Dead?

Windsor Myres stared at her, frozen in shock, unable to speak for a long time.

Mia Ginger wiped her tears with her hand and continued: "Yes, she died, and it was very sudden, gone without warning. Not only she died, but her mom too, and then her father left Cloud Capital, no one knows where he went. You know I grew up in the town slums, very poor. For the first nineteen years before college, I hadn’t even seen what a hot tub looks like. I just had this one friend, then I met you..."

Mia Ginger choked on her words, but her lips curled into a smile as she looked into her eyes and said: "Knowing a bit about your life, I felt for you and thought you’d tell me everything, as a real friend does. I always thought you were my second true friend. But in truth, you are not. I don’t have friends like you; I can’t force myself to put you in the same place as Zoey Leaf. It’s too exhausting, truly."

This friendship seems to have already exceeded its limit.

Mia Ginger took a deep breath without another word and turned to walk back into the dorm.

Behind her—

Windsor Myres suddenly laughed.

Mia Ginger stopped, hearing her say coldly: "You said it yourself, I told you even such things. If I didn’t see you as a friend, would I reveal such a secret to you? Indeed, I was born wealthy, surrounded by luxury, but so what? What I’ve been through isn’t just as simple as poverty. It’s beyond your imagination..."

Mia Ginger interrupted her suddenly, "Do you know how Louis Cox got the tattoo on his neck?"

The balcony fell silent for several seconds.

Mia Ginger spoke calmly: "For a girl, that sort of thing is indeed the most shameful nightmare. So you spoke, and I felt for you, knowing you are in such an environment within the Myres, I felt for you even more. But honestly, I have experienced this feeling too. That year I knew he was drunk, utterly desperate. Especially since it was Zoey Leaf who opened the door for him, even more desperate. My mom was out selling things, I cried for help but no one answered, I bit him, but it was basically useless, he was six years older than me. I was thinking then, if he succeeded, I would just go die."

"But he ultimately didn’t succeed." Windsor Myres murmured. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Indeed, he didn’t succeed. Zoey Leaf ran back crying, and in the end, he didn’t succeed." Mia Ginger took a breath, continued, "I’m not saying this to compare tragedies with you. I mean, although facing the same situation, everyone’s choice isn’t the same. You chose revenge back then, using such means, but for someone else, it might not have been necessary. Even if not dead, there are millions of paths to tread. You are a child of the Myres, but you’re not a slave sold to the Myres. In such a home, you were still respectfully called Fifth Miss, even had bodyguards sending you to school. No freedom? Surely still freedom, not to mention you have money. As you said, your mom long wanted to move out, but indeed, you never moved out. On one hand enjoying the power as a Myres, squandering the wealth of the Myres, on the other hand, resenting the Myres’ conflicts, it was a choice of your own. Want its benefits, must suffer its harm, inherently willing, no reason to enjoy everything provided by the Myres and end up resenting staying in such an environment. You could have left, I believe even then, as a young you, it was possible to move out if you wanted. But you didn’t, your mom didn’t, since you didn’t, truly have no ground to stand in opposition to criticize such an environment. Moreover, no matter what kind of environment you grow up in, it’s irrelevant to others, no one should pay for your grievances, and no one is obliged to forever accommodate and obey you."