The name drop of the
company
felt deliberate to me. A strategic reveal... of her own value. But there was something I could see underneath as she
waited
for me to respond - a vulnerability that hadn't been there before.
> Like the kind I so often felt when I must rely on presenting myself as the First Princess... with nothing else to offer in negotiation. I'm not ready to commit to being her plaything or servant. You've also been behaving this way. Why? Okay, so I can't really deny it. I'll admit that's why I have been like this. I understand. Stop looking at me like that and whimpering. I'm not so curious that I would just- Well, the money won't stop the last thing. I guess it could, theoretically, but I won't let it. Okay, stop growling, I know I'm reaching for the worst scenarios even when she has been... too understanding. All of you are so stupid. <
I slowly moved my hand and
took the card
. Feeling like I was once again deciding that I must 'do as the Romans do'.