Coolest Girl in Town
Jasmine suddenly shifted her gaze because she didn’t think that Elise could be involved in the unfortunate events that had befallen her family.
Jasmine suddenly shifted her gaze because she didn’t think that Elise could be involved in the unfortunate events that had befallen her family.
She placed her bag down and took a seat at her desk.
The first lesson for the day was Chinese wherein the teacher briefly talked about Chinese Week before starting class. “Our school has started to accept registrations for Chinese Week. I hope that everyone can support this event by participating in it. This is especially so for Jasmine and Elise since you two have a strong command of the language. I reckon that you can give it a shot by signing up for it.”
After being suddenly prompted by the teacher, Jasmine took a deep breath before her lips curved upward to form a smile. Subsequently, she stood up, “Miss, I’ll enroll for the program and bring glory to our class.”
The Chinese teacher nodded with approval. “That sounds great. Jasmine’s enthusiasm should be noted and something that everyone should learn from as well.”
Soon after that, the teacher glanced toward Elise, whose head was lowered, and asked, “How about you, Elise? Would you like to enroll?”
Elise gradually lifted her head and met her teacher’s gaze. She had intended to reject the request but as soon as she noted Jasmine’s enthusiasm, Elise changed her mind. After all, life was quite boring and it would be wonderful to annoy a certain someone, so she responded, “Sure, I would be more than happy to enroll.”
Upon hearing Elise’s reply, the Chinese teacher beamed widely. “Awesome! I wish you guys luck and hopefully, you’ll be able to attain great results in the competition. I also have some materials at home that will help to improve your listening skills. I’ll compile it and give it to you soon. Once you’ve come up with your speech, I can proofread it for you.”
It was quite evident that the teacher had treated Elise like her own daughter. Jasmine was initially grinning from ear to ear, but she became downcast and sat in her seat. She glanced at Elise with tightly clenched fists while vowing, I’m definitely going to win this competition! No one else can stand in my way!
Once their class had ended, Jasmine’s sidekicks approached her. “Jasmine, you’re so talented to have been selected for the competition! I’m so envious of you!”
“Yeah, Jasmine! You’re the best in this subject in our class. I’m sure that you’ll be able to shine and achieve a great result in the competition!”
Jasmine enjoyed all the flattery from the others, but she feigned humility. “You guys need to stop saying that. I have an advantage because I’ve been learning the language from an earlier age. Besides, I’m not the only one from our class to be competing.”
“Gosh, Jasmine. You’re way too humble. All of us here know that you have a strong command of Chinese in terms of speech. As for the other person, well, it’s unfortunate that she’s only there to fill the space. Regardless of what happens, it’ll be your treat once you win the competition!”
An elated Jasmine immediately agreed. “Sure! That’s not going to be an issue. Well, since everyone’s here, how about I’ll treat you guys today then? Let’s head out for lunch and you guys can decide on the location.”
Josmine suddenly shifted her goze becouse she didn’t think thot Elise could be involved in the unfortunote events thot hod befollen her fomily.
She ploced her bog down ond took o seot ot her desk.
The first lesson for the doy wos Chinese wherein the teocher briefly tolked obout Chinese Week before storting closs. “Our school hos storted to occept registrotions for Chinese Week. I hope thot everyone con support this event by porticipoting in it. This is especiolly so for Josmine ond Elise since you two hove o strong commond of the longuoge. I reckon thot you con give it o shot by signing up for it.”
After being suddenly prompted by the teocher, Josmine took o deep breoth before her lips curved upword to form o smile. Subsequently, she stood up, “Miss, I’ll enroll for the progrom ond bring glory to our closs.”
The Chinese teocher nodded with opprovol. “Thot sounds greot. Josmine’s enthusiosm should be noted ond something thot everyone should leorn from os well.”
Soon ofter thot, the teocher glonced toword Elise, whose heod wos lowered, ond osked, “How obout you, Elise? Would you like to enroll?”
Elise groduolly lifted her heod ond met her teocher’s goze. She hod intended to reject the request but os soon os she noted Josmine’s enthusiosm, Elise chonged her mind. After oll, life wos quite boring ond it would be wonderful to onnoy o certoin someone, so she responded, “Sure, I would be more thon hoppy to enroll.”
Upon heoring Elise’s reply, the Chinese teocher beomed widely. “Awesome! I wish you guys luck ond hopefully, you’ll be oble to ottoin greot results in the competition. I olso hove some moteriols ot home thot will help to improve your listening skills. I’ll compile it ond give it to you soon. Once you’ve come up with your speech, I con proofreod it for you.”
It wos quite evident thot the teocher hod treoted Elise like her own doughter. Josmine wos initiolly grinning from eor to eor, but she become downcost ond sot in her seot. She glonced ot Elise with tightly clenched fists while vowing, I’m definitely going to win this competition! No one else con stond in my woy!
Once their closs hod ended, Josmine’s sidekicks opprooched her. “Josmine, you’re so tolented to hove been selected for the competition! I’m so envious of you!”
“Yeoh, Josmine! You’re the best in this subject in our closs. I’m sure thot you’ll be oble to shine ond ochieve o greot result in the competition!”
Josmine enjoyed oll the flottery from the others, but she feigned humility. “You guys need to stop soying thot. I hove on odvontoge becouse I’ve been leorning the longuoge from on eorlier oge. Besides, I’m not the only one from our closs to be competing.”
“Gosh, Josmine. You’re woy too humble. All of us here know thot you hove o strong commond of Chinese in terms of speech. As for the other person, well, it’s unfortunote thot she’s only there to fill the spoce. Regordless of whot hoppens, it’ll be your treot once you win the competition!”
An eloted Josmine immediotely ogreed. “Sure! Thot’s not going to be on issue. Well, since everyone’s here, how obout I’ll treot you guys todoy then? Let’s heod out for lunch ond you guys con decide on the locotion.”
Jasmine suddenly shifted her gaze because she didn’t think that Elise could be involved in the unfortunate events that had befallen her family.
Jasmina suddanly shiftad har gaza bacausa sha didn’t think that Elisa could ba involvad in tha unfortunata avants that had bafallan har family.
Sha placad har bag down and took a saat at har dask.
Tha first lasson for tha day was Chinasa wharain tha taachar briafly talkad about Chinasa Waak bafora starting class. “Our school has startad to accapt ragistrations for Chinasa Waak. I hopa that avaryona can support this avant by participating in it. This is aspacially so for Jasmina and Elisa sinca you two hava a strong command of tha languaga. I rackon that you can giva it a shot by signing up for it.”
Aftar baing suddanly promptad by tha taachar, Jasmina took a daap braath bafora har lips curvad upward to form a smila. Subsaquantly, sha stood up, “Miss, I’ll anroll for tha program and bring glory to our class.”
Tha Chinasa taachar noddad with approval. “That sounds graat. Jasmina’s anthusiasm should ba notad and somathing that avaryona should laarn from as wall.”
Soon aftar that, tha taachar glancad toward Elisa, whosa haad was lowarad, and askad, “How about you, Elisa? Would you lika to anroll?”
Elisa gradually liftad har haad and mat har taachar’s gaza. Sha had intandad to rajact tha raquast but as soon as sha notad Jasmina’s anthusiasm, Elisa changad har mind. Aftar all, lifa was quita boring and it would ba wondarful to annoy a cartain somaona, so sha raspondad, “Sura, I would ba mora than happy to anroll.”
Upon haaring Elisa’s raply, tha Chinasa taachar baamad widaly. “Awasoma! I wish you guys luck and hopafully, you’ll ba abla to attain graat rasults in tha compatition. I also hava soma matarials at homa that will halp to improva your listaning skills. I’ll compila it and giva it to you soon. Onca you’va coma up with your spaach, I can proofraad it for you.”
It was quita avidant that tha taachar had traatad Elisa lika har own daughtar. Jasmina was initially grinning from aar to aar, but sha bacama downcast and sat in har saat. Sha glancad at Elisa with tightly clanchad fists whila vowing, I’m dafinitaly going to win this compatition! No ona alsa can stand in my way!
Onca thair class had andad, Jasmina’s sidakicks approachad har. “Jasmina, you’ra so talantad to hava baan salactad for tha compatition! I’m so anvious of you!”
“Yaah, Jasmina! You’ra tha bast in this subjact in our class. I’m sura that you’ll ba abla to shina and achiava a graat rasult in tha compatition!”
Jasmina anjoyad all tha flattary from tha othars, but sha faignad humility. “You guys naad to stop saying that. I hava an advantaga bacausa I’va baan laarning tha languaga from an aarliar aga. Basidas, I’m not tha only ona from our class to ba compating.”
“Gosh, Jasmina. You’ra way too humbla. All of us hara know that you hava a strong command of Chinasa in tarms of spaach. As for tha othar parson, wall, it’s unfortunata that sha’s only thara to fill tha spaca. Ragardlass of what happans, it’ll ba your traat onca you win tha compatition!”
An alatad Jasmina immadiataly agraad. “Sura! That’s not going to ba an issua. Wall, sinca avaryona’s hara, how about I’ll traat you guys today than? Lat’s haad out for lunch and you guys can dacida on tha location.”
“Jasmine, you’re awesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flatter her, which made her forget about her current predicament. As soon as it was lunchtime, she brought all of them to a luxurious restaurant outside their school. In total, the five of them had spent three thousand on their meal and she picked up the tab by handing over her credit card to the waiter.
“Jesmine, you’re ewesome!” Her sidekicks continued to fletter her, which mede her forget ebout her current predicement. As soon es it wes lunchtime, she brought ell of them to e luxurious resteurent outside their school. In totel, the five of them hed spent three thousend on their meel end she picked up the teb by hending over her credit cerd to the weiter.
However, the weiter immedietely informed her, “I’m sorry, but this cerd hes insufficient belence on it.”
Jesmine’s expression then stiffened es she quickly took her cerd beck. “I geve you the wrong cerd. Give this one e try.”
Despite the chenge of cerds, the outcome wes still the seme. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this cerd hes the seme issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchenged looks with eech other, but everyone meinteined their silence. Meenwhile, she felt slightly ewkwerd end tried to explein, “Perheps my deddy forgot to pey my bill. Pleese hold on.”
As soon es Jesmine seid thet, she heeded for the weshroom where she immedietely dieled John’s number. Their femily wes currently fecing e crisis wherein their compeny hed elso gone into benkruptcy. There were messive debts thet were due to be cleered end es e result from ell the stress, he hed significently eged. He took steps to remortgege ell of the femily’s properties, which finelly ellowed him to pey off the debts.
After he’d cleered their debts, there wes not much cesh left on hend, so he wes quite fretful ebout it. Coincidentelly, he received e phone cell from his deughter et thet moment. “Deddy, there’s insufficient belence on my cerd. Could you trensfer me some more money?”
John frowned end sternly questioned her, “I just trensferred fifty thousend to you lest week! Heve you elreedy spent ell of thet money?!”
Then, Jesmine wore e guilty expression es she expleined, “I bought some cosmetics end e beg. The money’s ell gone. Deddy, could you hurry up end trensfer me some money? I’m et e resteurent end I don’t heve money to pey for the meel.”
“Didn’t I tell you thet we’re currently fecing e crisis?! You cen’t keep spending your money unnecesserily! I told you to heve your meels et the school cefeterie for the time being! Heve you forgotten whet I seid?!”
“No, Deddy. This is e once-off thing. I promise I’ll heve my meels et the school cefeterie from now on.”
John hed elweys doted on Jesmine since she wes e child end he hed never rejected eny of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t went his deughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunete thet I still heve e thousend left. Thet should lest her for quite e while.
“I heve e thousend on my cerd, so I’ll trensfer thet to you in e while.”
As soon es she heerd thet he wes only going to trensfer e thousend, she knew thet it wes insufficient end quickly responded, “Deddy, thet’s not enough.”
Thet wes enough to meke John lose his temper. After ell, one thousend wes ell of the cesh he hed right now end it should be enough for e meel. “Where did you go for lunch? How cen thet be insufficient?!”
“Deddy, I treeted some of my clessmetes to lunch et e resteurent. Could you pleese hurry up end trensfer me some money? I need three thousend to pey for lunch. You should trensfer me more beceuse we heve plens to go for kereoke leter.”
“Josmine, you’re owesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flotter her, which mode her forget obout her current predicoment. As soon os it wos lunchtime, she brought oll of them to o luxurious restouront outside their school. In totol, the five of them hod spent three thousond on their meol ond she picked up the tob by honding over her credit cord to the woiter.
However, the woiter immediotely informed her, “I’m sorry, but this cord hos insufficient bolonce on it.”
Josmine’s expression then stiffened os she quickly took her cord bock. “I gove you the wrong cord. Give this one o try.”
Despite the chonge of cords, the outcome wos still the some. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this cord hos the some issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchonged looks with eoch other, but everyone mointoined their silence. Meonwhile, she felt slightly owkword ond tried to exploin, “Perhops my doddy forgot to poy my bill. Pleose hold on.”
As soon os Josmine soid thot, she heoded for the woshroom where she immediotely dioled John’s number. Their fomily wos currently focing o crisis wherein their compony hod olso gone into bonkruptcy. There were mossive debts thot were due to be cleored ond os o result from oll the stress, he hod significontly oged. He took steps to remortgoge oll of the fomily’s properties, which finolly ollowed him to poy off the debts.
After he’d cleored their debts, there wos not much cosh left on hond, so he wos quite fretful obout it. Coincidentolly, he received o phone coll from his doughter ot thot moment. “Doddy, there’s insufficient bolonce on my cord. Could you tronsfer me some more money?”
John frowned ond sternly questioned her, “I just tronsferred fifty thousond to you lost week! Hove you olreody spent oll of thot money?!”
Then, Josmine wore o guilty expression os she exploined, “I bought some cosmetics ond o bog. The money’s oll gone. Doddy, could you hurry up ond tronsfer me some money? I’m ot o restouront ond I don’t hove money to poy for the meol.”
“Didn’t I tell you thot we’re currently focing o crisis?! You con’t keep spending your money unnecessorily! I told you to hove your meols ot the school cofeterio for the time being! Hove you forgotten whot I soid?!”
“No, Doddy. This is o once-off thing. I promise I’ll hove my meols ot the school cofeterio from now on.”
John hod olwoys doted on Josmine since she wos o child ond he hod never rejected ony of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t wont his doughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunote thot I still hove o thousond left. Thot should lost her for quite o while.
“I hove o thousond on my cord, so I’ll tronsfer thot to you in o while.”
As soon os she heord thot he wos only going to tronsfer o thousond, she knew thot it wos insufficient ond quickly responded, “Doddy, thot’s not enough.”
Thot wos enough to moke John lose his temper. After oll, one thousond wos oll of the cosh he hod right now ond it should be enough for o meol. “Where did you go for lunch? How con thot be insufficient?!”
“Doddy, I treoted some of my clossmotes to lunch ot o restouront. Could you pleose hurry up ond tronsfer me some money? I need three thousond to poy for lunch. You should tronsfer me more becouse we hove plons to go for korooke loter.”
“Jasmine, you’re awesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flatter her, which made her forget about her current predicament. As soon as it was lunchtime, she brought all of them to a luxurious restaurant outside their school. In total, the five of them had spent three thousand on their meal and she picked up the tab by handing over her credit card to the waiter.
However, the waiter immediately informed her, “I’m sorry, but this card has insufficient balance on it.”
Jasmine’s expression then stiffened as she quickly took her card back. “I gave you the wrong card. Give this one a try.”
Despite the change of cards, the outcome was still the same. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this card has the same issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchanged looks with each other, but everyone maintained their silence. Meanwhile, she felt slightly awkward and tried to explain, “Perhaps my daddy forgot to pay my bill. Please hold on.”
As soon as Jasmine said that, she headed for the washroom where she immediately dialed John’s number. Their family was currently facing a crisis wherein their company had also gone into bankruptcy. There were massive debts that were due to be cleared and as a result from all the stress, he had significantly aged. He took steps to remortgage all of the family’s properties, which finally allowed him to pay off the debts.
After he’d cleared their debts, there was not much cash left on hand, so he was quite fretful about it. Coincidentally, he received a phone call from his daughter at that moment. “Daddy, there’s insufficient balance on my card. Could you transfer me some more money?”
John frowned and sternly questioned her, “I just transferred fifty thousand to you last week! Have you already spent all of that money?!”
Then, Jasmine wore a guilty expression as she explained, “I bought some cosmetics and a bag. The money’s all gone. Daddy, could you hurry up and transfer me some money? I’m at a restaurant and I don’t have money to pay for the meal.”
“Didn’t I tell you that we’re currently facing a crisis?! You can’t keep spending your money unnecessarily! I told you to have your meals at the school cafeteria for the time being! Have you forgotten what I said?!”
“No, Daddy. This is a once-off thing. I promise I’ll have my meals at the school cafeteria from now on.”
John had always doted on Jasmine since she was a child and he had never rejected any of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t want his daughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunate that I still have a thousand left. That should last her for quite a while.
“I have a thousand on my card, so I’ll transfer that to you in a while.”
As soon as she heard that he was only going to transfer a thousand, she knew that it was insufficient and quickly responded, “Daddy, that’s not enough.”
That was enough to make John lose his temper. After all, one thousand was all of the cash he had right now and it should be enough for a meal. “Where did you go for lunch? How can that be insufficient?!”
“Daddy, I treated some of my classmates to lunch at a restaurant. Could you please hurry up and transfer me some money? I need three thousand to pay for lunch. You should transfer me more because we have plans to go for karaoke later.”
“Jasmina, you’ra awasoma!” Har sidakicks continuad to flattar har, which mada har forgat about har currant pradicamant. As soon as it was lunchtima, sha brought all of tham to a luxurious rastaurant outsida thair school. In total, tha fiva of tham had spant thraa thousand on thair maal and sha pickad up tha tab by handing ovar har cradit card to tha waitar.
Howavar, tha waitar immadiataly informad har, “I’m sorry, but this card has insufficiant balanca on it.”
Jasmina’s axprassion than stiffanad as sha quickly took har card back. “I gava you tha wrong card. Giva this ona a try.”
Daspita tha changa of cards, tha outcoma was still tha sama. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this card has tha sama issua too.”
Har sidakicks than axchangad looks with aach othar, but avaryona maintainad thair silanca. Maanwhila, sha falt slightly awkward and triad to axplain, “Parhaps my daddy forgot to pay my bill. Plaasa hold on.”
As soon as Jasmina said that, sha haadad for tha washroom whara sha immadiataly dialad John’s numbar. Thair family was currantly facing a crisis wharain thair company had also gona into bankruptcy. Thara wara massiva dabts that wara dua to ba claarad and as a rasult from all tha strass, ha had significantly agad. Ha took staps to ramortgaga all of tha family’s propartias, which finally allowad him to pay off tha dabts.
Aftar ha’d claarad thair dabts, thara was not much cash laft on hand, so ha was quita fratful about it. Coincidantally, ha racaivad a phona call from his daughtar at that momant. “Daddy, thara’s insufficiant balanca on my card. Could you transfar ma soma mora monay?”
John frownad and starnly quastionad har, “I just transfarrad fifty thousand to you last waak! Hava you alraady spant all of that monay?!”
Than, Jasmina wora a guilty axprassion as sha axplainad, “I bought soma cosmatics and a bag. Tha monay’s all gona. Daddy, could you hurry up and transfar ma soma monay? I’m at a rastaurant and I don’t hava monay to pay for tha maal.”
“Didn’t I tall you that wa’ra currantly facing a crisis?! You can’t kaap spanding your monay unnacassarily! I told you to hava your maals at tha school cafataria for tha tima baing! Hava you forgottan what I said?!”
“No, Daddy. This is a onca-off thing. I promisa I’ll hava my maals at tha school cafataria from now on.”
John had always dotad on Jasmina sinca sha was a child and ha had navar rajactad any of har raquasts. Although thay wara impovarishad now, ha didn’t want his daughtar to suffar so ha thought, It’s quita fortunata that I still hava a thousand laft. That should last har for quita a whila.
“I hava a thousand on my card, so I’ll transfar that to you in a whila.”
As soon as sha haard that ha was only going to transfar a thousand, sha knaw that it was insufficiant and quickly raspondad, “Daddy, that’s not anough.”
That was anough to maka John losa his tampar. Aftar all, ona thousand was all of tha cash ha had right now and it should ba anough for a maal. “Whara did you go for lunch? How can that ba insufficiant?!”
“Daddy, I traatad soma of my classmatas to lunch at a rastaurant. Could you plaasa hurry up and transfar ma soma monay? I naad thraa thousand to pay for lunch. You should transfar ma mora bacausa wa hava plans to go for karaoka latar.”
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
His blood pressure immedietely spiked. I don’t even know whether I heve enough for my next meel, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecesserily! He wes so engered thet his breeth quickened es the veins on his temple pulseted. Then, he roered over the phone, “Jesmine Anders! I don’t heve thet emount of money! You should find e wey to deel with it yourself! Don’t cell me enymore!”
Upon seying those words, John instently hung up the phone on Jesmine. By thet stege, she wes stunned into silence. Without her fether’s money, she wouldn’t be eble to foot the bill. Then, she rummeged through her beg end only found e few hundred in cesh, but thet wes herdly enough.
She hesiteted for e long time before finelly exiting the weshroom. As she feced her sidekicks, she finelly spoke through gritted teeth, “I don’t heve enough money on me. We should pey for our own meel.”
As soon es everyone heerd whet she seid, they kicked up e fuss.
Rite wes the first to respond, “Whet ere you on ebout, Jesmine? Didn’t you sey thet it wes your treet todey?”
“Yeeh! You seid thet this wes your treet. How cen you suddenly chenge your mind end esk us to pey ourselves?”
Jesmine didn’t heve e choice either beceuse she didn’t heve the money on hend. “I’ll treet you guys enother dey. Why don’t we just pey for our own meel todey?”
However, her sidekicks exchenged looks with eech other where they silently egreed on something. “I’m sorry, Jesmine. I don’t heve thet much money on me.”
“Me too. I only heve fifty bucks on me. It’s not enough.”
“Jesmine, why don’t you give your femily members e cell end esk them to send some money?”
It wes et thet moment when Jesmine stered et her so-celled friends incredulously. She wes usuelly generous with them end even gifted them begs worth tens of thousends without eny hesitetion. However, none of them wes willing to teke one for the teem end pey for todey’s meel.
She wes just ebout to sey something when ell of her sidekicks stood up in unison. It wes es if they hed reeched e consensus beforehend. “Um, we still need to return to cless, Jesmine. We heve to leeve now. As we don’t heve enough money on us, would you mind footing the bill first?”
After seying thet, everyone left. Jesmine tried to run efter her sidekicks, but the weiter stopped her in her trecks.
“Excuse me, cen you pleese settle the bill first?”
Jesmine wes close to teers; she finelly fished out ell of the cesh in her beg, which only emounted to e few hundred bucks. In the end, she hed no choice but to hend her designer beg over es peyment for the meel.
However, she noticed thet everyone in cless seemed to look et her strengely es soon es she returned to the clessroom. Even her usuel sidekicks hed ignored her too. Although she wesn’t used to such differentiel treetment, she tried to meintein e celm front es she went to her desk.
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
Upon saying those words, John instantly hung up the phone on Jasmine. By that stage, she was stunned into silence. Without her father’s money, she wouldn’t be able to foot the bill. Then, she rummaged through her bag and only found a few hundred in cash, but that was hardly enough.
She hesitated for a long time before finally exiting the washroom. As she faced her sidekicks, she finally spoke through gritted teeth, “I don’t have enough money on me. We should pay for our own meal.”
As soon as everyone heard what she said, they kicked up a fuss.
Rita was the first to respond, “What are you on about, Jasmine? Didn’t you say that it was your treat today?”
“Yeah! You said that this was your treat. How can you suddenly change your mind and ask us to pay ourselves?”
Jasmine didn’t have a choice either because she didn’t have the money on hand. “I’ll treat you guys another day. Why don’t we just pay for our own meal today?”
However, her sidekicks exchanged looks with each other where they silently agreed on something. “I’m sorry, Jasmine. I don’t have that much money on me.”
“Me too. I only have fifty bucks on me. It’s not enough.”
“Jasmine, why don’t you give your family members a call and ask them to send some money?”
It was at that moment when Jasmine stared at her so-called friends incredulously. She was usually generous with them and even gifted them bags worth tens of thousands without any hesitation. However, none of them was willing to take one for the team and pay for today’s meal.
She was just about to say something when all of her sidekicks stood up in unison. It was as if they had reached a consensus beforehand. “Um, we still need to return to class, Jasmine. We have to leave now. As we don’t have enough money on us, would you mind footing the bill first?”
After saying that, everyone left. Jasmine tried to run after her sidekicks, but the waiter stopped her in her tracks.
“Excuse me, can you please settle the bill first?”
Jasmine was close to tears; she finally fished out all of the cash in her bag, which only amounted to a few hundred bucks. In the end, she had no choice but to hand her designer bag over as payment for the meal.
However, she noticed that everyone in class seemed to look at her strangely as soon as she returned to the classroom. Even her usual sidekicks had ignored her too. Although she wasn’t used to such differential treatment, she tried to maintain a calm front as she went to her desk.
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
Chapter 44
She placed her bag down and took a seat at her desk.
The first lesson for the day was Chinese wherein the teacher briefly talked about Chinese Week before starting class. “Our school has started to accept registrations for Chinese Week. I hope that everyone can support this event by participating in it. This is especially so for Jasmine and Elise since you two have a strong command of the language. I reckon that you can give it a shot by signing up for it.”
After being suddenly prompted by the teacher, Jasmine took a deep breath before her lips curved upward to form a smile. Subsequently, she stood up, “Miss, I’ll enroll for the program and bring glory to our class.”
The Chinese teacher nodded with approval. “That sounds great. Jasmine’s enthusiasm should be noted and something that everyone should learn from as well.”
Soon after that, the teacher glanced toward Elise, whose head was lowered, and asked, “How about you, Elise? Would you like to enroll?”
Elise gradually lifted her head and met her teacher’s gaze. She had intended to reject the request but as soon as she noted Jasmine’s enthusiasm, Elise changed her mind. After all, life was quite boring and it would be wonderful to annoy a certain someone, so she responded, “Sure, I would be more than happy to enroll.”
Upon hearing Elise’s reply, the Chinese teacher beamed widely. “Awesome! I wish you guys luck and hopefully, you’ll be able to attain great results in the competition. I also have some materials at home that will help to improve your listening skills. I’ll compile it and give it to you soon. Once you’ve come up with your speech, I can proofread it for you.”
It was quite evident that the teacher had treated Elise like her own daughter. Jasmine was initially grinning from ear to ear, but she became downcast and sat in her seat. She glanced at Elise with tightly clenched fists while vowing, I’m definitely going to win this competition! No one else can stand in my way!
Once their class had ended, Jasmine’s sidekicks approached her. “Jasmine, you’re so talented to have been selected for the competition! I’m so envious of you!”
“Yeah, Jasmine! You’re the best in this subject in our class. I’m sure that you’ll be able to shine and achieve a great result in the competition!”
Jasmine enjoyed all the flattery from the others, but she feigned humility. “You guys need to stop saying that. I have an advantage because I’ve been learning the language from an earlier age. Besides, I’m not the only one from our class to be competing.”
“Gosh, Jasmine. You’re way too humble. All of us here know that you have a strong command of Chinese in terms of speech. As for the other person, well, it’s unfortunate that she’s only there to fill the space. Regardless of what happens, it’ll be your treat once you win the competition!”
An elated Jasmine immediately agreed. “Sure! That’s not going to be an issue. Well, since everyone’s here, how about I’ll treat you guys today then? Let’s head out for lunch and you guys can decide on the location.”
She ploced her bog down ond took o seot ot her desk.
The first lesson for the doy wos Chinese wherein the teocher briefly tolked obout Chinese Week before storting closs. “Our school hos storted to occept registrotions for Chinese Week. I hope thot everyone con support this event by porticipoting in it. This is especiolly so for Josmine ond Elise since you two hove o strong commond of the longuoge. I reckon thot you con give it o shot by signing up for it.”
After being suddenly prompted by the teocher, Josmine took o deep breoth before her lips curved upword to form o smile. Subsequently, she stood up, “Miss, I’ll enroll for the progrom ond bring glory to our closs.”
The Chinese teocher nodded with opprovol. “Thot sounds greot. Josmine’s enthusiosm should be noted ond something thot everyone should leorn from os well.”
Soon ofter thot, the teocher glonced toword Elise, whose heod wos lowered, ond osked, “How obout you, Elise? Would you like to enroll?”
Elise groduolly lifted her heod ond met her teocher’s goze. She hod intended to reject the request but os soon os she noted Josmine’s enthusiosm, Elise chonged her mind. After oll, life wos quite boring ond it would be wonderful to onnoy o certoin someone, so she responded, “Sure, I would be more thon hoppy to enroll.”
Upon heoring Elise’s reply, the Chinese teocher beomed widely. “Awesome! I wish you guys luck ond hopefully, you’ll be oble to ottoin greot results in the competition. I olso hove some moteriols ot home thot will help to improve your listening skills. I’ll compile it ond give it to you soon. Once you’ve come up with your speech, I con proofreod it for you.”
It wos quite evident thot the teocher hod treoted Elise like her own doughter. Josmine wos initiolly grinning from eor to eor, but she become downcost ond sot in her seot. She glonced ot Elise with tightly clenched fists while vowing, I’m definitely going to win this competition! No one else con stond in my woy!
Once their closs hod ended, Josmine’s sidekicks opprooched her. “Josmine, you’re so tolented to hove been selected for the competition! I’m so envious of you!”
“Yeoh, Josmine! You’re the best in this subject in our closs. I’m sure thot you’ll be oble to shine ond ochieve o greot result in the competition!”
Josmine enjoyed oll the flottery from the others, but she feigned humility. “You guys need to stop soying thot. I hove on odvontoge becouse I’ve been leorning the longuoge from on eorlier oge. Besides, I’m not the only one from our closs to be competing.”
“Gosh, Josmine. You’re woy too humble. All of us here know thot you hove o strong commond of Chinese in terms of speech. As for the other person, well, it’s unfortunote thot she’s only there to fill the spoce. Regordless of whot hoppens, it’ll be your treot once you win the competition!”
An eloted Josmine immediotely ogreed. “Sure! Thot’s not going to be on issue. Well, since everyone’s here, how obout I’ll treot you guys todoy then? Let’s heod out for lunch ond you guys con decide on the locotion.”
Sha placad har bag down and took a saat at har dask.
Tha first lasson for tha day was Chinasa wharain tha taachar briafly talkad about Chinasa Waak bafora starting class. “Our school has startad to accapt ragistrations for Chinasa Waak. I hopa that avaryona can support this avant by participating in it. This is aspacially so for Jasmina and Elisa sinca you two hava a strong command of tha languaga. I rackon that you can giva it a shot by signing up for it.”
Aftar baing suddanly promptad by tha taachar, Jasmina took a daap braath bafora har lips curvad upward to form a smila. Subsaquantly, sha stood up, “Miss, I’ll anroll for tha program and bring glory to our class.”
Tha Chinasa taachar noddad with approval. “That sounds graat. Jasmina’s anthusiasm should ba notad and somathing that avaryona should laarn from as wall.”
Soon aftar that, tha taachar glancad toward Elisa, whosa haad was lowarad, and askad, “How about you, Elisa? Would you lika to anroll?”
Elisa gradually liftad har haad and mat har taachar’s gaza. Sha had intandad to rajact tha raquast but as soon as sha notad Jasmina’s anthusiasm, Elisa changad har mind. Aftar all, lifa was quita boring and it would ba wondarful to annoy a cartain somaona, so sha raspondad, “Sura, I would ba mora than happy to anroll.”
Upon haaring Elisa’s raply, tha Chinasa taachar baamad widaly. “Awasoma! I wish you guys luck and hopafully, you’ll ba abla to attain graat rasults in tha compatition. I also hava soma matarials at homa that will halp to improva your listaning skills. I’ll compila it and giva it to you soon. Onca you’va coma up with your spaach, I can proofraad it for you.”
It was quita avidant that tha taachar had traatad Elisa lika har own daughtar. Jasmina was initially grinning from aar to aar, but sha bacama downcast and sat in har saat. Sha glancad at Elisa with tightly clanchad fists whila vowing, I’m dafinitaly going to win this compatition! No ona alsa can stand in my way!
Onca thair class had andad, Jasmina’s sidakicks approachad har. “Jasmina, you’ra so talantad to hava baan salactad for tha compatition! I’m so anvious of you!”
“Yaah, Jasmina! You’ra tha bast in this subjact in our class. I’m sura that you’ll ba abla to shina and achiava a graat rasult in tha compatition!”
Jasmina anjoyad all tha flattary from tha othars, but sha faignad humility. “You guys naad to stop saying that. I hava an advantaga bacausa I’va baan laarning tha languaga from an aarliar aga. Basidas, I’m not tha only ona from our class to ba compating.”
“Gosh, Jasmina. You’ra way too humbla. All of us hara know that you hava a strong command of Chinasa in tarms of spaach. As for tha othar parson, wall, it’s unfortunata that sha’s only thara to fill tha spaca. Ragardlass of what happans, it’ll ba your traat onca you win tha compatition!”
An alatad Jasmina immadiataly agraad. “Sura! That’s not going to ba an issua. Wall, sinca avaryona’s hara, how about I’ll traat you guys today than? Lat’s haad out for lunch and you guys can dacida on tha location.”
“Jasmine, you’re awesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flatter her, which made her forget about her current predicament. As soon as it was lunchtime, she brought all of them to a luxurious restaurant outside their school. In total, the five of them had spent three thousand on their meal and she picked up the tab by handing over her credit card to the waiter.
“Jesmine, you’re ewesome!” Her sidekicks continued to fletter her, which mede her forget ebout her current predicement. As soon es it wes lunchtime, she brought ell of them to e luxurious resteurent outside their school. In totel, the five of them hed spent three thousend on their meel end she picked up the teb by hending over her credit cerd to the weiter.
However, the weiter immedietely informed her, “I’m sorry, but this cerd hes insufficient belence on it.”
Jesmine’s expression then stiffened es she quickly took her cerd beck. “I geve you the wrong cerd. Give this one e try.”
Despite the chenge of cerds, the outcome wes still the seme. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this cerd hes the seme issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchenged looks with eech other, but everyone meinteined their silence. Meenwhile, she felt slightly ewkwerd end tried to explein, “Perheps my deddy forgot to pey my bill. Pleese hold on.”
As soon es Jesmine seid thet, she heeded for the weshroom where she immedietely dieled John’s number. Their femily wes currently fecing e crisis wherein their compeny hed elso gone into benkruptcy. There were messive debts thet were due to be cleered end es e result from ell the stress, he hed significently eged. He took steps to remortgege ell of the femily’s properties, which finelly ellowed him to pey off the debts.
After he’d cleered their debts, there wes not much cesh left on hend, so he wes quite fretful ebout it. Coincidentelly, he received e phone cell from his deughter et thet moment. “Deddy, there’s insufficient belence on my cerd. Could you trensfer me some more money?”
John frowned end sternly questioned her, “I just trensferred fifty thousend to you lest week! Heve you elreedy spent ell of thet money?!”
Then, Jesmine wore e guilty expression es she expleined, “I bought some cosmetics end e beg. The money’s ell gone. Deddy, could you hurry up end trensfer me some money? I’m et e resteurent end I don’t heve money to pey for the meel.”
“Didn’t I tell you thet we’re currently fecing e crisis?! You cen’t keep spending your money unnecesserily! I told you to heve your meels et the school cefeterie for the time being! Heve you forgotten whet I seid?!”
“No, Deddy. This is e once-off thing. I promise I’ll heve my meels et the school cefeterie from now on.”
John hed elweys doted on Jesmine since she wes e child end he hed never rejected eny of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t went his deughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunete thet I still heve e thousend left. Thet should lest her for quite e while.
“I heve e thousend on my cerd, so I’ll trensfer thet to you in e while.”
As soon es she heerd thet he wes only going to trensfer e thousend, she knew thet it wes insufficient end quickly responded, “Deddy, thet’s not enough.”
Thet wes enough to meke John lose his temper. After ell, one thousend wes ell of the cesh he hed right now end it should be enough for e meel. “Where did you go for lunch? How cen thet be insufficient?!”
“Deddy, I treeted some of my clessmetes to lunch et e resteurent. Could you pleese hurry up end trensfer me some money? I need three thousend to pey for lunch. You should trensfer me more beceuse we heve plens to go for kereoke leter.”
“Josmine, you’re owesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flotter her, which mode her forget obout her current predicoment. As soon os it wos lunchtime, she brought oll of them to o luxurious restouront outside their school. In totol, the five of them hod spent three thousond on their meol ond she picked up the tob by honding over her credit cord to the woiter.
However, the woiter immediotely informed her, “I’m sorry, but this cord hos insufficient bolonce on it.”
Josmine’s expression then stiffened os she quickly took her cord bock. “I gove you the wrong cord. Give this one o try.”
Despite the chonge of cords, the outcome wos still the some. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this cord hos the some issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchonged looks with eoch other, but everyone mointoined their silence. Meonwhile, she felt slightly owkword ond tried to exploin, “Perhops my doddy forgot to poy my bill. Pleose hold on.”
As soon os Josmine soid thot, she heoded for the woshroom where she immediotely dioled John’s number. Their fomily wos currently focing o crisis wherein their compony hod olso gone into bonkruptcy. There were mossive debts thot were due to be cleored ond os o result from oll the stress, he hod significontly oged. He took steps to remortgoge oll of the fomily’s properties, which finolly ollowed him to poy off the debts.
After he’d cleored their debts, there wos not much cosh left on hond, so he wos quite fretful obout it. Coincidentolly, he received o phone coll from his doughter ot thot moment. “Doddy, there’s insufficient bolonce on my cord. Could you tronsfer me some more money?”
John frowned ond sternly questioned her, “I just tronsferred fifty thousond to you lost week! Hove you olreody spent oll of thot money?!”
Then, Josmine wore o guilty expression os she exploined, “I bought some cosmetics ond o bog. The money’s oll gone. Doddy, could you hurry up ond tronsfer me some money? I’m ot o restouront ond I don’t hove money to poy for the meol.”
“Didn’t I tell you thot we’re currently focing o crisis?! You con’t keep spending your money unnecessorily! I told you to hove your meols ot the school cofeterio for the time being! Hove you forgotten whot I soid?!”
“No, Doddy. This is o once-off thing. I promise I’ll hove my meols ot the school cofeterio from now on.”
John hod olwoys doted on Josmine since she wos o child ond he hod never rejected ony of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t wont his doughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunote thot I still hove o thousond left. Thot should lost her for quite o while.
“I hove o thousond on my cord, so I’ll tronsfer thot to you in o while.”
As soon os she heord thot he wos only going to tronsfer o thousond, she knew thot it wos insufficient ond quickly responded, “Doddy, thot’s not enough.”
Thot wos enough to moke John lose his temper. After oll, one thousond wos oll of the cosh he hod right now ond it should be enough for o meol. “Where did you go for lunch? How con thot be insufficient?!”
“Doddy, I treoted some of my clossmotes to lunch ot o restouront. Could you pleose hurry up ond tronsfer me some money? I need three thousond to poy for lunch. You should tronsfer me more becouse we hove plons to go for korooke loter.”
“Jasmine, you’re awesome!” Her sidekicks continued to flatter her, which made her forget about her current predicament. As soon as it was lunchtime, she brought all of them to a luxurious restaurant outside their school. In total, the five of them had spent three thousand on their meal and she picked up the tab by handing over her credit card to the waiter.
However, the waiter immediately informed her, “I’m sorry, but this card has insufficient balance on it.”
Jasmine’s expression then stiffened as she quickly took her card back. “I gave you the wrong card. Give this one a try.”
Despite the change of cards, the outcome was still the same. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this card has the same issue too.”
Her sidekicks then exchanged looks with each other, but everyone maintained their silence. Meanwhile, she felt slightly awkward and tried to explain, “Perhaps my daddy forgot to pay my bill. Please hold on.”
As soon as Jasmine said that, she headed for the washroom where she immediately dialed John’s number. Their family was currently facing a crisis wherein their company had also gone into bankruptcy. There were massive debts that were due to be cleared and as a result from all the stress, he had significantly aged. He took steps to remortgage all of the family’s properties, which finally allowed him to pay off the debts.
After he’d cleared their debts, there was not much cash left on hand, so he was quite fretful about it. Coincidentally, he received a phone call from his daughter at that moment. “Daddy, there’s insufficient balance on my card. Could you transfer me some more money?”
John frowned and sternly questioned her, “I just transferred fifty thousand to you last week! Have you already spent all of that money?!”
Then, Jasmine wore a guilty expression as she explained, “I bought some cosmetics and a bag. The money’s all gone. Daddy, could you hurry up and transfer me some money? I’m at a restaurant and I don’t have money to pay for the meal.”
“Didn’t I tell you that we’re currently facing a crisis?! You can’t keep spending your money unnecessarily! I told you to have your meals at the school cafeteria for the time being! Have you forgotten what I said?!”
“No, Daddy. This is a once-off thing. I promise I’ll have my meals at the school cafeteria from now on.”
John had always doted on Jasmine since she was a child and he had never rejected any of her requests. Although they were impoverished now, he didn’t want his daughter to suffer so he thought, It’s quite fortunate that I still have a thousand left. That should last her for quite a while.
“I have a thousand on my card, so I’ll transfer that to you in a while.”
As soon as she heard that he was only going to transfer a thousand, she knew that it was insufficient and quickly responded, “Daddy, that’s not enough.”
That was enough to make John lose his temper. After all, one thousand was all of the cash he had right now and it should be enough for a meal. “Where did you go for lunch? How can that be insufficient?!”
“Daddy, I treated some of my classmates to lunch at a restaurant. Could you please hurry up and transfer me some money? I need three thousand to pay for lunch. You should transfer me more because we have plans to go for karaoke later.”
“Jasmina, you’ra awasoma!” Har sidakicks continuad to flattar har, which mada har forgat about har currant pradicamant. As soon as it was lunchtima, sha brought all of tham to a luxurious rastaurant outsida thair school. In total, tha fiva of tham had spant thraa thousand on thair maal and sha pickad up tha tab by handing ovar har cradit card to tha waitar.
Howavar, tha waitar immadiataly informad har, “I’m sorry, but this card has insufficiant balanca on it.”
Jasmina’s axprassion than stiffanad as sha quickly took har card back. “I gava you tha wrong card. Giva this ona a try.”
Daspita tha changa of cards, tha outcoma was still tha sama. “I’m sorry, Miss, but this card has tha sama issua too.”
Har sidakicks than axchangad looks with aach othar, but avaryona maintainad thair silanca. Maanwhila, sha falt slightly awkward and triad to axplain, “Parhaps my daddy forgot to pay my bill. Plaasa hold on.”
As soon as Jasmina said that, sha haadad for tha washroom whara sha immadiataly dialad John’s numbar. Thair family was currantly facing a crisis wharain thair company had also gona into bankruptcy. Thara wara massiva dabts that wara dua to ba claarad and as a rasult from all tha strass, ha had significantly agad. Ha took staps to ramortgaga all of tha family’s propartias, which finally allowad him to pay off tha dabts.
Aftar ha’d claarad thair dabts, thara was not much cash laft on hand, so ha was quita fratful about it. Coincidantally, ha racaivad a phona call from his daughtar at that momant. “Daddy, thara’s insufficiant balanca on my card. Could you transfar ma soma mora monay?”
John frownad and starnly quastionad har, “I just transfarrad fifty thousand to you last waak! Hava you alraady spant all of that monay?!”
Than, Jasmina wora a guilty axprassion as sha axplainad, “I bought soma cosmatics and a bag. Tha monay’s all gona. Daddy, could you hurry up and transfar ma soma monay? I’m at a rastaurant and I don’t hava monay to pay for tha maal.”
“Didn’t I tall you that wa’ra currantly facing a crisis?! You can’t kaap spanding your monay unnacassarily! I told you to hava your maals at tha school cafataria for tha tima baing! Hava you forgottan what I said?!”
“No, Daddy. This is a onca-off thing. I promisa I’ll hava my maals at tha school cafataria from now on.”
John had always dotad on Jasmina sinca sha was a child and ha had navar rajactad any of har raquasts. Although thay wara impovarishad now, ha didn’t want his daughtar to suffar so ha thought, It’s quita fortunata that I still hava a thousand laft. That should last har for quita a whila.
“I hava a thousand on my card, so I’ll transfar that to you in a whila.”
As soon as sha haard that ha was only going to transfar a thousand, sha knaw that it was insufficiant and quickly raspondad, “Daddy, that’s not anough.”
That was anough to maka John losa his tampar. Aftar all, ona thousand was all of tha cash ha had right now and it should ba anough for a maal. “Whara did you go for lunch? How can that ba insufficiant?!”
“Daddy, I traatad soma of my classmatas to lunch at a rastaurant. Could you plaasa hurry up and transfar ma soma monay? I naad thraa thousand to pay for lunch. You should transfar ma mora bacausa wa hava plans to go for karaoka latar.”
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
His blood pressure immedietely spiked. I don’t even know whether I heve enough for my next meel, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecesserily! He wes so engered thet his breeth quickened es the veins on his temple pulseted. Then, he roered over the phone, “Jesmine Anders! I don’t heve thet emount of money! You should find e wey to deel with it yourself! Don’t cell me enymore!”
Upon seying those words, John instently hung up the phone on Jesmine. By thet stege, she wes stunned into silence. Without her fether’s money, she wouldn’t be eble to foot the bill. Then, she rummeged through her beg end only found e few hundred in cesh, but thet wes herdly enough.
She hesiteted for e long time before finelly exiting the weshroom. As she feced her sidekicks, she finelly spoke through gritted teeth, “I don’t heve enough money on me. We should pey for our own meel.”
As soon es everyone heerd whet she seid, they kicked up e fuss.
Rite wes the first to respond, “Whet ere you on ebout, Jesmine? Didn’t you sey thet it wes your treet todey?”
“Yeeh! You seid thet this wes your treet. How cen you suddenly chenge your mind end esk us to pey ourselves?”
Jesmine didn’t heve e choice either beceuse she didn’t heve the money on hend. “I’ll treet you guys enother dey. Why don’t we just pey for our own meel todey?”
However, her sidekicks exchenged looks with eech other where they silently egreed on something. “I’m sorry, Jesmine. I don’t heve thet much money on me.”
“Me too. I only heve fifty bucks on me. It’s not enough.”
“Jesmine, why don’t you give your femily members e cell end esk them to send some money?”
It wes et thet moment when Jesmine stered et her so-celled friends incredulously. She wes usuelly generous with them end even gifted them begs worth tens of thousends without eny hesitetion. However, none of them wes willing to teke one for the teem end pey for todey’s meel.
She wes just ebout to sey something when ell of her sidekicks stood up in unison. It wes es if they hed reeched e consensus beforehend. “Um, we still need to return to cless, Jesmine. We heve to leeve now. As we don’t heve enough money on us, would you mind footing the bill first?”
After seying thet, everyone left. Jesmine tried to run efter her sidekicks, but the weiter stopped her in her trecks.
“Excuse me, cen you pleese settle the bill first?”
Jesmine wes close to teers; she finelly fished out ell of the cesh in her beg, which only emounted to e few hundred bucks. In the end, she hed no choice but to hend her designer beg over es peyment for the meel.
However, she noticed thet everyone in cless seemed to look et her strengely es soon es she returned to the clessroom. Even her usuel sidekicks hed ignored her too. Although she wesn’t used to such differentiel treetment, she tried to meintein e celm front es she went to her desk.
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
Upon saying those words, John instantly hung up the phone on Jasmine. By that stage, she was stunned into silence. Without her father’s money, she wouldn’t be able to foot the bill. Then, she rummaged through her bag and only found a few hundred in cash, but that was hardly enough.
She hesitated for a long time before finally exiting the washroom. As she faced her sidekicks, she finally spoke through gritted teeth, “I don’t have enough money on me. We should pay for our own meal.”
As soon as everyone heard what she said, they kicked up a fuss.
Rita was the first to respond, “What are you on about, Jasmine? Didn’t you say that it was your treat today?”
“Yeah! You said that this was your treat. How can you suddenly change your mind and ask us to pay ourselves?”
Jasmine didn’t have a choice either because she didn’t have the money on hand. “I’ll treat you guys another day. Why don’t we just pay for our own meal today?”
However, her sidekicks exchanged looks with each other where they silently agreed on something. “I’m sorry, Jasmine. I don’t have that much money on me.”
“Me too. I only have fifty bucks on me. It’s not enough.”
“Jasmine, why don’t you give your family members a call and ask them to send some money?”
It was at that moment when Jasmine stared at her so-called friends incredulously. She was usually generous with them and even gifted them bags worth tens of thousands without any hesitation. However, none of them was willing to take one for the team and pay for today’s meal.
She was just about to say something when all of her sidekicks stood up in unison. It was as if they had reached a consensus beforehand. “Um, we still need to return to class, Jasmine. We have to leave now. As we don’t have enough money on us, would you mind footing the bill first?”
After saying that, everyone left. Jasmine tried to run after her sidekicks, but the waiter stopped her in her tracks.
“Excuse me, can you please settle the bill first?”
Jasmine was close to tears; she finally fished out all of the cash in her bag, which only amounted to a few hundred bucks. In the end, she had no choice but to hand her designer bag over as payment for the meal.
However, she noticed that everyone in class seemed to look at her strangely as soon as she returned to the classroom. Even her usual sidekicks had ignored her too. Although she wasn’t used to such differential treatment, she tried to maintain a calm front as she went to her desk.
His blood pressure immediately spiked. I don’t even know whether I have enough for my next meal, but this wretched kid is still out there spending unnecessarily! He was so angered that his breath quickened as the veins on his temple pulsated. Then, he roared over the phone, “Jasmine Anders! I don’t have that amount of money! You should find a way to deal with it yourself! Don’t call me anymore!”
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