Chapter 33

"I'm not buying anything for me. I'm buying things for you," Roxanne said. Macy widened her eyes in shock and asked, "You're buying something for me?" Clifford remarked, "Hasn't she bought some for you before? Why are you so surprised?" "Well, wasn't the last time because she made me mad—" "It's different this time," Roxanne interrupted Macy with a smile. "Even when I was grateful to you guys last time, I bought things using Sebastian's money. But this time, I'm using my own hard-earned money." "Are you working already?" Macy asked. Roxanne nodded. Macy pursed her lips with a hint of sadness. "That's good too…" Roxanne had never had to work before. Would she find it difficult to adapt to the working life? Roxanne knew what Macy was thinking about and said, "Mom, relying on others isn't as good as relying on oneself. We can only feel truly secure when we rely on our own abilities." Macy nodded vigorously. "You're right." Roxanne picked out a gold bracelet for Macy that weighe