Chapter 12: She's in an art studio

**Third person**

Karen's mind drifted off to her relationship with her sister, Ashley, and how similar this Valerie girl was to her.

They always wanted to help, were always convinced they could fix everything, and believed themselves to be incredibly intelligent.

Back then, Ashley always pretended to be a saint; she'd acted so innocently... And she even fooled James into liking her.

Karen rolled her eyes.

And that must be why Val thinks she could handle a project like this in one week.

Then Karen turned to look at Amelia, who had been staring at her the entire time, waiting for an answer.

”There's no plan. I simply wait for her to fail and then fire her for being incompetent."

Valerie was certainly not worth making plans for; Karen could easily make her disappear forever if she wanted to.

“Wow, that's brilliant, ma'am,” Amelia chirped, a satisfied grin plastering on her face as she spoke.

Val spent the rest of the day working on the project, her mind occasionally filled with thoughts