Magdalen declared with righteous conviction, “For your wedding, I'd drink it even if it were dark soy sauce, not just vinegar!”
Estelle laughed so hard she flopped onto her stomach, turning her head to look at her friend. “How do you even know what dark
soy sauce is?”
Magdalen propped her head on her hand. “Want to guess how | know?”
“Hmm?” Estelle was genuinely curious.
Magdalen explained, “One t| was drunk and chto find a bottle of red wine on the kitchen counter. There was only
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtabout half a glass left, so | tilted my head back and chugged it.”
“When | got back to the living room, | heard the housekeeper yell, ‘Where's my dark soy sauce? It was just here a second ago!"”
Magdalen said proudly, “From that day on, the concept of dark soy sauce has been deeply etched into my brain.”
Estelle was laughing so hard tears were starting to form. “You didn’t think it tasted weird when you drank it?”
Magdalen thought for a moment. “I wasn’t really thinking straight at the time, so | didn’t notice. It was only after she said that that
| realized it tasted a bit salty.”
Estelle doubled over with laughter, nearly rolling off the bed.
Magdalen pulled her back, smiling. “Feeling better now?”
Estelle’s laughter subsided. She looked at Magdalen for a moment, her heart warm and full. They knew each other so well.
Magdalen understood her reluctance to leave her grandfather, and herplicated feelings of helplessness and guilt toward
Manley.
“It would be better if you were as cold as you appear on the outside,” Magdalen said, gently touching Estelle’s face.
Estelle closed her eyes at her touch.
Magdalen whispered,
“You have to go through these things. Everything will be better tomorrow.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Suddenly, there was a soft knock on the outer door. Magdalen sat up and smiled. “That must be Emily.”
Estelle called out, e in!”
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