The Master's Verdict

Facing the relentless tide of ridicule, Odette lowered her chin. To the wealthy guests flanking the velvet rope, her trembling shoulders painted the perfect picture of a devastated sister, humiliated by her sibling's crass ignorance. But beneath the curtain of her dark hair, at an angle shielded from the flashing cameras and judgmental stares, the corners of her lips curled upward. It was a victor