Tammy maintained her signature gentle smile. She'd assumed Ryan's disability would remove all obstacles from her path—until he brought home a wife with a razor-sharp tongue.
Everything about that girl rubbed her the wrong way.
"Finding my darling is the real blessing," Valerie countered, her eyes shining with sincerity as she met Ryan's gaze—ignoring the icy daggers in his stare.
Honestly, she was doing this for his own good. Was a little gratitude too much to ask?
Justin strolled down the stairs just then. The moment Tammy spotted her son, her face lit up like a Christmas tree. She practically floated over and hooked her arm through his.
"Justin, sweetheart, what took you so long? Your brother's been here forever."
Noticeably, Tammy omitted any mention of Valerie. This woman—married
