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Chapter 224
Chapter 224
Chapter 224
When everyone heard Hesper’s words, they immediately explained that everyone had been rather
occupied in the past year, so they had not been in contact with each other too, which meant it was not
Hesper’s fault.
Jessie stared at everyone in astonishment.
‘Is this actually the Hesper that I know?! A few days ago, when I talked to her about coming to this
reunion organized by Michelle, she acted as if she wasn’t very familiar with her and that she didn’t want NôvelDrama.Org © content.
to talk to her, so why is she suddenly so eloquent today?!’
Michelle did not expect to be mocked by Hesper as soon as they met. She felt a little resentful, but she
could not think of anything to ridicule her for, so she could only ask everyone to sit down.
“Speaking of which, except for Michelle, is anyone still pursuing a career in design?”
The class representative, Milan Cheshire, was the owner of the nickname ‘Three Puppies’ in the group
chat box. He looked around and said shamefully, “After we graduated, I started developing games with
my buddies. I’m now the art director of the team, but it’s nowhere near my original dream job.”
The same went for a few others, who were doing art-related work but were no longer engaged in
fashion design.
“Not many people can be as capable as Michelle, can they? The Duval Group’s fashion design
competition is so popular now and Michelle appeared as the champion of that competition. Michelle will
surely be able to pursue a career in design in the future. How great is that?”
Michelle grinned to the extent where her eyes squinted. She looked very down to earth and
unpretentious, and quickly integrated with the men. “How can you people be so sure? Everyone in this
room has given me the chance to shine. If all of you were to participate in the competition too, I might
not be able to fight my way through and emerge as the champion!”
“Don’t be humble, you were always the top student in our course back then!”
Hesper was staring at the mandarin fish on the plate while giving it a taste.
‘It’s undeniable that this restaurant is very competent at preparing fish. It seems that I can order a few
dishes from this place occasionally and take them back home for dinner. There’s a reason why they’re
so prominent in the city…
Michelle’s gaze naturally landed on Hesper after talking so much about herself, and she took the
initiative to talk to Hesper.
“If you guys must insist that I was the course’s top student back then, that seems a little unfair to
Hesper.” Michelle sat very near to Hesper, so she walked up to her with a flask of red wine to pour her
some. “I still remember that Hesper often beat me in exams before she left halfway through the
course.”
Hesper rejected the red wine. She still had work tomorrow, so it was her habit not to consume any
alcohol the night before.
“What are you doing now, Hesper? We haven’t seen in such a long time, so I wonder how you are
doing now?”
Hesper took a glance around the room, and everyone’s expression looked somewhat inquisitive.
“Me? I’m running my own little business right now.”
After hearing Hesper’s response, Michelle’s expression finally loosened. “That’s a pity. Professor
Jenkins
always praised you in class and claimed that you’re the most talented person he’s ever seen. If he
were to know that you’ve given up on designing, he’d be devastated.”
After listening to Michelle’s scornful words, Jessie could not help but say coldly, “Hesper has gone back
to college and resumed school. My father is still very satisfied with her performance.”
“You went back to college?” Michelle was a little surprised. “But aren’t you married? And if you were to
go back to school, what would happen to your business?”
Hesper lifted her gaze when she heard the questions. “What does it have to do with you?”
One could bring anything else up except for her marriage, as it would pique her in an instant. In
addition to that, everyone who had lovers had brought their significant other to the banquet, and
Hesper was the only one who came by herself. That alone should explain a little about her current
marital status.
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Michelle brought it up on purpose, which was just her asking others to make a fool out of her.
Michelle really wanted to embarrass Hesper by poking at her sore spots, but she did not expect that
Hesper would retaliate against her so directly. She instantly froze in place as if she had suffered a great
grievance. “I didn’t mean to offend…”
Hesper put down her silverware and looked at Michelle with a half-smile.
“I don’t mean to offend you either. But I’m curious, what does how I’m doing have anything to do with
you? Or could it be that… Would you send me some and if I were to tell you that I’m not doing too
well?”
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