Chapter 76

Danary

I nodded understandingly. "Thank you for talking to me. It helped me a lot, but I hope you won't treat Cassy any differently after this... She can't control who she loves."

Mrs. Cordova gave me a reassuring smile as she lovingly kissed my temple. "Of course not, sweetheart. You are all like my children."

Warmth bloomed in my chest with her gesture as I leaned into her comforting embrace.

Soon after our little moment, the tailor finished up arranging the last few pins for the alterations and helped me out of my dress before the boys came by to pick us up.

Right as I finished changing back into my suspender dress, the bell at the front door twinkled as the sound of little feet came pattering into the shop. I smiled as a familiar little head of black hair popped out from the corn