“How can you not be ashamed to show up at my celebration with a gift like that? I spent more on the food!” rasped her mother-in-law, and then immediately regretted it.
Marina drew a deep breath, feeling her heart beat just a little faster than usual. She adjusted the sleeve of her dark-blue silk dress—it hugged her figure like a second skin, tracing every line with refined elegance. In the mirror looked back a woman striving to be faultless not only in appearance, but in her […]
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