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Because if she keeps flaunting a body like that in front of meI dunno

I ive up, because I'm so completely fucked

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Penny

“How’s the investigation co?” roan Balancing my body on one foot, my cellphone pinned between h heel on my foot

“It’s cos take time, mom,” I tell her as I look at ether, satisfied with their crirab my cellphone with one hand and pat the front of my dress with the other

“Got anything fro second as I look for a suitable answer Yeah, in case you’re wondering, I still haven’t told her that I’m about to have dinner withto tell her—at least for now I already know everything she’d say if I told her I’d be having dinner with hiured I could skip that step

“Well, you know,” I start, grabbingsure it’s locked behind me “He made his speech, and everyone ate it up The usual I can’t say I expected to find any dirt at a gala for the NYU’s children wing, you know?”

I look

at myself in themy lips God, why am I so nervous? It’s just a stupid dinner with a man I hate A man who’s my stepfather

“Figured so,” she sighs, and I can allasses perched on the bridge of her nose “But we’ll get him You can do it, can’t you, Penny?”

“Of course I can do it!” I reply in a heartbeat, trying to pretend that I’htly offended I’m not—and that’s because I’m not so sure anymore if I can (or want) to pull this off

I hail a taxi and get inside, throwing my purse into the backseat as I prepare to hear ave’s, the restaurant where I’nus

“I sure hope so, Penny … a man like hi about”

“Yes, htly tired froo after Magnus that she takes every opportunity to go on a tirade about how Magnus ruined her for love Yeah, et it, he’s the Devil