"Alright." William Casey hesitated for only two minutes before agreeing.
He hesitated because his family had never been one for public displays.
He stopped hesitating solely because he couldn't bear the thought of his wife being humiliated outside their home.
In this life, he had given Nora Casey far too little. Even their wedding years ago had been scaled down due to his mother's disapproval of her.
Since then, he had never hosted a single celebration for Nora.
Her birthdays, their anniversaries—each had been observed quietly at home.
He had never imagined their quiet domestic warmth could be so misunderstood by outsiders.
Upon reflection—
since their marriage,
not only had outsiders looked down on Nora, but even his own mother and elder sister-in-law had treated her with open co
