Chapter 70 Insults Backfire

The moment Lila Cross finished speaking, laughter erupted around her. The women surrounding Sophia Cross burst into mocking cackles. "Since when did Azure City Restaurant sink this low?" "Call security to drag her out already!" "Tsk tsk tsk, little girl, this isn't your street corner for hustling!" Their voices were loud enough to draw curious stares from passersby. Within moments, a ring of onlookers had gathered around Lila Cross, whispering and judging. Lila, however, remained calm. She looked up at Sophia and her group with genuine confusion. "What do you mean by 'hustling customers'?" "It means a woman selling herself, standing on the street luring men into her bed!" one of Sophia's companions sneered. "What, you don't know? Isn't that what you do?" "Oh, I see what you mean." A faint smile touched the woman's porcelain-doll-like face. "Sophia." She gazed at Sophia with pity. "Sister knows you grew up in the slums. Though you were a delinquent back then, you're now a Miss Cross. Su