Page 27 of The Paid Wife: A Lesbian Romance
was frustrate Emily, and she didn’t like feeling that way. Small
again. So freaking small. Yet another person who could sit
right in front of her and not see her.
“Neither can the opposite,” Dani responded, surprising
Emily. “Having the worst of everything. I’d rather be
misunderstood and unaccepted and rich, but that’s just me.
Either way, rich, poor, somewhere in the middle, you always
have to put up with bullshit. I’m sure the bullshit just changes
shape and form to suit the dollar sign, but it would definitely
be more bearable with a few more dollars to spare.”
Emily rolled her eyes and went, without even thinking about
it, for one of her mom’s favorite words. “That’s crass.”
Dani didn’t seem to mind. “It’s also true. Instead of
begrudging your family, you should appreciate what you have.
Don’t pick your parents apart because you can’t always have
everything you want. They do their best, I’m sure, even if they
belong to country clubs and wear pants suits and stuff.”
“I need to get them to listen to me!” Emily hated how whiny
she sounded, but now she was so frustrated that she couldn’t
stop herself.
Dani appeared bored. “I’m sure it’s at the top of your list of
first-world problems.”
“First world?” Emily hissed. “Right. Because you read tarot
cards or tea leaves or whatever you do and that gives you all
the answers.”
Those jade orbs narrowed to the point where they almost
disappeared in a sea of black liner. “Don’t mock something
you don’t understand.” Dani’s voice was flat, not angry or
rude, but instead of deflating Emily’s growing annoyance, it
only fanned the glowing embers like a stiff breeze. And her
