Chapter 5.2: Encountering
Julia clicked her tongue and shook her head,
If only this snobbish girl saw what Jared looked like, she would regret her decision for the rest of her life.
Naomi heard Julia behind her. She looked at her from head to toe and said, “What‘ s your problem, Miss?”
Julia calmly raised her brows and replied, “Nothing. We don‘ t know each other. Why don’t we mind our businesses?”
Naomi scoffed and glared at her, annoyed by Julia’s sassy tone.
“Naomi, don’t waste your time on her. Just by the looks of her cheap clothes, she’s probably from the countryside. Talking to people like her will only make you look cheap,” the other girl rebutted, eyeing Julia’s body with disgust.
‘Cheap clothes?‘ Julia thought. She looked at her body. These clothes were from Jared. ‘Wow. Did they really give me cheap clothes? Didn’t they think about their family‘ s image and reputation?
Julia looked at the girls in front of her. ‘Or maybe these two are wrong. They‘ re tasteless and can’t even see what real designer items are.‘
“Excuse me,” Julia walked past the two and headed straight to the Lanco store. She entered the store and grabbed some of the clothes, checking them on her body through the mirror.
The salesperson walked near her. Just as she was about to prepare Julia‘ s order, Naomi’s voice blared inside the store.
“Excuse me, Miss. I just want to warn you that this woman is from the outskirts of this city and perhaps has never seen the world before. She just wanted to try some of your clothes but I doubt she’ll buy any. You should keep an eye on her.”
The salesperson’s gaze transferred to Julia, shocked and alert.
Julia calmly gave more clothes to the saleslady. “I’ll take these as well.”
“Can you even afford them?” Naomi interjected. “The clothes they sell here start at a thousand dollars. Do you even have that much amount?”
Julia ignored Naomi‘ s remark and turned to the salesperson. “Please, pack them for me.”
Naomi clenched her fists, not liking how Julia deliberately treated her like a ghost. All of a sudden, she reached for the clothes and held them.
“I’ll take them, Miss.”
Julia frowned. Impatience was evident on her face. She had always been cool and doesn’t easily get annoyed, but when someone pushed her buttons, she would be unstoppable.
“I got them first!” Julia pulled the other end of the clothes.
The salesperson stood between them, nervous. “Excuse me. These clothes are not limited edition. Luckily, we still have a few more items in the back. You both can buy the same products.”
“Now go get your own clothes,” Julia told Naomi.
Naomi tugged at the clothes harder. “And why should I do that?”
“Why?” Julia laughed. “First come, first serve. Didn’t your parents teach you that when you were younger? They always say, ‘Never look down on non–city people.‘ Well, even the poorest people would educate their children about the value of buying things!”
Naomi‘ s breathing intensified. Her face turned from tan to red. Her eyes were filled with rage as she looked at Julia.
“You, bitch. How dare you imply that I’m unmannered!”
Julia glanced at Naomi’s hand on the clothes and smirked. “Aren’t you?”
“You!” Naomi‘ s body shook with anger. If looks could kill, Julia might be dead meat by now.
After an entire minute of staring at each other, Naomi turned to the salesperson and took out her membership card from her designer purse. “Here’s my membership card. Now, give me these clothes.”
The salesperson took the card. She glanced at Julia apologetically and said, “Okay, Ma‘ am. I’ll prepare them for you.”
Naomi looked at Julia with an arrogant expression. She crossed her arms on her chest.
“Wait a minute,” Julia announced. “I’m an acquaintance of your boss. You’ll give me these clothes,” she told the salesperson.
“What?” Naomi chuckled and looked at her friend. “Did you hear her, Daphne? She said she knows the owner of Lanco. Should I claim that I’m the girlfriend of the owner?”
“No way. This is too funny!”
The two women burst out laughing. Naomi even wiped a tear from her eye.
“Oh,” Julia butted in. “Do you want to be Wolf Five‘ s girlfriend? Well, I’ll give you some advice.” She took a step closer to Naomi and whispered, “You can’t.”
Naomi glared at her. “What are you talking about? If you have the guts, then-” Before she could finish speaking, Julia took out her phone and clicked a number.
“Hey. Wolf Five, I’m at your store. I’d like to buy some clothes, but I’m having some trouble,” she calmly said.
