From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 159

Anthea noticed that the Browns didn’t seem to take Sarah very seriously.

It was the first time they were meeting to discuss the marriage, and traditionally, as the groom’s side, they should have brought significant gifts.

But the Browns didn’t even bother to bring anything.

Moreover, when Debra was speaking with her, she didn’t show much regard for Sarah. If anything, there was an underlying tone suggesting that Sarah was punching above her weight..

As her best friend and confidante, Anthea felt it was time to have a heart–to–heart with Sarah.

Love can blind even the sharpest minds.

Anthea didn’t want to stand by and watch her first close friend in this strange new world fall into a pit of despair. Better to address the issues now than to endure a messy divorce

later on.

Sarah was in the kitchen helping Latonia with the vegetables when Anthea called her, “Hold on, Ann, let me just finish up here.”

Anthea walked over with a smile and started helping Sarah with the veggies. “Why don’t you get your fiancé to help you out?”

Sarah scratched her head and replied, “I think he’s busy playing on his phone.”

phone? On his first visit to meet the family, Lacy wasn’t only failing to make a good impression on his

weren’t even

now, wouldn’t it be

but these little things reflect a person’s character and

is in

really are the model spouse, aren’t you? Fiancé’s playing games while you’re slaving away in the kitchen. Looks

then added, “His family’s pretty conservative. The men

way of thinking! It’s the 21st century, for crying out loud. Anyway,” Anthea continued, “when you visit his place, who

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“Me, Sarah answered.

was surprised. “You’re a guest and his girlfriend. They shouldn’t be having you cook.”

As a guest and Lacy’s girlfriend, it would only be right for his family to not expect her to

Sarah seemed oblivious to the concern, “His parents really like my

made Anthea subtly frown.

understood the saying ‘love makes you dumb‘ until

was caught in

“You haven’t even moved in yet and you’re already taking care of all

Anthea, puzzled, “Ann, how did

Anthea was speechless…

was a rhetorical question, but it turned out Sarah really