Chapter 15: A Quarrel And The Clarke Estate
"So let me get this straight." said Annette as she paced the living room.
"Aaron notices his girlfriend’s blouse has ripped open, takes her to the outfitter, asks the salesgirl there to call an Uber to a lingerie store and buys her a bunch of corsets. Have I got that right?" she asked rounding on Ivan.
Ivan sighed wearily. "Aaron didn’t buy her anything. The lingerie shop sold Daisy the corsets. She chose to buy and wear them," he explained.
Annette threw up her hands. "Of all the lingerie shops out there, Aaron just had to pick one that sold corsets!" she ranted.
"I love you Annette, but you really miss the point sometimes," sighed Ivan.
"What are you talking about? Aaron is taking advantage of that poor girl!" raged Annette.
"Did you hear anything that I just said? Daisy is being bullied and tormented by a jealous classmate whose parents employ hers! She needs a place to prepare for school, or her new underwear will be destroyed!" shouted Ivan.
"And I suppose you and Aaron consider yourselves her brave white knights?" scoffed Annette.
Ivan pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration.
"Did you ever have your stuff burned in front of you Annette? Were you forced to wear somebody else’s hand-me-downs? Were you called a dumb ugly fat bimbo almost every day of your life?" he asked.
"You seem far too eager to take the girl’s word for all that," grumbled Annette.