Yvonne's breathing hitched.
"Just wait until class ends," Natalie said as she walked into the classroom.
Yvonne had no choice but to follow her in.
She thought that Natalie was possessed.
At that time, some of the girls in the classroom were gathered together and discussing something excitedly. The one leading the conversation was Kimberly.
As soon as Yvonne sat down, she used her phone to research which psychiatric hospital was better, so she wasn't listening to any of those girls' words, but Natalie heard it clearly.
"Have you all received the invitations? A big tycoon from Europe will be coming to Agaphen City tomorrow and he's holding a ball. I heard that all the debutantes and bigwigs were invited. In short, it's going to be very lively."
"Yes, I got mine."
"Me too."
A chorus of voices echoed.
Kimberly's gaze suddenly fell on Natalie's
face.
"Alas, while most of the people in our class are the rich and elite, some of them are not, just like her. I don't think she received an invitation."
The people around her didn't dare speak.
After all, the fact that Natalie's father was working for YS Group was still vivid in their minds. No one at present dared to say anything in front of her.
After all, Natalie's father might be able to take action in the future.
However, everyone was also doubtful at the same time.
That tycoon was coming to Agaphen City to expand his business and almost all the well-known people in the city were invited. If Natalie's father was doing well in YS Group, why wouldn't he be invited?
Kimberly's voice got louder. "I heard that the reason why a certain someone's father was hired to be the person in charge was that YS Group was planning to open up a new but small department and Mr. Whitlock happened to see a certain someone's father at the right time so he was hired on a whim. But even so, does that mean anything? As a mere person in charge, he isn't even an ant in Mr. Whitlock's eyes, so why would he receive an invitation?" "Kimberly, did Natalie's father really not receive an invitation?"
"Of course not!" Kimberly shouted loudly, "How can a small person in charge of a small department possibly receive an invitation? A certain someone really wasn't meant to have the life of a debutante, so how could she be compared to people like us? We are the real debutantes!"
Natalie suddenly stood up.
She looked at Kimberly and said with a slight smile, "Kimberly, do you mean that any girl who attends that ball will be regarded as a so-called debutante?"
"Of course!" Kimberly said.
She did a thorough check before and James' name wasn't on the invitation list, so Natalie could not possibly attend as his family member.
She only wanted to ridicule Natalie.
The smile on Natalie's lips deepened. "I see. I got it."
She sat down and said nothing more.
When the people around Kimberly saw that Natalie didn't say anything, they all immediately understood the situation.
It seemed that Natalie's father really had not received an invitation!
What the heck? They even thought that since Natalie's father was the person-in-charge of YS Group's unmanned supermarket, he might've become someone notable, but he still was nothing in the end.
If people were born poor, becoming powerful would just not be possible for them.
All of a sudden, the discussion became more spirited.
"Kimberly, you're right. Even if Natalie's father works for YS Group, it still can't change her family's poor life."
"Ah, we're all going to attend the ball tomorrow and it's going to be a symbol of our social status as debutantes. What a pity. Tsk, tsk."
"I thought that a certain someone could take advantage of her father to turn things around. It seems that she's still a peasant, huh?"
"A peasant will always be a peasant. Don't even think of climbing up the social ladder!"
The more they said, the bigger Natalie's smile became.
The more unpleasant their words were, the more embarrassed they would be the following night.
She didn't care whether she was a debutante or not, but she wanted to humiliate them.
After that heavy rain, Natalie felt as if she was reborn anew.
It turned out her low self-esteem before made her continuously convince herself to not argue with others because there was no need to say unnecessary things to people.
She finally realized the culprit behind her actions.
She didn't want anyone to know about her relationship with Tobias because she felt that she wasn't good enough for him; that was why she tried to hide it.
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