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Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

When Arabella was angry, everyone was so frightened that they held their breath. Connor, standing just behind Arabella, was particularly worried. He hadn’t anticipated that his grandmother would uncover the truth so quickly and was concerned about the possibility of another crisis like the one from the day before

Marissa stood rooted to the spot. Just when everyone was in a panic, Arabella pursed her lips and snorted. “We used to be so close; I can’t believe you would leave without a word. Has someone new taken my place? Do you have another old woman to call Grandma now?”

At ninety years old, Arabella’s thinking and demeanor had regressed to being childlike. A mix of irritation and sulkiness was on her face, which somehow made her endearing. Connor let out a breath of relief and quickly helped Arabella to the sofa

“Grandma, Tiffany didn’t leave us. She went to study medicine and has been quite successful. She was the one who saved you last night.” Arabella took Marissa by the hand and guided her to sit next to her. “Sweetie, tell me, is that true?”

“Well, yes.” Marissa was unsure how to react and chose to go along with whatever story Connor had made up

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“So, there’s no new grandma? Or did Connor upset you somehow?”

“No.”

leave on a day as important as

Nash, making up details

urgently needed her, so she had to

and started chatting with Marissa. Thankfully, Arabella was not difficult to deceive, and soon Marissa found herself engaging effortlessly, eliciting genuine laughter from

move things along, saying, “Mr. Daniels, please, let’s hurry.” Connor nodded. Aware of

the court, Marissa and Connor filed for divorce. They expected a straightforward procedure but were stunned to learn there was a mandatory one-month cooling-off period for divorces. Not only were

next day? How can you young people treat marriage like it’s

of deep annoyance. She turned to

there had been no need, but now, the cooling-off period made it necessary. For some reason, Connor

was confused. “I still don’t

shot him a sharp look. “You don’t need my number. I’ll reach out to you when it’s time. No need to

scold him in public. This country girl paid him no mind! He had learned the previous night that