When they went inside the shop, Bella found the staff gathered in a circle.
As she got closer, she found Abby was in the middle with a pile of snacks around her. She was clearly well liked.
The stuff parted when they saw Bella approach them.
And to everyone’s amazement, James walked naturally over to Abby and held her in his arms. The more the people looked, the more they felt Bella, James, and Abby were like a real family.
“Dad James!” Abby called James sweetly. The staff was again surprised to notice that Bella didn’t correct the little girl. Was James the father?!
Meanwhile, the woman who had been stirring up trouble outside slipped furtively into an alley not far from the store.
She spoke to a figure whose face was well hidden by a scarf.
“Where’s my money?”
The person took s
