Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Norris asked Madge, "Honey, which one do you think looks better?"

Roseanne instinctively glanced at her mother.

Madge pondered for a moment, "They're both lovely."

"How do we choose then?"

Madge replied, "No need to choose. Let's get them all."

"What?!"

"That's too much, how much will that cost? I only need one, we have plenty at home."

But Madge had already pulled out her credit card and handed it to the salesperson, "These three, we'll take them all. Could you please wrap them up? Thank you." "Of course! Of course!"

The salesperson cheerfully went to process the payment.

Norris, like a bashful spouse, tugged at Madge's sleeve, "Babe, this is really expensive, each one costs thousands..."

"It's alright, I'll buy them for you," Madge said gently. "I just received a royalty check yesterday, it's quite a sum."

Norris was dumbfounded, "That much?"

"Yeah-"

"Honey, you're amazing!"

Madge blushed slightly.

loudly, reminding them she was still there. Could you two tone it down a

to decide and straightforward in purchasing, whereas Madge, browsing through the women's section on the second floor, visited several stores but found nothing satisfactory. Some dresses

that even its store location wasn't prominent, tucked away in a corner far from the

The moment Madge stepped

Roseanne's help picking, having

two dresses first, one orange and one blue, different

hems featured

embroidery, exuding a classical

and the

like lace

tassels at

Something was still missing.

in her tracks, her gaze fixed on a

black dress' design was less bold than the

the waist was cinched with a white chiffon scarf, softly cascading and blending with the skirt.

and romantic,

...

had the rare leisure to go shopping