Chapter 114

• "I don't need you to teach me."
• With a mocking tone, Modesty remarked, "You must be quite smug, right? Even if I won the Young Designers' Contest in your place and spent three years studying in Paris, I'm still not as good as you. Give up acting pretending. I assume you're secretly laughing at me?"
• Stella shot back, saying, "You're hilarious. I never would have considered it, and I never would have wanted to outdo you. You are the one who made the covert comparison between us. You believe that since you studied in Paris earlier than me, I should be less powerful than you, even if you are aware of this." She went on, "Those events occurred three years ago, whether it was the Young Designers' Contest first prize or the chance to study in Paris. You are the one who keeps bringing up this issue and won't let go of these."