Rebirth of the Deadly Beauty novel Chapter 83

Yolanda hung up the phone and glanced across the street. There was a fruit store right there.

"I've got some plans tonight. I won't be heading back with you," she said to Bryce before heading toward the fruit store across the road.

"See you tomorrow…" Bryce muttered. He felt a bit down as he watched her walk away.

He couldn't quite explain it. Ever since Yolanda came out of the juvenile detention center, she seemed to possess an inexplicable air that irresistibly drew him.

However, he also felt like the distance between them was growing. It was as if the good times when they used to be friends were slipping away beyond his reach.

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Yolanda bought a fruit basket from the store and then took a taxi to the Regency Hotel. By the time she arrived, dinner had already started.

As she entered the banquet hall, Alice and Joe Henderson were busy making rounds and toasting with guests as if this were their event.

The moment Alice spotted Yolanda walking in, she raised her voice and chastised her loudly, "Yolanda, why are you so late? It's been over half an hour. I thought you weren't coming."

"School ended late," Yolanda replied coolly.

After responding, she glanced around the room. Soon, her gaze fell on a couple sitting at the main table not far away.

They were Alice's older brother, Neil Lawson, and his wife, Elena Silva. They were also the organizers of the event.

It was clear from their expressions that Alice had probably bad-mouthed Yolanda to them as they looked at her with thinly veiled disdain.

Most of the other guests present were Alice's relatives from her family home. Seeing Yolanda's plain outfit and overweight figure, many of them frowned in disapproval.

Yolanda ignored the unfriendly stares around her. She focused instead on her purpose for being there.

She walked directly up to Neil and Elena, presenting them with the fruit basket. The couple glanced at the modest gift with faint disapproval.