Chapter 23 Picking a Fight on Purpose

"Understand what?" he asked, puzzled.

Harper pressed her lips and asked directly, "Where were you tonight? Didn't you say you would come home early? We were supposed to visit Grandpa."

"I had something come up last minute, and I already told Mom."

"Did you tell me?"

The man's brow furrowed tighter, sensing more and more that Harper had changed.

Her words were sharp and confrontational.

This wasn't the gentle woman he knew, and it jarred him.

"If you're upset because I didn't tell you, it was my fault. It won't happen again, okay?"

Harper fell silent.

voice, "If you have any other problems, just say

problems, but how long are you going to lie to

do you mean lie

completely helpless, wondering why Benjamin

I wish you could just be honest with me. Even if you were going to pick out a wedding dress with Lauren to prepare for your upcoming wedding, you could've told me. So, I wouldn't have felt like a fool

and wife, and yet they didn't even have a

couldn't find

terribly as she thought about

been by

didn't regret loving him, but loving him felt

see the tears welling up in her eyes. She refused

as he said, "What wedding dress? Harper, what

just

Harper, this isn't like you. Where's

hips,

sense of cold

before him. He barely contained his emotions anymore. "Are you making

you were picking out a wedding dress, Benjamin. If you're worried I'll expose you in front of Grandpa and your

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