Upon Roland’s conclusion, Delia’s brows furrowed, her face crinkling in disbelief like paper caught in a flame.

“Are you serious? That’s bizarre. The town’s consensus painted Millie as a ugly woman. How did she blossom into beauty overnight?”

With a fork clutched Like a hidden weapon, Laurel remained silent. She harbored the knowledge that Millie was a diamond in the rough.

However, bumping into her here turned her stomach, as though she had swallowed something bitter and unsettling.

If the town’s folk discovered Millie had wed into Preagend’s most prestigious family, becoming Mrs. Thomas, her own spotlight would be eclipsed.

“It’s the gospel truth. You need evidence? Walk with me,” Roland said, his voice steadfast.

fork met the table with finality as he rose, poised

down. Her beauty, even if genuine, is irrelevant. Will she even bat an eye at you? Your history with her

struck the table, her voice Like

his head as if nursing a wound, Roland slumped back into his

does spoil one’s

anger surged to such an extent that she entertained thoughts

‘s

for her are like a fire. I must win her heart and

Look at the door revealed Delia’s vibrant peonies, a symbol of feminine fondness. Surely, Millie, too,

a glance at Delia, busy at the kitchen sink, courage sprouted within him. He spirited away the

that moment, Millie, fresh from a meal at Joan’s, strolled the pristine street,

a generous bouquet

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