“Hey handsome…”

Jacob thoughtfully handed her a tissue: “Wipe your mouth, here.”

Katherine swallowed hard.

Maureen knew her best friend well–a hopeless flirt on the surface, but secretly pining for one man.

For that guy, at twenty–seven, Katherine hadn’t married or even dated.

“Come on in. This is my friend Katherine. No one else here.”

Maureen told Justin.

Justin glanced around the room.

Roy said politely, “Uncle Justin, tomorrow’s Memorial Day Weekend. Let’s celebrate together with some Holiday Stuffed Pastries.”

Justin’s stern features softened slightly.

“No, thank you.”

Maureen knew he preferred solitude and didn’t press further. She packed some pastries and handed them to him.

“Happy early Memorial Day then.”

“Mhm, thanks.”

Justin took the pastries and walked away.

After he left, Katherine mused, “That guy doesn’t strike me as a bodyguard.”

“How so?”

“Just a feeling… hard to explain…”

Maureen also sensed something different about him.

Though Justin had protected her for years, their interactions remained minimal beyond basic exchanges.

most significant contact occurred last time,

Katherine’s phone rang abruptly.

screen – her father

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“What is it?”

younger. I’ve arranged a matchmaking

instantly: “I

White’s voice turned icy. “Remember who

and get out

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stared at the shattered phone screen. Scott’s final words still vi- brated in her bones – “Stop being a White“. She traced the family crest engraved on her

Stuffed Pastries gleaming under moonlight like sacrificial offerings. His calloused fingers brushed against the engraved name Evelyn Lee as rain be- gan erasing fresh footprints around the

mugs on the coffee table. “His wife’s anniversary is tomorrow.” The un- spoken question hung between them: What kind of

the table where it skidded

her phone

childhood to adulthood, so many things had been

speaker earlier, so Maureen

couldn’t hide her disappointment: “But I have plans

Holiday Stuffed Pastries with Jacob now and had asked Maureen over was precisely be- cause she needed to

in: “Mommy, could you go for Aunt Katherine

Katherine was stunned.

utterly bewildered: “Me…

grasp at this

rarely come back. Those trust fund kids wouldn’t

“But…” Maureen still hesitated.

have each other’s information for a blind

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quickly cased her

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Everyone’s just being dragged there by their parents. Dad didn’t even mention names just now,

it up either. It’s all just theater for

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