Chapter BA Ule Soothing Does the Trick
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A year ago, schen I insisted on marrying Yertin En a boomen alliance, my mom was the only one schoopponed it. She had tried is hard to convince me otherwise, saying that no matter the gender, marring tresne he didn’t love won aldin to stepping into a plave. These unelidbe no happieris, onlymbery.
naidi washer prick and joy, the son she raised with great effort. She only wanted me to be safe and happy, not bo dallow in her footsteps
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I poured my heart want to her, sharing my pain from both part and present lives. It felt cathartik, like a weight lifting Tom my chest. As I sarthere, lost in thought, a murdden sound s
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densvanni instead, they arentiated the charm of a murale LIT.
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The manent I recognized his face, trope in shock.
Later that evening, i retumed to my family’s home. The dining table was always with a spread of delicious
delicious–smelling dishes.
There people sat aound the table, chaming:
ng and laughing
The porth middle–aged man with a cheerful face was my dad, Willam Yates. Nest to hit my aunt, Led Crane. She was deed in expensive clothes and jewelry, ceding an ale of wrath. On hu chen sade wari tty testin. Jadoon. He was beloving politely toward them
Why are you just standing these? jackson and your Aure Lexi came to visit you. Come sit; ve’re about to eat.”
“B6r. Owetu, your eyes look swollen. Let me get some warm compress to ease the iveeding,” sus housekeeper, Hosie Merply, approached me with concern.
It wasn’t until Jonir pointed it out that they noticed something was off with m
Jackuat glanced at me and mining. “War’s with the crying? You look like a thray dog. So pititul. Did you hurt a light with Eve? Overs, listen to me. Marrying the young lady of the Jenning family is a blessing Learnini bite your tangan Don’t throw tantruma.“
In my previous lite. That always wwallowed my pride to muistan pr Dat this time, I would’t let him off no endy.
alard over and sat down calmly belian replying coldly. “Iverts in my wide. Shouldn’t you adderether by her name? You keep calling her ‘True‘ like you’re class. Have some cospect. Õn are
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Milian direneanel set has hairdon, glaring at me. “”‘re older How you talk to him that Dill all your education amist
His expression clawed slightly, and his heary jinds ipdeviedla tellei
“Good Lexi and Jack light Given an landly’soumi sitiutka, marrying into the Jeaning fully i chlessing you can’t take lightly. You need to appreciate it. We’ve only gotten this
Chapter 8 A Little Soothing Does the Trick
far because of Ms. Jenning’s supp
support. Don’t forget that.
“Control your temper and make an effort. Women are easy to deal with just coax them a little, and they’ll come around.
“Speaking of which, our company’s working on a new project, but we’re short on funds. You must convince her to cover the costs. Understand?”
