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Chapter 1925

Author: Faith Shaw
Mrs. Scott’s expression was less than welcoming when she saw Vera at the door.

She didn’t say much. She just stepped aside and gave a curt nod. “Come in.”

Stanley, on the other hand, was much warmer.

“Vera, what brings you here?” he asked, immediately setting out tea and fruit for her.

Mrs. Scott watched from the side, growing more and more displeased.

“That cherry’s for Charlie,” she muttered. “You know how expensive cherries are this time of year.”

Stanley shot her a look.

“She’s a guest. It’s almost dinnertime. Why don’t you head to the kitchen and start cooking?”

He had no idea why Vera had come. Maybe to ask for help. Maybe to plead for understanding.

Either way, he wouldn’t turn her away.

He wasn’t someone who would hound the Mason family for money, but when they could afford to pay him back, he would accept it.

No matter how hard times got, he wasn’t about to forget kindness.

“Stay for dinner,” he told Vera. “It’s nothing fancy, but you’re wel
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