In short, Mr. Smith looked utterly unconvinced.
"She is, in fact, my wife."
Timothy repeated the words, his gaze steady and earnest.
Mr. Smith had known Timothy for a decade. He was well aware that Timothy wasn't the type to joke about such things.
So, despite his surprise, he had no choice but to believe that the beautiful young woman really was Timothy's wife.
"Tim, you're a lucky man to have such a beautiful wife. Congratulations."
A faint smile tugged at Timothy's lips.
Before anyone could say more, their attention was drawn by a commotion from
Larkin's group.
"It's wrapped up so tightly-it almost looks like a painting."
has to be a
it's a gift for Larkin no one would show up with
Jessica, bring a
Larkin's birthday party, making such a show of her gift. Surely Timothy must have prepared it
of disappointment tugged at Sheila's
a gift, just bring it—no need for all this mystery.
watched on, clearly
had prepared for his grandfather, but he'd seen her intricate paper-cutting before. He'd even dropped hints to his grandfather about wanting one of her pieces. He had
said, "Jessica,
He didn't really care about presents —he just recognized
the frame. Beneath
it, she'd had the shop paste the delicate cut-out onto fine art paper, so to the untrained eye, it looked almost indistinguishable from a
banquet hall fell into
and walked toward the piece. Adjusting his reading glasses, he bent closer, eyes fixed on
isn't machine-made? It looks almost too
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