Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 3

Danielle stood motionless, surveying the explosion of pink surrounding her.

"If this isn’t your style, darling..." Vivian twisted her hands. "I’ll have a designer come immediately to redo everything exactly as you’d like."

"It’s fine," Danielle said quietly. The princess theme made her want to run screaming, but her mother’s hopeful expression stopped the words in her throat.

"We’ll let you have a little rest in your room," Vivian said, stroking Danielle’s hair.

The couple went downstairs to prepare their daughter’s gift, anxiety gnawing at them as they worried whether it would meet her expectations.

Once alone, Danielle unpacked her few belongings and called Emery. "I’m in Soufield now. Meeting the Charrington family tomorrow."

"Wait, what? When did you- Where are you staying? Let me pick you up! I should come with-" Emery shot questions at her.

a place. Going alone." She hung

equally brief. "Need

I’ll deliver them right now! When did you

delivery." She disconnected before her eardrum could

heart disease, using an ultra-rare herb from Valley of Healing. Their scarcity had

again

"Some whale just cleared out our entire Soufield inventory-clothes, shoes, bags, and jewels. Everything. They specifically requested custom designs from you for their

something soon,"

wait to see what Daddy’s Little Princess looks

"You’re delivering personally?"

who drops

after hanging up. A complete inventory buyout seemed excessive. No

brand executives of Soulfield converged on the Treeside Villa, their