No Pain, No Gain
It was full of people on their deathbeds, so no one cared about the putrid odor at all.
As she noticed the rotting apple and half-eaten porridge on my nightstand, her fury seemed to have dampened.
Swallowing whatever insults she'd planned to throw at me, she finally began, "So you're the infamous Rafaela? I thought you'd be more beautiful… But I guess you really are dying, huh.
"I was worried that you'd return to Logan, but it looks like I was just overthinking. I almost feel sorry for you."
I could tell that Anna wasn't a bad person. But people in her circle, regardless of whether they were sweet or harsh, all shared the same kind of scorn toward women like me.