✿ *"Jealous hearts burn not because they do not love enough…
But because they love too deeply, too fiercely, too real."* ✿
🌹🌹🌹🌹
They stepped down from the car, and she adjusted the strap of her yellow purse. The afternoon breeze brushed her cheeks as the mansion loomed ahead of them, tall and silent. She glanced up at him with that small innocent smile of hers, and his heart melted in an instant. He slipped his hand into hers, intertwining their fingers.
"Let's go, my sunshine," he murmured, guiding her in.
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Ariel's laughter echoed faintly through the hall as she disappeared into her room. She took her bath, letting the warm water wash away the scent of dust and chalk from school. When she came out, she wore a soft yellow gown that flattered her figure modestly, the fabric glowing under the golden light spilling through the window. Her hair, tied neatly with a blue ribbon, shimmered like silk.
