A Bride for the Cripple
"That's a joke. Can you even survive without me? Besides, once you marry into the Astor family, who do you think is going to save you besides me? Who else would even care about you?
"If you keep this up, don't expect me to come and get you back."
With that, he pulled the tearful Veronica into his arms and softened his tone.
"Veronica, don't cry. Someone like her isn't worth getting upset over.
"I'll take you to a better bridal shop and have a one-of-a-kind wedding dress custom made for you."
Then he wrapped his arm around Veronica and walked off, leaving me standing there disheveled and alone.
After getting dressed, I stepped out of the bridal shop and realized just how middle of nowhere the