Chapter 443 Inferiority Complex
Ms. Lane must be really popular, judging by how full this lecture hall is… I guess it’s great for her, being such a successful woman and all. Well, I suppose everyone defines success differently. Personally, I see marrying Damian as being successful. These people, on the other hand, define success as achieving financial independence and having more options in life. Still, I am quite curious as to who this Ms. Lane is…
The bell rang shortly after, and the legendary Ms. Lane entered the lecture hall.
Wrenna’s eyes went wide with shock when she saw the woman standing on the stage. She was dressed in a white shirt, black pants, and had shoulder-length hair as well as a gentle yet confident smile on her beautiful face.
Thinking she was shocked by Ms. Lane’s beauty, Dora flashed her a gleeful smile and said, “See? What did I tell you? Ms. Lane is beautiful, capable, and talented, isn’t she? Feel amazed yet? A little envious, perhaps?”
The look of surprise on Wrenna’s face faded and was soon replaced with a gloomy expression.
Xandra was quick to notice her reaction and asked, “Wren, you know Ms. Lane?”
“Huh?” Dora was surprised to hear that.
Wrenna let out a huge sigh and nodded.
Of course, I know her… That’s my love rival, Stella Lane!
After taking a moment to sort out her presentation slides, Stella looked up and smiled as she scanned the lecture hall from left to right.
Ahh, I’ve finally managed to attract Wrenna into showing up for my class… Very good…
Apart from being a little more confident and prideful than usual, Stella displayed no other unusual behavior throughout her class.
Unlike the genius Stella who was giving a lecture on economics, Wrenna had been an underachiever when it came to academics since she was a child.
Noticing that she wasn’t paying attention to the lecture, Stella deliberately asked her questions that she obviously couldn’t answer.
“I don’t know the answer.”
Stella flashed her a mocking smile upon hearing that.
“Here’s a piece of advice. Having good looks and a great family background does not automatically make you a smart person. You should spend more time e on learning or you’ll be nothing but a boring woman, and men don’t like women who are boring. Well… Not for long, at least.”
None of the students in the class knew why she said something so nasty, but it did make sense and could totally be passed off as a piece of well-intentioned advice.
Of course, Wrenna knew exactly what Stella meant by that, and she wasn’t about to put up with her unwelcome taunts.
So what if we’re in the middle of a lecture right now? If Stella’s going to humiliate me like this, then I have no reason to show her any respect either!
With that in mind, Wrenna stood up and shouted, “I may not be smart, but I have a husband who wants to spend the rest of his life with me! So what if you’re smart, Stella? You couldn’t be with the man you love, and now you’re even trying to steal him like a homewrecker! If studying more and being smart is going to make a homewrecker like you, then I would rather remain an airhead since my husband doesn’t mind it anyway!”
Stella wasn’t expecting for her to say that in public, and her face was instantly twisted with rage.
The students in the lecture were quick to catch on and realized what was going on.
Wait, were Wrenna’s words targeted at Ms. Lane? Is she calling Ms. Lane a homewrecker? Didn’t Ms. Lane say she has a man that she loves, and that he’s her first love too? How did Wrenna know about that?
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you are causing quite a scene. Are you here just to disrupt my lesson?”
Stella quickly changed the topic and accused Wrenna of being a troublemaker, only to have the class representative stand up and say, “She isn’t from our course, Ms. Lane. She’s from the Department of Art.”
Some of them knew Wrenna as the girl Jayden confessed to in public.
The look on Stella’s face grew cold, and she instructed the class representative sternly, “Make sure to limit the amount of students from other courses attending our lectures next time. We can’t afford to have troublemakers disrupting our lessons. Anyway, we’ll stop here for today. Class dismissed.”
With that, Stella quickly left the lecture hall before Wrenna could say anything more about her.
Despite being incredibly smart, Stella had neglected the fact that Wrenna was a wild card and had a tendency to be very unpredictable.
She remembered Wrenna being an obedient little girl with a slight inferiority complex.
Due to her complicated family background and poor financial status, Stella could barely afford her education and had to study really hard to achieve success. Being a victim of an inferiority complex herself due to the aforementioned circumstances, Stella felt great pleasure when the Jackson family’s precious little daughter admired and envied her.
She loved inviting Wrenna on her dates with Damian so she could flatter her own vanity.
However, Stella had underestimated Wrenna as she ended up stealing Damian from her. Is that supposed to make me feel inferior? No… No way! I’m so successful now! Wrenna is the one who should feel inferior! I’ve done my research on her during my time here. The only reason she’s accepted here is because the Jackson family donated a lot of money to this university! She’s nothing but a useless underachiever who keeps failing her subjects and skipping her classes! I bet she’s feeling terrible about herself now that she’s seen how successful I am! After all, we both know Damian seeks more than just appearances when it comes to women! Her wealthy family background and pretty face mean nothing if she remains a useless parasite! Someday, Damian is going to get sick of her, and I’ll have my chance at winning him back! Hopefully, her inferiority complex will get the better of her and cause her to do something stupid! That way, I’ll have more excuses and opportunities to get rid of her! Now that I think about it, the little incident in the lecture hall earlier wasn’t too bad. Anything that will mess with her mentally counts as a victory for me!
Stella thought to herself after returning to her office.
Back at the dorm, Wrenna was sitting on her bed all by herself, fuming with anger and cursing at Stella inside her heart.
Had it not been for her strict parenting at home, she would’ve said those curse words out loud ten times over.
Her roommates caught up to her soon after, and Dora was the first to speak up, “What was all that, Wren? How could you talk to Ms. Lane like that? Do you two know each other?”
Her tone sounded like she was on Stella’s side, and Wrenna glared fiercely at her with reddened eyes in response.
Realizing she had misspoken, Dora kept quiet and quickly hid behind Xandra.
Being the calm and rational one, Xandra sat down on her chair and said, “Is Ms. Lane Damian’s first love?”
“What? How is that possible?” Dora exclaimed in disbelief.
Wrenna had planned on keeping quiet at first, but Dora’s reaction agitated her and prompted her to lash out angrily, “Why can’t it be possible? That woman you idolize is a shameless homewrecker who’s trying to steal Damian from me!”
Wrenna got so worked up that her tears began to flow after saying that.
I won that argument and made Stella end her lecture on the spot, and yet… Why am I feeling so terrible?
Unable to contain her emotions, she broke down and cried.
“A-All right, I’m sorry! It’s all my fault! Please stop crying, Wren! I-I believe you, I really do! I was just a little shocked, that’s all!” Dora stammered anxiously.
“There’s no need to cry, Wren.
Damian doesn’t know she’s teaching at our university, right? She came here purposefully all of a sudden, right? Why don’t you tell Damian all this and see what he has to say about it? Of course, you could also choose not to tell him if you don’t want to. After all, her teaching here isn’t exactly that big of a deal, and it’s perfectly possible for you two to not run into each other despite being in the same university.”
Xandra’s right… I wouldn’t have met Stella if I didn’t sit in on that lecture today. In fact, I probably wouldn’t even know she was teaching at this university! We’re in completely different fields, so what she does here has nothing to do with me whatsoever!
With that in mind, Wrenna wiped her tears dry and was able to cast her fears away. “Yeah, I know…”
It doesn’t matter what Stella does. I’m Damian’s wife, and I am never going to leave him! Never!
