Did Eleanor blame Julian?
Of course she did. That was what made it so strange.
She blamed him for choosing Cassandra over her.
She blamed him for kicking her while she was down, when the whole world had turned on her.
She blamed him for not lifting a finger when her studio was struggling.
She had so many, many complaints about him...
And most of all, she blamed him for this:
Why couldn't you recognize me as Birdie, from back then!
Eleanor and Julian stared at each other for a while, their smiles growing more and more sarcastic.
"You think too highly of yourself."
She used to blame him.
But it wasn't strange now.
Blaming Julian would only put more cracks in a heart that was already broken.
If anyone deserved the blame, it was herself, for being blind to her own worth.
When Ele
