"Berena and I were very good friends. We had known each other since childhood, and we got into Gotham University together."
"She was a rich young lady living in the Affluent Area of the South Side, while I... I was born and raised in the East Side. Luckily, my parents loved me well enough to pay for my schooling. But normally, I also had to work as a flower girl, selling flowers to wealthy ladies for some pocket money to help support my family."
"It was while selling flowers in the South Side that I met Berena. She was different from the other rich young ladies. She didn't dislike me or tell me to get lost. She seemed more mature than the others, understood how difficult life was for poor people, so every time, she bought all my flowers."
"We became very good friends. It was also she who encouraged me to study hard and get into university. Although my grades weren't as good as hers, I eventually got into Gotham University. And recently, I made quite a bit of money and sent it home. My family had already moved out of the East Side."
"Berena really helped me a great deal. She secretly subsidized me every time, giving me all kinds of brand-new things and then making excuses that she didn't like them. I knew all of that..."
"I always thought I merely admired her and would never envy her. But a few days ago, for some reason, I... I started envying her. From the beautiful dresses she wore to the Gem Ring on her hand..."
"When I heard that her fiancé, that man named Thomas, had been imprisoned for murder, I kept secretly rejoicing. I thought her wonderful life was about to be ruined. I even began to