a gorgeous face appeared in the mirror. When will this end?
The next day, as soon as she arrived at the classroom, she handed the invitation letter that she prepared to Mikayla. “My family is hosting a banquet tonight at my home. I would like you to attend.”
Looking at the golden invitation letter, Mikayla was a little surprised. “Is this for me?”
“Of course it is! You are the first friend that I made when I came here. You must come to the banquet tonight.”
After receiving her invitation, Mikayla nodded her head firmly. “Alright. I‘ll be there.”
With a smile, Elise went back to her seat.
“Have you heard that the Griffith Family is hosting a banquet tonight? My dad has already received an invitation from them.”
“Is that true? Does that mean we get to see the famous young master of the Griffith Family, Alexander?”
“I heard that not only is he handsome, he is rich too. I once saw him from afar and I can say that he is the most handsome man that I have ever seen. If I can marry him, I will definitely die a happy woman.”
Listening to their words, Elise suddenly paused, a pen in her hand. I can‘t believe Alexander is so highly regarded among these girls.
However, she didn’t pay much attention to their gossip, so she continued with her school work.
On the other hand, Danny saw Elise the moment he came into the classroom. Even though he didn‘t want to admit defeat, he wasn‘t a sore loser, so he came to her and placed a cup of smoothie on her desk. “This is for you, Boss. You should drink it before it melts.”
Elise was startled at first but after staring at the smoothie on her desk, she subconsciously lifted her eyes. However, he quickly avoided her gaze and sat back on his seat.
With a smile, she replied, “Thanks,”
Meanwhile, Danny was angry with himsell deep down. Why did I come up with that bet in the first place?
“I really should know better!” he muttered and sighed to himself.
As the main focus of tonight‘s banquet at the Griffith Residence, Elise didn‘t attend school during the evening. Instead, she was brought to a high fashion store by Danny.
After looking her up and down, Danny couldn‘t help but say, “You have quite the figure, but it doesn‘t go well with your plain face.”
Elise felt speechless when listening to him, so she turned toward the designer. “I just need a simple dress. I can apply my makeup by myself.”
After taking a serious look at her, the designer said pertinently. “The curves and proportions of your body are quite good. Do you want to try this dress?“,
With just a glance, Elise was immediately mesmerized by the dress the designer was referring to, but she quickly realized that it would be a huge waste If such a beautiful dress was put next to her ugly face.
“What do you think, Miss Sinclair? Do you like it?”
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