Book 1: Starting Afresh All Over Again

Carter wasn’t happy with her decision to move to San Francisco, yet Danielle didn’t stay. Loretta accompanied her to her aunt’s house in San Francisco. At first, Danielle was apprehensive about meeting her aunt, but once she settled down, she was glad she had taken the plunge.

Loretta’s aunt, Sylvia Knightley, was a middle-aged divorced woman who lived all by herself in a penthouse. Being Granny Emma’s youngest, she was quite close to Loretta.

“You can live in the studio apartment above the store. It belonged to my daughter, Suzanne. Ever since she got married and moved away, it’s been lying vacant.” Danielle smiled with gratitude at her employer.

“Thank you, Ms. Knightley. When can I join work?”

“Whenever you want.”

After a while, Ms. Knightley took them to her boutique. There was a playpen for little children at the spacious two-storied upscale set-up. Danielle felt glad to have a place to keep Angel with her while she was at work. It would sa