Ester was distraught with all the treatment that Leonel and Agatha Theodore had subjected her to. Since earlier, she had been pacing back and forth in her apartment room, trying to calm her anger. Instead of easing her frustration, Ester only grew to hate them even more because she couldn't just forget about them. Especially Agatha's smug expression, as if she was delighted to have made Ester do something she rarely did—step foot in the kitchen.
From the studio where she had a photoshoot, despite being given sharp glares because Ester couldn't utter curses or display her displeasure at Agatha's arrival, the middle-aged woman insisted on waiting for Ester's return. Agatha sat on one of the chairs as if on purpose, observing Ester's work there. Occasionally, Agatha laughed while talking to
