Nora POV
Back in the kitchen, I rolled my eyes dramatically and lowered my voice.
“She gets to live here for free, and she’s still complaining.”
Margot shook her head only. It was supposed to be a good day. She would rather not ruin it.
Besides, I could tell Simone was running out of money.
And when money disappeared, a lot of expensive little habits had a way of curing themselves.
A while later, Simone came into the kitchen.
She still looked down. “Margot, Ellen wants you. She said she’s looking for something to wear. I’ll help here.”
Margot left.
I calmly went back to cutting fruit, perfectly comfortable with the silence.
Simone glanced at me several times. She clearly wanted to say something. I pretended not to notice.
I had an entire list of things I could say to this irresp
