A mother and online celebrity with millions of followers posted something on TikTok.
[This dress is the only one available at Hestrya. I wanted to buy it for my daughter the minute I saw it, but it was priced at 140 thousand dollars. I hesitated for a whole month before finally deciding to purchase it today, only to find out that it had already been sold. This dress is even more beautiful now. It’s truly gorgeous. I guess it’s true that regret enhances beauty.]
The picture she posted was the dress that Louis had bought for Laura.
The online celebrity had millions of followers on TikTok because she was wealthy.
The expensive dress immediately sparked a heated discussion in the comment section.
[This dress costs 140 thousand dollars? Is the thread made of gold?]
[All of my ancestors‘ clothing combined is not worth 140 thousand dollars! Why is a dress more expensive than a Hermes dress?!]
[I think you were right about not buying it. Only someone with a lot of money and poor judgment would purchase such an item.]
[140 thousand dollars is a trivial amount to the wealthy. There are only three dresses like this in the world, and one of them belongs to the daughter of a superstar while the other belongs to the daughter of a wealthy man. Wearing this dress is a privilege reserved for the rich.]
[Which privileged girl is wearing this dress? I love it so much.]
[If I had the money, I would definitely buy this dress. Unfortunately, I don’t have it!]
As people online were discussing, Elaine took out her newly received second–hand mobile phone and posted a selfie of herself in this dress to a group chat.
Rachel invited her to this group where all the members were girls.
[Check out this dress! Is it pretty?]
Her head was not visible in the photo.
One girl named Dee replied: [Wow, I saw this dress on TikTok today. This dress is the only one in Hestrya and is worth 140 thousand dollars, right?!]
Elaine was overjoyed and sent a voice message, saying: [You have a good eye. This dress is truly unique in Hestrya. My mother bought it for me!]
After that, the chat group became very lively.
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All members sent texts, voice messages, and emojis.
There were more than 20 people in the group, but at this point, it looked like there were several hundred people in it.
[Wow! Elaine, you turn out to be a rich young lady.J
[I’m also surprised. You and your sister are usually very low–key. I didn’t expect you two to be so rich. I envy you for your life!]
[Me, too. I’m so jealous! Your mother is so generous with you. Didn’t she think this dress was too expensive?]
Elaine glanced at Meriel’s back and replied: [She did. But she loves me too much. She knew I liked it so she bought it. And I’m gonna wear this dress to meet a friend of mine later. That friend might be jealous of me.]
[Please tell us your friend’s reaction when she saw you wearing a dress worth 140 thousand dollars!}
[Yeah. Please do it!]
At the same time, some people converted Elaine’s voice message into text, took a screenshot of their conversation, and shared it online.
It was quickly spread on Twitter.
It instantly aroused a lot of attention.
Lots of people commented. [It took so much trouble for us to see the conversation.]
[This dress looks beautiful on you. It’s like a layer of light purple clouds.]
[No wonder it is so expensive.]
[Which rich young lady is so lucky to wear this dress? I really want to see her face.]
Meanwhile, Laura was lying in bed scrolling through her phone.
She really loved the dress.
Since Louis sent her the photo of the dress, she had looked at it many times and couldn’t get enough.
Suddenly, she received a message from Dora. [Lala, it’s been a while since your last tweet. You’ll be joining the filming crew soon, so it’s important to keep your popularity up by interacting with your fans.]
Laura obediently took to Twitter to greet her fans, but she realized that a simple hello wasn’t enough.
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She thought, ‘Why not post a photo of myself?‘
She posted the photo of the dress Louis sent her on Twitter and attached a selfie of herself smiling.
[Hello, everyone! I may not be able to be on Twitter for a while because I’ll be filming on the set later. Today, I was sick, but Uncle Louis was very kind to me. He bought me a beautiful dress, which I’ll wear when I get out of the hospital. Then I will take photos!! The tweet ended with two cute face emojis.
The tweet caused an immediate and strong reaction from Twitter users.
[What’s happening?]
[Am I dazzled? Or is this dress exactly the same as that costly one worth 140 thousand dollars?]
[It’s the same! Is it not true that there is only one piece of the dress in Hestrya? Why does Laura have it too?]
[What is going on? Please don’t scare me. Did people say there was only one dress like that in Hestrya?]
[I know what is happening. It turns out that Laura Yale is a big liar. She has been pretending to be rich. But she didn’t expect that someone had bought the dress. She may have intentionally bought a counterfeit item, but she is unaware that others will discover it.]
[Anti–fans should think before speaking. Laura owns an island at a young age. Living on her resort island costs at least five digits per day. Additionally, she comes from a wealthy family. This dress must be available internationally. Don’t frame her.]
[I am not taking sides, but I have discovered that the other two dresses have already been sold. One belongs to the daughter of a business magnate of Hampton, and the other belongs to the daughter of a superstar from Muprary. This means that if they had not resold their dresses, there would be only one left. Therefore, either Laura or the girl wearing the dress is lying!]
[You are so stupid. The girl posted her photo in the dress just now, saying it was a gift from her mother. But Laura just posted a tweet. Can’t you see who was lying? It was Laura!]
[I’m not taking any sides either, but I don’t think Laura was lying. She’s only four years old and is gullible. Maybe her uncle was teasing her, but she took it seriously.]
[I don’t think so. Laura has an agent who must have carefully crafted her persona. After all, how can a little girl be so excellent? She did this only to build an image of wealth!]
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