Mrs. Moore used to like Clarice—a lot. But that was in the past. Ever since Margaret and Charles let slip that Clarice had gotten involved with a man way older than her just for money, her opinion went south.
The Grant family had kept the proposal pretty low-key. No fancy ceremony, just sent the betrothal gifts and took Clarice over to Theodore's. It sounded nice when they called it a marriage arrangement, but to those in the know, it was pretty much "selling" their daughter.
In Mrs. Moore's eyes, Clarice was no longer "pure," and her gaze was tinged with disdain.
"Clarice, what were you thinking? I heard you already have a boyfriend now?" Her tone was sharp.
Clarice didn't deny it. "Yeah."
She caught the disgust in Mrs. Moore's eyes. There was no doubt in her mind—Charles
