The Importance Of Mother In Life
Veronica s hand was pressed between Celeste s, and Veronica felt like she was having an honest to
god, out of body experience. She was just somewhere else, high above the corner booth of Ruggierio
s, completely out of earshot of the entire conversation she was having with her not to be mother in
law.
You want my engagement ring back, Veronica stuttered the words out, trying to make sense of the
whole scene, trying to call herself back from the faraway void she wished she was in. You re asking
me for my ring back, she repeated, her eyes drawn back down to where Celeste was squeezing her
hand.
Veronica... Celeste s voice went a shade soothing, with an eye darting around the restaurant. It s an old
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Right after the engagement, she d gotten used to the extra weight of the ring, and with it gone, it was
another thing to miss.
And I wasn t it for Duncan? Veronica kept following Celeste s bouncing ball; she d never be Kane,
and with Duncan gone, she wouldn t even get to try to be one. She could stop trying to be one.
I guess we ll never know, Celeste softened genuinely, and pressed the ring into her jacket pocket. Was
there anything else you wanted to discuss? With an easy sweep of her signature, she bought them
lunch, and Veronica figured she already surpassed the most unpleasant parts of the meal.
I went to handle Duncan s accounts with the bank, and apparently he had an account with ten million
dollars in it. Saying it outloud, Veronica felt ridiculous. They were going to be married, like husband
and wife, forever and ever type married, and now she wasn t engaged, he wasn t alive, and there was
this big secret looming over her. So, that s something, I guess? We... I m not his wife, the money s
yours, I was just... Eyeing her empty hand again, Veronica shook her head. I mean, why didn t he tell
me about it? Where did that money even come from? Ten million dollars, that
Veronica saw Celeste s face, and she didn t look surprised at all to hear Veronica s fun fact.
I told him not to tell you, she admitted, taking a sip of her water and straightening her skirt under the
table. When we lost Jake
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