Chapter 41

• “Oh, no, no no, of course we’re dying to see her, we adore all three of them, and it will be wonderful having Candace close by…”
• “But?” Shameless. He’d even stopped feeling guilty for pushing her. At this point, he was a shark who’d smelled prey and would circle relentlessly until he got what he was after.
• “Well, to be honest, we’ve gotten used to being independent. We’re finally having that delayed empty nest, you know, and…well, I feel terrible telling you all this. Edwin is sitting here shaking his head, scowling at me for rambling on. But then you’re practically part of the family.”