Chapter 56
“No...” Alera moved out of the way. The visitor entered the sitting-room.
Farida gazed up in surprise at Mummy Diola. OMG. Her proposed—well, now, no longer proposed—mother-in-law...
“Farida...” She said, her gaze studying Farida from top to bottom.
“What are you doing here?” OMG. No! Of all people to see her like this. Gosh, she must look dreadful. Like a weak crybaby in a dirty nightgown. In comparison, Mummy Diola glistened in a cream damask skirt suit with oval gold buttons on the jacket. Hanging from her earlobes and around her neck were expensive-looking pearls. She even smelled wonderful. Tangerine and frangipani.
“Kurt told me what happened. You know your dad and I have been communicating... about the wedding... so, I called him. Asked if he’d heard from you. I was
