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Chapter 68

Old Madam Jones was pushing seventy, her hair a crown of silver, her face smooth and her bearing regal. One look at her, and you knew she had been a knockout back in the day. She lit up with a smile when she saw Elio. Though she was the old master's wife, she had a soft spot for her grandson-in-law. Indeed, it was her decision to go against the grain and bless the marriage between Evelyn and Elio, welcoming him into the family with open arms.

Fate has a funny way of bringing people together!

Three years back, May, the housemaid, was out at the market picking up groceries when a pair of motorbike-riding thugs snatched her wallet. Elio, who happened to be making deliveries nearby, sprang into action. He chased the crooks down and got May's wallet back.

Old Madam Jones got wind of Elio's heroics and would not rest until she had thanked him personally. She insisted on having him over for dinner, and Elio, with no way to politely refuse, showed up at the grand Jones estate for the meal.

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