“It’s only because you were good at school today,” Natalie said with a smile as she held her hand. They walked into the store, and Isabella’s eyes lit up. “Just one toy,” Natalie reminded, raising a playful eyebrow.“Okay, sure…” Isabella said, slipping her hand out of Natalie’s and marching ahead.She moved from shelf to shelf, picking through the toys with a tiny frown. “I don’t like it,” she mumbled, dropping a doll back in its place. “Mom, let’s go to the other section,” she said firmly, already heading off.Natalie sighed, dragging herself after her. “You said one toy, not a full inspection,” she muttered under her breath with a small smile.A call came through, and Natalie picked up. "Hello," she said, her gaze still following Isabella at the far end of the same aisle."Don’t go too far!" she quickly shouted, covering the phone speaker with her palm before returning her attention to the call."Okay, ma’am," Isabella mumbled, her little hands still trailing along the shelves,
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