"JASMINE! Get your lazy, defective ass out here right now!" I scrambled to hide my phone under the thin blanket. I had gotten a notification, the Ivory Spire scholarship response mail, but I couldn't look at it. Not yet. "I know you’re in here, wallowing like a wounded animal," Vivienne hissed, stepping into the cramped room. "Do you think because you were rejected, you get a holiday? Do you think the world stops because Malakai realized you were a mistake?" "No, Vivienne," I whispered, my voice sounding thin and alien to my own ears. "Good. Because we have guests. The Beta and his family are coming over to celebrate Malakai and Cecily’s union. Your father expects perfect dinner." She leaned in, her eyes Narrowing. "And since you’re the only thing in this house that isn't fit to be seen in the dining hall, you’ll be in the kitchen. You will cook. Everything." . "I... I don't feel well," I tried, my voice cracking. Vivienne laughed, a sharp, metallic sound.
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