“He doesn’t want something of mine, Stacey, he wants diamonds and expensive things. It just made sense to give him the bracelet. Listen, when he comes back for me, I’ll get it—”
“Save it, alright?”
Stacey stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door loudly behind her. Leon was in the doorway of his mother’s apartment, idly texting on his phone.
“Hey, Stacey,” he said to her. “Heard the good news?”
“Yes.” She forced a smile on her face, trying to mask her irritation at her sister. “Fantastic, isn’t it?”
“Sure is. Guess even the rich assholes can come around, huh?”
“You should watch your mouth, Leon,” Stacey lectured, partly because of his age and partly because he was insulting Charlie.
“Sure, sure. Have a good day,” he said before looking back down at his phone.
Stacey walked pa
