usted her napkin, smoothing out the non-existent wri
. She carried a heavy silver tray holding a plate o
tered against the porcelain. The girl was clearly terrified of Summer,
g smile. She glanced at the small brass pin on the g
n sheer shock at the uncharacteristic k
ace flushing red. She bumped her hi
ed softly, picking up he
yes as she savored the rich, perfectly cooked hollandais
rned. The maid hesitantly placed a custom-made, heavy crystal a
pplements, Madam," Clara whispered, her
oked on h
d violently into her linen napkin, her chest heaving as
lls inside the crystal bottle. A wave of profound
a desperate, pathetic scheme to get pregnant, believing a baby would perma
ement Julian had thrown at her last night. She rememb
utside of Julian's explicit, written consent w
llowing poison pills. Every pink tablet was a step closer to
te from the force of her grip. She stood up abruptly from the
ic vitamins, Clara," Summer stated in a
ermined, her low heels clicking sharply against the floor as
oor and marched over to the marble t
stal bottle. The child-proof lock clicked lo
to the toilet bowl. She watched the bright pink
ush lever. The loud, aggressive rush of
ar down the drain. A profound sense of taking c
ested her hands flat against the cold marble c
ainly not rely on a baby for my survival,"
usive stepmother. She would collect her monthly st
ly with expensive, lavender-scented soap. She was symbolicall
re straightened, her spine aligning perfectly a
g out into the grand foyer with a ren
A chaotic, echoing wave of loud, obnoxious teena
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