07-29-2023, 07:54 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-29-2023, 07:58 AM by Anne Carrington.)
[CW: alleged domestic abuse]
Pearl... Pearl would be a tricky piece in this game. It was lucky that Mary did not want to reveal herself to the girl yet. It gave Anne some time to think about how to approach that difficulty.
Whether the sum was sufficient? Was it more than Magnus had given Mary at the time? Instinctively, Anne withdrew her hand. She didn't need this woman's pity. She didn't need her support. Not even to bring down Magnus. A shadow of anger passed over her face. Then it was gone. She could take the money for now, use it. Then when she had Magnus out of the way, she wouldn't need it anymore and would give it away as if she had never touched it.
"The problem is not money..." Anne downplayed the contribution. In reality it played a role, what with Magnus controlling the finances, even her private expenses these days. It had been her friends who had paid for her to see the lawyer so that her husband wouldn't find out. Having a hidden supply of money would give her more flexibility. "It's that he's a man, and the head of the Carrington family, of the business... People are afraid of him. I..." she paused for a second and closed her eyes. "Recently he hurt me real bad in a drunken fit. I was afraid." Her voice was a little higher and weaker than before. Her hands balled to fists in her lap. "I went to the police and they did nothing." She opened her eyes. A tear rolled down her cheek. She quickly took a handkerchief from her pocket and dabbed her eyes. Then she held it over her mouth. "I want him to pay, but he has so much support..."
Pearl... Pearl would be a tricky piece in this game. It was lucky that Mary did not want to reveal herself to the girl yet. It gave Anne some time to think about how to approach that difficulty.
Whether the sum was sufficient? Was it more than Magnus had given Mary at the time? Instinctively, Anne withdrew her hand. She didn't need this woman's pity. She didn't need her support. Not even to bring down Magnus. A shadow of anger passed over her face. Then it was gone. She could take the money for now, use it. Then when she had Magnus out of the way, she wouldn't need it anymore and would give it away as if she had never touched it.
"The problem is not money..." Anne downplayed the contribution. In reality it played a role, what with Magnus controlling the finances, even her private expenses these days. It had been her friends who had paid for her to see the lawyer so that her husband wouldn't find out. Having a hidden supply of money would give her more flexibility. "It's that he's a man, and the head of the Carrington family, of the business... People are afraid of him. I..." she paused for a second and closed her eyes. "Recently he hurt me real bad in a drunken fit. I was afraid." Her voice was a little higher and weaker than before. Her hands balled to fists in her lap. "I went to the police and they did nothing." She opened her eyes. A tear rolled down her cheek. She quickly took a handkerchief from her pocket and dabbed her eyes. Then she held it over her mouth. "I want him to pay, but he has so much support..."
