Chapter 13 When She Eventually Gets Married

Gardenia looked helplessly at Juliet. Somehow, she was being called a little girl despite them being from the same generation. She forced a smile onto her face and nodded. "Yes." "Oh, my goodness! I almost didn't recognize you! I suppose it's true that women change a lot as they grow up, Gardenia!" Juliet took her by the arm and started examining her from every angle with great interest. While Juliet might have said she "almost" didn't recognize Gardenia, the truth was she couldn't recognize her at all. Gardenia knew that Juliet was the daughter of the Leagers' family friend. Since she was young, Juliet had been raised and pampered as the apple of the Andersons' eye. She was used to getting whatever she wanted, so she also ended up growing up with a more naive temperament. Their current situation was a good example. They clearly hadn't seen each other for years and had only ever met briefly two to three times before. That still didn't stop Juliet from pulling Gardenia aside and s