Chapter 23

Mary, brimming with excitement, took Noelle to the largest shopping mall in Norland. Noelle glanced at the shopping list in Mary's hand and gave a helpless smile. "Mom, we could've just picked up some jewelry at a smaller mall. Why come all the way here? If you spend everything on me, what will the Spencers have left to live on with?" Mary beamed. "Your dad and I barely spend on ourselves. This is money well spent." Noelle hooked her arm through Mary's, her smile warm and sweet. However, when she looked up, she spotted two familiar figures. Her brow furrowed as she tightened her grip on Mary's arm. "Mom, let's go check out something else." Mary spotted Yasmine and Sabrina too. Her expression froze, and she was about to turn away when Yasmine called out, "Hey! Isn't this my in-law?" Mary kept her manners and smiled back. "Hello, Yasmine. What a coincidence! Doing some shopping too?" Yasmine's face radiated smugness, like a peacock with its tail fanned. "Well, I wouldn't dare cal