Hope Norwood followed closely behind Selena Kensington, acting as her bodyguard, never leaving her side.
Since she was also bearing the weight of her belly, Selena Kensington didn’t walk very fast.
As she neared the E&A boutique, her eyes began to search inside.
The buildings on Fashion Street were mostly filled with modern, fashionable styles.
Thus, in front of the E&A boutique’s main entrance was a large stretch of floor-to-ceiling glass.
Through these glass walls, one could see the people inside as well as the luxurious jewelry on display.
And it was through these glass walls that Selena Kensington saw Vivian Sutton seated in the resting area of the E&A boutique.
She smiled slightly and was about to walk in but noticed a few people next to Vivian Sutton.
Judging by their attire, they seed to be a group of socialite daughters.
Selena Kensington took another look at Vivian Sutton.
She wasn’t sure what those socialite daughters had said to Vivian Sutton, but although Vivian Sutton’s expression didn’t change, Selena Kensington, familiar with her, could easily detect a hint of impatience on her face.
Selena Kensington’s brow furrowed slightly.
She walked inside.
"This... madam, welco."
The shop assistant at the boutique’s entrance smiled appropriately when she saw Selena Kensington and Hope Norwood appear, initially wanting to address her as ’Miss’ but then noticed Selena Kensington’s prominent belly while slightly bowing.
"..."
Such a young lady is actually pregnant?
The shop assistant was sowhat shocked internally, but fortunately, her professionalism was on point, and she imdiately corrected herself.
Selena Kensington noticed the fleeting change on the shop assistant’s face, then saw her gaze surprisingly fixate on her belly, and understood what the shop assistant was thinking.
Thinking about it, she’s already 23 this year.
Actually, not that young anymore.
But Selena Kensington’s face looked young, at most about twenty, which is why the shop assistant was surprised.
"Is it your first ti in our store, madam?"
The shop assistant wore a perfectly poised smile and guided Selena Kensington into the store.
The store’s décor was filled with a modern, stylish vibe everywhere, with a huge crystal chandelier hanging down, counters made of obsidian with a sense of design, and columns with reflective mirrored glass.
Few people ca to Fashion Street, but the boutiques stood tall, and there had never been a case of closing down due to poor business.
Because these high-end luxury boutiques typically have dedicated liaisons with those wealthy families.
They just need to place an order and can avoid coming to the store; soone will later deliver the ordered items to their door.
And the shop assistants here had long honed their skills in recognizing people.
Even though they had never seen Selena Kensington before, judging by her attire, deanor, and having Hope Norwood behind her, they knew her identity wouldn’t be simple.
Selena Kensington nodded slightly.
Even though she had jewelry needs, the wardrobe in the main house could always satisfy her.
Plus, her best friend grew up surrounded by those jewels, so her sensitivity to jewelry was top-notch.
So except for the last ti she went to a jewelry store to pick out a birthday gift for Sterling Norwood, Selena Kensington rarely went to jewelry stores.
After nodding, she saw that the people ahead had sat down on the sofa next to Vivian Sutton, seemingly wanting to chat with her for a long ti.
But Vivian Sutton’s expression looked worse and worse.
Selena Kensington watched, her brow slightly furrowed.
She didn’t let the enthusiastic shop assistant start her pitch, "Sorry, my friend’s over there."
Selena Kensington said and nodded in the direction of Vivian Sutton.
The shop assistant followed Selena Kensington’s gaze over.
Then she saw a few young socialites in the resting area, and one of them was the brand’s spokesperson this ti.
But she didn’t know...
Who was this lady’s friend?
The shop assistant didn’t push any sales on Selena Kensington but nodded slightly, "This way, madam."
The boutique’s shop assistants usually catered one-on-one.
So from the mont Selena Kensington stepped in, this assistant paid her full attention to her movents.
Upon hearing Selena Kensington intended to go to the resting area, she naturally led the way.
Selena Kensington didn’t refuse this ti and let the shop assistant lead them over.
*
Looking over at Vivian Sutton’s side.
She originally intended to wait in the resting area for Selena Kensington to co find her.
But after a few minutes, she saw a few ’acquaintances’.
Among them was soone she had so conflict with.
That person was a childhood friend of Vivian Sutton and also an admirer of Clent Luther.
She had confessed to Clent Luther before but was straightforwardly rejected by him.
Later, this socialite, dissatisfied, went around inquiring about what kind of person Clent Luther liked.
As a result of her inquiries, she found out about Vivian Sutton.
She had seen Clent Luther and Vivian Sutton quite intimate and inseparable several tis, but they had never confird any formal relationship.
This made the socialite secretly jealous of Vivian Sutton.
She believed Vivian Sutton wasn’t worthy of Clent Luther.
So afterwards, she would intentionally or unintentionally cause trouble for Vivian Sutton.
After it happened many tis, Vivian Sutton didn’t notice, but Clent Luther did.
But Clent Luther didn’t directly address the socialite but instead pressured her family through their family connections.
This made the socialite quiet down indeed.
But at the sa ti, she harbored resentnt towards both of them.
So today, when she and her girlfriends were out shopping and saw Vivian Sutton alone, they thought it was an opportunity.
Under her incitent, her girlfriends soon harbored complaints against Vivian Sutton.
So they all ca over to give Vivian Sutton veiled and open sarcasm.
This socialite knew that Vivian Sutton and Clent Luther were engaged, but now, even after graduation, they hadn’t held the wedding.
So she thought there was a problem between the two, hence the delays.
Moreover, this socialite knew about Vivian Sutton entering the entertainnt industry, so she naturally attributed the reason for the delay in marriage between Vivian Sutton and Clent Luther to the Luther Family’s unwillingness to accept a daughter-in-law from the entertainnt industry.
After all, in Aethelgard’s high society, the Luther Family was considered a rather traditional and prestigious old family.
Initially, when Vivian Sutton was bored, she would listen to their gossip for a bit.
But later, she just ignored them.
Those socialites saw Vivian Sutton’s head always down in silence, and their anger flared up.
Initially, that socialite and her friends just wanted to mock her for a bit, but seeing Vivian Sutton ignore them made them even more displeased, so harsher words followed.
When Selena Kensington walked over, she heard those socialites talking back and forth.
"Miss Sutton, I’m really sorry for you. Why not act as the eldest daughter of The Sutton Family instead of venturing into the entertainnt industry to be an actress..."
"Oh dear, you got it wrong. Nowadays, who knows if The Sutton Family even acknowledges Miss Sutton!"
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