But she had already managed to get a lot of money; she withdrew money from the jewelry store to give to Ella Johnson, already doing so with trepidation, so how could she possibly get more money at this point? Moreover, that jewelry store inexplicably went bankrupt; now she can't cash out, and if she withdraws money directly, who knows how Atlas Hallow would perceive her? Is her family just a bottomless pit that can never be filled?
So he resented her, and also resented her family; in fact, she even started to dislike herself a little.
She had been living like this for more than a year; every year, she was alone, watching the quiet streets below and the children dressed in festive clothes. The contrast was particularly stark; how wonderful it would be to have a child, she thought, as she looked at the children playing far away downstairs in their lively red clothes, causing her eyes to fill with tears.
