Fame, status, and money aren't enough. She wants sincerity too?
The reason Bria had kept Shirley around this long was partly that she was in Ayla's company, and partly because she genuinely liked the sincerity Shirley showed when Bria played her so easily.
There were too many schemers around Bria. Shirley had been like a breath of fresh air, something completely different.
She liked what Shirley gave her.
But that didn't mean Bria had to give the same sincerity in return.
Is money enough? Is changing her entire life not enough? She still wants sincerity?
Bria felt like she couldn't keep up with Shirley's greed.
She was furious. Where did Shirley get the nerve to ask for something I can't possibly give?
Doesn't she know how to read the room? Doesn't she have any sense at all? Does she really want to piss me off this badly?
Bria rubbed her temples and used what little patience she had left. "Ask for something else.”
The hope that had just sparked in Shirley died instantly. Bria understood her. She was smart enough to know exactly what Shirley meant. She just couldn't do it.
But Shirley was stubborn.
Maybe the past had been too beautiful. She had believed she'd met an angel, that their connection was pure and sincere. But it had all been fake. Being deceived by the person she trusted most hurt more than anything. In that relationship, Shirley had gained things she'd never had before, things that felt as precious as diamonds.
Something pure either stayed pure, or it ended. She couldn't accept something so fake mixed into it.
Because she valued it so much, she couldn't tolerate Bria's indifference.
Leaving was her way of escaping, and it was better for both of them. There was no need to keep hurting each other.
Once Shirley made up her mind, she didn't back down. She might look easy to bully, but deep down, she was stubborn. Her voice turned firm. "If you can't do that, then forget it, Bria. You don't need me as your friend. You'll have plenty of other friends... I know I owe you a lot. Just tell me how much I owe, and I'll pay you back little by little.”
Bria couldn't believe what she was hearing, especially coming from Shirley.
The fact that Shirley was standing up to her already broke her control. That alone made Bria furious.
But that wasn't the worst part. What really set her off was that she had just been abandoned by Shirley.
Shirley's ending this relationship on her own terms, without hesitation, without even trying to hold on. Just like that, she's done.
Then what about everything I've done?
I've always been the one in control. And now Shirley is flipping the script?
It's absurd.
How could Shirley push me this far?
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