Beatrice listened as Annabelle's tone was filled with undisguised disdain for the group of girls. Her eyelids flickered slightly before responding in a calm, tolerant tone:
“Everyone loves beauty, and when guys see pretty girls, they also try to get their number. Why is it that when girls do the same, they’re suddenly considered immodest?”
Annabelle watched Beatrice's kind, gentle demeanor as she effortlessly rebuffed her comment. Feeling a bit displeased, Annabelle dared not show her frustration in front of Beatrice.
"Beatrice, that's not what I meant. I’m just worried they might feel embarrassed if Charles rejects them. You know how Charles is…"
She shot a glance in Charles’s direction, her tone filled with helplessness, and shrugged.
In truth, she wanted to say that she was Charles
