Chapter 364

Immediately, one of Ella's lackeys stepped forward, offering a towel in a fawning manner. "What do you mean, 'she has her merits'? Ella, you're just kind-hearted. "Melina can only present a few words—of course, they'll seem authentic since she's just a country girl. She's not worthy enough to be compared to you." "Indeed, she's inferior in looks, family background, and inner beauty. Are those voters blind?" Had Lyla been there, she would have pointed her finger and scolded them fiercely. It's one thing to be overshadowed in other aspects, but to claim Melina couldn't match Ella's looks was sheer folly. Melina was strikingly beautiful. There was hardly anyone who would say otherwise. Her beauty was natural—the kind where she looked gorgeous even when she woke up. It wasn't a contrived prettiness fashioned by cosmetics or surgeries. As Ella stood up, wiping her hands with the towel, she said coolly, "Let us go see Melina. Since she has so boldly stepped into the limelight, we ough