Chapter 24: A dish best served cold (4)
The woman leaned her back at the door and closed her eyes. She inhaled and exhaled deeply. The minutes she spent in the room took a lot from her.
Of all the acting guys she had done, none was as scary as threatening real powerful people about destroying their lives.
"My work is done," she said. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and exited the building.
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Serena stood out by the window, the day had already begun. Her mother had refused any plans of going out. She wanted to be alone in her room to think about everything that had happened.
As someone who had witnessed everything that took place, she understood her mother's reason for wanting to take a moment to process everything. But that did not mean that she was going to stand by and watch her mother be defeated.