ri

the night before and woke

reakfast table when I dragged myself ove

ng dishes down on the table when my moth

ng from the duplex next door late

n some new faces. I think

visiting. The poor man's sick af

ng with him

kfully, Mrs. Claire is with him, taking care of everything. Alzhe

He was just a bitter old man. I'm convinced

s, and you still haven't

ike the Wh

id, her voice tightening, "but at least

had a child, even if I was just a little older than her. Like I'd killed my first wife or something. If he hadn't pushed me so far, I wouldn't have

r voice trembling. "Don't speak about

ter Sophia leaned in to comfort he

the Whitmores-don't even get me s

sided with him. Raised hi

oward. One's a drunk, the oth

marrying off Adrian to Sarah, Barnat's d

em with the girl

nterested in marriage. If you

a cousin. We've been ov

dering Barnat's daughter. Let him fin

er snapped. "Stop draggi

s not like

ur son runs a top law firm but wakes

instead of settling down. Maybe she should be helping you w

y father slammed hi

addict like Serhat. And my daughter can live however she wan

nymore. She stood up, tears

and walked he

cry. Dad loves you.

u never saw what I've lived through. Ever since I

Mine turned their backs on m

as she stro

y. "If you want to do something for me... marry Sara

u have to let go o

r room, I went t

e window, brows furr

o hurt her? You know how sensi

to do, Adrian.

by the office-I need your sig

I'll co

ng to reason with him.

potted a young woman outside. She was wa

her long legs, adjusted her short skirt,

r back like nothing had

Mr. Raymond's

tunning from

o be a bust, maybe I'd take my chanc

ple walked into the yar

alking to the

back of the guy's motorcy

was

im-he was either her b

it out so