Seeing Melody Lynch looking so down, Arabella Donovan took the opportunity to comfort her. "Hey, don't pull such a long face. As the old saying goes, 'out with the old, in with the new.' My sister Eloise is so wonderful! She's beautiful and brilliant, and most importantly, she's kind, has great character, and is so considerate. She would never bite the hand that feeds her like a certain someone. When you think about it, you guys are the ones who came out ahead!"
Melody Lynch was both exasperated and amused. She reached out and pinched Arabella's chubby cheek, chuckling softly. "You know, hearing you say it like that, it actually makes some sense."
"It's the truth! Don't you think my sister Eloise is better than her, Melody?"
"Eloise is, of course, a thousand times better than her." Melody Lynch now felt that even comparing Eloise Donovan to that person was an offense to her.
