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

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 even

then remembered a small French brand that was quite niche, so much so that even

were indeed beautiful. The moment Madge stepped in, her

help picking, having her own taste

one orange and one blue, different styles but both flattering

featured lace

embroidery, exuding a classical

and the accessories

lace

and tassels at the chest,

Something was still missing.

stopped in her tracks, her gaze fixed on a black dress in the display window,

was less bold than the others,

seemed somewhat stiff at first glance, but the waist was cinched with a white

romantic,

...

had the rare leisure