Chapter 75: Teaching Ruby A Lesson
Instantly, Iris’s steps halted when she heard a familiar voice coming from the corner. With a faint smile on her lips, she glanced over and saw Ruby Winters staring back at her with hatred in her eyes.
’What a nice timing, Ruby!’ Iris vented her frustration inwardly as she continued walking toward the counter, completely ignoring Ruby. She didn’t have time to entertain this silly little girl. With Xavier waiting for her outside, she didn’t want to put him in a lousy mood by wasting time here.
However, Ruby didn’t seem happy when she saw Iris Gray ignoring her. She stomped her feet and walked toward Iris with two of her best friends trailing behind her.
"Iris Gray, how dare you ignore me?" Ruby said casually, but her tone conveyed her offense at Iris’s behavior.
"Since when did you develop such audacity, Iris Gray?" Ruby continued to press her, growing impatient with Iris’s silence. She had positioned herself right in Iris’s path, forcing her to halt before reaching Daisy, who looked increasingly worried behind the counter.
Iris offered a faint smile to Daisy, trying to ease her worry with a reassuring expression. Then, she shifted her gaze toward Ruby, who stared at her as though she could cast a curse with her eyes alone.
She didn’t rush to respond to Ruby’s confrontation. Instead, she attempted to probe Ruby’s thoughts, along with the two friends standing by her side. They resembled bodyguards more than anything.
"What do you want, Ruby?" Iris finally asked, her tone cold, reflecting the coldness that covered her expression.
Ruby was taken aback by the shift in Iris’s demeanor. It was unusual for Iris to muster the courage to respond to her in such a manner and return her piercing gaze.