Elaine
Little did they know their conversation was being heard. Alexander had dropped me right outside the boutique Edward's parents had found befitting for me. The cost of the wedding was being shouldered by me, but they would rather go somewhere shabby; more like they were trying to pass a clear message.
I don't deserve their dutiful son, Edward. For a wedding that won't hold, I was happy they were saving me money.
"Elaine." Edward breathed a sigh of relief and walked toward me. Hugging me rather tightly, I managed to shrug myself out of his arms.
"Your absence has cost us a lot," his mother whined.
I feigned an apologetic look. "I apologize, I was busy with work."
His father cleared his throat. "If you are consumed by work duties, how will you perform the duties of a wife, my d
