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