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?”

over eight weeks pregnant. I already discussed with Leroy and set the wedding date for next month. We will

months,

Claire said with a

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

they met made Claire decide

while, Claire said goodbye to Wanda and Sabrina. She had some shopping to do and also

Claire’s family also had several houses and stores which have been

L A ‘s L I B R A

residential areas and downtown areas. The rents were paid either on a yearly basis or every six months. Claire had only one apartment near the university where

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 to put herself

and gave