Shirley was still grateful to Bria, but she no longer knew how to face her.
More than that, she had come to understand, more clearly than ever, that she and Bria didn't belong to the same world. In status, background, connections, in every possible way, the gap between them was like heaven and earth.
What Bria casually handed out was everything Shirley had in life. Becoming friends with someone like Bria had never been normal or realistic to begin with.
Shirley wanted to move out first, partly to escape and partly to understand where she stood.
After all, she had once naively imagined that she and Bria could be lifelong best friends. For someone as ordinary as her, that kind of thought was nothing but overestimating herself, a ridiculous fantasy.
Shirley finally realized she wasn't worthy of being Bria's close friend, nor should she expect Bria to treat her as an equal. It would be better for both of them that way.
When Bria suddenly came to find her, Shirley was shocked. Seeing Bria angry, all she felt was fear. This was her true side, completely different from the warm and gentle person she usually appeared to be.
The impact hit her hard, but more than anything, she felt hurt. She had experienced being bullied by producers before, and seeing that same, even more overwhelming presence in Bria terrified her.
But this was who Bria was. She had no right to ask Bria to act the way she wanted. In this relationship that couldn't even be called a friendship, she had always been the passive one.
Shirley could only speak carefully. "I'm sorry. I was going to tell you.”
Hearing that only made Bria angrier. "Tell me? Did you call me?”
Shirley was frightened by her questioning, her face turning even paler. "I-I was going to...”
"So you were going to tell me after you moved out?”
Bria was shaking with anger, her eyes on Shirley like she wanted to tear her apart.
She was supposed to be my pet, well-fed and well taken care of, and now she wants to run away? Has she lost her mind?
Has the whole world gone insane?
Bria shouted, "Talk! I told you to talk. Didn't you hear me, huh?”
Shirley's lashes trembled. She knew she couldn't provoke her further. She could only tell the truth. "Y-yes!”

Shirley felt like she'd hit rock bottom. Does Bria really not understand why I'm doing this?
She treated me like a pet. No matter how much I wanted to be her friend, I'm not strong enough to ignore that reality.


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