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.

place. Going alone." She hung up

call was equally brief. "Need

squeal answered, "Danielle! I’ll deliver them right now! When did you get

stay. No delivery."

Pills were her creation, remarkably effective in treating heart disease, using an ultra-rare herb from Valley of

buzzed again at

out our entire Soufield inventory-clothes, shoes, bags, and jewels. Everything. They specifically requested custom designs from you

sketch something soon," Danielle

now. Can’t wait

"You’re delivering personally?"

drops that kind of cash in

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

on the Treeside