I always thought that Augustus gave me special treatment. Otherwise, why would he take me back to Phoenix to have my revenge before Phoenix went into liquidation? Wouldn't it be better to shut down Phoenix for good? I made Augustus a hearty meal as gratitude for helping me with my revenge. He gobbled up the food and made it clear to me there was nothing to be grateful for. Augustus said that he didn't have much free time to orchestrate that good show for me. His indifferent attitude gave me no choice but to believe what he said. Perhaps everything had always been my wishful thinking.
My gratitude towards Augustus accumulated little by little. Before I knew it, I started to develop feelings for him, and it was spiraling out of control. I began to look forward to seeing Augustus in MIX, and I would search for him in the crowd. To make matters worse, I would think about his whereabouts when I was home alone.
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