She slipped to one side, took out her phone, and quickly sent Emma Campbell a message, "Ella will be going out with me later."
"I'll send you the location at the right moment," Emma Campbell replied promptly.
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Upstairs.
In front of the full-length mirror, Ella Lacey changed into a new long burgundy down coat in her room, giving her a festive and joyful look.
Little Bundle of Joy appeared behind her in the frame of the mirror, hugging her thigh, "Mommy, are you going out?"
"Yes, I'm going out with your Aunt Yolanda to buy you a Christmas present in the city district."
Ella Lacey crouched down and kissed her, leaving a faint trace of lip gloss on her little face, "Do you have any special gift you want? You can tell Mommy."
But Little Bundle of Joy showed no interest and clung tightly to her thigh, commanding like a little queen, "I want you to stay home with me. I don't want you to go out."
"…uh, Cherline darling, I'll be back after I finish shopping."
