To make matters worse, Seraphina Sterling had just publicly declared she was a narrow-minded person. This was an impossible hurdle to clear. Since it was too difficult, they simply gave up and planned to quietly slip away from the crowd. However, the moment they shifted their feet, Seraphina spotted them. "Shelby Fenton, Miss Hale. What's this? Are you leaving before the matter is settled?"
The two of them stopped in their tracks, their faces flushing with embarrassment. Facing the crowd's scrutinizing gaze, they put on a brave front and retorted stubbornly, "Who said we were leaving? Why would we leave? We may have been a little thoughtless just now, but the fault isn't entirely ours!" Jacinta Hale valued her pride above all else. You could ask her to do anything, except lose face in public. Even with things having come this far, she was still desperately trying to salvage the situation.
