Chapter 58

but still, bringing something like this out of nowhere was not ideal in any way and would annoy anyone, including me. I did find something amusing though. The thought of what the look on her face would be like when she discovered that Joseph Dale was my husband. I chuckled to myself with glee. But what if Joseph starts acting up in front of Sarah and her fiancé? That would be the end of my social life, Sarah would spread the news everywhere. I would be ruined. I should cancel this before it all got out of hand, I thought. But that would be the ultimate sign of weakness and I was not going to appear weak for anyone ever again. I had been a slave for Joseph because of my father and he had still ended up dying. Never again.

I fluffed my pillow and turned off my night light. I was very sure I wasn’t going to be able to go to sleep but I was so tired and sleep soon sneaked up on me and the next thing I knew it was morning.

I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom to brush my te