His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

Chapter 26

I was already feeling the pressure from his questions and growing

impatience. The whole situation gave me a headache. So, I reached into my bag, pulled out an invitation, and handed it to him without

hesitation.

I said plainly. "You're welcome

attend if you want."

and his eyes filled with tears as he looked at the invitation in disbelief. "Why? Why are you marrying him?" His

face as he leaned in protectively, wrapping his arm around me. "Oh yes, thanks for reminding us. Doris *was* once blind," he said, a sharp tone of mockery in his voice. He then turned to me with warmth and affection, tightening his grip on my waist. "Darling, don't

same woman who would forgive him if he pleaded enough. He believed that if he just tried harder, I'd come back to him, that I was still the girl who would reconcile at the sound of his coaxing. But it wasn't until

truly abandoned him. The grandeur of the

much he