Chapter 28

Miss Camila, Miss Erica, hi, Brody greeted politely.

Lily was Camila’s college friend who unexpectedly became pregnant in her sophomore year and got married, leaving her studies unfinished: Once bright and clever, she now spent her days as a housewife, busy with three meals a day, taking care of her husband and child, becoming dull and listless.

“Brody is such a good boy!” Camila said, patting his head.

“I’m starving. Let’s order some food,” said Camila, exhausted from a busy day. “I’m so hungry I could eat a whole cow.”

“Wait a minute. I’ve got a coupon,” Lily said, pulling out her phone with a smile. This meal deal for four is a real bargain, just over a hundred.”

Erica glanced at the menu, which seemed scant. “Alright, if it’s not enough, we’ll order more

“Hi-I have a coupon,” Lily called to the waiter.

The waiter quickly verified the coupon,

“Didn’t your husband get a promotion?” Erica asked. “Why are you still pinching pennies?”

salary hasn’t increased,” Lily

A branch manager at Capital Solutions should be earning a decent wage. Is he still only giving you five hundred

Lily nodded bashfully.

salary should be at least

paycheck, just over two thousand. He says he’s under a lot of pressure with the mortgage

His little face

hit you?” both women

s t a r d, how could he hit you! We

was just drunk, and he apologized,”

easily! Your family is far away, but here, we are your support,” Camila

s sh o l e who

had crossed her mind. “I haven’t even graduated from college. I have no money. How would I win

silenced everyone at the

company. I’ll arrange something

up. “Mom, you can

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