Chapter 76

When Lucy got back, she saw two neatly wrapped baskets of fruit. It had to have been a gift, for they wouldn't buy packaged fruit like that for themselves. "Lucy, do you remember your Aunt Sheila? She came to see me this morning. I'm not sure how she found out you have a supermarket in town, but she said she wants to let your cousin work there," Sharon said. "Which cousin?" Everyone in the village was more or less related somehow. "Fiona Sandywell. She got married a few years back, and she's currently staying near your supermarket," Sharon replied, her brows furrowed. "Perhaps your father accidentally spilled the beans while harvesting." One of the downsides of living in a village was how quickly news spread. Everyone knew everything about each other. It was unlike the city where one could be neighbors for years without having even spoken to them before. "Anyway, that's not the main problem. My brother, your Uncle Zane, found out that we're running a supermarket too, and he also