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.

Roseanne coughed loudly, reminding them she was still there. Could you

in purchasing, whereas Madge, browsing through the women's section on the second floor, visited several stores but found nothing satisfactory. Some dresses she dismissed at a glance, not even

a small French brand that was quite niche, so much so that even its store location wasn't prominent, tucked

moment Madge stepped in, her

help picking, having her own taste

on two dresses first, one orange and one blue, different

hems featured lace

embroidery, exuding a classical

the accessories

like lace around

tassels at

Something was still missing.

tracks, her gaze fixed on a black dress in

black dress' design was less bold than

glance, but the waist was cinched with a white

and romantic,

...

the rare leisure to