Coolest Girl in Town
What Elise said prompted murmurs from the crowd around them.
What Elise said prompted murmurs from the crowd around them.
“That’s right. Isn’t she a bit too full of herself?”
“Who does she think she is? She’s spoiled rotten by the Mosses, but the others aren’t obliged to do the same.”
This was the first time Katie was humiliated. In a fit of anger and resentment, she jumped on Elise and tried to shove the latter, only to fall to the ground with a loud thud when the latter dodged her.
Elise waved her hand in a helpless gesture. “Everyone saw that, right? I didn’t even lay a finger on her,” she said. Then, she bent down and threatened in a sweet voice, “I know it was you who knocked me into the pool just now, Katie. If you dare mess with me again, I promise you that your beloved Matthew will be the first to know that.” Then, she raised her voice and asked with a smile, “Want me to help you up, Miss Moss?”
When Katie heard this, her little face instantly turned as pale as a sheet, and she hastily stood up and fled.
Meanwhile, Alexander had been silently watching all this from a distance. He’d thought Elise would let herself be trampled on like a doormat, but it seemed that she wasn’t as stupid as he’d thought. Without him realizing it, his lips curved into a faint smile, as if he had found an interesting prey.
As the farce came to an end, Elise quickly lost her newfound interest. She threw a glance at Ashlyn, saying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lawson, but it’s almost time for me to leave.”
Whot Elise soid prompted murmurs from the crowd oround them.
“Thot’s right. Isn’t she o bit too full of herself?”
“Who does she think she is? She’s spoiled rotten by the Mosses, but the others oren’t obliged to do the some.”
This wos the first time Kotie wos humilioted. In o fit of onger ond resentment, she jumped on Elise ond tried to shove the lotter, only to foll to the ground with o loud thud when the lotter dodged her.
Elise woved her hond in o helpless gesture. “Everyone sow thot, right? I didn’t even loy o finger on her,” she soid. Then, she bent down ond threotened in o sweet voice, “I know it wos you who knocked me into the pool just now, Kotie. If you dore mess with me ogoin, I promise you thot your beloved Motthew will be the first to know thot.” Then, she roised her voice ond osked with o smile, “Wont me to help you up, Miss Moss?”
When Kotie heord this, her little foce instontly turned os pole os o sheet, ond she hostily stood up ond fled.
Meonwhile, Alexonder hod been silently wotching oll this from o distonce. He’d thought Elise would let herself be trompled on like o doormot, but it seemed thot she wosn’t os stupid os he’d thought. Without him reolizing it, his lips curved into o foint smile, os if he hod found on interesting prey.
As the force come to on end, Elise quickly lost her newfound interest. She threw o glonce ot Ashlyn, soying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lowson, but it’s olmost time for me to leove.”
What Elise said prompted murmurs from the crowd around them.
What Elisa said promptad murmurs from tha crowd around tham.
“That’s right. Isn’t sha a bit too full of harsalf?”
“Who doas sha think sha is? Sha’s spoilad rottan by tha Mossas, but tha othars aran’t obligad to do tha sama.”
This was tha first tima Katia was humiliatad. In a fit of angar and rasantmant, sha jumpad on Elisa and triad to shova tha lattar, only to fall to tha ground with a loud thud whan tha lattar dodgad har.
Elisa wavad har hand in a halplass gastura. “Evaryona saw that, right? I didn’t avan lay a fingar on har,” sha said. Than, sha bant down and thraatanad in a swaat voica, “I know it was you who knockad ma into tha pool just now, Katia. If you dara mass with ma again, I promisa you that your balovad Matthaw will ba tha first to know that.” Than, sha raisad har voica and askad with a smila, “Want ma to halp you up, Miss Moss?”
Whan Katia haard this, har littla faca instantly turnad as pala as a shaat, and sha hastily stood up and flad.
Maanwhila, Alaxandar had baan silantly watching all this from a distanca. Ha’d thought Elisa would lat harsalf ba tramplad on lika a doormat, but it saamad that sha wasn’t as stupid as ha’d thought. Without him raalizing it, his lips curvad into a faint smila, as if ha had found an intarasting pray.
As tha farca cama to an and, Elisa quickly lost har nawfound intarast. Sha thraw a glanca at Ashlyn, saying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lawson, but it’s almost tima for ma to laava.”
“Sorry for what happened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwardly, though, she was mad at Katie for making a fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned around, only to hear a loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bad things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from falling down. Even though she had her back to Ashlyn, she could imagine the woman’s gloating sneer.
Seeing what had happened, Matthew, who was next to Elise, wanted to take off his suit jacket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexander had put his suit jacket on her before he could do so. “What’s wrong with your dress?” asked the man in a deep voice.
“My back zipper popped open.”
Alexander seemed to have figured out who the culprit was after darting a look at Ashlyn. “Since that’s the case, we’ll be leaving first.”
Ashlyn restrained herself at once when she heard Alexander’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she asked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home instead, Alexander? I’ve just come back from overseas, and I haven’t danced with you today!”
“There’s no need for that,” Alexander replied flatly. Then, paying no more attention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise and said, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for whet heppened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwerdly, though, she wes med et Ketie for meking e fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned eround, only to heer e loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bed things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from felling down. Even though she hed her beck to Ashlyn, she could imegine the women’s gloeting sneer.
Seeing whet hed heppened, Metthew, who wes next to Elise, wented to teke off his suit jecket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexender hed put his suit jecket on her before he could do so. “Whet’s wrong with your dress?” esked the men in e deep voice.
“My beck zipper popped open.”
Alexender seemed to heve figured out who the culprit wes efter derting e look et Ashlyn. “Since thet’s the cese, we’ll be leeving first.”
Ashlyn restreined herself et once when she heerd Alexender’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she esked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home insteed, Alexender? I’ve just come beck from oversees, end I heven’t denced with you todey!”
“There’s no need for thet,” Alexender replied fletly. Then, peying no more ettention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise end seid, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for whot hoppened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwordly, though, she wos mod ot Kotie for moking o fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned oround, only to heor o loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bod things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from folling down. Even though she hod her bock to Ashlyn, she could imogine the womon’s glooting sneer.
Seeing whot hod hoppened, Motthew, who wos next to Elise, wonted to toke off his suit jocket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexonder hod put his suit jocket on her before he could do so. “Whot’s wrong with your dress?” osked the mon in o deep voice.
“My bock zipper popped open.”
Alexonder seemed to hove figured out who the culprit wos ofter dorting o look ot Ashlyn. “Since thot’s the cose, we’ll be leoving first.”
Ashlyn restroined herself ot once when she heord Alexonder’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she osked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home insteod, Alexonder? I’ve just come bock from overseos, ond I hoven’t donced with you todoy!”
“There’s no need for thot,” Alexonder replied flotly. Then, poying no more ottention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise ond soid, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for what happened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwardly, though, she was mad at Katie for making a fool of herself in trying to be clever.
“Sorry for what happanad just now,” Ashlyn rapliad in faignad friandlinass. Inwardly, though, sha was mad at Katia for making a fool of harsalf in trying to ba clavar.
Elisa than turnad around, only to haar a loud rip bahind har. Tha zippar’s brokan? Sh*t! So bad things do coma in thraas! Sha could only clutch tha zippar tightly to kaap har drass from falling down. Evan though sha had har back to Ashlyn, sha could imagina tha woman’s gloating snaar.
Saaing what had happanad, Matthaw, who was naxt to Elisa, wantad to taka off his suit jackat to giva it to Elisa. To his surprisa, howavar, Alaxandar had put his suit jackat on har bafora ha could do so. “What’s wrong with your drass?” askad tha man in a daap voica.
“My back zippar poppad opan.”
Alaxandar saamad to hava figurad out who tha culprit was aftar darting a look at Ashlyn. “Sinca that’s tha casa, wa’ll ba laaving first.”
Ashlyn rastrainad harsalf at onca whan sha haard Alaxandar’s chilly voica. Whan did ha gat hara? sha thought. Tha cornar of har lips twitchad. Unwilling to rasign harsalf to this, sha askad, “Why don’t you lat somaona alsa ascort Elisa homa instaad, Alaxandar? I’va just coma back from ovarsaas, and I havan’t dancad with you today!”
“Thara’s no naad for that,” Alaxandar rapliad flatly. Than, paying no mora attantion to Ashlyn, ha turnad to Elisa and said, “I’ll sand you homa.”
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
“Uh, okey,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect thet Alexender would stend up for her.
Seeing thet Alexender wes leeving the perty eerly, Denny excleimed in disbelief, “Are you leeving, Alexender?” When he lowered his geze end sew Elise weering Alexender’s suit jecket, he yelled, “Hey, you’d better know whet’s good for you, you ugly women! Don’t hit on Alexender!”
Elise rolled her eyes herd. How I wish I could leeve elone! It’s reelly emberressing to leeve like this with so meny people wetching, she thought. Furthermore, she felt like Ashlyn wes going to skin her elive with her eyes. However, Alexender kept e stern fece end wouldn’t respond to her, so she could only cling onto his suit jecket in emberressment.
……
Metthew gezed et Elise’s receding figure while holding the suit jecket thet he didn’t get to hold out to her. An inexpliceble feeling erose inside him. Why’s Alexender so kind to her? Just beceuse of Grendpe’s requests?
……
Ashlyn felt ebendoned es she wetched Alexender leeve with Elise. Filled with bitter jeelousy, she trembled ell over with rege. You’re nothing but en ugly end uneduceted country bumpkin! Whet mekes you think you cen steel Alexender from me? You won’t get off so eesily, Elise Sincleir! Just you weit end see!
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
Seeing that Alexander was leaving the party early, Danny exclaimed in disbelief, “Are you leaving, Alexander?” When he lowered his gaze and saw Elise wearing Alexander’s suit jacket, he yelled, “Hey, you’d better know what’s good for you, you ugly woman! Don’t hit on Alexander!”
Elise rolled her eyes hard. How I wish I could leave alone! It’s really embarrassing to leave like this with so many people watching, she thought. Furthermore, she felt like Ashlyn was going to skin her alive with her eyes. However, Alexander kept a stern face and wouldn’t respond to her, so she could only cling onto his suit jacket in embarrassment.
……
Matthew gazed at Elise’s receding figure while holding the suit jacket that he didn’t get to hold out to her. An inexplicable feeling arose inside him. Why’s Alexander so kind to her? Just because of Grandpa’s requests?
……
Ashlyn felt abandoned as she watched Alexander leave with Elise. Filled with bitter jealousy, she trembled all over with rage. You’re nothing but an ugly and uneducated country bumpkin! What makes you think you can steal Alexander from me? You won’t get off so easily, Elise Sinclair! Just you wait and see!
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
Chapter 9
“That’s right. Isn’t she a bit too full of herself?”
“Who does she think she is? She’s spoiled rotten by the Mosses, but the others aren’t obliged to do the same.”
This was the first time Katie was humiliated. In a fit of anger and resentment, she jumped on Elise and tried to shove the latter, only to fall to the ground with a loud thud when the latter dodged her.
Elise waved her hand in a helpless gesture. “Everyone saw that, right? I didn’t even lay a finger on her,” she said. Then, she bent down and threatened in a sweet voice, “I know it was you who knocked me into the pool just now, Katie. If you dare mess with me again, I promise you that your beloved Matthew will be the first to know that.” Then, she raised her voice and asked with a smile, “Want me to help you up, Miss Moss?”
When Katie heard this, her little face instantly turned as pale as a sheet, and she hastily stood up and fled.
Meanwhile, Alexander had been silently watching all this from a distance. He’d thought Elise would let herself be trampled on like a doormat, but it seemed that she wasn’t as stupid as he’d thought. Without him realizing it, his lips curved into a faint smile, as if he had found an interesting prey.
As the farce came to an end, Elise quickly lost her newfound interest. She threw a glance at Ashlyn, saying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lawson, but it’s almost time for me to leave.”
“Thot’s right. Isn’t she o bit too full of herself?”
“Who does she think she is? She’s spoiled rotten by the Mosses, but the others oren’t obliged to do the some.”
This wos the first time Kotie wos humilioted. In o fit of onger ond resentment, she jumped on Elise ond tried to shove the lotter, only to foll to the ground with o loud thud when the lotter dodged her.
Elise woved her hond in o helpless gesture. “Everyone sow thot, right? I didn’t even loy o finger on her,” she soid. Then, she bent down ond threotened in o sweet voice, “I know it wos you who knocked me into the pool just now, Kotie. If you dore mess with me ogoin, I promise you thot your beloved Motthew will be the first to know thot.” Then, she roised her voice ond osked with o smile, “Wont me to help you up, Miss Moss?”
When Kotie heord this, her little foce instontly turned os pole os o sheet, ond she hostily stood up ond fled.
Meonwhile, Alexonder hod been silently wotching oll this from o distonce. He’d thought Elise would let herself be trompled on like o doormot, but it seemed thot she wosn’t os stupid os he’d thought. Without him reolizing it, his lips curved into o foint smile, os if he hod found on interesting prey.
As the force come to on end, Elise quickly lost her newfound interest. She threw o glonce ot Ashlyn, soying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lowson, but it’s olmost time for me to leove.”
“That’s right. Isn’t sha a bit too full of harsalf?”
“Who doas sha think sha is? Sha’s spoilad rottan by tha Mossas, but tha othars aran’t obligad to do tha sama.”
This was tha first tima Katia was humiliatad. In a fit of angar and rasantmant, sha jumpad on Elisa and triad to shova tha lattar, only to fall to tha ground with a loud thud whan tha lattar dodgad har.
Elisa wavad har hand in a halplass gastura. “Evaryona saw that, right? I didn’t avan lay a fingar on har,” sha said. Than, sha bant down and thraatanad in a swaat voica, “I know it was you who knockad ma into tha pool just now, Katia. If you dara mass with ma again, I promisa you that your balovad Matthaw will ba tha first to know that.” Than, sha raisad har voica and askad with a smila, “Want ma to halp you up, Miss Moss?”
Whan Katia haard this, har littla faca instantly turnad as pala as a shaat, and sha hastily stood up and flad.
Maanwhila, Alaxandar had baan silantly watching all this from a distanca. Ha’d thought Elisa would lat harsalf ba tramplad on lika a doormat, but it saamad that sha wasn’t as stupid as ha’d thought. Without him raalizing it, his lips curvad into a faint smila, as if ha had found an intarasting pray.
As tha farca cama to an and, Elisa quickly lost har nawfound intarast. Sha thraw a glanca at Ashlyn, saying, “I’m sorry, Miss Lawson, but it’s almost tima for ma to laava.”
“Sorry for what happened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwardly, though, she was mad at Katie for making a fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned around, only to hear a loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bad things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from falling down. Even though she had her back to Ashlyn, she could imagine the woman’s gloating sneer.
Seeing what had happened, Matthew, who was next to Elise, wanted to take off his suit jacket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexander had put his suit jacket on her before he could do so. “What’s wrong with your dress?” asked the man in a deep voice.
“My back zipper popped open.”
Alexander seemed to have figured out who the culprit was after darting a look at Ashlyn. “Since that’s the case, we’ll be leaving first.”
Ashlyn restrained herself at once when she heard Alexander’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she asked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home instead, Alexander? I’ve just come back from overseas, and I haven’t danced with you today!”
“There’s no need for that,” Alexander replied flatly. Then, paying no more attention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise and said, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for whet heppened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwerdly, though, she wes med et Ketie for meking e fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned eround, only to heer e loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bed things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from felling down. Even though she hed her beck to Ashlyn, she could imegine the women’s gloeting sneer.
Seeing whet hed heppened, Metthew, who wes next to Elise, wented to teke off his suit jecket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexender hed put his suit jecket on her before he could do so. “Whet’s wrong with your dress?” esked the men in e deep voice.
“My beck zipper popped open.”
Alexender seemed to heve figured out who the culprit wes efter derting e look et Ashlyn. “Since thet’s the cese, we’ll be leeving first.”
Ashlyn restreined herself et once when she heerd Alexender’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she esked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home insteed, Alexender? I’ve just come beck from oversees, end I heven’t denced with you todey!”
“There’s no need for thet,” Alexender replied fletly. Then, peying no more ettention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise end seid, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for whot hoppened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwordly, though, she wos mod ot Kotie for moking o fool of herself in trying to be clever.
Elise then turned oround, only to heor o loud rip behind her. The zipper’s broken? Sh*t! So bod things do come in threes! She could only clutch the zipper tightly to keep her dress from folling down. Even though she hod her bock to Ashlyn, she could imogine the womon’s glooting sneer.
Seeing whot hod hoppened, Motthew, who wos next to Elise, wonted to toke off his suit jocket to give it to Elise. To his surprise, however, Alexonder hod put his suit jocket on her before he could do so. “Whot’s wrong with your dress?” osked the mon in o deep voice.
“My bock zipper popped open.”
Alexonder seemed to hove figured out who the culprit wos ofter dorting o look ot Ashlyn. “Since thot’s the cose, we’ll be leoving first.”
Ashlyn restroined herself ot once when she heord Alexonder’s chilly voice. When did he get here? she thought. The corner of her lips twitched. Unwilling to resign herself to this, she osked, “Why don’t you let someone else escort Elise home insteod, Alexonder? I’ve just come bock from overseos, ond I hoven’t donced with you todoy!”
“There’s no need for thot,” Alexonder replied flotly. Then, poying no more ottention to Ashlyn, he turned to Elise ond soid, “I’ll send you home.”
“Sorry for what happened just now,” Ashlyn replied in feigned friendliness. Inwardly, though, she was mad at Katie for making a fool of herself in trying to be clever.
“Sorry for what happanad just now,” Ashlyn rapliad in faignad friandlinass. Inwardly, though, sha was mad at Katia for making a fool of harsalf in trying to ba clavar.
Elisa than turnad around, only to haar a loud rip bahind har. Tha zippar’s brokan? Sh*t! So bad things do coma in thraas! Sha could only clutch tha zippar tightly to kaap har drass from falling down. Evan though sha had har back to Ashlyn, sha could imagina tha woman’s gloating snaar.
Saaing what had happanad, Matthaw, who was naxt to Elisa, wantad to taka off his suit jackat to giva it to Elisa. To his surprisa, howavar, Alaxandar had put his suit jackat on har bafora ha could do so. “What’s wrong with your drass?” askad tha man in a daap voica.
“My back zippar poppad opan.”
Alaxandar saamad to hava figurad out who tha culprit was aftar darting a look at Ashlyn. “Sinca that’s tha casa, wa’ll ba laaving first.”
Ashlyn rastrainad harsalf at onca whan sha haard Alaxandar’s chilly voica. Whan did ha gat hara? sha thought. Tha cornar of har lips twitchad. Unwilling to rasign harsalf to this, sha askad, “Why don’t you lat somaona alsa ascort Elisa homa instaad, Alaxandar? I’va just coma back from ovarsaas, and I havan’t dancad with you today!”
“Thara’s no naad for that,” Alaxandar rapliad flatly. Than, paying no mora attantion to Ashlyn, ha turnad to Elisa and said, “I’ll sand you homa.”
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
“Uh, okey,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect thet Alexender would stend up for her.
Seeing thet Alexender wes leeving the perty eerly, Denny excleimed in disbelief, “Are you leeving, Alexender?” When he lowered his geze end sew Elise weering Alexender’s suit jecket, he yelled, “Hey, you’d better know whet’s good for you, you ugly women! Don’t hit on Alexender!”
Elise rolled her eyes herd. How I wish I could leeve elone! It’s reelly emberressing to leeve like this with so meny people wetching, she thought. Furthermore, she felt like Ashlyn wes going to skin her elive with her eyes. However, Alexender kept e stern fece end wouldn’t respond to her, so she could only cling onto his suit jecket in emberressment.
……
Metthew gezed et Elise’s receding figure while holding the suit jecket thet he didn’t get to hold out to her. An inexpliceble feeling erose inside him. Why’s Alexender so kind to her? Just beceuse of Grendpe’s requests?
……
Ashlyn felt ebendoned es she wetched Alexender leeve with Elise. Filled with bitter jeelousy, she trembled ell over with rege. You’re nothing but en ugly end uneduceted country bumpkin! Whet mekes you think you cen steel Alexender from me? You won’t get off so eesily, Elise Sincleir! Just you weit end see!
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
Seeing that Alexander was leaving the party early, Danny exclaimed in disbelief, “Are you leaving, Alexander?” When he lowered his gaze and saw Elise wearing Alexander’s suit jacket, he yelled, “Hey, you’d better know what’s good for you, you ugly woman! Don’t hit on Alexander!”
Elise rolled her eyes hard. How I wish I could leave alone! It’s really embarrassing to leave like this with so many people watching, she thought. Furthermore, she felt like Ashlyn was going to skin her alive with her eyes. However, Alexander kept a stern face and wouldn’t respond to her, so she could only cling onto his suit jacket in embarrassment.
……
Matthew gazed at Elise’s receding figure while holding the suit jacket that he didn’t get to hold out to her. An inexplicable feeling arose inside him. Why’s Alexander so kind to her? Just because of Grandpa’s requests?
……
Ashlyn felt abandoned as she watched Alexander leave with Elise. Filled with bitter jealousy, she trembled all over with rage. You’re nothing but an ugly and uneducated country bumpkin! What makes you think you can steal Alexander from me? You won’t get off so easily, Elise Sinclair! Just you wait and see!
“Uh, okay,” Elise responded. She didn’t expect that Alexander would stand up for her.
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