Sold off

dress from the bag she always carried with her. She knock

ways tired. The store was small that she could handle it herself but she was too lazy to do that. It was an inheritance from her aunt and from what Maisse

isley said cheerfully as he

I had to tag my sisters along. I hope you don't mind."

In fact today there

mething wrong?" Maisse a

is me." Old

isse asked as she laid a hand on his temple. The

doing

, Maisse's workmate asked

ing." Old P

red." Vik said. Old Prisl

l profits. The new diners have taken over. I also want to spend time with my wife before she leaves this world. The doct

not find her voice. Vik j

you look for an alternative. I am also going to talk to the new owner so that he can employ you. I do not know w

o is going to take care of us?" Maisse

to worry, you are always welcomed at our house. The

she did not want to depend on him and his family entirely. Sh

r and they had already exhausted their rent? Where was she going to get money seeing as her father was incapable of taking care of them? She had to find ano

rt of the money Old Prisley had given her to pay for their school. She was putting milk into the oatmeal bowl when her

e cupboard took a cup and poured himself all of t

isse said in a small voice.

to say seeing as he never gave her any money for food or shopping. "In fact, be ready to lea

" Maisse ask

s house in a month. I have

re you talking abo

eady used half of your dowry so you'd be wise to

uld you?" Mai

need the money more than I need to see you roaming around this

t. It was weird that she was being chased out of the same

e man I have chosen for you. No arguments. I can pa

ns?" Maisse asked h

e to take care of those little rascals."

d barely afford to feed them despite being over eighteen. She had to find a solution to all these problems. Old Prisley was selling the diner, the money she was getting from Ms. Simmons was not enough and she definitely d

to wake up her sisters in the room they shared. It was a tiny room with a double-decker that the three of them shared. The twins slept together on the lower bed while Maisse slept on the upper bed. Sometimes when s

ady?" Emmy asked as

d out to Ms. Simmons. Up you go, both of yo

o to school today.

t go to the next class. Do you want to re

ld go see Me. Simmons shop

Ms. Simmons apparently does not like it when small kids run around her shop. I

rite was chocolate while Emily preferred vanilla. The ice cream shop always had a small discount during the weekends for kids. Maisse always tried to buy her sisters some treats every month,