Jessie rode closer to Ashlyn, who was looking in the direction where Devin left. “Nothing. I just lost to him in a race.”
“Seriously? That’s a first.”
Jessie knew about Ashlyn’s skills in horsemanship, so she was surprised to hear that she had lost a race.
Ashlyn shrugged and said, “I suppose there really is always someone better than you. Hey, it’s almost time for lunch.”
After lunch, Ashlyn and Jessie went shopping.
The two entered a high-end store. Jessie wanted to look around in peace, so she asked the saleswoman to close the door for them.
After a while, an irritated female voice came from the door. “Who’s inside? Why’s the door closed?”
Ashlyn, who was looking at her phone, raised her head and looked towards the familiar voice.
As expected, Zora and Mia, Arabella’s good friends, were standing outside impatiently.
When Ashlyn was still with the Jones family, she was often mocked by these two girls.
Now that they ran into each other after everything that happened to Arabella, how could they let Ashlyn go so easily?
Despite the “closed” sign, the two girls strode inside the shop.
They were all wearing the latest clothes. Even the purses they toted were new releases, having been part of last month’s Paris show. Every single pore on their bodies oozed nobility.
Ashlyn, on the other hand, wore relatively simple clothes today: a blue knit sweater over black jeans and a pair of boots.
Other than the handbag she carried, the way she dressed made her look rather plain.
As soon as the two entered the shop, they went straight to Ashlyn. Zora looked her up and down and said with disdain, “Mrs. Jones—oh, I forgot about your divorce. I should call you Miss Ramos, right?”
Mia smirked gloatingly. “Even the cheapest dress here should cost thousands of dollars, right? Miss Ramos, what are you doing here? I doubt you can afford their clothes.”
Jessie, who was standing behind her, lost her temper. “Shut up or get out! It’s just a few thousand dollars. You think we can’t afford it? How ridiculous!”
Zora and Mia exchanged glances and smiled. “Don’t get us wrong! We’re just worried about Miss Ramos. After all, she’s nothing now that she has left the Jones family.”
Ashlyn was amused by her words. “That’s hilarious! What’s so great about the Jones family?”
Zora sneered with disdain. “If the Jones family wasn’t a big deal to you, why would you try to marry into their family in the first place?”
Ashlyn laughed again. “I was blind and made a mistake. Is it so wrong that I came to my senses in time?”
“Cut the crap! You can’t afford to buy the clothes here.”
Zora looked at the saleswoman next to her and barked, “Pack up whatever she liked. I want all of them!”
Jessie opened her mouth to say something but Ashlyn held her hand up and stopped her. Then she looked at the saleslady and said calmly, “Let her take whatever we tried on just now, please.”
Zora wanted to make Ashlyn look bad by showing how rich she was. She glared at the saleslady and demanded, “Didn’t you hear me? Why are you just standing there?”
The saleslady hesitated for a moment and asked, “Miss, do you really want all of them?”
“Do you think I can’t afford them?” Zora snapped.
The saleslady seemed to want to say something more, but Zora looked like she was on the verge of losing her temper, so she quickly scurried off to the fitting room and fetched all the clothes Jessie and Ashlyn had picked out.
Zora was smiling smugly until she saw all the clothes the saleslady started to pack. Just then, Jessie mimicked Zora’s smug tone and said, “I doubt you can afford it.”
Zora’s expression stiffened. She forced a smile and waved her hand dismissively. “It’s just a few pieces of clothes. Or course I can afford them. How much is the total?”
The saleslady was ecstatic to hear that and quickly computed the bill. After counting dozens of clothes, she looked at Zora with a big smile and announced with a flourish, “That’ll be 1.8 million in total. Would you like to pay by card?”
Zora was so angry that she almost screeched in aggravation. But since Ashlyn and Jessie were there, she couldn’t lose face. Through gritted teeth, she handed the saleslady her credit card and hissed, “I’ll pay by card!”
After Zora paid, Ashlyn added unhurriedly, “Let’s help her remove the tags. I doubt someone as wealthy as Zora will return these.”
All the color from Zora’s face drained because she had been seen through.
Jessie was quick on her feet and snatched the scissors from the counter. “It would my pleasure to help you remove the tags, Zora. It’ll save you a lot of time since you bought so many clothes.”
As she spoke, Jessie happily proceeded to cut the tags off.
Ashlyn stood there with a faint smile. It wasn’t until Jessie finished cutting all the tags that she said, “Jessie, let’s go buy some bags in another store.”
Before leaving, Ashlyn turned around and glanced at Zora and Mia one last time. “Oh, how rude of me! Would you like to go shopping with us? That way, you two can buy the bags we want to make us feel depressed and inferior.”
Ashlyn’s tone was filled with sorrow, but she didn’t feel sad in the slightest.
Mia tugged at Zora’s arm and whispered, “Let’s get out of here. We’re going to be late. Lyla might get mad at us!”
Zora was stunned for a moment. When she finally came to her senses, she snorted and said, “I have a prior appointment. Plus, you two are boring. Humph!”
After saying that, Zora and Mia left with the bags of clothes.
After the two annoying girls had left, Jessie couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “Oh, my God! Those two are idiots!”
Ashlyn rolled her eyes and chuckled. “Let’s go buy some bags.”
But it was a pity that they couldn’t keep playing tricks on Zora. Ashlyn knew that Zora would never give up the chance to show off her wealth, and Zora liked taking away anything Ashlyn liked.
If given a chance, Ashlyn would’ve set more traps for Zora by selecting dozens of expensive bags, baiting the latter into buying them.
Jessie was so happy that she shed tears of joy. Wiping away her tears, she marveled, “You’re a genius, Ashlyn.”
There was no denying that Ashlyn and Jessie could afford to buy expensive clothing, but it was too impractical to spend millions of dollars buying clothes just to prove Zora and Mia wrong.
Now that they had realized their folly, Zora and Mia would stop picking fights with Ashlyn in the future.
Thinking about this, Ashlyn raised her eyebrows.
She had never done anything stupid in her life, except marrying Gordon.
Ashlyn and Jessie were frustrated to have met Zora and Mia in the shopping mall, but it felt amazing to trap Zora, forcing her to buy so many expensive clothes.
Ashlyn was already in a good mood today, and now, she was in an even better mood. After entering bag store, Ashlyn glanced at Jessie and said with a smile, “Pick one. I’ll buy it for you.”
Jessie’s eyes lit up instantly. “Really, Ashlyn?”
Jessie’s parents gave her three million dollars a month as an allowance, but Ashlyn had a black card with unlimited credit. While the three million was enough for Jessie to live comfortably, it wasn’t enough for her to go shopping extravagantly.
Ashlyn raised one eyebrow and challenged, “Do you think I can’t afford it?”
“Forget what I said. I’m going to pick out the best one!”
Jessie lived a relatively poor life at the end of each month as her allowance dwindled, so it was wonderful to get things for free.
Jessie picked out a handbag that was the same as the ones owned by Hollywood stars. It cost six hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and there were only two bags in this style in the entirety of Courtbush.
Ashlyn didn’t buy one for herself because her wardrobe was already filled with classic bags. Far before new styles of bags were released, her mother would already buy them for Ashlyn. In short, there was no need for Ashlyn to buy a bag.
Ashlyn paid the bill without hesitation and then went to eat barbecue with Jessie. At eight o’clock that evening, Ashlyn got out of Jessie’s ostentatious sports car and said goodbye. “Be careful on your way home.”
Jessie blew her a kiss and said, “Good night, Ashlyn.”
Ashlyn smiled and shook her head.
After watching the car drive away, she turned around and headed back to her apartment.
Today had been a great day for her.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
Leave a Reply