Anyone here want to elaborate on why in chapter 9 that Ophelia acts like a complete and total bitch to the MC? Because she goes from being motherly to full on bitch mode in .5 seconds in a single scene. Honestly at that moment in mind I was thinking "I wish there was an option to stand up and slap her hard across the face".
We actually discussed this exhaustively back when chapter 9 came out, if you want to go back and read those posts.
Basically, Sterling orally raped her, and her angry response is justified. However, she still loves him and actually wants to go further sexually, so she reframes the situation based on her dom fantasy (which she explained during the book club scenes in earlier chapters), which allows them to continue without her feeling like a victim. Honestly this conflict was needed, Ophelia had the most reservations about sex with Sterling, and wasn't going to go much farther without being pushed. The backlash is believable and makes her seem more realistic, plus it sets up a great reconciliation (i.e. make-up sex) later on.