Wendy also looked at Chloe and Katie, seeming a bit surprised.
"Who are they?" A young girl walked up to Wendy. Her makeup was on point and her outfit was totally in style.
"Oh my god! What is that on her forehead?" The young girl suddenly shouted out in disgust, her face twisted in a way that made you cringe.
Katie's face turned a bright shade of red and she instinctively took a couple steps back, burying her head in her hands and attempting to cover her red birthmark with her hair.
"Doesn't she know how to use makeup? Does she not care about her appearance? She's out here scaring everyone with her ugliness!" The girl had no consideration for others' self-esteem, her tone dripping with disdain.
The whole store went silent at her harsh words.
"Sierra! Shut up!" A stern voice suddenly echoed from the back, and an elegantly dressed woman walked up, though her attitude was a bit icy.
Chloe had a hunch and guessed that this woman was Wendy's mom.
"Just look at her forehead, it's really ugly," Sierra said.
The woman's brows furrowed and she snapped at Sierra, "None of your business! Just shut up!"
Chloe snorted internally, her heart filled with displeasure. A truly educated person would never say such things. How was this any different from agreeing with Sierra's words?
Sierra looked wronged, but the woman beside her pulled her away. When she saw Chloe, her brows instantly furrowed in anger.
"You again?!" Her words attracted everyone's attention.
Wendy frowned and turned to the woman, "You know each other?"
The woman snorted and looked at Chloe with disdain, "Yeah, one moment she's scamming people, the next she's here buying jewelry. Living the life, aren't you?"
Wendy's eyes flashed, "Don't talk nonsense!"
The woman glanced at her, "What nonsense? She scammed..."
She suddenly stopped as if remembering something, turned to Elizabeth and asked with a smile, "Mrs. Harper, do you... know this woman?"
Elizabeth gave her a look, "She's my future daughter-in-law, what do you think?"
Upon hearing Elizabeth's words, Wendy and her mother Grace shared a look, their expressions changing.
"What?!" Sierra let out a shrill scream, her eyes instantly glued to Chloe. "Whose fiancée? Damon's or Nathan's?"
Elizabeth pursed her lips, clearly not pleased.
With this kind of interrogative tone, she had no intention of answering.
What a mess!
Chloe walked up to Elizabeth with Katie, looked at the earrings in Wendy's hand and laughed, answering her previous question.
"We didn't know you guys would be here, we just happened to pass by and ran into you."
Elizabeth gave a faint smile, "I see, we must have quite the connection then."
Her words made everyone's expressions change. This was undoubtedly a public acceptance of Chloe.
Grace was squinting at Chloe, her face revealing her disdain and anger.
After a few seconds of silence, Elizabeth started introducing the people around her to Chloe.
Wendy's mother, Grace, Grace's sister Samantha, and Samantha's daughter Sierra.
Chloe greeted them one by on. After all, she didn't want to start off on the wrong foot with anyone. Etiquette still mattered.
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