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Blood drained from Hannah's face as her eyes filled with terror.
Jessie pulled the woman aside in a hurry and said to Shane, “I'm so sorry, Mr. Shane. I apologize on her behalf.”
The man completely ignored Jessie's words, acting as though it was air passing through. He then turned to Natalie
and spoke softly, “I have a meeting later, so I'll be heading off now. Text me before you board.”
“Okay.” Natalie nodded.
The next thing she knew, Shane lifted her chin and kissed her on the mouth.
Her face turned crimson instantly. It did not help that Joyce and Sally were whistling and cheering on the side.
Jessie and Hannah, on the other hand, were watching them with downcast eyes.
“What are you doing? People are staring.” Natalie snapped back to reality and pushed him away.
Wiping the corner of his mouth with a thumb, Shane threw an intimidating glance toward Joyce and Sally, who
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtquickly waved their hands. “No, no. We didn't see anything.”
Feeling satisfied, the man shifted his gaze back to Natalie. “They didn't see anything.”
She let out a chuckle. “Alright, alright. Just go before you're late for the meeting.”
“Okay. Remember to give me a call when you arrive,” Shane reminded before he left.
Silas nodded politely at the few women and followed suit.
When the two men were out of sight, Sally crossed her arms and remarked casually, “I can't help but notice
someone try to openly seduce another woman's husband. I suppose some people have no shame.” She glared at
Hannah in disdain.
“But wasn't it liberating to see her getting shot down and publicly humiliated?” Joyce chimed in, and both of them
roared with laughter.
Butthurt, Hannah stomped her feet and cried, “Stop laughing! Who are you talking about?”
“I refer to whoever is taking this personally,” Sally commented coldly.
“You...”
“Shut it!” Jessie barked. “Are you not humiliated enough? Stop making a fool of yourself, or I'll take another model
with me for the competition.”
Her threat was effective as Hannah zipped her mouth immediately.
Jessie's expression softened when she turned to Natalie. “I'm sorry, Ms. Smith. That was really embarrassing.”
“That's alright. Enlighten me, though. Why did you choose Hannah to be your partner?”
A glint of hesitation flashed across the woman's eyes before she answered, “Well, I thought we'd be compatible.”
“In that case, your eyes are not very sharp,” muttered Joyce.
Jessie's expression darkened momentarily before she resumed her composure. “Anyway, we'll be heading inside
now. Let’s catch up again at the competition venue.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Sure.” Natalie nodded.
With that, Jessie and Hannah took their leave.
Watching them from behind, Sally suddenly commented, “Look at the way Jessie walks. It's so stiff.”
“Stiff?” Following Sally's gaze, Natalie and Joyce turned their vision to Jessie's legs.
“Frankly, I can't tell that she's walking strange,” Joyce said.
Sally continued in all seriousness, “I don't blame you. Us models have to go through training, including how we walk.
I can tell you for sure that the way Jessie walks is indeed unnatural, especially the stiffness at the knee.”
“Maybe she was born that way,” Joyce commented.
Sally nodded. “Maybe. This is the first time I've seen someone walk this way though. Hey, what's that?” She noticed
a tiny notebook on the floor where Jessie had stood moments ago.
Natalie picked it up. “This should be Jessie's. I'll return to her when we reach the competition venue.”
“Let's check out what's inside,” Joyce suggested.
Natalie was about to reject the idea when her friend snatched the notebook from her hand.
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