Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 381

Robert gave Daphne a once-over before he shifted his gaze toward Leanna. Then, his facial expression shifted into one of derision as he mocked, “Oh, what’s the matter? Are you guys having a celebratory dinner here too?”

Leanna just nodded slightly out of courtesy and basic respect.

However, Robert’s attitude only worsened as he snorted disdainfully, “That makes sense too. After all, you probably will never be the winner in this life, so you might as well celebrate getting second place now. Otherwise, who knows if you’ll even come close to even earning a spot next time.”

Unlike Leanna, who had to keep her tongue in check due to reasons that she would love to kick to the curb but couldn’t, Daphne didn’t have such problems. So, she didn’t hesitate to put the pompous little man in his place as she crossed her arms in front of her chest and retorted, “Who the hell let this weird and crazy foreigner out of captivity? Excuse me. Are you not ashamed to be barking at us with your not-so-fluent Chiojan? Didn’t your Chiojan teacher teach you how to speak the language properly?”

Robert shifted his attention from Leanna to Daphne at her insult. His facial expression had gotten a little cold as he sized her up. Daphne Shirley—she’s no stranger to me, considering her face is in the posters of advertising endorsements all over the major shopping malls. As far as I know, she even endorses quite some luxury brands.

Queenie immediately chose this opportunity to butt in, “Miss Shirley, you don’t need to attack Mr. Debauche like this verbally, do you?”

When Daphne heard Queenie’s voice, she turned her attention to Queenie and inquired lightly, “And you are?”

At once, Queenie’s facial expression stiffened at Daphne’s slight. Then, just as she was about to answer, Daphne added, “Never mind. I’m not interested in getting to know you either. You’re just a nobody to me. Besides, how could you say that I was verbally attacking this guy? I was clearly reprimanding some disrespectful seniors that clearly enjoy taking advantage of their qualifications and have some issues with their speech. But I can’t help it if you want to assume that I was referring to you.”

Queenie was infuriated by Daphne’s remarks. “You—”

Finally, Leanna couldn’t bear to see her friend being attacked from all sides as she looked at Robert and said flatly, “I respect you and tolerate your brashness the best I can because you’re a senior. However, I’m also quite grateful to you for letting me understand the principle behind the saying, ‘people make the government’. Indeed… some students do naturally take up their teacher’s traits, don’t they? It matters not to me that I have lost the competition today. Still, I do hope you two can show this same offensive behavior as you have now when you two compete in the actual international competition later.”

After she finished saying those words, she tugged on Daphne’s hand and left hand-in-hand.

When they got to the bathroom, Daphne asked, “Why did we leave? Why did you drag me away? I wasn’t finished with them.”

Leanna glanced at Daphne and replied, “It’s useless to talk to people like them.” Her father’s corpse is still waiting to be picked up in the mortuary, yet Queenie is still here throwing a gala. Come to think of it. It’s somewhat ironic, isn’t it?

After she washed her hands, she turned her head and asked, “What’s up with you and Louis? Did you two fight?”

her questions. She was stunned for a while before she

between the

know him very well. So, it’s normal for us to have an awkward

for answers and asked, “But aren’t you two filming in the

So, we don’t interact much with each other,” explained Daphne. After she finished washing her

about the situation on Daphne’s side, she was aware of what was happening on

lips upward into a and thanked Daphne, “Regardless, thank you for taking care of

welcome. It’s what I should do.” Daphne threw the crumpled “By the

puzzled by the

the words that she was about to blurt out and swiftly

also didn’t bother

expect they would bump into Lewis, the person in charge of the party, on their

and asked, “McK, can I

then said

“Okay.”

way toward the hotel’s balcony

“Your work is truly superb, but I’m afraid there’s nothing much I can do. So I guess we can only

smiled in understanding. “I understand, and I’m especially grateful to

still have a long way to go. Getting second place doesn’t mean that you’re lesser than anyone. At the end of the day, people with skill and talent will always get their chance

not sure if this is too much to ask or if the timing will be convenient for you, but I would like to arrange a special show for your brand for

an opportunity, so she was momentarily too stunned for words

Fashion Week. So, frankly, it was logical to assume that Lewis

winner was qualified to receive such a fantastic

understand why

winner or the second place, it doesn’t signify anything? We value unlimited potential more in the designer industry than rankings, and I

straight knocking at her door. Hence, it was impossible for Leanna to decline it. Even so, she

the studio is already taking up a significant portion of my time. But, on the other hand, since it’s a special show for my brand, I