He rummaged through the wardrobe for a long time before refolding the clothes he had pulled out. He then excitedly brought out an outfit and asked, "Mom, can I wear the clothes Auntie made for me?"
Claire turned to look. In Melody's hands was the very outfit Shay Lynch had designed and sent over at Ashley Bowen's request.
She instantly flew into a rage. "Someone gave you those clothes out of pity, and you're treating them like a treasure? You can wear anything else! Just not that one!"
Melody's lip quivered, and tears welled in his eyes, but he held them back.
He turned, ran back into the room, and only after putting the clothes away did he let himself cry in secret.
"Don't be so hard on the boy!" Adam Sinclair complained while getting his haircut.
Claire thought about it but decided not to bicker with him. She wanted everyone to be happy today.
