Blair's suffered a leg injury, but luckily it was not that serious
Cecelia, however, felt guilty because she couldn't fly to Alorith to visit Blair, so she thought to make up for it by getting her something she needed.
Blair was deeply moved by Cecelia’s gesture of kindness.
“Aunt Cecelia, you don't need to buy me a Laptop. Anyway, I just use the company's computer; it works just fine for me." She then turned to face the salesperson and apologetically said, “Sorry for the trouble, miss, but we are not buying a Laptop." As she smiled at the salesperson, Blair held Cecilia's hand and tried to take her away.
Cecelia, however, refused to leave and made the decision for Blair instead.
"Girls like pink. Miss, I'd like that pink one, please. I want the most expensive model with the best configurations."
“What? Aunt Cecelia, you-" Blair tried to stop her, but Cecelia wasn't going to take no for an answer.
“Silly girl, just accept it. Ever since
Wesley started working, he has barely asked for anything anymore. And
Niles just goes to Wesley when he needs anything. Sometimes I miss being a mother, so let me enjoy this. I want to buy things for you.
It'll make me feel more comfortable.”
‘Huh?’ Blair's mouth was agape; she was utterly dumbfounded.
Guilt flashed in Blair's eyes momentarily. The members of the Leonard family always welcomed her with open arms because they knew that she and Wesley were a legally married couple. Although she only came to learn about the truth fairly recently, it was still the undeniable truth. While Blair had been addressing Cecelia as "Aunt" and Baldwin as
“Uncle," the Leonard family members did nothing but make her feel like she was a part of their family.
Left with no choice, Blair accepted the laptop. Cecelia looked very happy the rest of the afternoon and they kept on wandering around the
Mall hopping from one shop to the other.
“Blair, your uncle Baldwin hardly has time to go shopping with me, and my friends are always busy as well. I'm glad you are here to hang out with me. You are not in a hurry to go back, are you?"
"I'm not," Blair answered, smiling affectionately at Cecelia. What else could she say?
Cecelia was being so nice to her, and she didn't know how to repay her.
All Blair could do was agree to whatever Cecelia said without question.
Since Cecelia Liked shopping, Blair decided to keep her company for as long as she needed. They spent an entire day at the mall until their legs felt Like soft noodles, the only remedy to which was to go home for some rest.
On their way to the car, Cecelia's attention was attracted by a camera store that was on a special promotion for that day.
Blair didn't even notice this as she went to put their shopping bags in the car.
Cecelia watched a mother and daughter leave the store together with a shopping bag. She overheard the mother ask the daughter, "Sweetheart, you've been looking forward to this camera for a long time. Are you happy?"
The daughter nodded her head repeatedly and answered, “Of course! Mom, thank you so much for this. I Love you!"