Chapter 50

After washing their hands, Edward and Melanie joined the family at the dinner table, where all eyes turned to the latter. Felicia had not bothered visiting Melanie's boutique, assuming it would not amount to much on opening day. She figured Melanie would already be considered lucky if she sold one item. After all, nobody would choose a new shop over the established department stores and tailors in the area. In an attempt to embarrass Melanie, Felicia deliberately brought up the topic during dinner. "So, Melanie, how was your opening day? Did you get any customers?" Everyone's attention shifted to Melanie at Felicia's question. Meanwhile, Sophie knew exactly how well the store had done. Her friends bought four dresses for 250 dollars each, with a 20% discount, bringing in 800 dollars just from them. This was precisely why she had kept quiet about the whole thing. Yaeger and Luca shared Felicia's skepticism. They could not imagine how a woman from a small town who could barely read