h4Chapter 35: No Manners!/h4

Chloe heard that the birthday party was being held at Lily’s house and couldn’t help but sneer, "E, isn’t that Lily girl supposed to be really poor? How can she afford to throw a birthday party?"

E squinted her eyes. "Maybe she has a benefactor."

Since returning to the country, Chloe had heard E mention theing-of-age ceremony and seen the news in some newspapers, which made her very angry.

After learning the details, Chloe despised Hannah even more.

"So that’s it. I doubt anything good wille from this. You should be careful... Why don’t Ie with you?"Chloe eximed loudly.

"I was nning to invite you."

"Alright, give me the address, and I’ll head over right away!"

E hung up the phone and walked out of the library, only to see Hannah and Brandon leaning against a car waiting for her.

Brandon looked at E curiously. Didn’t Hannah say that E was very uninterested in studying? What was she doing here?

"Sis, you finally came out! Want to change into a different dress? We’re going to my ssmate’s birthday party. Maybe some junior will fancy you," Hannah teased.

"I’m not interested, but since you begged me, I’ll go along with it," E replied calmly.

Hannah pursed her lips, secretly cursing, but then smiled sweetly. "Fine, don’t change. You’re so beautiful; you’ll stand out no matter what you wear."

Hannah’s words made Brandon take a closer look at E.

Hannah wasn’t wrong. E was not only beautiful but also had a unique aura that set her apart from ordinary people.

E got into the car without saying much. Twenty minutester, the car stopped in front of a house in the suburbs.

E jumped out of the car, nced at the address on the doorte, and then sent the location to Chloe.

"Sis, let’s go in. Who were you texting?" Hannah asked, trying to peek at E’s phone. But E quickly put it away.

"No one important, just a friend," E said nonchntly.

She would never be foolish enough to tell Hannah that Chloe and Charles wereing.

Hannah smiled and took E’s hand, leading her inside.

Brandon, watching E’s perfect silhouette, felt a strange glimmer in his eyes.

He had assumed E was just a mindless shopaholic, but meeting her in person, he realized she was nothing like Hannah described.

E wasposed and intelligent. A woman who caught Eric’s attention couldn’t be that bad. Hannah was merely deceiving herself.

For some reason, Brandon found E more intriguing than Hannah.

E was like an untamable wildcat, while Hannah only issuedmands. Gradually, Brandon’s feelings for Hannah seemed to be fading.

As they entered the house, E noticed it was simple but spacious. This three-story house looked taller than a four-story building in the city.

The hall was decorated with some lights and balloons, giving it a festive look.

"Hannah, you’re here! We’ve been waiting for you!" A cheerful voice called out. E shifted her gaze from the house to the girl approaching them.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen, with a sharp, thin face.

"Lily, this is my sister E. Sis, this is my ssmate Lily. And this is our senior, Brandon. Everyone knows him, right?" Hannah quickly introduced them.

"Wow, Senior Brandon! I didn’t expect him to be with Hannah!"

"He’s so handsome! His photos are all over the school bulletin board."

"Yes, Senior Brandon is the pride of our school, and now he works at a very prestigiouspany!"

The crowd whispered excitedly.

E scanned the room, noticing about twenty to thirty ssmates, but her gaze was caught by one boy staring intensely at her.

E frowned slightly. She knew this boy, Ethan, who, though younger and a ssmate of Hannah’s, was far from admirable in character.

Ethan had once pursued E obsessively, but her standards for men were high. Despite Ethan’s decent looks, he fell short of the prince charming image E held in her heart.

In her previous life, someone like Brandon was her ideal prince charming.

Ethan was more of a rogue, known for flirting with every girl he saw, surrounded by a revolving door of women.

Though Ethan’s family was wealthy, they were nouveau riche. His father ran a coal mine and tradednd, gaining sudden wealth overnight.

Ethan’s character was poor, and he often mingled with local thugs. Neither in her past life nor this one could E see him as someone worth her attention.

"Hannah, so this is the sister you’ve been talking about! I’ve heard Ethan from our ss really likes her. Tsk, I don’t see what’s so special about a show-off," Lily, who had been chatting with Hannah, sneered at E.

E sat down calmly, while Brandon’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected such audacity and disrespect from these young girls.

"Yeah, I heard Hannah’s sister is a spendthrift andzy good-for-nothing!"

"But she does have a great figure, tsk tsk!"

Various mocking voices rose, with most people looking at E with disdain.

Hannah’s face stiffened for a moment, though inside she felt immensely pleased. Outwardly, she defended E, "Don’t listen to those rumors. My sister is great. I brought her here because she had nothing to do at home and wasn’t interested in shopping."

Her words subtly implied that E was so idle she had no friends and could only tag along with her sister to kill time.

"Really, Hannah? If there wasn’t some truth to it, would people talk? Maybe she’s just here to catch Ethan’s attention," Lilyughed sharply, ncing at Ethan.

Ethan gave E an ambiguous smile.

E, dressed in a sleeveless white tracksuit, slid her hands into her pockets and smirked at Lily. "Hannah, your ssmates are quite rude! Didn’t your teachers teach you respect, or do they just not understand it?"

With that simple remark, she pped all the girls targeting her in the face.

E stood up coldly, ring down at Lily. "If this ssmate doesn’t wee me, I can leave right now. If it weren’t for Hannah begging me to apany her, I wouldn’t havee to this filthy ce!"