3: At the party

It was brightly lit at the Smiths' villa. Outside the door, Nora listened to the digital lock's "Input error" voice prompt, her lips curled up into a mocking smile.

The password had been changed, yet she, the Smiths' daughter, didn't even know.

She lowered her eyes emotionlessly, raised her cell phone and tapped it casually a few times. Then, she placed it on the digital lock. A few seconds later, the door opened with a click.

The lively atmosphere in the living room rushed towards her, and the crowds going about made her realise that it was her younger sister, Angela Smith's, birthday party today. Seeing that no one had noticed her, Nora found a sofa in the corner and sat down, intending to nap for a while.

However, a low cry came from the deck where no one was looking.

A few youngsters had surrounded a girl and were assaulting her.

Angela, who was wearing a blue dress, held a red wine glass and sneezed as she looked at the girl that had been pushed onto the ground.

It was her cousin, Lisa Black. She had always been in goof terms with that damned ugly fatty, Nora.

Smack!

Someone gave Lisa a tight slap. "Did you just say that the fatty's facial features actually look pretty good? There must be something wrong with your eyes. I'll treat them for you…"

"Hiss…"

She took a glass of water infused with hot peppers and splashed it at Lisa's eyes.

"That ugly freak looks like a pig. She can't even compare to one of Angela's toes! How were you even able to say that she looks pretty good, Lisa?"

Lisa wanted to scream from the burning pain, but someone had covered her mouth, so she could only produce muffled cries as she choked with pain.

Angela suddenly squatted down. She took out a photo of Nora at her fattest and played with it in her hands. "Hey, all of you are being too rough."

When the other heard her, they giggled and let go of Lisa, who covered her red and swollen eyes with her hand. "Please, let me go."

Angela smiled, "Let's act in a more refined manner, and make a bet."

Lisa's weak weak voice came out of her throat. "What kind of bet?"

Angela pointed at the photo. "If you can prove that she loses weight, I'll eat this photo. If you can't do it, then you'll eat it. How does that sound? isn't it fair?"

The rest immediately laughed.

"But what are you to do if that fatty can't shed the pounds?"

"For the sake of a bet, is she really going to get liposuction done just to prove that her ugliness isn't because she's fat? Hahaha…"

Lisa, you have absolutely no way of proving that she'll look good after she slims down so…"

"Eat the photo! Eat the photo!"

Everyone clapped and made a ruckus.

Angela held the photo up in her face. "Are you going to eat it yourself or do you want us to help you with it?"

Angela's eyes gleamed viciously.

Everyone was congratulating her and cursing that damned ugly fatty, but that little b***h Lisa actually said that Nora's facial features were not ugly?

Hah!! What a joke!

Angela was about to pass the photo to Lisa when all of a sudden.. a cool, fair and slender arm reached over and took it away.

With her eyes downcast, Nora suddenly and casually balled up the photo and grabbed Angela's hair. When she opened her mouth to cry out in pain, she immediately stuffed the photo into her mouth!

Her actions were as slick and smooth as butter.

It was only when she tasted the bitter and unpleasant taste in her mouth that Angela finally reacted. She was about to spit it out when she heard a low a indeferrent voice. "A bet is a bet, Angela".

Angela's movement suddenly froze dramatically, and she looked at her as if she had just seen a ghost.

The girl wore a simple white shirt and jeans, which made her legs look long and her waist slender.

Her hair was tied casually behind her, and a few trifling strands covered her neck. Hey skin was as smooth as silk and was fair and clean. Her entire self was incomparably beautiful!.

That familiar voice though…

At the sight of the situation, the others gathered around. A boy frowned and said…"Who the heck are you, pretty girl, Angela is Mr. Gray's fiancée! Aren't you afraid of offending the Grays?"

Nora ignored him and helped Lisa up from the floor. Seeing that the condition of her eyes wasn't too serious even though they had turned red, she still whispered, "Go and rinse your eyes with clean water".

Lisa bit her lips and said with some uncertainty, "Are you, Nora?"

"Yeah"

"…."

Everyone was stunned. They looked at her incredulously.

Someone even subconsciously spoke, "That ugly fatty is actually this stunning after she lost weight?"

Everyone looked at Angela again. She was actually pretty good looking and could be said to be rather beautiful. She had always been proud of her looks. However, in this instant, as she stood next to Nora, she instead seemed a little dull.

The look in their eyes made Angela feel as if she haf been given a few slaps across the cheek, and her face was burning hot.

She had deliberately told the fatty to cine back and annul the engagement during her birthday party just to let everyone see that she, Angela, was much more beautiful than Nora. But now,she had become the joke instead!

"What happened"

Nora's father strode over with his current wife. When he saw Nora, he was shocked and taken aback.

Surprised, he called out, "Nora?"

His elder daughter was actually so beautiful after she slimmed down?

The light in Angela's eyes flickered at the sight. Suddenly, she broke into tears and took out the photo from her mouth.

"Nora, I know you're unhappy that Anthony is breaking off his engagement with you. You can continue to hit me…"

Her sobs snapped their father back to reality, and he reached out to hit Nora without any warning. "Nora! Anthony is breaking off his engagement with you because of your immoral behavior and premarital pregnancy! you were the one who didn't know better. What does your sister have to do with it?"

Nora felt the depths of her heart turning cold.