Again, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise that an upper class man had married sisters and an extended family. Whether that was reassuring for Avery or not remained to be seen but she acknowledged the piece of information with a nod all the same. She should be relying on her instincts to determine whether he was earnest in his desire to want to know Marigold and support them but truthfully she was still reeling form his declaration of intention to pay for Marigold’s education. For all intents and purposes, he seemed like a well-rounded man; not the kind of feeling she was used experiencing around men back in California.
She regarded him over the rim of her teacup as she took another sip before setting it down on the saucer. “And if I say no.” She posited, eyebrow arched as she watched for his reaction. “That we are fine as we are; that we never needed your help or your charity; that I’m perfectly capable of protecting her and have been for the past five years.”
She regarded him over the rim of her teacup as she took another sip before setting it down on the saucer. “And if I say no.” She posited, eyebrow arched as she watched for his reaction. “That we are fine as we are; that we never needed your help or your charity; that I’m perfectly capable of protecting her and have been for the past five years.”
