That day was supposed to be the day we got our marriage license. But before we even reached the county clerk's office, she called. And just like that, he drove off to find her.
I waited at the office until the doors closed, never knowing why he left me there.
When he finally came back to pick me up, she was in the car. The moment she saw me, she immediately slipped out of the passenger seat and into the back with all smiles and politeness.
Avery's POV
“If it weren’t for Mr. Haynes, my mother wouldn’t have even been admitted into the hospital today. Avery, I’m sorry. I didn’t know today was your registration day. Next time, let me be the one to schedule it for you two!”
When I first heard about how she’d been taking care of her terminally ill mother all alone, my heart softened. My empathy got the better of me, and for a while, I stopped doubting her relationship with Stanley.
But mistake after mistake with our marriage registration forced me to see things differently. And the way Stanley kept defending her so openly, even embarrassing me in public, made it clear that day by day, in his pity for her, he’d also given her his love.