"Darling, I knew you loved me. You'd do anything for me, right?"
Kenneth, happy at my sudden change, nodded eagerly.
"Then I want some salad. Buy it for me."
"Okay."
Kenneth stood up, ready to leave.
At the door, he met Pearl, but without a word, he brushed past her and hurried away.
Seeing the venomous glare from Pearl, I felt a wave of satisfaction.
Even the queasiness of calling Kenneth "darling" eased a bit.
"You did that deliberately." Pearl stormed in, furious.
I couldn't help but chuckle as I glanced up at her.
"So what?"
"Don't get too smug, Jocelyn. Soon, you'll be left with nothing, and everything you have will be mine!"
"Everything? What do I even have? I've never truly had anything."
Pearl clutched my blanket. Her eyes were stripped of their usual innocence, now br
