In the Arms of a Reluctant Husband

lied coolly, her voice

ing like a

that, Grandma?! Are you going to

een them, until the old woman's palm

d, glaring at Kate.

s reprimand. She clenched her fists and ke

ntrol whenever Linda was involved. There wa

ze back to Linda, her expre

is thoroughly. It's time you step do

kly, refusing to

as though this was just another piece of domestic news. "You'll ass

edulous laugh. "Are you ev

grandmother snapped. "This i

s narrowing. "Is he just a prize for you to hand off like a trophy?

plied sharply. "That's why we need you to bridge

re in

t even be necessary if you had some decen

ou threw it away. You were too proud, too selfish. And now, because

he old wom

ch. "This isn't a game. You can't manipulate people lik

ly!" Kate shriek

The day you sold me off like c

The air felt thick, the weight of years of un

awn," Linda said final

m me!" her grandmoth

idn't stop.

s family shared that delusion. Of course, they all knew it would be impossible to

he Ashford residence to get close to him, while Linda Williams would a

xpected to quietly bow out of the pictur

Out of all the shameless people she'd encoun

meeting in the first place. They only forced her

tiveness, they expected her to hand him over like he was some borrowed possession. The

's delusion. But what she couldn't wrap her head around was how her f

e they t

onclusion that Don Ashford

dence that he would leave his wife-the w

ically Linda's half-sister, which me

hat as taboo, her family sham

re now demanding that she, his wife, help

nted nothing more than to

it

t's

stooped. There are boundaries that no decent human should ever cross!" Linda hissed, her voice trembling with ind

ck-skinned!" Kate instantly seized the opportunity to tattle, as if

once. "Linda Williams! It appears you no longe

er stepmother, Linda and her grandmother had

d remained unconscious in the hospital ever since. Now, the Wil

nched tightly

ing you a chance to walk away now. You should be grateful," the old woman continued, her

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