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?”

already discussed with Leroy and

few months, you

said with a

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

they met made Claire decide

and Sabrina. She had

addition to Leroy’s catering company, Claire’s family also had several houses and stores which have

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were paid either on a yearly basis or every six months. Claire had only

tenant because she found it troublesome to collect rent every month. But when Claire saw that it was a

kind and polite and gave Claire homemade food every time Claire went