Old Mrs. Huxley Dawson felt that Natalie’s tone was full of disdain.

For those girls, her eyelids fluttered slightly.

Then she said gently, “It’s totally understandable that everyone likes beautiful people. It’s only natural for a boy to ask for a beautiful girl’s phone number. What’s wrong with a girl acting like that? Why do you say they’re not reserved?”

Natalie looked at Old Mrs. Huxley Dawson. Old Mrs. Huxley Dawson retorted in such a benign tone with no offense. Natalie ...