The Billionaire's Regret
The thing was dusty pink, white, and gold, with four floors, tiny towers, a plastic elevator, a ballroom, a stable, lights that actually worked, and enough accessories to make one adult lose faith in capitalism.
Across the top of the picture were the words:
NEW LIMITED ROYAL EDITION.
I knew exactly where this was going, and I didn’t like it.
“No.”
Poppy turned toward me so fast. “Mommy.”
“You already have a castle.”
“That’s different.”
“The castle you have is almost the size of a studio apartment in Paris.”
“That’s a Barbie castle.” Poppy looked at me with painful patience, like she was explaining taxes to an undereducated adult. Then she tapped the tablet with one small finger. “This is a p