Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 774

Granny Rebecca went on, “After that incident, I had Nelly keep going to school in Riverton, and that ticked off a lot of people who weren’t even related to us.

“Once Nelly left, a bunch of folks showed up at our house, going on about how Nelly’s reputation was ruined. They told me to find a man for Nelly to marry. They said there was no use for her to go to school anymore, no amount of learning would do her any good, and no man would want a woman with a bad reputation.

“They even introduced a man who was old, crippled, and abusive. His previous wife committed suicide because she couldn’t stand his abuse. They even had the audacity to try to set Nelly up with this kind of man, saying he was willing to marry Nelly and that she should be grateful for his kindness.

“I was so mad that I kicked them all out of my house. They never dared to come and bother me again, but they started spreading more and more nasty rumors about Nelly.

“Some even threatened that either Nelly marries that man, or she’ll never be able to get married. I never told Nelly about these words, I was afraid it would hurt her.”

already livid, he wished he could punish those people right there and then, “Granny, I promise, no one will talk about

Rebecca asked, “How can you guarantee? There are too many gossip mongers in town. Last year when Nelly came home to take

Marcus felt ashamed, “Granny, I’m

was already his wife. He should have been there for her,

you to apologize for! It’s my fault that I wasn’t able to protect her, that’s why that incident happened. I could have stayed with Nelly during the holidays, but

her. It’s been so many years, and you shouldn’t

forget the past, but some people just won’t let us. Why do people still bring up that incident after so many years? Why do they

word “die“, Marcus felt a searing pain in his heart, “Granny, as long as I’m here,

“Marc, do you know who posted those

replied, “I’ve found

“Who is it?”

the wife of Granger Reese from the

mean the person who posted Nelly’s photos online is Clair?”