The next morning, Debra was shaken awake by Liza.


    "Debra, get up," Liza urged, moving to pull off the nkets.


    Debra had stayed up all night going through the materials that Andrew gave her.


    She was still exhausted and buried her head under the covers.


    "It''s still early. What do you want?"


    "Get up. Let''s go pick a dress. I heard there''s a great store."


    Debra couldn''t focus, and she didn''t want to hear any of it. All she wanted to do was sleep.


    "Marion, get her out of here," she yelled.


    Marion knocked and came in. "Please leave."


    He had just finished preparing breakfast for Debra.


    Liza was upset. "I asked my dad to help you guys. And this is how you repay me? Fine, I''ll go by myself tonight."


    With that, she headed toward the door.


    Debra sighed and got up. "Alright, I''ll go with you. Is that okay?"


    "That''s more like it," Liza smiled. "I''ll wait for you outside. Hurry up."


    She hummed a tune and skipped out of the room.


    Debra rubbed her temples. Marion said, "If you don''t want to go, I''ll handle her."


    "It''s fine," Debra replied. "She will do anything. Back then, to get justice for Cathryn, she came all the way here to cause me trouble. What else wouldn''t she do? Besides, I haven''t gone shopping in a while, so why not? I''ll go with her."


    Marion picked her up from the bed and carried her to the bathroom.


    "Let me help you wash up."


    "Okay."


    Downstairs, Erica was irritated.


    When Debra came down the stairs, she pointed at Liza andined, "You should keep her in check."


    "Me? I can''t control her. I have to please her," Debra replied.


    Erica sighed, turning back to Liza. "Debra is going shopping with you. What do you want me for?"


    "Three people are better than two. There aren''t any other women in this house." Liza plopped herself down on the sofa and continued, "I''ve already nned out our whole day. First, we''ll get facials, then do our hair, and in the afternoon we''ll select dresses and do make-up By tonight, we''ll look perfect for the party."


    Erica replied, "You''ve really thought this through. We only have one day, and you''ve nned everything?"


    "If there weren''t a party, I''d be getting a spa as well," Liza said nonchntly. "Just my routine. Youdies are the top society in Seamar


    City What kind of boring life were


    you living before?"


    Erica retorted, "We''ve been trained to be business elites, not spoileddies. If you


    want someone on your level, go to the club. There''s plenty of them there."


    Liza wanted to argue, but Debra was already tired of the back-and-forth.


    She chimed in, "Alright, we''ll go and rx a little."


    She stood up and called out to the people outside, "Everyone,e in."