She is behaving pitifully and as though she is the wife because she was aware that he would support her. She portrays herself as the spoiled daughter of a well-known billionaire, but in reality, she is really impoverished and only resides in the apartment that he bought for her when they were both still in college.
Yes, he did purchase an apartment for her since she has nowhere to live after escaping her home. It's not as though Carol's social standing caused her to underestimate her.
She is not the same person she was in college; instead, she is the model of whom she had long dreamed. She underwent a significant transformation overnight.
The way Carol looked at her made it seem as though she was repulsed by her very existence, although in fact it was she who ought to be repulsed by her
