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.

still there. Could you two tone it down

was quick 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 she dismissed at a glance, not

quite niche, so much so that even its store location wasn't prominent, tucked

indeed beautiful. The moment Madge stepped

help picking, having her own taste

dresses first, one orange and one blue, different styles but both flattering to

featured

embroidery, exuding a classical

the

like lace around

tassels at

Something was still missing.

continued on and then stopped in her tracks, her gaze fixed on a black dress in the display

less bold than

cinched with a white chiffon scarf, softly cascading and blending with

and romantic,

...

leisure to