"Evan Fairchild! You get back here! Hurry up and say my Sweetie is the prettiest, the best-looking!"
From behind came Shawn Fisher's roar and a baby's cries.
"There, there, Sweetie, good girl, don't cry, don't cry. Daddy wasn't scolding you. Daddy's talking about that scoundrel Evan Fairchild. When our Sweetie grows up, you must never get involved with a man from the Fairchild Family, you hear me?"
"See? Who knows what Evan Fairchild is up to this time, using Daddy to scare you like this! You know, everyone says Daddy is a tough guy, but Evan Fairchild is the truly ruthless one! We don't hang out with the Fairchild Family, okay? From now on, stay far away whenever you see them!"
...
Melody Monroe stepped off the treadmill, her legs trembling.
'I never felt this way when I was heavier.'
'Who knew losing even a single pound would be this hard!'
