"Um..."
"You're not married yet, dear?!"
Robert's voice sounded loud, as if piercing directly into Maura's heart. The question felt like an arrow piercing her chest. Maura was stunned, her lips trembling silently.
Robert's gaze, laden with disappointment, further rendered her speechless. The old man's face showed not only disappointment but also shock and anger that were hard to describe.
All of this had started with Adrian voicing all his grievances from beginning to end without considering the consequences. What should have been a secret had now turned into a boomerang.
Now they were even threatened with being evicted from the house, and possibly the village, for being considered to have violated social norms.
"Actually..." Maura tried to speak, but her voice sounded shaky, overwhe
