Chapter 205

Kristin’s eyes shimmered with unshed tears, her lips tightly sealed.

Rhett stepped forward, pulling Kristin into his embrace as he frowned at Garner.

Garner opened his mouth but no words came out.

“Wow, who’s the owner of this shiny beast? This ride didn’t come cheap,” Madge quipped as she ushered Jeannie outside, whose voice cut through the air like a knife.

“And who might this be? Didn’t you say your daughter was single?” Jeannie’s eyes widened in surprise as she noticed Rhett holding Kristin,

Kristin squirmed, trying to escape, but Rhett’s arms held her fast.

“Hold your horses, getting all cozy before you’re even hitched? That’s hardly proper, Madge. You better have a word with your daughter, How’s she gonna find a decent match behaving like that?” Jeannie’s voice was stern.

“Don’t tell me she’s playing the other woman? The guy looks loaded, that car’s gotta be worth tens of thousands,” murmured the other relatives, chattering among themselves.

“Kristin had a child out of wedlock? Did she bear the child for some wealthy old man?”

Garner, annoyed, turned to the relative. “Over three hundred thousand.”

“What?” The relative was taken aback, not having grasped the information.

“This is Mr. FitzGerald’s most modest set of wheels over three hundred thousand,”

Garner reiterated.

The relative’s face was a picture of shock, as if they had never imagined a car could cost

as much as a house.

With that kind of dough, why not

know, even the cheapest pad would set you back a few million. I’m not quite sure

these people were clearly unfriendly towards Kristin, and he saw no reason to indulge

tongue. “Madge, about that blind date tomorrow, should I still

had been silent, even if she didn’t recognize Rhett,

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had already

it up? Of course, set it up. We need to get our Kristin married off pronto,” Madge said darkly, soothing Jeannie. “You get on that, and I’ll make sure Kristin goes on

perhaps because Rhett was there, and she was no

going to work. And you have no right to decide my future or my marriage. You’ve already shattered me once; I refuse to call you my mom, and I don’t want to see you again. You dumped me when I was just a kid, so just carry on like you never had a daughter,” Kristin blurted out her heart’s content, a

each other again,” Garner nodded in agreement. “Mom, you’ve never raised Kristin for a day. Even if she doesn’t support you in your old age, you can’t complain. I’ll take care of your needs. If you can’t settle in the city,

Garner, cursing him. “I did all this

furrowed, his

for him… What a heavy

am your mother!” Madge lunged forward, trying to grab

in front of Kristin, his

can you speak to your mother like that? Just because she did time, you’re ashamed of her now? Don’t forget, she did it all for you. She

wasn’t for sending you to the Turners, would you have had such a good life? You should be thankful,” the relatives

so rich, he’s probably just toying with you. Do you think he’ll treat

an unwed mother, what kind of man would seriously want you?” Jeannie/deliberately

out from the back

for some barbecue,”

a helpless

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but cringe. He’d only managed a

don’t need any of you fretting over our

for me, you would have died as a baby. I did time for the last five years, and for whom?!” Madge began to make a scene, throwing herself on

her chest aching with pain. Sometimes she wondered, if people lacked conscience, would they be free from

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