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?"

men

saves her the trouble of climbing

"Do you think it's because of the spat you had, that they decided to

If that's the case,

hehe. Now you can take over their

tempt me; I was already considering it!" Louisa's

hurried past. "Hurry up and

handing out sweets because he moved into a new house! Being neighbors, I thought you'd have gotten yours already. I better hurry up or

Norris giving out sweets? It's not

don't know? Mr. Cole's bought a new house! A

disbelief. "A mansion?! Is he renting

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"Lakeside Pearls?"

"That's the one!"

gasped, "How is

a moment - oh boyt Spacious and beautiful, with not one, but two

Louisa stood frozen, rooted to the spot, her cheeks

week, they finally

took to the kitchen, preparing a

new home and a fresh start. May everything go