Neither the manager nor the assistant said anything, but the glee in their eyes was very visible.
Alice was so mad when she saw the them laughing at her so much.
But that was not the worst part. The worst part was Amber’s “Who do you think you are?”
It was the first time she had ever been scolded like that.
It was just plain humiliating.
“So, Miss Reed, you’re not gonna let the dress out, are you?” Alice’s hands were tightly clutched on the armrests of her wheelchair, her voice surly.
Amber looks at her coldly, “It’s mine. Why should I give it to you? If it were yours, would you give it to me?”
Of course not!
Alice unconsciously replied.
But her face did not show what she thought.
And, as far as she was concerned, she could rob people and they must give it to her.
But if someone tried to rob her, it was a terrible crime and unforgivable.
She was one of those people who didn’t hold herself to the same standard as everyone else.
“Miss Reed, aren’t you afraid that people in your circle will say that you have no sympathy and mercy?” Alice squinted threateningly.
Amber looked at her like she was a fool, “I know what you’re trying to say, I know what you’re trying to do, but I’m telling you, nobody in this circle is stupid. Since they have been in the circle, not out of the circle, that means they are smart. It’s impossible for them not to see who’s right and who’s wrong. If I did give the dress away, it would be a shame not only on me, but on everyone in the community. After all, in their mind, do they have to give up their stuff to someone else? And if they do not, does it mean that they are wrong and unreasonable?”
At this point, Amber took a step closer, “Now, Miss Alice, if I told the circle about your idea, how would the circle react?”
Alice’s face was pale, and there was a flicker of panic in her eyes.
What else could they do? They wanted her dead, of course.
She did think that if Amber did not let her, she would convince the circle that Amber was a strong, unforgiving person, and that those in the circle who worked with the Reed family would be wary of Amber. But it never occurred to her that she, too, had offended others in her circle.
Exactly, as Amber said. If someone was interested in something in the hands of others in the circle, and asked for it, if it was not given, did it also mean that the person who owned it was unreasonable and unforgiving?
Alice didn’t expect Amber to catch on so quickly.
Now she was the one with the real dilemma.
Amber smiled as Alice’s face changed like a color palette.
She thought this woman could last a long time, but that was it.
Amber pursed her lips in a bored way, “Miss Alice, I know that if I don’t give it to you, you’ll make my business partners wary of me, and if I do, you’ll make me everyone’s joke, and everyone will know that I’m a coward. But it never occurred to you from the beginning that even if I didn’t give it to you, the circle wouldn’t be on my guard. Because it’s never wrong not to give up what’s yours. My partners will only appreciate me because I am a determined person and they will feel more comfortable working with me. You’re not a manager, you don’t know how it works, and you take people too lightly and too stupid!”
And with that she gave a mocking smile, “Since I gave it to you, people in the circle would bully me, which was even more unlikely. Because in the first place, I would not give it to you. Besides, even if I let you have this dress, do you think you could wear it? Do you deserve it?”
Amber unrolled the dress. Faced with Alice’s anger, she went on, “This dress is based on my figure, and you may be taller than me, but you’re in terrible shape. You have no boobs and no butt. Do you think you’ll look good in this dress? No, it’s ugly. It’s a copycat.”
She didn’t mean to be so mean, but she hated this Alice so much.
She hated her so much that she didn’t want to save any face for this Alice.
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