Scars Of A Broken Bond

“He has agreed,” Claire replied.

Sabrina was stunned.

Seeing the surprised look on Sabrina’s face, Claire smiled and said, “He’s my son. I know him well. I don’t think he really loves Marnie. He just wants that child.”

That child would be Claire’s eldest grandchild. Since Sergio wanted the baby,

Claire couldn’t allow the baby to be an illegitimate child in the eyes of the public. Hence the reason for the wedding. With that, Marnie would be known as Sergio’s wife, albeit for a short period. Yet, no one would question the child’s legitimacy. And since there was no marriage certificate between them, there would be no actual marriage to dissolve. It was a win-

win as far as Claire was concerned.

Sabrina had no idea what to say to any of this. After a while, she simply asked, “How far along is Marnie? Is the wedding date set?”

took in around Christmas. That means she is over eight weeks pregnant. I already discussed with Leroy and set the wedding date for next month. We will keep everything

a few months, you will be

Claire said with a

were cute, and Claire liked kids. Otherwise, she wouldn’t

she did not appreciate Marnie. Just thinking of how snobbish Marnie was the last time they met made Claire decide to train

Sabrina for a while, Claire said goodbye to Wanda and Sabrina. She had some shopping to

to Leroy’s catering company, Claire’s family also had several houses

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on a yearly basis or every six

she didn’t want to rent it to that tenant because she found it troublesome to collect rent every month. But when Claire saw that it was a girl in college who was struggling

tenant was kind and polite and gave Claire homemade food every