"It's been a while, Winnie," Julie said as she wore the sunglasses in her hair.
Even after Julie saw Winnie, the expression on her face remained unchanged, but the look in her eyes softened a lot.
"This is for you!" Winnie passed the bouquet to Julie excitedly. Then, she introduced Julie and Yolanda to each other.
"This is my friend, Julie Monroe, Yolanda. This is my cousin, Yolanda, Julie."
"Hi," Yolanda greeted and nodded in acknowledgment to Julie, but Julie merely dipped her chin down a little in an unbothered manner. She didn't even care to say hello.
"Don't mind her, Yolanda. Julie's like this to everyone." Winnie smiled as she tried to pacify the situation. She took the initiative to carry Julie's luggage.
"Let's go."
"How so?" Julie stood there, unmoving. "You bought a car, Winnie?"
"No. I just graduated two years ago. I can't afford a car yet. My cousin had hers driven here so we can go back in her car."
"Her car?" Julie, who had her sunglasses on her face again lowered it slightly to give Yolanda a once over. Then, she frowned slightly.
"Forget it. My dad has arranged for a driver to get me."
She saw how shabby Yolanda's attire was and assumed that she wouldn't have any cars worth her while.
She couldn't afford to embarrass herself by turning up at the hotel in a Corolla.
"Huh? Then I—" Winnie was caught in between. If Julie didn't want to go with them, what was she supposed to do?
Yolanda offered to send them back out of the goodness of her heart. If she were to follow Julie, it would be very rude of her, but she came all the way to welcome Julie, so she couldn't just follow Yolanda back to the city.
"You haven't seen your friend in a while. You should go with her. I can go back on my own." Yolanda saw the dilemma Winnie was in and made the decision for her.
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