"It's not what you think." Inez was not surprised that Jules thought she was getting bullied; she was surprised that Jules cared enough to ask. In the Venus pack, people often saw her getting beaten and whipped, and yet they had never stopped to care, to see how she was doing.
Inez shook her head and snapped out of her thoughts before saying to Jules, "I am not getting bullied. It's not what you think—I am here to accompany her shopping. There is no bullying going on here."
"How odd. You are here to shop for clothes as well?" Jules questioned with a hint of joy in her eyes. "Me too. My sister asked me to go attend a party that I don't want to, so she asked me to come here and get a dress." Jules paused and then looked at the three of them with some hesitation before asking, "If you don't mind, may I join you?"
