Goodbye, My Love

The commotion attracted the attention of the market regulators, who swiftly arrived at the scene. Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, they promptly shut down Mack’s stall, putting an end to his deceitful practices.

With justice served, Loraine and Marco resumed their shopping, but not before returning the borrowed scale to the kind vendor who had helped expose Mack’s trickery. Loraine paid for her purchases and the agreed-upon compensation with a sense of satisfaction and integrity. As they made their way through the Lively market, Marco couldn’t help but ask, “Loraine, how did you know that vendor was cheating on the weight?”

In the business negotiation, he wouldn’t miss even the slightest issue on a contract, but when it came to life skills, Marco had zero experience. He couldn’t help but admire Loraine’s resourcefulness.

A playful glimmer sparkled in Loraine’s eyes as she let out a chuckle.

“It’s nothing special. When I was younger, I used to sell vegetables at the market. I learned a few tricks of the trade.”

A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y

had honed her sensitivity to such deceptive tricks, allowing her to see through Mack’s

aback by Loraine’s words. It seemed that she hadn’t grown up in the Luxurious confines of the Torres family, but rather in the countryside that

uncertain voice interrupted them from

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turned around, directing her gaze towards the origin

the countryside. The woman nervously gestured at her, uncertainty in her eyes, her face sunburned from

yet, even after all these years, she

the orphanage where Loraine lived. She

anticipated encountering such a familiar face here. Her initial surprise swiftly gave way to delight, and she hastened towards the woman with a beaming smile. “Mrs. Thatcher? How

to poor transportation and other circumstances, Loraine

hesitated as she scrutinized Loraine from head to

smile danced in her eyes and she instinctively wanted to reach out and hold Loraine’s hand