Above all, however, there was one problem Rita had to go through first-confronting her father's interrogation.

That evening, as she entered her family home and changed her shoes in the hallway, she noticed Donna shaking her head subtly at her.

"Your father isn't in a good mood," Donna remarked quietly.

Rita nodded. She knew that Donna cared about her and always had a knack for preemptively gauging the atmosphere. "Okay. Is there anything special for dinner tonight?" Rita attempted to lighten the mood with a smile.

"When have I ever failed to cook your favorite dish when you're here? If only you'd come back more frequently so my cooking skills wouldn't go to waste," Donna replied warmly.

Their hushed conversation unexpectedly caught the attention of someone else.

asking if she cooked something special for you? Don't you find that embarrassing?" Sadie's voice resonated

to Donna. "I'll bring you over to my place when things go well for me at my job. Then you can cook for me every day," she

to take care of you for the rest

"Are

foot in the Russell household again," Sadie retorted sharply, refusing to det Rita off the hook so easily. "If I were as

to Sadie; her father's opinion was the only one that mattered to her.

Sadie's harsh words. "Miss Sadie, those are merely rumors. How can you take them at face value? In my opinion, you should focus more on your studies

think you are?

household. Sadie and Karen did not treat the

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