Chapter 67

It was bad enough that Samantha was often rude to her Aunt Helen... but to do that in front of outsiders, as well? Willow wouldn't allow it.

Helen was a kindly soul, and certainly no gambler. If she wasn't tending the fields, then she'd be in the vegetable garden. She was always hard at work. Playing cards, indeed... Aunt Helen didn't know a single thing about cards!

Seeing which way the conversation was going, Samantha's heart was now running out of control!

No! Willow was going to say that her children were out playing with Helen!

Samantha was about to faint from anxiety.

But Willow only said, "Aunt Helen has gone out. She's not here right now."

Next, she said, "Mr Jasper, why don't you have a seat? I'll fetch a cabbage from the garden, and make you some cabbage soup."

Willow pulled over a chair for him. It was very dusty, and strewn with cobwebs.

had Jasper been so determined to come in

Samantha's boyfriend go hang out at Samantha's

wanted to make fun of her

make fun of

true colors, she'd

dirty chair on purpose. Look at him, all clean and

and now my family lives in a handsome mansion, with magnificent marble floors! Meanwhile, these people are

could just get him to come home with her

up at Willow. His cold, sharp gaze stabbed her through the

her heart

thing in this whole village worth eating!" And then Jasper

you to something, in the city? They have some good

snapped, without even turning to look at her. He strode over to his car, and got back inside

but that harsh scolding caused Samantha to freeze in place,

she got in his way now, it could get

important thing was that he wouldn't be talking to Willow about what they'd

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