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?”

means she is over eight weeks pregnant. I already discussed with Leroy and set the wedding date for

few months, you

said

and Jennie were cute, and Claire liked kids. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed Marnie to give

not appreciate Marnie. Just thinking of how snobbish Marnie was the last time they met

Wanda and Sabrina. She had some shopping to do and

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

N G E L A ‘s L I B

high-end 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 she collected rent every

rent every month. But when Claire saw

tenant was kind and polite and gave Claire homemade