Nora was a little taken aback.
Ever since she came to New York, she hadn't paid any attention to the ongoings in California anymore.
Although Angela was her half-sister, there was tension between them, so she didn't want to bother with her at all.
Lisa did mention that they were coming to New York for their postgraduate studies' entrance exams, though.
She didn't expect to bump into them here.
She ignored Angela. Instead, she looked at Lisa and asked, "Which professor are you intending to apply for?"
Lisa glanced at Angela timidly and replied, "I'm still thinking about it. I'm planning to apply for someone who's easier..."
"Heh." Angela scoffed and said, "How ambitious of you. Well, I'm a completely different story. I came here with a clear goal, and that is Director Shaw!"
She looked at Nora and said, "Do you know who Director Shaw is? He only accepts four to five students every year. A tiny little unorthodox doctor like you probably won't be able to pass the exams at all though."
To Angela, Nora had never attended college before. The reason why she had some medical skills was that she had picked up some unorthodox skills abroad.
How would a woman who had never properly attended university before possibly be qualified to apply for
postgraduate studies?
Nora, however, ignored her completely. In fact, she didn't even exist in her eyes. She looked at Lisa instead and asked, "Where are you currently staying?"
"At the hotel next to the school. The lodging there is very cheap... You don't have to worry about me, Nora."
Lisa glanced at Angela after she answered. She quickly said, "You can just go, Nora. We have to go in and ask around to find out what the professors' preferences are like anyway..."
"Go? What nonsense. Tell me what exactly you're here for, Nora." Angela demanded persistently, her voice as noisy as a frog's croaking.
Nora, however, continued to ignore her. She said, "Okay. Give me a call if anything comes up, or if you run out of money."
She got in the car.
Angela went in front of the car and blocked her path.
She said, "Get out here, Nora. Didn't you hear me? You—"
Nora stepped on the gas pedal and raced toward her!
The car suddenly sped up, causing Angela to shudder all over in fright, and she screamed.
Screeeeech!
The car stopped barely one centimeter away from her. Angela could even feel the car's momentum!
She turned pale with fright. The woman rested an arm on the car window, poked her head out, and said coolly, "Get out of my way."
A badly frightened Angela stepped aside in a daze.
She had only just taken a couple of steps when the car started again and sped past her with a whoosh.
Its speed was as if Nora was driving a sports car!
Angela swallowed hard. It was only when the car disappeared into the distance that she finally regained her senses. She cursed angrily, "She wanted to run me over! That little bitch! Fatty! Ugly woman! How dare she think of running me over! She must be jealous that I got engaged to Anthony!"
After Nora left California, the Grays and the Smiths were embroiled with each other for some time. In the end, Anthony had still become engaged with Angela.
Lisa couldn't bring herself to listen anymore. She said, "Nora doesn't even know that you're engaged, Angela. None of us even told her about it..."
"Shut up!"
Angela glared at her viciously. "From what I see, all you care about is Nora, right? Why don't you stay with her instead of sticking to me, then?"
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