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He added, “It’s just a dress–what’s the big deal? She can wear whatever she wants; it’s her choice.”
Someone else spoke up, using Jackson’s name to persuade Taylor. “Today is Mr. Jackson’s birthday. Ms. Taylor, you wouldn’t want to upset him, right?”
Sensing the shift in momentum as the crowd began siding with her, Elsie lifted her hand and gently wiped away her tears, her lips curling into a victorious smile.
Taylor saw it–of course she did–but she couldn’t explode, not with Jackson’s reputation at stake.
What she really marveled at was Elsie’s manipulation. Play the victim, and you win the crowd.
Elsie had it down to an art. She wore a fake dress and stole the spotlight, yet with a few tears and Paul’s defense, she was the one painted as aggressive and overbearing.
Taylor had once thought Yunice was too much of a pushover; now, caught in a trap herself, she finally understood what Yunice had been living through.
Taylor curled her lip into a cold smirk and shot Elsie. I won’t forget this.
After Taylor and Paul walked off, a few gentlemen politely offered Elsie tissues.
She accepted with practiced grace, dabbing at her tears with delicate fingers. When she looked up again, her expression had transformed into a demure and elegant smile.
She’d actually managed to best Taylor tonight. Unbelievable. So what if Taylor came from an elite family?
That didn’t make her invincible. But the gown…
Elsie wasn’t stupid. She knew it couldn’t be a coincidence that she showed up in the same dress as Taylor. If Yunice had been the one wearing this gown, I would’ve been the one humiliated just now.
Elsie couldn’t figure out why Wyatt would do this. She began scanning the crowd for any sign of Yunice. Is she even here tonight?
“Yunice Elsie turned her head and, through the crowd, spotted her.
Yunice wore a princess–cut gown, her pale skin glowing under the lights as she stood quietly among the guests.
Smiling softly, she set down her champagne and gracefully made her way toward the restroom
She went alone. No one followed her Elsie’s eyes darkened. She followed immediately—she had questions, and she wanted answers.
The restroom was at the end of a quiet hallway, tucked away from the main bustle. Hardly anyone passed through there
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up her pace.
Timidly, she asked, “Are you friends with Yunice? Or… with Taylor?”
They weren’t interested in her excuses. They lunged forward and, stripped the dress off her.
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