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?”

the salary hasn’t increased,”

make sense. A branch manager at Capital Solutions should be earning a decent wage. Is he still only giving

Lily nodded bashfully.

“At his level, his salary should be at

about these matters and simply went along with what her husband told her. “He showed me his paycheck, just over two thousand. He says he’s under a lot of pressure with the mortgage and car payments,

out. His little face crumpled almost

hit you?” both women exclaimed

hit you! We

he apologized,” Lily said,

so easily! Your family is far away, but here, we are

such an a s sh o l e who doesn’t even provide

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

silenced everyone

work at my fashion company. I’ll arrange something for you,”

looked up. “Mom, you can go to

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