Spent My Love, Cleared the Score
On the day I'm supposed to pick up my bride for the wedding, Tracie Mayer, my supposed wife-to-be as well as the heiress of the Mayer family, is replaced by Jayne Cooper, a widowed fishmonger.
Everyone in the groom's party laughs and makes fun of me.
"Since when are you this thirsty? You don't mind women who have already given birth before, huh?"
"I can't believe the heir of the Reeve family is about to marry a widowed fishmonger! Everyone's going to be tickled pink once word gets out!"
My family driver's son, Everett Huffman, provokes me on the spot.
"This is for treating me like a lowly servant and ordering me to drive you around! That's why Adeline and Tracie decided to avenge me on your big day!"
Realization dawns on me immediately. My older sister, Adeline Reeve, and Tracie are standing up for Everett by putting me down.
As I turn to stare at Adeline with red-rimmed eyes, she replies nonchalantly, "It's just a wedding ceremony. Endure it like a tough guy you are.
"You and Tracie will still get married. We won't let you marry a widowed fishmonger for real."