Chloe had a smile on her face, but her vibe was icy cold. She stared at them without a hint of fear, her gaze filled with disdain as if they were nothing but a bunch of amateurs. This almost caused an uproar.
The crowd was quick to egg Lisa on, urging her to put Chloe in her place. But Lisa hesitated. She was well aware of Chloe's skills. Chloe had been training in taekwondo since she was a kid; rumor had it she was a ninth-degree black belt. Lisa had never seen Chloe go all out, but from their previous encounters, she knew enough. She definitely couldn't take Chloe down, nor could her other friends.
Lisa wasn’t stupid. She wasn’t about to start a fight and ruin her meticulously planned birthday party. Glancing at the clock, she knew her moment had come. Sure enough, she spotted a slim figure not too far away. A cunning smile spread across her face.
Lisa turned to Chloe with an exaggerated grin, “Chloe, if my shoes are spoilt, so be it. I've got loads of designer heels worth millions. Why would I ever hold a grudge over something like that?”
The crowd was baffled by Lisa’s sudden change of heart. Then Lisa waved to someone in the distance, “Linda, over here!”
At the mention of Linda’s name, Chloe’s instinctive reaction was to frown, her elegant eyebrows knitting together. Lisa’s heart soared; her plan was working perfectly. Only a fool would confront Chloe head-on. To really get to Chloe, you had to go for the heart, and Linda was the sharpest tool in the shed.
Linda had just arrived. Lisa waltzed past Chloe and quickly linked arms with Linda, guiding her over affectionately. “Let me introduce everyone. This is my dear friend Linda, who is fresh off the plane from studying abroad.”
Clueless about the reality, the crowd mistook Linda for Lisa’s close friend and greeted her warmly. In truth, Linda and Lisa had barely any interaction. This get-together stemmed from a last-minute birthday invite from Lisa.
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