Mr. Neal, Mrs. Neal’s Gone With The Money

Chapter 634

“Cyn…” Jonathan was somewhat flustered. He had not anticipated Cynthia’s return on this particular day. Would Cyn

misunderstand? He had only allowed them in as a last resort…

“Yes. Busy?” Cynthia looked up and walked over with Shirley.

From their vantage point, they could not see into the living room.

“Not really. Mandy and the others said they had samme business with me. Considering the heavy snow outside, I allowed them. in to talk” Jonathan still did not know why Cynthia and Shirley had come.

from entering. The

Cynthia

upset, are you?” Jonathan was

they don’t stay for dinner or spend

little stunned. For some reason, it seemed like Cyn had matured considerably all of

to us, there’s no need…” Cynthia trailed off, choosing

the time, she was not certain she could have done any better. Two families joined in matrimony; her mother was unable to resist her own father, and her father was equally helpless against

parental authority was absolute, their decisions sacrosanct. Their resilience was impressive, even by modern standards. How many people who vow to stay single all their life actually manage to hold on to that promise? The pressure from family was many times greater than that

and Shirley were able to grow up happy and sound was already

much consideration, offered him a comforting embrace, holding tightly to this ever–worried

mother were still

childhood, could she have saved her mother from the clutches of death when

stiffened at her touch, his eyes welling up.