Chapter 10. A Call From Christian

My phone rang while I was in the room. I had been given a room in the Johnson's mansion, but Jared and his Martha were mad at me for not agreeing to the marriage yet. That was after I'd changed my initial yes to a solid no. They would not understand. I had everything to lose, and they would just enjoy the proceeds of this marriage into the Johnson family.

Uncle Pete was the only one who was patient with me, and he was also asking Jared to be patient with me too.

Excitement and nerves bloomed in the pit of my stomach when I saw the caller ID. Christian. Had he changed his mind? Was this going to work for me after all?

Eager to find out, I picked.“Hello.”“Hey. Uhmm... I need to see you,” he said.

I gauged his tone. It was calm. There was none of the meanness or bitterness when he talked to me. It was as if we were back to how we used to be.“Okay, where?” This was too real to be true, but I had to believe that Dad's advice was saving my marriage.