Chapter 1438


    Natalie murmured in acknowledgment. Without another nce at Lucy, Natalie turned on her heels and


    followed Lina into thepetition hall.


    Meanwhile, still rooted to the same spot, Lucy felt coldness in her hands and legs. As though she was


    frozen, she couldn''t get her feet to take a step.


    What should I do? Should I continue topete or leave? I won''t have to be scared about Natalie


    calling the police on me if I leave. At least, that is what my rationale is telling me. However, I''ll lose the


    opportunity to be a fashion designer like Natalie once I leave, and I won''t get to impress Shane. That


    will only stack up the odds against me ever being with Shane. However, Natalie won''t drop this matter if


    I stay, and prison will await me at the end of the day.


    The options were warring inside Lucy''s mind, leaving her in a state of loss.


    Time ticked by, and thepetition would begin in another ten minutes.


    In the end, Lucy chewed on her lip, shut her eyes, and inhaled a deep breath, settling on a decision.


    She decided to continuepeting.


    I''ll lose the chance to impress Shane and be a fashion designer if I leave. On the other hand, I''ll still


    stand a chance to achieve my goals if I stay. I''ll be safe as long as I make a move before Natalie and


    Lina. Hence, I''m going to stay andpete.


    Lucy tightened her fists and took a determined step toward thepetition hall.


    In the hall, Natalie and Lina had already sat in their respective seats.


    Lina swept her gaze over the participants, and it finallynded on Lucy''s empty seat. “Nat, do you think


    Lucy will continue topete after our threat?”


    Hearing Lina''s question, Natalie raised her head and nced at Lucy''s empty seat. With a smirk, she


    said, “She will.”


    “How are you so sure?” Lina was surprised by the certainty in Natalie''s tone.


    Natalie nodded. “Of course. Even though I''m not that close to Lucy, I have a basic understanding of her


    after a few encounters with her. She possesses an extreme obsession with Shane as he is the most


    outstanding man she has ever seen. He ticks all her boxes of a perfect husband, so I''m confident she''ll


    continue topete for Shane''s sake. After all, she''ll only have the chance to impress him if she


    comes back.”


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    “Impress him? Mr. Thompson doesn''t even look at her,” Lina jeered.


    Natalie smiled. “Yeah, everyone knows Shane will never like Lucy, and they can see the type of person


    she is. However, Lucy remains delusional and oblivious to reality.”


    “That''s right on point.” Lina nodded. “I think Lucy has read too much romance fiction about CEOs or


    billionaires, so she keeps imagining that a CEO would actually fall for an average girl like her. As a


    matter of fact, that''s why she thought Mr. Shane would fall in love with her since she''d saved him once.


    After all, there are too many simr plots in those novels.”


    Natalie snickered. “Right.”


    “And that''s not all. Lucy also thought Mr. Thompson would finally notice her once she became a fashion


    designer. I wonder where she gets her confidence from. I fear she has watched too many cliche novels


    and deluded herself into thinking she was one of the female leads. After all, won''t the female leadsnd


    themselves in the male leads'' good graces even if they are merely average Joes in the novels? One


    more thing, Nat. I am almost eighty percent sure that Lucy also sees Mr. Thompson as the male lead


    and you the evil female antagonist.”


    Lina burst into another bout ofughter at her own spection.


    Natalie shook her head in resignation. “Enough. I don''t care about so-called male leads and evil female


    antagonists. I only know that a person who''s immersed in her own world and unwilling to face reality


    will never have the chance to win against me.”


    “You''re right,” Lina agreed with a nod.


    Natalie was about to say something when she caught a glimpse of the woman in question out of the


    corner of her eyes. Her lips curved into a smirk. “Look over there. She''s back.”


    Lina followed the direction in which Natalie had jerked her chin and saw Lucy. “You''re right again. She


    truly is back for her own downfall. Let''s grant her wish if that''s the case.”