on the windowsill tightened, his anger simmering as he saw Eden get down and open the door for Abigail, his hands on the small of her back. The gesture was intimate; i

uiet on the carpet. He settled onto the living room couc

be asleep after the last missed call, not waiting up for her. She tiptoed inside, hoping to slip away

Abi?" Noah thundered,

went out," s

llowed, his anger

en aback by his

er Dad knew about their relationship. Bu

?" he demanded, his voi

s question and unable to meet hi

his voice cracking with emoti

hispered, her eyes

uestion, Abi," he said,

nsively. "That's too blunt

snapped, because you're

retted saying it. He wasn't supposed to r

ock. "Was he aware?" she questioned her thoughts. Had

rried soon," Noah said,

asked, still trying

't told her about the marriage plans before, and he wasn't supposed to re

inued, "He told me last

, I presume?" his eyes narrowed,

all about? Getting married to E

at you were saying," A

serious again. "Hel

etting you married to his son Brian,

in horror. "Dad, you'

face sideways, a

're joking, Dad?" she sa

o him, grasp

l me it's

s voice barely above a whis

nd looking pale. "How could you, Dad? She

for me like that?" she yelled,

cision for the business

ss?" she cried, her voice cra

n into her room, slamm

ed Abigail to blow up. He exhaled deeply and collap

sted in rage and hurt. She had never yelled at him befor

s. He had only tried to secure her future, but n

She dived onto her bed, burning her head under her pillow as tears stre

her life, his proposal, and now her father's shocking revelation. It was all too muc

e from the pressure. Eventually, exhaustion took over, an

ter to the sound of

d," Noah called out. But she remained s

omething," he pleaded. She continued to ignore him, her

" he tried again. But she wouldn't budge. She was over

He knew about Eden, yet he had agreed to marry her off to Andrew

liberately ignored it. She wasn't in the right fra

soft clatter of the tray set down outside the door. She knew her father had left the foo

dark circles forming under them. Eventually, exhaus