Susan grabbed Rachel’s hand. “My daughter was too mischievous. From now on, I won’t let them meet alone.”
The mother and daughter left quickly.
Daniel wanted to chase after them but stopped short when he remembered Emily and I were still there.
With everyone staring, he stammered, “I’ll… I’ll go get you a car.”
“Wait,” Emily called after him. “It’s over. The engagement is off. Don’t ever show up again.”
She yanked off her engagement ring and hurled it at Daniel’s face.
“Wait—”
Daniel looked panicked but, gritting his teeth, turned and ran after Susan and Rachel instead.
The engagement party ended in chaos.
Looking at my daughter’s cold, expressionless face, I regretted ever agreeing to her marriage with Daniel.
I’d known him since the day Emily first brought him home.
Back then, Robert cheated on me with Susan.
I didn’t cry or scream. I simply handed him the divorce agreement.
Emily stayed with me, while he paid child support.
But the payments got smaller and later until they barely came at all.
I finally lost patience and went to confront him.
They weren’t home. Only Rachel and a boy were in the room.
That boy was Daniel.
The eighteen-year-old’s face was flushed, collar marked.