The car slowed to a stop at a parking lot in the nearby shopping district.

Wendy hugged Melody’s arm sweetly as they walked out of the parking lot.

They window-shopped for a while. Wendy did not say another word about Byron, as though she had actually given up on the marriage.

Nearing noon, the two of them re-emerged from the shopping district with a ton of bags in each hand.

“I reserved us a table at a restaurant with great reviews online. I think you’ll like it,” Wendy said with a smile.