"Actually, when you initially kicked me out like that, I was quite upset."
"Blame me?"
"I wouldn't go that far. I thought, given the nature of our relationship, you would at least say something to me before firing me. As it turned out, Beauty Child, you just delivered a shocking blow. At that time, I hated that I couldn't doubt my whole existence, wondering what your true intentions were toward me, Forsythia Brown. Was I really that useless?"
Beauty Child looked steadily at her teacup, shook her head with a smile, neither agreeing nor denying what Forsythia Brown had said.
