Nia Mitchell ignored what others might be thinking and simply continued eating. It's only lunchtime. When will this alumni gathering ever end? I should've listened to the class representative and not come at all. But Fiona Sutton is here, and it's so rare for me to see her, even though we haven't exchanged a single word.
"Since you've declined, there's nothing I can do," Julia Adams said, shaking her head regretfully, as if a truly good intention had been ruined. "After all, if my relatives were to help, and your husband lacked the capability, it would put my relatives in a difficult position too."
Her disappointed expression might elicit sympathy from others. But to me, it just seems contrived, Nia thought. Oh my god, this Julia Adams is even more annoying than Phoebe Walker or Sophia Moore from the Office Room!
