The twins burst through the front door, their voices overlapping in pure excitement. Isabelle barely had time to turn before Amelia practically shoved a sleek new tablet into her hands.
“Mommy, look!” Amelia beamed. “Miss Victoria got us these!”
Isabelle’s stomach dropped.
Elliott was already pulling out his own tablet, his eyes gleaming. “She sent them to school,” he explained eagerly. “And cupcakes! For the whole class! Everyone was talking about how nice she is.”
Isabelle inhaled slowly, gripping the tablet as if it might snap in her hands.
Victoria. Had. Done. What?
“She sent these… to school?” Isabelle asked, her voice deceptively calm.
Amelia nodded. “Yep! Miss Carson said it was really generous. And she even put a note on them that said ‘Just a little something special for tw
