Chapter 117: Chapter 118

Chapter 118 “Charmine, you should have some too,” Veronica said as she held out a juice bottle.

“Oh, ‘beware of Greeks bearing gifts’ is how the saying goes. Nothing good can come out of this “responded Charmine with an air of indifference, not even bothering to reach out her hand Veronica smiled awkwardly in embarassment. “That’s not a problem, I’ll leave it here for you. You can have it later when you’re thirsty.” She placed the juice bottle on the dresser then left.

Charmine scrunched her eyes in bewilderment. ‘Veronica’s not a good person, so why is she being so nice to me? It looks like Tiffany is up to no good once again. Since Tiffany seems up for a game, I’ll give them a game to play,’ she thought. Charmine rolled her eyes then reached for the juice bottle, only to toss it straight into the trash can next to her. 1 Tiffany kept a straight face but inside, she was bursting with glee. ‘Watch out Charmine, prepare to rot in jail!’

At this moment, Mr. Dalmore’s assistant, Faye Ronan, walked in carrying a large assorted fruit platter. She said with a friendly tone, “Good day everyone, this is an assorted fruit platter prepared by the organizers for all of you. There’s enough for everyone to have a piece each for good luck.” Faye walked toward Charmine and said, “We’ll start with our main model having the first pick.”

It was a concoction of strawberries, arranged into the shape of a champagne tower. There were multiple layers of the delicious red fruit, and it was exceptionally pretty to look at. The top strawberry even had a tiny red flower stuck in it for good luck.

Someone in the crowd scoffed and said, “I can’t believe that Mr. Dalmore is so superstitious. He’s insisting on performing this good luck ceremony for a grand event like this!”

“I think I remember that the fruit platter last year was arranged into the shape of the Empire State Tower. It looked fantastic and was an extremely creative idea,” a model reminisced.

“It’s a shame this time that a rookie gets to have the first pick. It’s enough to make me lose my appetite,” said another.

Charmine ignored the comments being said and easily reached out for the first piece of strawberry. She plucked the tiny red flower out of the strawberry and prepared to take a bite. However, she suddenly felt a strange sensation like she was being observed closely. Lifting her gaze, she saw Tiffany sitting in a corner, smiling like a cat that had gotten the cream as she watched Charmine with gleeful anticipation.

Charmine frowned slightly. ‘Did Tiffany mess with this strawberry?’ she wondered. After careful consideration, she was sure that Tiffany would be willing to do almost anything to destroy her. To protect herself without getting on the bad side of Mr. Dalmore, as soon as Faye turned around to hand out the strawberries to the other models, she discreetly dropped the strawberry into the trash can next to her.

Tiffany saw the scene in front of her and her glee become more apparent. Soon, there would b e an exciting show to watch. This time, Charmine would be going down for sure!