Natalie had obviously aged, but she looked prettier than she had been back in university.
"Is that really Natalie? I can't believe it!" someone couldn't help but whisper.
"Oh my god, no wonder they said money changes a person. Natalie transformed completely after being with Tobias."
"She is not as poor as she used to be. She's now totally different from before."
"Look at her dress. It must be expensive. I've seen it before in magazines."
"I didn't expect that the two poorest girls in our university would be living the best life out of all of us now."
Slowly, their words turned harsh.
"Although she looks good, we don't know what happens behind the scenes. Maybe she is wearing borrowed clothes. Don't rich families treat any daughter-in-laws poorly like that?"
"That's right. She has been with Tobias for many years. Maybe Tobias now detests her. Men are always fickle." "Yeah, that's true, she came alone. If she really has a good relationship with Tobias, why didn't Tobias come today? It must be because they had a falling out."
"Well, she's poor and she has nothing so how can she even keep Tobias's attention? Natalie may live a good life on the surface but it may not be the same in reality."
The crowd found comfort in talking bad about Natalie. They gave her side glance because they thought she was simply acting.
Meanwhile, Natalie and Yvonne were completely unaware about the words going around.
They chatted with each other happily.
Yvonne was usually busy with her work hence she and Natalie had a lot to talk about.
"Really? I didn't even know that Sebastian was getting married. I'm still feeling dazed about it," Natalie said with a smile.
Yvonne also had a smile on her face.
She remembered that back in her school days, how she'd tried her best to help Natalie and Sebastian get together.
"It's good that he's married. He also found his own happiness," Yvonne said.
As a friend, she knew about Sebastian's feelings toward Natalie. It was actually quite sad for him as Natalie ended up with Tobias in the end and Sebastian never stood a chance.
But fortunately, Sebastian had put all behind him. Otherwise, he would not have gotten married.
"Yes," Natalie's smile deepened.
The wedding then started. The bride and groom gave a speech and made a toast to everyone.
The bride was a very lovely girl with a fair face and big eyes. She looked young. Her name was Margot.
While they were giving a toast, Margot noticed Yvonne and widened her eyes, "Oh my gosh, you're the superstar Yvonne Simpson, I know who you are."
Yvonne smiled in a natural and graceful manner. "Can I ask you for an autograph?" Margot asked. "No problem," Yvonne said straightforwardly, "Sebastian and I are good friends. You can have as many as you want."
Margot looked at Natalie again. She thought for a moment and said, "You are, you are Nata-."
"Natalie Godfrey," Sebastian reminded, "My good friend Natalie."
Yvonne noticed something.
Sebastian smiled very naturally when he was introducing Natalie.
Yvonne felt a little emotional.
It seemed that Sebastian had really let go of Natalie. Otherwise, he would not be able to introduce Natalie to Margot in such a natural way.
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