Glimmer of Truth, Born to Warmth
George Quinn brought his childhood sweetheart and their illegitimate son home.
He said it was just a drunken mistake from seven years ago, and now he just wanted to make things right.
Covering the boy's ears, he whispered to me, "Lucas is sensitive. Just say Emma is adopted to avoid upsetting him. Lily has struggled to raise him alone, and I owe her a proper title. In a few days, let's head to the courthouse for a divorce, but our daily life won't change."
I didn't argue or fight.
After enduring heartbreak and finalizing the divorce, I packed my things and left with my daughter.
The butler urged George to persuade me to stay, but George dismissed him. "She is nearly 40 with a child in tow. Does she think another man will want her?"
What he didn't know was that my long-lost first love came back last month.
The man was still single, waiting for me all these years.