Chapter 1504: 1504.Step on others to elevate oneself
She deliberately twisted Ethan White and Willy Willock’s conversation, claiming that Ethan had told Elly Campbell, and after finishing, she didn’t forget to embellish the story:
"Elly Campbell became ridiculously flirtatious with him after finding out he was the boss behind Windflower Corporation."
Lily Jones squinted her eyes, her expression unaffected.
What a clueless fool, thinking Elly Campbell was as ignorant as her?
She has the Campbell family and the Jones family. Windflower Corporation, which can’t even compare to Campbell, is supposed to impress Elly Campbell?
The truth is, it’s probably this ugly idiot who’s obsessing over Ethan White, projecting her lowly, petty thoughts onto Elly Campbell to fabricate nonsense.
Ugh! Disgusting!
Then, Sophia Taylor continued:
"I even saw Mr. Jones fight with Ethan White over this matter, and both of them were seriously injured."
This, Lily Jones could believe.
Regardless of Elly Campbell’s thoughts about Ethan White, it’s obvious Ethan is attracted to her.
With her brother, that raging jar of jealousy—as soon as someone covets his wife, he definitely wouldn’t hold back from roughing them up.
As for the messy reasoning Sophia Taylor spouted, Lily Jones wouldn’t believe even a punctuation mark.
"At the end of the day, isn’t all this caused by that troublemaker Elly Campbell?"
Once Sophia was sure Lily Jones was on the same page as her, she blurted that out without restraint.
Lily Jones’ gaze lingered silently on Sophia’s face for a moment, saying nothing.
Just as Sophia was wondering whether Lily Jones believed her words, she suddenly heard her scoff—
"Elly Campbell is exactly that kind of person—two-faced, totally fake. I’ve seen through her a long time ago."
Lily Jones’ face displayed contempt for Elly, her lips curling in disdain. She glanced at Sophia, raised her chin slightly, and said:
"What favor do you need from her? Say it out loud."
Upon hearing this, Sophia felt validated—complaining about Elly Campbell to Lily Jones had been the right move after all. Lily really was sure to oppose Elly.
Doesn’t Lily dislike seeing her?
Then she might as well approach her nemesis.
Sophia felt smug as she started elaborating on how she’d been repeatedly rejected while applying to top universities.
Between the lines, she accused those universities of being snobbish, only hiring wealthy people to teach, not caring how capable the teacher’s skills really were.
Her subtext was clear: she was highly capable, her teaching skills were top-notch, but her lack of connections and family background prevented her from getting hired.
She also bragged about graduating from a top 100 university, winning scholarships every year, and so on.
In short, she was elevating herself while stepping on her classmates or alumni who came from wealthy families and managed to land those teaching positions.
Honestly, this kind of thing is not unusual in real life.
Those with money and connections unquestionably have more opportunities and find it easier to navigate society than those with nothing.
Lily Jones agreed with this view—why wouldn’t resourcefulness count as a kind of capability?
Yet Sophia Taylor’s tone was dripping with disdain as she criticized people who relied on backdoor routes. That scornful attitude practically oozed from her eyes.
But at the same time, she was here asking Elly Campbell for help, trying to get in through a loophole herself. How was that any different from the people who relied on family connections?
Lily Jones looked down on Sophia Taylor even more—what a shallow, narrow-minded person.
She didn’t have the patience to keep listening to her gripe while belittling others and elevating herself, so she interrupted to ask:
"Which school do you want to get into?"
Lily Jones raised an eyebrow and asked pointedly.