Chapter 35

It had taken almost two hours for Cassie to finish working on Bethany’s nails. Just as Bethany had said, she had come prepared with a handbag full of everything that Cassie needed to use for the mani-pedi; from the foot bath right down a pack of numerous colors of nail polish. Cassie started by removing the old layer of nail polish on Bethany’s hands and feet.

Next she had proceeded to let Bethany’s feet soak in the foot bath. To get water for this procedure, Cassie had resorted to making multiple trips across the office, from the water dispenser to Bethany’s side, as she filled the foot bath with water she carried in a small plastic cup. She had explained to Bethany that she would be a lot more efficient if she stepped out of the office to look for a larger cup or better still, if she dragged the foot spa closer to the water dispenser, but Bethany, hell bent on making someone suffer, would hear nothing of it. By the time Cassie was done, the water that the internet recommended should