Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Planting vegetables, raising chickens, and cultivating fish - now the family could feast to their heart's content! "Well, well, moving out?" Louisa stood at the gate, arms folded, a smirk playing on her lips.

Norris Cole was too busy shoveling the earth to pay her any mind, grunting with the effort.

Madge, upon hearing Louisa's voice from inside, instantly retracted the foot she had set towards the door.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Louisa snorted. "Feeling proud, are we? Got kicked out, didn't you..."

"Louisa, off to the market?"

On her way back from the market, Louisa ran into an old friend.

"Yep, grabbed some eggs. They're half the price now compared to the early morning rush!" Louisa said, eyebrows raised in pride.

She wasn't boasting - no one in the educators' residential area had a knack for budgeting and planning quite like her.

"Next time, I'll shop at this hour too. Oh, have you heard? Your neighbor, Mr. Cole, is moving."

Louisa nodded. "Heard about it. Wonder where they're renting now. Could it be as convenient as our place?"

Grown men playing

saves her the trouble of climbing up every two months to trim those annoying

friend whispered, "Do you think it's because of the spat you had, that

that's the case, it just shows some people can't

take over their

already considering it!" Louisa's eyes sparkled

"Hurry up and get your sweets! They'll be gone soon..." Louisa blinked. "What

house! Being neighbors, I thought you'd have gotten yours already. I better hurry up or there won't be any left for

out sweets? It's

house! A big

eyes widened in disbelief. "A mansion?! Is he

development

"Lakeside Pearls?"

"That's the one!"

gasped, "How is

Cole to drop off some plants there. Stepped inside for a moment - oh boyt Spacious and beautiful, with not one, but two gardens. Super comfy... Alright, I'm off to grab some sweets. Maybe I'll catch some of their good luck and end up in a mansion myself...

rooted to the spot, her

a busy week, they finally settled into the

the kitchen,

our new home