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

brief. "Need more Heart

deliver them right now!

Got a place to stay. No delivery." She

remarkably effective in treating heart disease, using an ultra-rare

phone buzzed again

Carter’s voice came through. "Some whale just cleared out our entire Soufield inventory-clothes, shoes, bags, and jewels. Everything.

something soon," Danielle replied

heading to their mansion now. Can’t wait to

"You’re delivering personally?"

bet. Though who drops that kind of

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

Soulfield converged on the Treeside