Valerie's Kindness

Daphne is left speechless and humiliated by my bold retort. She struggles to form a coherent sentence. With a sharp clang, she drops her silver cutlery directly onto her china plate. Her chest heaves as she pushes her heavy wooden chair back, storming out of the dining room in a furious huff.

I calmly finish my breakfast, savoring every bite of my eggs and toast under Beatrice’s burning glare. S