Sydney\u00a0was\u00a0young,\u00a0kind,\u00a0and\u00a0attentive\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0patients.\u00a0Over\u00a0the\u00a0years,\u00a0several\u00a0older\u00a0ones\u00a0had\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0play<\/p>\n
matchmaker.\u00a0Eventually,\u00a0she started\u00a0wearing\u00a0her\u00a0wedding\u00a0ring\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0which\u00a0finally\u00a0made\u00a0them\u00a0stop.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0remembered\u00a0Agatha\u00a0well\u2014a\u00a0woman\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0fussed\u00a0endlessly\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0grandson\u2019s\u00a0marriage.\u00a0Time\u00a0had<\/p>\n
softened\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled\u00a0wryly.\u00a0\u201cMs.\u00a0Nordwood,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0getting\u00a0a\u00a0divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDivorce!\u201d\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0turned\u00a0solemn,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0firmly,\u00a0\u201cGood!\u00a0I\u00a0overheard\u00a0the\u00a0call\u00a0just\u00a0now,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t<\/p>\n
eavesdropping.\u00a0I\u00a0swear.\u00a0Let\u00a0me\u00a0tell\u00a0you,\u00a0cheating\u00a0men\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0worst.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0stay with\u00a0him,\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0only\u00a0suffer\u00a0more.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0felt\u00a0the\u00a0warmth\u00a0in\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0wrinkled\u00a0hands\u2013a\u00a0warmth\u00a0she\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0known\u00a0in\u00a0years.\u00a0Her\u00a0voice\u00a0softened\u00a0without<\/p>\n
meaning\u00a0to.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0already\u00a0going\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0process.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0placed\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0over\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0wrist\u00a0and\u00a0gently\u00a0changed\u00a0the\u00a0topic.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0been feeling\u00a0lately?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0much\u00a0better.\u00a0Your\u00a0medicine\u00a0worked\u00a0wonders.\u201d\u00a0Agatha\u00a0waved\u00a0it\u00a0off,\u00a0then\u00a0circled back.\u00a0\u201cListen,\u00a0dear.\u00a0I\u00a0may\u00a0be\u00a0old,\u00a0but\u00a0divorce\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0fear\u00a0at\u00a0your\u00a0age.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0soft\u00a0laugh.\u00a0\u201cAre you\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0set\u00a0me\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0your\u00a0grandson?\u201d<\/p>\n
Agatha\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0seriously.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0guess?\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0grinned.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Nordwood,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0a\u00a0divorcee.\u00a0Are\u00a0you\u00a0sure\u00a0about\u00a0this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0yes,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0thought\u00a0it\u00a0through.\u201d\u00a0Agatha\u00a0nodded\u00a0with\u00a0an\u00a0approving\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cDivorce\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0your\u00a0fault.\u00a0Second\u00a0marriages\u00a0are\u00a0perfectly\u00a0fine.\u00a0But\u00a0my\u00a0grandson\u2019s\u00a0temperament\u00a0is\u00a0tricky.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0closed\u00a0off.\u00a0Might\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0match\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0laughed,\u00a0then\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cShould\u00a0I\u00a0get\u00a0your\u00a0medicine\u00a0ready?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0three\u2013day\u00a0dose.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0come\u00a0back\u00a0after\u00a0that.\u201d\u00a0Agatha\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0softened\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0handed\u00a0over\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0charm.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0had\u00a0this\u00a0blessed\u00a0this\u00a0morning\u00a0at\u00a0Bellroad\u00a0Temple.\u00a0Carry\u00a0it.\u00a0It\u2019ll\u00a0keep\u00a0you\u00a0safe\u00a0in the\u00a0days\u00a0ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
After\u00a0Agatha\u00a0left,\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0nurse\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0couldn\u2019t help\u00a0teasing,\u00a0\u201cDr.\u00a0Wilson,\u00a0she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0here\u00a0for\u00a0medicine.\u00a0She\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0a\u00a0granddaughter\u2013in\u2013law!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0worried\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0grandson.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still,\u00a0she\u00a0wondered how\u00a0difficult\u00a0the\u00a0man\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0if\u00a0even\u00a0his\u00a0grandmother\u00a0spoke\u00a0that\u00a0frankly.<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a051<\/p>\n
Later\u00a0that\u00a0afternoon,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
Tiffany,\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0free,\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0her\u00a0after\u00a0work.\u00a0They\u00a0planned\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0lunch\u00a0and\u00a0go\u00a0shopping.<\/p>\n
Later\u00a0that evening\u00a0was\u00a0Bruce\u2019s\u00a0birthday,\u00a0and\u00a0Sydney\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0pick\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0gift\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0ordered.<\/p>\n
78%<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0extravagant,\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0said,\u00a0surprised,\u00a0as\u00a0Sydney\u00a0picked\u00a0a\u00a0custom\u00a0pen\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0store.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0priceless\u00a0piece<\/p>\n
handcrafted\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0master\u00a0artisan.<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0smiled.\u00a0\u201cBruce\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0lovely\u00a0gift\u00a0last\u00a0year.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0the\u00a0favor.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0keep\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0wealthy\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0money,\u201d\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0muttered.<\/p>\n
Sydney nodded.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0hope\u00a0my\u00a0savings\u00a0last\u00a0a\u00a0while\u00a0longer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then\u00a0again,\u00a0maybe\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0worry.\u00a0Adeline\u00a0was\u00a0probably\u00a0already\u00a0hard\u00a0at\u00a0work\u00a0searching\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0daughter-\u00a0in\u2013law\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family.\u00a0Once\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0bride\u00a0was\u00a0chosen,\u00a0there\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0no\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0invite\u00a0Sydney\u00a0again.\u00a0It\u00a0would\u00a0only\u00a0be\u00a0awkward.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0night,\u00a0Bruce\u2019s\u00a0birthday\u00a0party\u00a0was\u00a0held\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0exclusive\u00a0Luxon\u00a0Club.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0Sydney\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0VIP\u00a0room,\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0faces\u00a0were\u00a0familiar.\u00a0But\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0they\u00a0belonged\u00a0to\u00a0Caleb\u00a0and\u00a0Julian\u2019s<\/p>\n
world,\u00a0not\u00a0hers.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0ever\u00a0fell\u00a0out\u00a0with\u00a0Caleb,\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0would\u00a0likely\u00a0pretend\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cGlad\u00a0you\u00a0brought\u00a0your\u00a0bestie!\u201d\u00a0Bruce\u00a0greeted\u00a0warmly.\u00a0\u201cMake\u00a0yourself\u00a0at\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0nodded.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0off,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0brought\u00a0her\u00a0along.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0room\u00a0was\u00a0crowded,\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0led\u00a0Tiffany\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0quieter\u00a0space\u00a0nearby.<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a052<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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