Chapter 328
Yvonne’s eyes were filled with suspicion; she still did not believe what Josie had said. “You left David’s team because of her. Don’t you hate her?”
“My skills were inferior. Professor Lawson wasn’t satisfied with me, and the seniors didn’t like me either. What use is hating her?” Josie smiled self-deprecatingly. “Besides, I’m just a country girl with no power, influence, or family to back me up. How could I spare the energy to focus on hating anyone?
“I’d be better off thinking about how to rely on my knowledge and real skills to gain the professor’s attention and earn the qualification to stay in Aloville! Miss Jiznev, don’t you think that makes sense?”
Yvonne fell into thought. She felt Josie made a lot of sense. To gain a foothold in society, one indeed needed genuine talent and learning. Relying solely on smooth talk to deceive others everywhere wouldn’t last.
As the heir of the Jiznev family, she knew this deeply. She never expected this country girl, Josie, could also be so perceptive!
‘But Natalie has no reason to deceive me. So which of them is actually lying?’ she thought.
“In fact, many things cannot be proven by words. It’s like just now, when I said I wanted to show you the way out of kindness, you didn’t believe me,” Josie smiled.
“In this world, it has always been difficult to be a good person; people are unpredictable. Who knows if someone’s words are sweeter than their actions?” Josie turned and left. “But talent and learning are things one can’t fake. Even if I really wanted to compete with Natalie, I’d need the capability to actually win.”
‘That makes so much sense!’ Yvonne suddenly acknowledged Josie’s words. Natalie had always said Josie had no real ability, that she stayed in David’s team, entirely relying on the help of the seniors.
Natalie said that, unwilling to accept being expelled from the team, Josie targeted her by any means necessary, all in order to rejoin the team.
But judging by Josie’s attitude, she didn’t seem like she wanted to return to the team at all.
Although she was not familiar with this circle, she had also seen recent news. After all, the incident in which Josie saved Lonnard was no trivial matter, and Josie also recently published a paper.
She heard from her father that this might be the key to the revival of the Reedshaw family’s acupuncture technique.
The incident more than twenty years ago caused the Reedshaw family’s needlework techniques to collapse and never recover. Over the past two decades, most members of the Reedshaw family had either withdrawn or left; the only one who had remained steadfast was Delilah.
If Josie didn’t have some capability, Delilah would not have selected her.
‘It seems I can’t fully believe Natalie. Who knows what she is really up to?’ Yvonne’s expression turned cold. She suddenly lost the mood to find Vincent and was about to turn and leave when her phone rang. It was Jaden.
She called Jaden before she arrived.
They had agreed to meet at the school gate, but this guy was only calling now.
After Yvonne answered the phone, Jaden jogged over to her seat.
“Vincent refused to come, and I couldn’t drag him here. Why are you interested in him?” Jaden complained, with a complaining expression. “Let’s go. I’ll treat you to a meal and ask you something while we’re at it.”
Yvonne’s face darkened further. “Who does he think he is, putting on such airs? It’s just a meal together; it’s not like I’m going to eat him!”
“You might not eat him, but he’s afraid you might. He’s from the countryside, very timid, and completely focused on studying. He’s preparing his graduation thesis recently,” Jaden pulled her towards the school gate.
He added, “He has to prepare for his postgraduate entrance exams and really doesn’t have time to have a meal with you, my lady. Just bear with it for now. Come find him after this period is over.
“Next time, next time, I promise I’ll drag him out. But honestly, he’s so hard to get. Why not try going after someone else?”
Yvonne let out a cold snort and said, “If he were easy to get, I wouldn’t be pursuing him!”