All That Life Can Afford

Anna spends the night at the Highgate house but can’t sleep after what happened at the party. Her mind races through all of the mistakes she’s made and everything she’s done to her friends. The next morning, she scrubs the house and packs her things. Then Theo arrives. He insists she doesn’t have to leave, because Faye will get over what happened soon enough. However, when he pulls up his Facebook page, Anna notices that Faye posted a photo of her; the caption calls Anna “a grifter, thief, [and] poser” (285). Theo promises to calm Faye down, making Anna realize that he and Faye have been involved. Theo insists they were only intimate in the past, but Anna is convinced they’ve been together the whole time she’s been seeing Theo. Just as she’s forcing him out of the house, the Wilders’ lawyer arrives. He demands that Anna leave and warns her that the family is considering pressing charges.

Anna temporarily moves into Liv’s flat. Anna insists they invite Andre over so she can make amends to both of them. Over dinner with her friends, Anna explains everything that happened. Andre is reluctant to forgive her after what happened with their apartment, but eventually comes around.