Chapter 20 Moving In? Part 2

• Catherine’s P.O.V
• I stared at her, dumbfounded, my brain struggling to process the audacity dripping from every syllable.
• “Wait,” I said slowly, trying to keep my voice steady, “you’re saying she deserves to live like…like royalty, while…while I…what, I slave over…over everything else? That’s…” My words choked off as I realized I couldn’t even form a proper sentence without it sounding like I was accusing her of something monstrous, which, of course, in my mind, she absolutely was.