Apex Bloom
"Seeing your life being worn by a second – rate upgrade. You don't belong here, Lolita. You belong in a spa, crying into your cucumber water."
I didn't look up from my wine. I took a slow sip, feeling the liquid burn down my throat. Then, I turned my head and looked Brent dead in the eye.
"The gutter is where you learn to see the stars, Brent," I said, my voice eerily calm. "Tell me, do you always talk this much before a failure, or am I special? Because if I wanted to hear a prick speak, I’d have stayed with Lyle."