“Hello,” Emily said, entering yet another clothing boutique, “Is Ruby around?”

The chimes rang out cheerily as she opened the door, but the woman behind the counter was not so cheery.

Emily was on the hunt for a buyer. Since her website brought no customers, she took some of her best pieces with her and showed them to smaller clothing stores around the city.

Byron had offered to help her, and she could have let Byron give her another good deal ...