NovelOnlineSince she was now a single mother, Shelly's relatives would look down on her if she returned to her hometown.
Fortunately, her close family members understood her situation and offered to visit her instead.
Shelly still lived in the sapartment as she had before, and ever since Courtney had returned home, she had had to bear the cost of rent entirely by herself.
After she had given birth, her mother had moved in to help care for the baby, and the apartment of two rooms had just enough space for them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe apartment seemed a little crowded once her father and brother arrived.
She had offered to get her younger brother a hotel room instead so that she could be in the sroom as her baby while her parents shared a room, but he had declined.
Her brother, Samuel, was currently in his first year of high school, and while most teenagers his age were in their rebellious phase, he was a rather understanding young man because of his family background.
He knew that Shelly managed a cafe, but since it was opened under someone else's capital, she was under a lot of stress from bearing the living expenses of her mother and her newborn baby.
Moreover, hotel prices increased toward the end of the year.
"Sis, I'll just sleep on the couch or on the floor." Samuel set his suitcase down and walked over to the crib to check on his niece. "Samuel, I have money now." Shelly wanted her brother to enjoy a better life.
"You should save up for a house, then! Do you plan to keep renting a place for the rest of your life?" Samuel asked. "I'm not even eighteen yet, and you wantto live on my own at a hotel. Are you really not worried about my safety?" Content belongs to en.swShelly was touched by his words. " will work hard to buy my own place," she said. "I will buy a foldable bed! The Couch is too small for you to sleep comfortably in." Content belongs to en.sw"I will cwith you." Samuel was worried that Shelly would buy too much for her to carry alone.
"Sure. I need to buy formula as well." Audrey had been having a mild allergic reaction to her current formula, so Shelly intended to switch to a different brand.
The two went out and headed to the biggest mall nearby.
It would be New Year's soon, and most people were out on holiday, so the streets were filled with people.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThey first went to buy a new brand of formula before heading to the furniture store.
"Huh? I remember that this place used to be a furniture store!" Shelly stood in front of a florist and felt confused.
"Maybe you have the wrong floor number?" Samuel suggested. It was his first tvisiting the area, so he did not know his way around.
"Forget it. Let's just buy sflowers!" Shelly went inside with her brother.
Two minutes later, Ivy and Robert entered the florist's as well.
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