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Chapter 23

Author: Lana Mora
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  Crossing her arms in front of her chest, Jessica watched with a faint smile as the salesgirls cut the price tags and packed up the clothes before handing them to Ellie.

  Only then did Jessica say to Hannah, "Let's go. Didn't you say you wanted to buy a Dior bag?"

  Before leaving, Jessica even asked Ellie and Zancy, "By the way, ladies, would you like to come with us? You can buy all the bags I fancy and make my shopping trip end fruitless. That's gonna annoy me so much."

  Zancy hurried to stop Ellie. "We have an appointment later. We are not as idle as you."

  With that, Zancy and Ellie hurriedly left with a pile of clothes.

  As soon as they left, Hannah couldn't help but laugh. "OMG, they are so stupid."

  "What a pity! Why didn't Miss Brown go on playing the hyper—rich girl? I could have picked a dozen bags for her," said Jessica with a snort.

  Hannah held Jessica's arm with a smile. "That's my smart girl."

  Jessica raised her eyebrows. She had always been a smart girl.

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