The crowd buzzed with gossip, their expressions full of disdain. Some of the more shameless men in the audience cast lewd, lingering glances at Shirley, making their thoughts crystal clear.
At first, people had been puzzled. 'Shirley was quite attractive, so how did she end up with a guy like that?' They assumed there was some hidden story behind it, but now it was clear she was just after money.
"I didn't!" Shirley was practically shaking with rage. She could feel the scornful stares and hear the crude remarks, and it made her want to tear Florence apart.
"If that's not true, then are you saying he forced you?" Florence retorted.
The pudgy man quickly chimed in, "She came onto me, you know."
With a sly grin, he thought to himself, 'What does it matter who I fool around with? Shirley'
