Chapter 5
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Scarlet tilted her head and eyed us suspiciously.
“You’re not planning to change it, are you?” When no one answered, she muttered to herself,
“I heard that too many manicures can damage the nail bed and even cause cancer.”
I frowned. “Seriously?”
Thinking I bought it, she nodded eagerly.
“Yeah, so don’t do your nails all the time.”
“You’re right.” I patted Lydia on the shoulder.
“Looks like we can’t get manicures too often anymore.”
Thinking I believed her, Scarlet beamed.
After class, she headed straight to get her nails done.
Watching her walk away, Lydia nudged me with a grin.
“Nice. If she’s always a step behind, imagine how annoyed she’ll be!”
I laughed and took a taxi to the nail salon.
Using the elements I loved, the manicurist created a custom 3D design.
She promised me,
“Don’t worry. It’s completely original–no duplicates, not even for foreigners.
If anyone else asks for this look, I’ll turn them down.”
Pleased, I topped up my salon card with 10,000 dollars.
When it was done, I snapped a photo to show off.
By now, Scarlet must have just finished hers.
I could only imagine how she felt when she saw mine.
Right on cue, my phone rang–it was Scarlet.
Lignored the call and let it ring.
She was persistent, calling over and over, up to 30 times, before giving up.
To leave her even more frustrated, we went shopping after dinner and didn’t return until 10
p.m.
As soon as we stepped into the dorm, Scarlet grabbed my hand, frantic to see if I had changed my nails.
She saw that they were completely different from the ones I posted earlier. Her eyes went bloodshot.
“Celeste, are you doing this just to spite me? You just got a manicure the day before yesterday! Why change it today? Are you so rich you can waste money like that? Didn’t I tell
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you getting too many manicures is bad? Why change it now?”
She raised her own hands, fuming.
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“Do you know I spent 2,500 dollars on these? And now you change yours like it’s nothing? Can’t you think about me for once?”
Looking into her crazed eyes, I spread my hands and replied innocently.
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