Corinne felt like her nerve had been struck when she heard what Francine said.

She narrowed her eyes at the balloon seller again.

The balloon seller was out of sight by then, but she could still see the balloons flying high above the mansion walls.

“Corinne, I gotta run. Bye,” said Francine in a hurry.

Corinne snapped out of her trance. “Are you going out on a date with Chester?”

she asked with a smile.

Francine turned bright red. She was too shy to admit it, so she stammered, “I…

I’m just going out for dinner… Bye!”

away in her high

to go back to

asked cutely, “Mommy, is Aunt Francine going

and laughed. “Yes, your Aunt Francine is going out on a date. You’ll probably have a new uncle

know who my new uncle is going to be! It’s the man that had a picnic with us at the

you, huh?”

rubbed her nose and said, “Mommy, even Aunt Francine has a boyfriend

lips twitched. I don’t need a boyfriend when I have you

a boyfriend, or you’re going to feel really lonely,” said

Christine into a tight embrace. “No, darling, I won’t. I have you and your brothers, so I’m never

and

was worried about her lifelong happiness but because she worried Christine would feel left out without

wish of every parent in the world to give their kids

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