ched out her shaki

d closed around hers, and his low voice drifted

tartled and quickly p

r, a faint trace of mockery fla

ad inside," Ell

Ryan answer

What had been a solemn gathering gradually turned noisy an

ager for connections with the Campbe

with the endless stream of people while

unwillingly. "Wh

iot instructed, "Take R

ed the idea. "I'm not goin

you want to cause trouble? I know you've been tired

between her teeth and sho

ts offended, neither the Burton family nor your Tucker fa

t her with no r

ront of Ryan, deliberately keeping her eyes lowered a

is gaze toward

reply, Rebecca spun arou

t. Whether Ryan followed behind her or no

ebecca pushed the door open and

d around, she collided di

kward before instinctively lifting

id in a rushed tone, "Please have a seat and rest

ghtly and said directly,

nce to answer, Ryan had alr

athering her courage and following after him. "What

sofa with his eyes shut and

y tensed. "W-why do I n

, of course, you'd like your husband to learn ev

aking, Rebecca had already

aised his eye

burning red as she looked at him anxiously. "Can't

ng subtly. "What? After everything that went down, you

was a mistake. It was an accident. And even if someone has to take responsibility f

ed smile. "So that's the sort o

already betrayed their marriage, yet

sire to continue talking to her disappeared. "Se

nable to understand. "What do yo

Leaning back against the sofa once more, he sh

there in stu

, she finally turned

ehind her, Joshua and Elliot arrived. "Rebecc

r you both," Rebecca

d and turned toward Rebecca. "Take Grandma and the others back home fir

tly nodded i

throughout her life. After the death of Elliot's grandfather, sh

Anna settle down, stayed by her side while she

uddenly called he

and turned aro

have been married for three years now. It's time you

p sting in her nose, tears ne

, she had desperately wa

ring the hardships of pregnancy at such a young age, insisti

becca realized those words had merel

chest, Rebecca managed a strained smil

phone, found a number, and placed the call. "Hello, E

divorcin