"I saw him too. That man is gorgeous, better looking than a movie star. He always comes over around noon and stays for two hours. Who knows what they're doing, locked up in that house!"
"Tsk. A man and a woman alone in a locked room? What else could they be doing? It's not like they're discussing work."
...
The destructive power of a group of gossiping women is comparable to an atomic bomb. Chipping in one after another, they aired all of Phoenix Golding's dirty laundry.
Phoenix Golding thought no one in town knew her, so she carried on her affairs without a care. It wasn't just with the fat man, but with Storm Xavier as well. She used to meet Storm Xavier at the school, but Goldie Thorne had been watching her too closely lately. So, Phoenix had Storm Xavier come to town instead. Juggling two men had made Phoenix's life feel full and exciting, but her lucky streak was over.
