As Winnie walked, she kept turning back to see if Yolanda was following along.
"She's an adult. She won't lose her way that easily. Why do you care so much for her?" Julie grumbled exasperatedly.
"You're too foolish. If I were you, I wouldn't even bring stupid fools like her to the cocktail party with me."
"How could you say such a thing, Julie?" Against Julie's snarky remarks, Winnie, who usually had a good temperament, got angry.
"Yolanda is my cousin. No matter how much you dislike her, you shouldn't talk ill about her in front of me. This is just basic courtesy between friends, isn't it? If I badmouthed your family to you, would you be happy about that?"
Julie's words got lodged in her throat. She didn't speak for a very long time. After that, she said unwillingly, "She's just your cousin.
"How is she considered your immediate family? I advise you to distance yourself from her. She isn't as simpleminded as you think."
"All these are just your biased views, Julie!"
Winnie didn't want to continue with this topic of conversation with Julie, so she tried again. "You're the organizer of today's cocktail party, Julie. You must be very busy. You can just leave me be."
After she was done, Winnie turned around and headed toward Yolanda.
"Yolanda, let's head to the treats area to get something to eat."
Julie stood there. A storm was brewing on her face as she glared intently at Yolanda. Coldness filled her gaze.
Winnie would never speak to her like this last time. She had known Winnie for so long. She knew Winnie very well.
However, she got one thing wrong. Winnie might have a good temperament, but it didn't mean that she was without emotions. If anyone were to do anything she couldn't accept in her presence, she would still get riled up.
"Let's go." Yolanda cast a sidelong glance at Julie as she deduced Julie's purpose of inviting Winnie today.
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