Loving my Father’s Wife
“Mary, this is Mr. Arthur Sterling. A very important business partner.”
Mary felt the floor tilt beneath her feet.
She folded her hands tightly in front of her, hiding the tremor. “Hello, Mr. Sterling,” she whispered.
Arthur Sterling did not rise from his seat. He leaned back instead, his gaze narrowing. “She’s thin,” he said. “Too thin. Can she bear children?”
The words struck her like a physical blow.
Mary’s vision blurred. For a moment, she thought she might faint. She looked at her father, waiting for anger, for outrage, for something that resembled protection.
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