"Mrs. Cooper." Din called. After his eyes left Bev, his gaze returned to Jessie. "Are you aware of how much I hate you?" He nodded and laughed a little before returning to a serious expression with a frown. "You're putting in a lot of effort, which is exhausting," he said, pointing to the food on the table. "You're trying so hard to win my favor, but it'll never work."

"All right, that's enough." Bev stepped over to Jessie and said. "Is that the reason you've come to this house? To be treated like this by this man?" She made a gesture at Din. "If you're not happy, Jessie, let's get...