Madelyn thought to herself that she would pay him back that money. She did not want to owe him anything.

Zach led the way with the shopping bags. Neither of them brought up the recent incident.

Off to the side, Madelyn spotted a scarf she liked. It was handcrafted from silk. She checked the price tag and found it was also a thousand dollars.

Zach said, "Take it if you want it."

Madelyn replied, "Forget it. If Rosario knew, she'd never want to wear it." She wasn't materialistic. Although the scarf was of good quality, it wasn't necessary, so she wouldn't buy it.

After a moment's thought, Madelyn did purchase two pairs of gloves. One was red, and the other was black, costing around two to three hundred dollars each, not too expensive.

They didn't spend too long shopping, just about thirty minutes or so, and Madelyn was all set to go with two big shopping bags. She didn't pick out anything for herself. Well, she didn't really need anything anyway.

"Mr. Jardin? Madelyn?" a voice the