o
owed through a deep frown and slitted eyes. I called him i
l marr
my eyes on
ry w
voice, alm
l will ma
e. Dammit, he was a hands
leave you to talk
Reidy. I will start the ball rolling. Before the
tude filled my
f. You have no idea wha
ck and steered he
k and tower
tliff Restaurants,
't we ta
revealed itself. He eyed the sof
o. Let me fe
y granny we w
r, we got in. My word, such luxury. Some indivi
erday shepherded us to a private booth. A lone man sat on the co
Ratl
eats. Max han
ything yo
re. Granny and l never went to lunches or dinners. Even at medica
d the m
whatever you
with an amused
we ate, Max kickstar
ears, you will bear me a male child. If it's a girl, you will get pregnant until you give
ed to zero. I push
p delivering only girls, l might be tied
rre
d glint ente
r. He sprang to his feet. l hurried to the door. A hand spun me around, my forehead hit his s
don't walk out in the middle of conversation, it's rude. I wo
d his ha
Marry one of your well behave
and continued to head out. As my h
. It would be a pity to lose her because
und and gl
ow, even
t thing you throw a tantrum and walk out. Co
opened a briefcase, retrieved an envelope and brought it over. Max unsealed the envelope, pulled the contents out then push
he damn things!. With your character, l need your signature. Y
at his smug face. The wornout and sickly face of my grandmother interjected itself on my mind. I
ll at ten o'clock. l don't trust you. Your grandmother's
ow life. I hated it. The day l got the job, this marriage wou
ok
ed up, walked
l, l have to be
My appetite had long gone. l s
spotted me
without saying ' hello' to me
d l eased into them. S
son just pushed me into a corner. I
what's
r shoulder and studied m
nd, brought me
ell me everythi
up and down l
s he don
hand on top
l basically be his slave for years. Mrs Ratliff, can you cover my grandm
ve me a pi
l lose out. l can't do that to him after finding you and getting you to agree to the marriage. Nora, he is n
indow. How free they were! I envied them. I gently extracted my hands from
he Ratliff fam
y forehead a
ther side of the street. As l passed by some offices l saw a familiar figure with a stunni
ream, licked it in quick succession, m
as going to be like? Watching my husband trapsy around town with other women in broad daylight? I t