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CHAPTER TEN

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EDWARD

Stephanie's mother, Talia, looked as much as Stephanie. They bore striking resemblance. Talia had a much softer gaze, unlike her husband, Roger, who had been giving me a hard stare since I arrived and halfway through the evening.

I had gotten gifts for them and paid for the table-filled dinner we were having. Why was Roger still inflamed?

His hard stance, however, did very little to mask his infirmity. The dark patches under his eyes made him look tired and a lot older. It felt like a taunt. I had used his illness to get Stephanie to sign the papers. I felt a little bit guilty and I know I shouldn't.

I needed to try to act nice at least. Talia seemed to like me; Olivia, whom Stephanie introduced as her best friend, was drooling over me. It was not new. I normally anticipated that look from every girl. Everyone did except Stephenie, the one I chose as a wife.

I was also introduced to another friend of hers, Dean, who happened to be a guy and I didn't like the proximity they had
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