My In-Laws Threw Me Into the Rain

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“That was—”

“Cruel,” I said. “The word you’re looking for is cruel.”

Color rose in her cheeks.

Around us, whispers spread.

Richard closed the folder.

“This is not the place.”

“On that,” I said, “we agree.”

I stepped past him into the ballroom.

The Grand Regent ballroom glittered with chandeliers, white orchids, gold table settings, and hundreds of people continue reading …