CH.128

Walter's heart swelled with pride at his wife’s steadfast devotion. He never thought she would agree to elope with him without hesitation, leaving behind a life of luxury.

However, that pride rapidly disintegrated into constant fear and desperation as they struggled to start fresh away from their hometown.

With no financial resources left after Walter's family disowned him, they were forced to begin from scratch in a new city where no one knew their names.

And start from scratch they did - scraping by on what little money Walter could make from taking whatever menial jobs he could find. Waiting tables, cleaning toilets, hauling boxes... it didn't matter how demeaning the work was as long as it paid enough to keep a roof over their heads and some food on the table.

Elizabeth, who had never worked a day in her life, tried her best to adapt. She took up mending clothes for the neighbors and sold homemade jams at the local market. She did everything to contribute to their meager inc