Kenneth straightened up and began bragging about his pay. “My current annual salary is close to a million dollars, and I’m an irreplaceable technical expert at the company. Plus, our company’s growth potential is limitless.”
To Sebastian, his words were downright laughable. He arched his brow and drawled, “Oh? Irreplaceable, you say?”
Kenneth shrugged smugly. “In Norland, the ones with better degrees don’t have my work experience, and the ones with experience don’t have my academic background.”
Sebastian gave an unreadable smile. “You’ll find out soon enough just how replaceable you are.
Caroline tried to flaunt her own sense of superiority by parading Kenneth’s job. She lifted her chin toward Sebastian. “It’s hard to find a good job in Norland these days. I wonder where you work and how much you make.
“But no matter what your job was, Noelle doesn’t spend much anyway. She’s content with clothes that cost only a few dozen dollars.”
Sebastian never imagined that someone would ask about his job, and even less that anyone would have the nerve to mock Noelle right in front of him.
He stared at Caroline with a cold, intense look. He didn’t even need to say a word. That one look sent a chill straight down Caroline’s spine.
Caroline didn’t even dare meet his eyes. His gaze felt sharp enough to cut through her.
Kenneth sat a bit farther away and didn’t notice the look in Sebastian’s eyes. Still full of smugness, he assumed Sebastian’s silence meant his job was not as good.
He smirked and shot Sebastian a sidelong glance. “No need to feel inferior. Not everyone gets to have a respectable job like mine, and not everyone could study at a prestigious foreign university either. Just the tuition alone was something many ordinary people couldn’t afford.”
Noelle could only find his words ridiculous.
Donald was an average earner too. Back when Kenneth wanted to study abroad, they had sold their house in Norland to pay for it. Yet now Kenneth had the nerve to look down on ordinary people.
Noelle placed her hand on Sebastian’s arm, leaned close to his ear, and said, “Sebastian, don’t waste your energy on people like that.”
Her words brought a flicker of warmth to Sebastian’s eyes. He lowered his gaze to Noelle. ” Don’t worry. I know what I’m doing.”
Chapter 99
But when he lifted his gaze to the Spencer relatives again, that warmth had vanished.
His gaze was cold as he said, “My job’s pretty average. Not like you, a technical expert. But I’m truly irreplaceable, unlike some people who think they are, only to be replaced the next day.”
Kenneth assumed Sebastian was dodging the point because he couldn’t measure up. At that moment, his arrogance was practically spilling over.
Caroline finally felt like she had regained some ground. She pointed toward the branded wedding dress in the corner. “People these days are so vain, buying knockoffs without any respect for the brand.”
Millie spoke under the guise of defending Noelle, though her words dripped with
condescension.
She said, “Everyone cares about appearances. Noelle may not be picky about food or clothes, but she definitely wants to look decent at her wedding. If she can’t afford the real thing, she’ll just have to settle for knockoffs.”
Noelle had just picked up a glazed rib to eat, but hearing such disgusting words made her lose all appetite.
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