Katie's Lips trembled as she struggled to form a smile. “Raegan, have I hurt your feelings? Do you think that Mitchel and I..."

Katie didn't finish her sentence, leaving enough room for imagination.

Raegan glanced at her and enunciated in a deliberate voice, "First of all, we don't know each other, so I hope you don't pretend to be my friend. Secondly..."

Raegan smirked before continuing, "You need to understand that what you consider precious may mean nothing to others. Don't be so confident that just because you like Lame things, others will, too."

Katie's face drained of color immediately. She was astonished by how much Raegan had changed. In the past, Raegan was a people-pleaser and never stood up for herself when she was bullied.

Now that Raegan was done saying her piece, she turned on her heel and was about to head back to the chamber when she bumped into Mitchel who just came out of the chamber.

Mitchel's handsome face was dark and cold and his thin lips were tightly pursed. His displeased expression made it clear that he had heard Raegan's words.

Raegan knew her words must have hurt Mitchel's pride. However, she didn't feel any sympathy toward him. She only found the woman around him annoying. She didn't spare him a second glance and walked away.

Mitchel hesitated, his fist clenching and then relaxing as if he was unsure whether to grab her. Eventually, he decided against it.

Katie breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she had seen Mitchel coming out early on. Moreover, she always paid attention to her reputation and the impression she left on others. On the surface, there was nothing wrong with what she just said. Any outsiders who heard her would think that she wanted to catch up with Raegan.

But in reality, Katie wanted to use this opportunity to make Mitchel see how hostile Raegan became.

Katie approached Mitchel at a leisurely pace, her gaze fixed on him and a smile on her lips. "I don't understand why Raegan is upset. It seems like there was a misunderstanding somewhere. Do you think I should apologize and clarify things with her?"

Katie was confident that Mitchel wouldn't find anything wrong with what she just said to Raegan. In fact, she was certain that her words made her seem generous.

Mitchel's thin lips parted slightly. He replied, "Don't bother."

Mitchel knew better than anyone why Raegan was acting this way. Her actions were not driven by anger or jealousy. In truth, she despised everyone around him because she disliked him.

Oblivious to Mitchel's thoughts, Katie took his words as surficial meaning and was delighted, thinking he was siding with her and deemed Raegan being unreasonable. The more unreasonable Raegan acted, the more magnanimous she had to be.

Affecting a concerned expression, Katie murmured, “Don't take Raegan's words too personally. I'm sure she didn't intend for them to be hurtful."

Again, her words were delicately chosen. While her words appeared comforting on the surface, they were making Mitchel replay Raegan's words in his mind.

After all, Raegan just called Mitchel a lame thing.

Mitchel had never been described with such an adjective in his life.