"I don't need you to teach me."

With a mocking tone, Modesty remarked, "You must be quite smug, right? Even if I won the Young Designers' Contest in your place and spent three years studying in Paris, I'm still not as good as you. Give up acting pretending. I assume you're secretly laughing at me?"

Stella shot back, saying, "You're hilarious. I never would have considered it, and I never would have wanted to outdo you. You are the one who made the covert comparison between us. You believe that since you studied in Paris earlier than me, I should be less powerful than you, even if you are aware...