The Right Person
“Helen, be realistic. Do you really think someone like you can convince my uncle—the man who has never dated anyone—to get married?
“All this fuss over a cheap dress? The last ring I gave you could buy thousands of dresses. You were the one who didn’t want it!”
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became.
Sensing her chance to paint me as “unreasonable,” Rachel put on an innocent look and leaned tearfully against Connor’s chest.
“Connor, don’t be angry. Don’t fight with my sister because of me. I don’t deserve this dress. Let’s just give it back to her.”
I had no interest in their farce. Tossing the old belongings I had packed from home onto the floor, I swept my gaze over the two of them