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 replied, stroking

manager at Capital Solutions should be earning a decent

Lily nodded bashfully.

salary should be at least ten

and simply went along with what her husband told her. “He showed me his paycheck, just over two

Mommy,” Brody blurted out. His little face crumpled almost

you?” both

hit you! We need to confront him. That’s outrageous! Erica burst out

drunk, and he apologized,” Lily said, pulling her cardigan

away, but here, we are your support,” Camila said, grasping

a s sh o l e

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

reality silenced everyone at

company. I’ll

you can go to work

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