Doreen and Joyce chatted a lot, except for things about Elton.
"Is it true that you left the Perry family to pursue your Ph.D.?" Joyce didn't expect that so much had happened in just a few months.
"Yes." Doreen nodded.
"Come to our school. We can still be classmates and help each other. My school is ranked in the top three in the country. It's great." Joyce wanted her to enroll right away.
"Your school is very good. But which professors are recruiting Ph.D. students this year? I'm not sure I can make it."
There were more competitors for better schools.
"Don't worry. I can ask around for you." Joyce, who had been displeased with the Perry family for a long time, was eager to see that she was out of her misery. "To celebrate your freedom, I'm treating you tonight."
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