You Are My One and Only

The way Sylvie looked with her arms akimbo amused Patricia, and she thought her daughter seemed absolutely adorable.

With that, she caressed the little girl’s cheek with a smile. “I couldn’t come home because my car broke down, so I crashed at a friend’s.”

Patricia had already explained it clearly on the phone earlier, so her boys questioned her no more. However, this little one was growing increasingly domineering—no doubt her future husband would have things tough.

“Were you with a guy or a girl?” Sylvie frowned upsettingly.

She had taken to heart what her brothers reminded her; it was unacceptable for girls to stay out with boys, so she demanded the same from her mother.

“A lady,” Patricia said after some thought. “She’s a very pretty elder. How about that?”

Sylvie pondered for a moment after hearing so. “Oh, alright. Don’t ever stay out again, okay?”

At that, Patricia knew she was safe from further questioning. Though she might have twisted the truth a little, Elizabeth had indeed been there.

After returning to her room, she took a shower and changed into loungewear. How madly uncomfortable it had been when she hadn’t showered the night before. At last, she felt much more refreshed.

see if she had received any replies telling her to go

one replied out of the plethora of resumes she sent. The discovery got her a little dejected. Worst

for now and see

this moment, little Sylvie came into her room and leaned against her. “Tricia, I want to

round eyes were filled with nothing but expectation. As broke as they were lately, she didn’t want to disappoint her baby girl. Besides,

her chubby little cheeks and grabbed a shirt from her closet. “I’ll go down

“Okay!”

Sylvie chirped while trotting away, “Scott, Stellan, we’re going out

upon hearing

kids were—the simplest things could already make them happy. She hoped

Mall, a shopping mall she often hung out in when she

lent you this car?” Scott asked gravely inside the

That pile of metal was a hazard, and even

not daring to tell the truth. “It’s the pretty

said, “Wow, she’s really nice to

them to a meal or something because she absolutely loved this car. It