Someone from the crowd could not contain her curiosity and asked, "Ms. Hall, what are these?" Stella approached, appearing slightly embarrassed.
She said, " Didn't I mention earlier? The weather is cold these days, so I thought of giving some clothing items to keep everyone warm." "But didn't you say you had prepared something more uniform? These don't look uniform at all.
They're all different." another from the crowd said.
Stella explained, “They are uniform in a way.
I didn't know everyone's sizes, and since we're not all acquainted yet, asking directly felt too presumptuous.
So, I opted for a uniform approach and bought everything in size S.
"Seeing that some of you have a similar build to mine today, I initially thought of exchanging a few for size M.
But Jaylene insisted I give them out today, and seeing everyone so eager, I had no choice but to bring them over." Stella touched the fabric of the clothes and added, "These might not look very thick, but they're actually quite warm and comfortable.
Jaylene often wears these brands herself.
Considering we're about the same age, I figured our tastes would be similar.” Julia was annoyed by Stella's words and thought, ‘So, uniform meant the size was uniform? Is she genuinely this oblivious?' Then Julia turned to Jaylene and saw that her reaction was clearly far from pleased.
However, she was unaware of why Jaylene was so infuriated.
Jaylene was angry because every piece on the rack was part of the clothing she had used to mock Stella in the past.
All were sizes that Stella could not fit in.
‘In my wildest dreams, I had not anticipated that Stella would use these items as gifts at Caline to win favor.
Despite her eloquent justification, how could she be so shameless!' Jaylene thought angrily.
The crowds were not concerned with whether Stella was genuinely naive or playing dumb.
Luxury brand apparel, each piece valued in the five figures, was universally appealing, regardless of its intended message.
Yet, they thought accepting such expensive gifts did come with a sense of obligation.
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