Chapter 0059

“Sweetheart, you made a deal with Maximus, and you beed to honor it. My grandson doesn’t deserve to be left at the altar. He’ll be there waiting for you I know it!”

“How do you know, Grandma?”

“I just do. He won’t leave you standing there. You need to hold up your end of the deal and keep winning him over. You’re a wonderful woman, and I know you succeed. Before you know it, you’ll have babies, my great–grandchildren, and you’ll build a wonderful family. What happened today will be nothing bur a bad memory. I promise you, that woman will be out of the company.”

“Grandma, do you really believe everything you just said?”

“Of course, my dear! I know my family, and Maximus would never break his word. Now look at what I’ve brought you.” Grandma pulled out a small box from her purse. “Your grandfather sent these. He wants you to wear them as your ‘something old. They belonged to your mother, and he planned to give them to you

in person one day, but he thought today was the perfect time for you to wear them.”

Mary took the box and opened it. Inside were the earrings her mother had worn on her wedding day. With trembling hands, she put them on and asked, “How do they look?”

much time

can you promise me that Maximus isn’t

she preferred to believe that, when it came to Mary, such a

you is that he’ll be a great husband and father. All

memory.

quickly fixed her makeup. She left the room. with her head held high, ready to marry the man she loved, though deep inside, something told her things weren’t quite right. She

be cold by now.” Peter’s voice broke through her painful memories.

blinked, coming back to the present. She felt the sting of tears in her eyes

off in the shower,” he said, gently helping her up.

Peter carefully wrapped her in the towel. As he helped her dress, there was a knock at the door,

scene that greeted her was unexpected. Peter, her other

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