As Rosemary was gathering her belongings, ready to deal with some work issues on her smartphone, her shoulder was abruptly bumped.
A girl dressed in a chic black suit brushed past her, surrounded by a gaggle of other girls.
Knowing full well that she had collided with someone, she held her shoulder and snidely asked, "Are you blind?"
"Well, if it isn’t the top of the class? We better steer clear of her, you know, what with her being a surgeon and all. Wouldn’t want her to carve us up with her scalpel."
The girls tittered, and Rosemary coolly watched them. "Apologize."
"I’m the one who’s hurt here, and you want me to apologize?" Lynn unreasonably crossed her arms over her chest, a defiant expression on her face.
The other girls quickly tried to placate the situation.
"She’s just showing off because she was noticed by a few professors. Little does she know that no matter how skilled she is as a surgeon, she will still be working nine-to-five at a hospital."
"Yeah, any single piece of Evarose’s work in your house is worth more than what she’ll make in her lifetime."
"You guys are so rich, owning so many pieces of Evarose’s work."
"Some people will never get to see a real Evarose in their entire life. Why don’t we be nice and show her?"
Lynn had just finished boasting in front of her friends and was looking for someone else to impress. So, she gladly obliged, her expression saying, ’Fine, I’ll indulge you.’ She unlocked her phone, revealing her wallpaper — a calligraphy piece by Evarose.
"Beautiful, isn’t it? Such an expensive piece, only fitting for it to hang in your house."
"Kim, didn’t you mention that piece was worth $500,000? So, if someone makes $2,000 a month, they would need to save every penny for 21 years to afford just this one piece."
"Kim, you guys really are loaded."
Rosemary watched them silently. "Enough chatter. Apologize."
"Are you deaf? Do you even know who Kim is? Can you even handle her apology?"
"People who can afford Evarose’s work aren’t just your average folk. I advise you to back off."
"At the end of the day, Kim’s shoulder hurts too! And she’s not asking you to apologize."
At that point, Mya, who had finished packing, stormed over, irate. "You guys are so shameless! What your family collects has nothing to do with you apologizing. You bumped into her, and you should apologize. If not, I’ll report you to Summerfield College for misconduct."
"And what’s more, you said you have a piece by Evarose. I’m a fan of hers, and that calligraphy is not how Evarose writes. That piece you’re showing off is not real! I don’t know why you’re boasting about a fake piece and acting so smug about it."
Rosemary looked at Mya, surprised. She could tell the difference.
Rosemary had known from the start that Kim’s ’Crane’ was a fake, but she couldn’t be bothered to expose her.
But she didn’t expect Mya, a die-hard fan, to be the one to step up.
"You think just because you’ve seen a few pieces of Evarose’s work online, you can accuse me of having a fake? That piece was bought by my mother from a very good friend of hers — a gift from Evarose to my aunt, whom you surely know. Her name is Mrs. Elvira."
Upon hearing that, many were taken aback.

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