Chapter 452

"I like this one, Mom. Can you buy it for me?"

"Of course, sweetheart. If you like it, I'll buy it for you," Adah replied without hesitation. Turning to the sales associate, she said, "We'll take this one. Please wrap it up."

Ethan pointed to the other pretty dresses laid out on the sofa. "Why don't you look through the rest and see if there's anything else you like, sis?"

"Okay, okay!" Vanessa chirped, shoving the purple dress into Ethan's arms before excitedly rummaging through the rest.

Across the room, Claire paused mid-sip of her milk, her brow knitting in frustration.

Are these people deaf? The salesgirl had clearly explained these dresses were already reserved, yet they were still picking through them as if they owned the place. Did anyone even bother to ask her what she thought?

Oh, right. The Linwoods had always been arrogant. As long as Vanessa wanted something, no one else's opinion mattered-certainly not hers.

And if she dared to object? She knew exactly what would happen: a barrage of insults and snide remarks from the whole family.

She'd endured enough of that in her previous life.

If they thought they could bully her again, they were in for a rude awakening.

milk down carefully on the coffee table, Claire strode over and, without a shred of politeness, shoved Vanessa aside as

At five, she

onto the

life, Vanessa was used to dishing out

ask me before touching the dress I picked?

wailed. She rushed over and scooped Vanessa into

and never reasonable, saw red. Without thinking, he raised his hand to strike Claire.

could come down, Claire grabbed her cup and flung the rest of her milk right in

think you are, touching what I chose?" she

lunged at her, intent

them, shielding Claire. She

dresses each with a price tag in the thousands. That was easily over a million dollars' worth

merchandise.

kind of cash

this was

full of

store, no matter

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