Setting Him Free
He introduced himself, "Good evening, everyone. I'm Olive's fiancé. We'll be holding a wedding a week from now, and we gathered you here today to break the news. It's supposed to be a joyous occasion. I didn't think that an accident with a painting would hijack it."
As he said this, he shot a withering look at Yasmin and Simon, who stood frozen. Simon smiled sheepishly at the sycophantic relatives who had swarmed around him, then pretended as if nothing had happened and joked around.
"So, Olive's been seeing this fine and accomplished gentleman all this while! No wonder she turned down all the dates we tried to set her up with."
"I can't believe she kept this a secret for so long!"
"What a f