Chapter 23

Then she said something that left me utterly confused and dumbfounded.

“She is not Julie Stewart!”

Julie Stewart! Who is Julie Stewart?

I asked myself internally. And I turned my gaze toward Sterling, silently pleading for some kind of answer.

Who was his grandmother expecting instead of me?

But he didn't look my way. He was looking at his grandmother. But the expression on his face has changed. He wasn't looking pleased.

“No, Nana. She isn't. This is Calliope, the woman I love and whom I am engaged with.”

“But, Sterling…”

“Let's not talk about that, Grandma,” he said, his voice pleading as he stared at her in the eyes.

The woman seemed to understand and she sighed before nodding. I saw a look of relief wash over Sterling's face before he turned to peer at me.

He flashed me a small smile despite me staring at him with a confused expression. I was in the dark.

“So you are my grandson's fiancée?”

“Y-yes, ma. I and Sterling are in love and he…”

“I didn't ask for any story.”

“Oh,”