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.

them she was still

purchasing, whereas Madge, browsing through the women's section on the second floor, visited several stores but found nothing satisfactory. Some

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

dresses were indeed beautiful. The moment Madge

help picking, having her

tried on two dresses first, one orange and one blue, different styles but

featured

embroidery, exuding a classical

and the accessories

like lace around

tassels at the

Something was still missing.

her gaze fixed on a

less bold than the others,

somewhat stiff at first glance, but the waist was cinched

romantic,

...

the rare leisure to go