My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 10

profile. She watched as everyone gathered around Julia and simply exited the store quietly. Then, she randomly walked into another store. Soon, she had her eyes on a pink dress. Although the dress had a simple and minimalistic design, it was both chic and beautiful. She immediately took the dress, approached a staff member, and said politely, “Please wrap it up for me.” “Right away, Miss.” The staff wasted no time as she bagged the dress. “Lookie here! Isn’t this the especially tough Amelie?” Suddenly, a piercing and sarcastic voice sounded from outside the boutique. Amelie swiveled her head toward the voice in slight annoyance and saw a woman walking into the store with several people in tow. The instant she laid her eyes on the woman, she could feel the woman’s glares stabbing her like daggers. The woman had her lips curled into a smirk as she sized Amelie up with her eyes filled with contempt and disdain. This person was none other than Amelie’s former sister-in-law, Jodie. Jodie had always looked down on her. Hence, when she saw the dress in the staff’s hand, she snorted derisively, “With that little capability of yours, you still dare to shop for clothes at a store such as this? Do you even know how expensive the clothes here are?” “It’s not that expensive,” Amelie retorted indifferently. Most of the clothes here only cost thousands of dollars. This amount of money is nothing to me. “Ha! How boastful! From what I see: you knew precisely that I would come here to shop and specifically waited for me here. Instead, you want me to pay for you and, simultaneously, complain about how broke you are in the hopes that I will bring you back to the Alston Residence,” Jodie said with absolute certainty. From Jodie’s point of view, this was the sole possibility that Amelie would show up here in this store. That was because she knew that Amelie had left the Alston Residence without taking a single cent and was currently unemployed. “How about you get down on your knees and beg me? Who knows? I might think about it.” With that, she crossed her arms in front of her chest and sat before Amelie imperiously. Her eyes gleamed with malicious intent as she tilted her head arrogantly at Amelie. In truth, Jodie never thought of allowing Amelie to return to the Alston Residence at all. Unfortunately, she was used to taking her frustrations out on Amelie. Therefore, she would feel as though ants were crawling under her skin if she didn’t get to bully Amelie upon encountering her. At this moment, Jodie’s heart was filled with immense pride, and she was so confident that Amelie would definitely allow herself to be humiliated just for a chance to return to the Alston Residence. Although her marriage with Leo brought Amelie nothing but misfortune, it also gave her a chance to see the true colors of the Alston Family. As they had lived under the same roof for the past four years, she certainly knew what Jodie had in mind, and she couldn’t help but smile faintly. Back then, I would roll over when Jolly started her daily ‘Amelie Hunting’ solely because I didn’t want to distract and trouble Leo with such trivial matters. But now that we have divorced, why should I continue playing meek little lamb? She dismissed Jodie entirely as she went straight to the counter and said calmly, “Check this out for me, please.” How dare Amelie ignore me?! The situation angered Jodie so much that it made her blood boil. She rudely grabbed the dress from the staff and slammed it on the counter. “I’m buying this dress!” “I got my hands on it first,” Amelie reminded her coldly. Regardless, Jodie was very much used to having her needs catered to. “So what? I’m the heiress of the Alstons. Not only am I able to buy this piece of dress, but it also won’t be a problem even if I buy this entire store!” Then, she ordered in an insufferably arrogant manner, “Can a staff member of this store immediately come over here and chase this penurious woman out?!” “Oh, how arrogant. Why don’t you buy this store before issuing such an order?” Julia’s voice cut in before Amelie could say another word. She held her small bag in her arms and sashayed over confidently. Her eyes were filled with distaste toward Jodie. At first, Jodie merely made that statement because she just wanted to boast of her wealth before Amelie. Nonetheless, now that Julia had made a bet with her, her face momentarily crimsoned with embarrassment. “This is a family matter. Miss White, you’d be better off not meddling.” Julia was such a popular figure that Jodie naturally knew who she was. Hence, she couldn’t help reminding Julia. Julia sneered, “Amy is the only member of her family. Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you call yourself her family! Besides, she’s my best friend. So, Miss Alston, her business is my business!” Jodie immediately looked at Julia in disbelief. What’s happening? I wholeheartedly thought that Julia was simply standing up for the weak. But, in the end, she turns out to be Amelie’s best friend… How is this possible? Amelie is merely the daughter of a poverty-stricken shoemaker. How could she know Julia? Julia couldn’t care less about what Jodie was thinking. She made her way toward the counter, threw a black card, and announced generously, “I’m willing to offer twice the price to buy this store.” Everyone instantly became speechless