EX WHY

A'S P

ted me from my swirling thoughts as she sprang

a warm hug. I still felt uneasy about

orgotten me now that she's married," Nicole teased

at all!" I insisted

dhood friend. Nicole, meet the love of my l

re exchanging a handshake. "Great to

Victor replied, his

es, the dinner will get cold," my mother chime

eve Nicole was ba

nd, and if it weren't for the startled reactions from Victo

nd of person I want in my home, not gold diggers like the one who m

ion darken, and I squeezed h

Papa," Nicole said with a soft

ure since losing her own parents, and my

ging, the loss of her parents

uld trust turned against her, wanti

hip my dad had with her father. Nicole was like a sister to m

she entered with a tray of delicious food. She s

you studied economics, sis. I thought we we

g. I discovered my passion

study art and become

financial manager of my company?" my father said. I not

ef. None of us expected this. "Yes, my dear," my

led by my husband," I said. "What husba

course!" I s

ll remove him from that role first thing tomo

air. "It's okay, babe," Victor said, trying to soothe me. "N

" my mom said. "And Victor is my husband!" I s

I stand by him. "I'd tell Dad to give your husband back the po

if I hadn't said any

sband had it. Now that I do, I'm

mom interjected. I looked at the food and lost my ap

as he followed me. "Let's go home,"

id once we got home. "So you want us to stay there and let m

uld have just let it go," Vict

re you surprised to see her?" I asked