When Deirdre was putting the clothes back, Eilis came over and asked, “What’s wrong? You don’t like them?”

Deirdre lowered her voice and said, “Let’s go to another place.”

“Why? Tobey told me to bring you to this store. He said that the winter clothes in this store are the best in town,” said Eilis. Suddenly, she realized something and chuckled. “You don’t have to worry about the price. Tobey just transferred 3,000 dollars to me. He told me to use the money to buy clothes for you, so I have to do as I’m instructed.”

When Eilis dragged Deirdre over to the counter, the shopkeeper said, “That man over there has already paid for the clothes. Do you need a bag? Otherwise, you can leave us your address, and we'll deliver them to you.”

Eilis and Deirdre were stunned, especially the latter. She already felt they had troubled Kyran too much when he sent them to the town. She did not expect him to pay for her clothes at all and did not know what to do now.

“How much did he pay?” asked De