A Small World

With no one to drink with, Zachary had no choice but to get into his car. He told his driver to discreetly head toward the mall-he was curious about what Vivian and the others were buying.

By then, Vivian and Cecilia had already arrived at the mall. They started with some food and drinks before diving into their shopping spree, buying clothes and shoes and swiping their cards at every turn.

With Zachary’s card in hand, Vivian was treated like a VIP. The store assistants catered to her every need, even arranging for her purchases to be delivered straight to their homes.

“Shopping is truly a joy when you have money,” she said contentedly. As a woman, who wouldn’t enjoy shopping? In an ideal world, she’d have an endless supply of money to spend.

Cecilia, on the other hand, bought a lot of clothes for the four children. She carefully picked something for each of them. Vivian noticed the tiny outfits and couldn’t help but sigh. “I wish I had a daughter so I could buy her tons of adorable clothes.”

Cecilia smiled wistfully. She, too, had always wanted a daughter, but she had only given birth to boys.