The next day, Aurora Sterling slept until noon. She didn't have much of an appetite, so she asked Ms. Sutton to make her some congee. Paired with Ms. Sutton's homemade refreshing pickles, she surprisingly ate two full, large bowls.
Seeing how much Aurora Sterling enjoyed her homemade pickles, Ms. Sutton was overjoyed. She said that if Aurora liked them, she would make more for her that evening.
Yvonne Vaughn, who had arrived at the villa early, wracked with guilt, was displeased when she heard this. She insisted that Aurora Sterling was currently weak from blood loss and needed to eat more restorative foods to enrich her blood and boost her energy. "Those pickles are salty and unhealthy," she argued. "Eating too many isn't good for you. It's not like she's Korean."
Ms. Sutton, however, felt that since Aurora's appetite had been poor lately, it was a rare treat for her to find something she enjoyed, so eating a little more of it wouldn't hurt.
