The good days didn't last long before a call came from Millwood.
Ethan finished the call. His face fell.
"Joseph and Jenna's engagement is off," he said. "He's dead set on marrying you."
I was munching on potato chips and froze. I'd never even laid eyes on him.
My sister-in-law slapped the sofa armrest. "Don't you know the Chase family's standing? The tone of your parents over the phone—they've probably already agreed on your behalf!"
Ethan paced back and forth in the living room, muttering, "Joseph is scum. There's no way Nina's marrying him."
The two of them discussed it all night. The only solution was to find me another match before Joseph could come after me.
Ethan rubbed the corners of his eyes and said to me, "If you want to meet him, then meet him. If not, I'll protect you e
